Social Media 2026 Calendar | The Ultimate Social Media Holidays Guide

Planning social media shouldn’t feel like reinventing the wheel every week. That’s why the MeetEdgar team put together this 2025 Social Media Calendar featuring a year’s worth of key dates, holidays, and awareness moments you can use to spark fresh content ideas, stay consistent, and connect with your audience in a way that feels timely (not forced).

If you're an entrepreneur, creator, or social media manager, or anyone trying to grow your online presence, using a social media calendar this makes it easier to plan ahead, avoid last-minute scrambling, and build a posting rhythm your audience can count on.

In this article, you’ll find all the key dates and holidays in 2026 for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, ensuring your calendar is packed with plenty of ideas!

And to make things even easier, we’ve created a Google Calendar with all these holidays listed. You can add it to your own calendar by clicking the “+” button in the bottom right corner:

January

New year energy is everywhere, so lean into fresh starts. Share goals, “what’s coming” teasers, behind-the-scenes planning, and a simple audience prompt like “What are you focusing on this year?”

• Jan 01 - New Year's Day #NewYearsDay
• Jan 02 - World Introvert Day #WorldIntrovertDay
• Jan 03 - International Mind-Body Wellness Day #MindBodyWellnessDay
• Jan 04 - World Braille Day #WorldBrailleDay
• Jan 06 - Epiphany #Epiphany
• Jan 07 - Orthodox Christmas Day #OrthodoxChristmas
• Jan 14 - Orthodox New Year #OrthodoxNewYear
• Jan 14 - National Dress Up Your Pet Day #DressUpYourPetDay
• Jan 14 - World Logic Day #WorldLogicDay
• Jan 17 - World Religion Day #WorldReligionDay
• Jan 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day #MLKDay
• Jan 19 - Popcorn Day #PopcornDay
• Jan 19 - Blue Monday #BlueMonday
• Jan 23 - International Integrative Health Day #IntegrativeHealthDay
• Jan 24 - International Day of Education #DayOfEducation
• Jan 25 - Opposite Day #OppositeDay
• Jan 29 - National Puzzle Day #NationalPuzzleDay
• Jan 31 - Inspire Your Heart with Art Day #InspireYourHeartWithArtDay

Month-Long Observances:

• New Year
• National Hobby Month
• National Mentoring Month

February

Lean into community + connection. This month is ideal for appreciation posts, quick stories, and human-first content—think customer love, team spotlights, and partnerships (fits naturally with Valentine’s Day, Random Acts of Kindness Day, and Family Day).

• Feb 01 - World Interfaith Harmony Week #WorldInterfaithHarmonyWeek
• Feb 02 - Groundhog Day #GroundhogDay
• Feb 02 - Candlemas Day #Candlemas
• Feb 04 - World Cancer Day #WorldCancerDay
• Feb 07 - Send a Card to a Friend Day #SendACardToAFriendDay
• Feb 07 - Safer Internet Day #SaferInternetDay
• Feb 09 - Pizza Day #PizzaDay
• Feb 11 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science #WomenInScience
• Feb 11 - National Inventors' Day #NationalInventorsDay
• Feb 12 - Hug Day #HugDay
• Feb 13 - Galentine's Day #GalentinesDay
• Feb 13 - World Radio Day #WorldRadioDay
• Feb 14 - Valentine's Day #ValentinesDay
• Feb 16 - Family Day (CA) #FamilyDay
• Feb 17 - Ramadan begins #Ramadan
• Feb 17 - Lunar New Year #LunarNewYear
• Feb 17 - Random Acts of Kindness Day #RandomActsOfKindnessDay
• Feb 18 - Ash Wednesday #AshWednesday
• Feb 22 - World Thinking Day #WorldThinkingDay
• Feb 25 - Pink Shirt Day #PinkShirtDay
• Feb 27 - World Non-governmental Organization Day #WorldNGODay

Month-Long Observances:

• Valentine’s Day
• LGBT History Month
• Black History Month

March

March is perfect for values-driven and educational content. Pull in themes like sustainability, empowerment, and small business support (hello International Women’s Day, World Recycling Day, and Mom & Pop Business Owners Day)

• Mar 01 - World Candle Day #WorldCandleDay
• Mar 01 - World Music Therapy Day #WorldMusicTherapyDay
• Mar 03 - World Wildlife Day #WorldWildlifeDay
• Mar 04 - Holi #Holi
• Mar 06 - Winter Paralympic Games Begins #WinterParalympics
• Mar 06 - Employee Appreciation Day #EmployeeAppreciationDay
• Mar 08 - International Women’s Rights Day #InternationalWomensDay
• Mar 14 - Pi Day #PiDay
• Mar 14 - White Day #WhiteDay
• Mar 15 - World Consumer Rights Day #WorldConsumerRightsDay
• Mar 17 - St. Patrick’s Day #StPatricksDay
• Mar 17 - World Social Work Day #WorldSocialWorkDay
• Mar 18 - World Recycling Day #GlobalRecyclingDay
• Mar 20 - International Day of Happiness #InternationalDayOfHappiness
• Mar 21 - World Poetry Day #WorldPoetryDay
• Mar 25 - International Waffle Day #InternationalWaffleDay
• Mar 25 - World Procrastination Day #WorldProcrastinationDay
• Mar 26 - Purple Day #PurpleDay
• Mar 27 - World Theatre Day #WorldTheatreDay
• Mar 29 - National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day #MomAndPopBusinessOwnersDay
• Mar 31 - Transgender Day of Visibility #TransDayOfVisibility

Month-Long Observances:

• Women’s History Month
• National Nutrition Month (US, CA)
• Sleep Awareness Month
• International Ideas Month‍

April

April is great for lighthearted, creative, and culture-driven posts (from April Fool’s to World Creativity & Innovation Day and Earth Day). Tip: try a “this or that” poll, a fun meme, or a quick trend—then balance it with one evergreen educational post.

• Apr 01 - April Fool’s #AprilFoolsDay
• Apr 02 - Autism Awareness Day #AutismAwarenessDay
• Apr 03 - Good Friday #GoodFriday
• Apr 05 - Easter #Easter
• Apr 06 - Easter Monday #EasterMonday
• Apr 07 - World Health Day #WorldHealthDay
• Apr 09 - World Unicorn Day #WorldUnicornDay
• Apr 10 - Siblings Day #SiblingsDay
• Apr 11 - National Pet Day #NationalPetDay
• Apr 15 - World Art Day #WorldArtDay
• Apr 16 - World Voice Day #WorldVoiceDay
• Apr 18 - UNESCO World Heritage Day #WorldHeritageDay
• Apr 21 - World Creativity and Innovation Day #WorldCreativityAndInnovationDay
• Apr 22 - Earth Day #EarthDay
• Apr 23 - World Book Day #WorldBookDay
• Apr 27 - World Graphic Design Day #WorldGraphicDesignDay
• Apr 28 - Superhero Day #SuperheroDay
• Apr 29 - International Dance Day #InternationalDanceDay
• Apr 30 - International Jazz Day #InternationalJazzDay

Month-Long Observances:

• National Poetry Month
• Celebrate Diversity Month
• National Autism Awareness Month (US)
• National Pet Month (UK)
• Earth Month‍

May

May is a strong month for gratitude and mission-based messaging. Highlight teachers, caregivers, community impact, and mental health/well-being themes.

• May 01 - May Day #MayDay
• May 01 - International Workers Day #InternationalWorkersDay
• May 03 - World Laughter Day #WorldLaughterDay
• May 04 - Star Wars Day #StarWarsDay
• May 04 - International Firefighters Day #InternationalFirefightersDay
• May 05 - Cinco de Mayo #CincoDeMayo
• May 06 - No Diet Day #NoDietDay
• May 07 - Teacher Appreciation Day #TeacherAppreciationDay
• May 09 - Fair Trade Day #FairTradeDay
• May 10 - Mother’s Day #MothersDay
• May 12 - International Nurses Day #InternationalNursesDay
• May 15 - International Day of Families #InternationalDayOfFamilies
• May 17 - International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia #IDAHOT
• May 17 - World Baking Day #WorldBakingDay
• May 18 - Victoria Day (CA) #VictoriaDay
• May 20 - World Bee Day #WorldBeeDay
• May 21 - World Cultural Diversity Day #WorldCulturalDiversityDay
• May 21 - International Tea Day #InternationalTeaDay
• May 24 - World DIY Day #WorldDIYDay
• May 25 - Memorial Day (US) #MemorialDay
• May 31 - World No Tobacco Day #WorldNoTobaccoDay

Month-Long Observances:

• Asian Heritage Month
• Haitian Heritage Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (US)
• Mental Health Awareness Month‍
• National Teen Self Esteem Month (US)

June

Pride Month, Best Friends Day, and Selfie Day give you lots of creative angles. Summer officially begins, making this a great time to share lifestyle content, productivity tips for the season, or behind-the-scenes “day in the life” posts.

• Jun 02 - Leave The Office Early Day #LeaveTheOfficeEarlyDay
• Jun 03 - World Bicycle Day #WorldBicycleDay
• Jun 03 - Global Running Day #GlobalRunningDay
• Jun 04 - Corpus Christi #CorpusChristi
• Jun 05 - World Environment Day #WorldEnvironmentDay
• Jun 05 - National Donut Day #NationalDonutDay
• Jun 06 - Twitch Birthday #TwitchBirthday
• Jun 08 - World Oceans Day #WorldOceansDay
• Jun 08 - National Best Friends Day #BestFriendsDay
• Jun 13 - World Wellbeing Day #WorldWellbeingDay
• Jun 14 - World Blood Donation Day #WorldBloodDonorDay
• Jun 15 - Nature Photography Day #NaturePhotographyDay
• Jun 18 - International Sushi Day #InternationalSushiDay
• Jun 18 - International Picnic Day #InternationalPicnicDay
• Jun 19 - Juneteenth (US) #Juneteenth
• Jun 20 - World Juggling Day #WorldJugglingDay‍
• Jun 21 - Summer Solstice #SummerSolstice
• Jun 21 - Father’s Day #FathersDay
• Jun 21 - National Indigenous Peoples Day (CA) #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
• Jun 21 - International Yoga Day #InternationalYogaDay
• Jun 21 - National Selfie Day #NationalSelfieDay
• Jun 21 - World Music Day #WorldMusicDay
• Jun 26 - Take Your Dog to Work Day #TakeYourDogToWorkDay
• Jun 30 - Social Media Day #SocialMediaDay

Month-Long Observances:

• Pride Month
• Children’s Awareness Month
• Men's Health Month
• PTSD Awareness Month‍

July

Mid-summer is perfect for fun, personality-driven posts. Tap into big celebrations like Independence Day (US), International Kissing Day, and World Emoji Day. Show the human side of your brand with humorous or visual content.

• Jul 01 - Canada Day #CanadaDay
• Jul 01 - International Joke Day #InternationalJokeDay
• Jul 02 - World UFO Day #WorldUFODay
• Jul 04 - Independence Day (US) #IndependenceDay
• Jul 06 - International Kissing Day #InternationalKissingDay
• Jul 07 - World Chocolate Day #WorldChocolateDay
• Jul 14 - Bastille Day #BastilleDay
• Jul 15 - Give Something Away Day #GiveSomethingAwayDay
• Jul 17 - World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay
• Jul 18 - Nelson Mandela International Day #MandelaDay
• Jul 19 - International Castles Day #InternationalCastlesDay
• Jul 20 - World Poutine Day #WorldPoutineDay
• Jul 20 - World Chess Day #InternationalChessDay
• Jul 24 - International Self Care Day #SelfCareDay
• Jul 30 - International Friendship Day #InternationalFriendshipDay

Month-Long Observances:

• Disability Pride Month
• National Ice Cream Month (US)
• Talk to Us Month (UK)

August

August is full of laid-back celebrations—Relaxation Day, Youth Day, Dog Day, Photography Day—making it perfect for lifestyle, behind-the-scenes, or inspirational content.

• Aug 01 - Emancipation Day #EmancipationDay
• Aug 03 - Watermelon Day #WatermelonDay
• Aug 05 - Blogger Day #BloggerDay
• Aug 07 - International Beer Day #InternationalBeerDay
• Aug 08 - International Cat Day #InternationalCatDay
• Aug 09 - National Book Lovers Day #NationalBookLoversDay
• Aug 09 - International Day of Indigenous Peoples #InternationalDayOfIndigenousPeoples
• Aug 10 - Lazy Day #LazyDay
• Aug 12 - International Youth Day #InternationalYouthDay
• Aug 15 - National Relaxation Day #NationalRelaxationDay
• Aug 16 - Tell a Joke Day #TellAJokeDay
• Aug 19 - World Photography Day #WorldPhotographyDay
• Aug 19 - World Humanitarian Day #WorldHumanitarianDay
• Aug 20 - National Radio Day #NationalRadioDay
• Aug 21 - World Fashion Day #WorldFashionDay
• Aug 23 - World Hashtag Day #WorldHashtagDay
• Aug 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition #SlaveTradeRemembranceDay
• Aug 24 - National Waffle Day #NationalWaffleDay
• Aug 26 - International Dog Day #InternationalDogDay
• Aug 30 - National Beach Day #NationalBeachDay
• Aug 31 - International Overdose Awareness Day #OverdoseAwarenessDay‍

Month-Long Observances:

• National Wellness Month
• Black Business Month
• Family Fun Month‍
• American Artists Appreciation Month‍

September

With back-to-school energy and numerous awareness events, September is perfect for educational tips, resource sharing, and storytelling.

• Sep 01 - Labor Day (US) #LaborDay
• Sep 06 - Read a Book Day #ReadABookDay
• Sep 07 - Labour Day (CA) #LabourDay
• Sep 08 - Star Trek Day #StarTrekDay
• Sep 10 - World Suicide Prevention Day #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
• Sep 12 - National Video Games Day #NationalVideoGamesDay
• Sep 12 - National Day of Encouragement #DayOfEncouragement
• Sep 13 - Grandparents’ Day #GrandparentsDay
• Sep 15 - International Democracy Day #InternationalDemocracyDay
• Sep 15 - International Dot Day #InternationalDotDay
• Sep 18 - International Equal Pay Day #EqualPayDay
• Sep 19 - Oktoberfest #Oktoberfest
• Sep 21 - International Peace Day #InternationalPeaceDay
• Sep 22 - World Car-Free Day #WorldCarFreeDay
• Sep 22 - Hobbit Day #HobbitDay
• Sep 23 - Autumn Equinox #AutumnEquinox
• Sep 23 - International Sign Language Day #InternationalSignLanguageDay
• Sep 25 - World Dream Day #WorldDreamDay
• Sep 27 - World Tourism Day #WorldTourismDay
• Sep 29 - World Heart Day #WorldHeartDay
• Sep 30 - National Truth and Reconciliation Day (CA) #TruthAndReconciliationDay
• Sep 30 - International Podcast Day #InternationalPodcastDay
• Sep 30 - International Translation Day #InternationalTranslationDay

Month-Long Observances:

• ‍World Alzheimer's Month
• Back-To-School
• National Hispanic Heritage Month (US)
• National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (US)
• Organic September (UK)

October

October is rich with seasonal opportunities like Halloween and World Mental Health Day. Share themed content, highlight social causes, and embrace creative visuals that match autumn’s vibe.

• Oct 01 - International Coffee Day #InternationalCoffeeDay
• Oct 01 - National Seniors Day #NationalSeniorsDay
• Oct 02 - World Smile Day #WorldSmileDay
• Oct 04 - World Animal Day #WorldAnimalDay
• Oct 05 - World Teachers’ Day #WorldTeachersDay
• Oct 07 - World Cotton Day #WorldCottonDay
• Oct 08 - World Sight Day #WorldSightDayOctober
• Oct 10 - World Mental Health Day #WorldMentalHealthDay
• Oct 10 - World Post Day #WorldPostDay
• Oct 12 - Thanksgiving (CA) #ThanksgivingCanada
• Oct 13 - World Burger Day #WorldBurgerDay
• Oct 16 - World Food Day #WorldFoodDay
• Oct 16 - Boss's Day #BossDay
• Oct 19 - World Breast Cancer Day #BreastCancerAwareness
• Oct 20 - World Statistics Day #WorldStatisticsDay
• Oct 24 - United Nations Day #UnitedNationsDay
• Oct 24 - World Champagne Day #WorldChampagneDay
• Oct 25 - World Pasta Day #WorldPastaDay
• Oct 29 - National Cat Day #NationalCatDay
• Oct 31 - Halloween #Halloween

Month-Long Observances:

• ‍Cyber Security Month
• Black History Month (UK)
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Global Diversity Awareness Month
• Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
• Mental Health Month (AU)
• Pink October / Breast Cancer Awareness Month‍

November

With Thanksgiving, Kindness Day, and Movember, November is a naturally reflective month. Lean into gratitude posts, community appreciation, and personal stories that strengthen connection with your audience. And don't forget to plan your Black Friday sales!

• Nov 01 - Movember #Movember
• Nov 01 - World Vegan Day #WorldVeganDay
• Nov 01 - All Saints' Day #AllSaintsDay
• Nov 01 - National Author's Day #NationalAuthorsDay
• Nov 02 - All Souls' Day #AllSoulsDay
• Nov 04 - Common Sense Day #CommonSenseDay
• Nov 08 - Diwali #Diwali
• Nov 08 - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) #STEM
• Nov 09 - World Adoption Day #WorldAdoptionDay
• Nov 11 - Remembrance Day (CA) #RemembranceDay
• Nov 11 - Single’s Day #SinglesDay
• Nov 13 - International Kindness Day #InternationalKindnessDay
• Nov 16 - International Day for Tolerance #InternationalToleranceDay
• Nov 17 - International Students' Day #InternationalStudentsDay
• Nov 19 - International Men's Day #InternationalMensDay
• Nov 19 - World Philosophy Day #WorldPhilosophyDay
• Nov 20 - International Children’s Rights Day #ChildrensRightsDay
• Nov 21 - World Television Day #WorldTelevisionDay
• Nov 26 - Thanksgiving (US) #Thanksgiving
• Nov 26 - World Sustainable Transport Day #SustainableTransportDay
• Nov 27 - Black Friday #BlackFriday
• Nov 28 - Small Business Saturday #SmallBusinessSaturday
• Nov 30 - Cyber Monday #CyberMonday‍

Month-Long Observances:

• ‍Movember
• Black Friday month
• Epilepsy Awareness Month‍

December

December is the perfect time for festive content, holiday traditions, and year-in-review posts. Celebrate your community, highlight accomplishments, share thoughtful messages, and set the tone for the year ahead.

• Dec 01 - Giving Tuesday #GivingTuesday
• Dec 01 - World AIDS Day #WorldAIDSDay
• Dec 03 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities #DisabilityDay
• Dec 04 - Hanukkah begins #Hanukkah
• Dec 05 - International Volunteer Day #InternationalVolunteerDay
• Dec 06 - Saint Nicholas Day #StNicholasDay
• Dec 10 - Human Rights Day #HumanRightsDay
• Dec 10 - Nobel Prize Day #NobelPrizeDay
• Dec 11 - International Mountain Day #InternationalMountainDay
• Dec 12 - Gingerbread House Day #GingerbreadHouseDay
• Dec 17 - Anti-Bullying Day #AntiBullyingDay
• Dec 18 - Ugly Sweater Day #UglySweaterDay
• Dec 20 - International Human Solidarity Day #HumanSolidarityDay
• Dec 21 - Winter Solstice #WinterSolstice
• Dec 21 - World Meditation Day #WorldMeditationDay
• Dec 21 - World Basketball Day #WorldBasketballDay
• Dec 23 - Festivus #Festivus
• Dec 24 - Christmas Eve #ChristmasEve
• Dec 25 - Christmas Day #ChristmasDay
• Dec 26 - Kwanzaa begins #Kwanzaa
• Dec 26 - Boxing Day (CA) #BoxingDay
• Dec 31 - New Year’s Eve #NewYearsEve

Month-Long Observances:

• Universal Human Rights Month
• AIDS Awareness Month
• Write a Friend Month
• ‍Hanukkah (December 04–12)
• Kwanzaa (December 26 – January 1)

Planning you social media calendar

If you are wondering how to use these dates to create content for your social profiles, here’s a simple way to use this calendar to stay consistent, reduce last-minute scrambling, and create posts that feel timely and relevant.

First, choose the dates that match your brand. You don’t need to post for every holiday—pick the ones that connect naturally to your audience, values, or industry (for example: Earth Day for eco-friendly brands, International Women’s Day for founder stories, or World Photography Day for visual-first businesses).

Next, build your monthly content calendar by mixing:

• Key moments (major holidays and widely recognized dates)
• Niche engagement hooks (fun or unexpected days like World Emoji Day or National Waffle Day)
• Evergreen posts (tips, testimonials, behind-the-scenes, FAQs, memes, UGC)

Then, batch your work: set aside time once a month (or once per quarter) to write captions, design creatives, and prep assets for the upcoming weeks.

Finally, use a scheduling tool like MeetEdgar to bring it all together. With MeetEdgar, you can:

• Plan and schedule posts in advance across your social platforms
• Create a "Seasonal" category to keep your posts organized and build a library of evergreen content
• Automatically recycle your best posts to keep a consistent posting rhythm—even when you’re busy, traveling, or focused on other projects

In short: use this calendar as your idea engine, then use a content calendar + MeetEdgar as your system to stay visible, consistent, and stress-free all year long.