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Don't let special days and notable social media holidays sneak up on you. Add these dates to your internal comms content calendar to add fun, build awareness and boost engagement.
What's so important about these social media holidays?
These social media holidays break up your regular messaging with a little light hearted content to boost engagement. Think of these holiday content, quotes and fun imagery as content that wins every time.
Social Media Holiday Calendar 2025
Our list is by no means exhaustive, but it is a great starting point for internal communication teams. We’ve included major events globally, as well as some country-specific ones.
January 2025 Social Media Holidays
- 1 January: New Year’s Day
- 4 January: World Braille Day
- 8 January: World Typing Day
- 13 January: Clean Off Your Desk Day (second Monday in January)
- 20 January: Martin Luther King Day (US, third Monday in January)
- 24 January: International Day of Education
- 28 January: Data Privacy Day
February 2025 Social Media Holidays
- Black History Month (US)
- Heart Health Awareness Month (NZ)
- Aotearoa Bike Challenge Month (NZ)
- 2 February: World Wetlands Day
- 4 February: World Cancer Day
- 4 February: Safer Internet Day (observed on the first Tuesday of February)
- 6 February: Waitangi Day/Rā o Waitangi (NZ)
- 10 February: Lunar New Year
- 11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 14 February: Valentine’s Day
- 17 February: Random Acts of Kindness Day
March 2025 Social Media Holidays
- Women’s History Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month (NZ)
- 1 March: Zero Discrimination Day
- 7 March: Employee Appreciation Day (US, observed on the first Friday of March)
- 3 March: World Wildlife Day
- 3 March: New Zealand Seaweek (first week in March)
- 8 March: International Women’s Day
- 30 March: Ramadan begins (date may vary)
- 14 March: Pi Day
- 15 March: Global Recycling Day
- 17 March: St Patrick’s Day
- 20 March: International Day of Happiness
- 22 March: World Water Day
- 20 April: Easter Sunday (date varies)
April 2025 Social Media Holidays
- 1 April: April Fool’s Day
- 7 April: World Health Day
- 22 April: Earth Day
- 25 April: ANZAC Day (NZ, AU)
- 29 April: International Dance Day
May 2025 Social Media Holidays
- 1 May: World Password Day (first Thursday of May)
- 5 May: New Zealand Sign Language Week (dates may vary, observed in the first full week of May)
- 12 May: International Nurses Day
- 11 May: Mother’s Day (NZ, second Sunday in May)
- 16 May: Pink Shirt Day (NZ)
- 25 May: Samoan Language Week (last week of May)
June 2025 Social Media Holidays
- LGBTQ Pride Month (NZ)
- Men’s Health Month (US)
- 4 June: Global Running Day (first Wednesday of June)
- 8 June: World Oceans Day
- 9 June: International Children’s Day
- 9 June: Men’s Health Week (second week of June)
- 14 June: World Blood Donor Day
- 15 June: National Volunteer Week/Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu (NZ, third week of June)
- 21 June: World Music Day
- 20 June: Matariki (NZ, dates vary annually)
Automatically share social celebrations for the workplace
Set-and-forget celebrations throughout the year. The Celebrations slide may show a Social Media feed for ANZAC Day, jokes to chuckle at for St. Patrick's Day or heart-felt quotes for Mother's Day.
All celebrations are pre-programmed and automatically appear around the actual date.
July 2025 Social Media Holidays
- 3 July: International Plastic Bag Free Day
- 4 July: Independence Day (US)
- 7 July: World Chocolate Day
- 17 July: World Emoji Day
- 18 July: World Listening Day
- 24 July: International Self-Care Day
- 30 July: International Friendship Day
August 2025 Social Media Holidays
- 8 August: International Cat Day
- 9 August: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
- 12 August: International Youth Day
- 19 August: World Photo Day
- 29 August: Daffodil Day (NZ)
September 2025 Social Media Holidays
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- 7 September: Father’s Day (NZ)
- 8 September: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week, dates may vary but typically falls in mid-September)
- 18 September: International Equal Pay Day
- 21 September: New Zealand Chinese Language Week
- 30 September: International Podcast Day
October 2025 Social Media Holidays
- 1 October: International Coffee Day
- 5 October: International Teachers Day
- 10 October: World Mental Health Day
- 16 October: World Food Day
- 27 October: Labour Day (NZ, observed on the last Monday of October)
- 31 October: Halloween
November 2025 Social Media Holidays
- Movember (No Shave November)
- 21 October: Diwali (date varies)
- 7 November: Gumboot Friday (NZ, first Friday in November)
- 5 November: Guy Fawkes Day
- 8 November: STEM Day
- 13 November: World Kindness Day
- 27 November: Thanksgiving (US)
- 28 November: Black Friday (US)
December 2025 Social Media Holidays
- 1 December: World AIDS Day
- 1 December: Cyber Monday (US, first Monday after Black Friday)
- 3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 4 December: National Cookie Day (US)
- 24 December: Christmas Eve
- 25 December: Christmas Day
- 26 December: Boxing Day
- 31 December: New Year's Eve
How to include social media holidays in your internal comms content calendar
Assuming you have already set up an internal comms content calendar, you can now refer the social media holiday list above to add in any new celebrations or holidays. For example, if you are planning a week-long campaign about New Zealand Sign Language, it could coincide with New Zealand Sign Language Week in May.
How long will it take to add social media holidays to your internal communications?
It depends! If your content management system can allow you to efficiently whip up content, it won't take too long.
Vibe makes it so much easier to add social media holidays to internal communication channel plan with a pre-built Celebrations slide. It's an easy set-and-forget solution for busy internal communicators. Our Celebration slides intersperse your digital signage content with some educating and entertaining Celebrations content.
All celebrations are pre-programmed and will appear around the actual date. It can include content like a social media mashup for Matariki, a list of events for ANZAC Day, funny jokes on St Patrick's Day or heartfelt quotes for Mothers Day; and if there's nothing scheduled, the slide will auto-hide.
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