Planning content on social media can be challenging some days. Use this list of holidays to help you out!
Since I'm an American living in the UK, you can find both American and British holidays at the top, followed by select UN holidays, and a link at the bottom for the super fun and random ones!
UK Bank Holidays
Jan 1 - New Year’s Day
Good Friday: March or April (19 April 2019)
Easter Monday: March or April (22 April 2019)
Early May: May (6 May 2019)
Spring Bank Holiday: May (27 May 2019)
Summer Bank Holiday: August (26 August 2019)
Dec 25 - Christmas Day
Dec 26 - Boxing Day
US Federal Holidays
Jan 1 - New Year’s Day
Third Monday of Jan - Martin Luther King Day
Third Monday of Feb - Presidents’ Day/Washington’s Birthday
Last Monday of May - Memorial Day
July 4 - Independence Day
First Monday of Sept - Labor Day
Second Monday of Oct, not celebrated in all states - Columbus Day
Nov 11 - Veterans Day
Fourth Thursday of Nov - Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday of November)
Dec 25 - Christmas Day
Select UN International Holidays
Jan 24 - International Day of Education
Jan 27 - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Feb 20 - World Day of Social Justice
March 1 - Zero Discrimination Day
March 3 - World Wildlife Day
March 8 - International Women's Day
March 20 - International Day of Happiness
March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21 - World Down Syndrome Day
March 21 - International Day of Forests
March 22 - World Water Day
March 25 - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day
April 7 - World Health Day
April 22 - International Mother Earth Day
May 8-9 - Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
May 20 - World Bee Day
May 21 - International Tea Day
June 1 - Global Day of Parents
June 3 - World Bicycle Day
June 5 - World Environment Day
June 8 - World Ocean Day
June 14 - World Blood Donor Day
June 20 - World Refugee Day
June 21 - International Day of Yoga
June 21 - Summer Solstice
July 11 - World Population Day
July 30 - International Day of Friendship
Aug 12- International Youth Day
Sept 5 - International Day of Charity
Sept 15 - International Day of Democracy
Sept 18 - International Equal Pay Day
Sept 21 - International Day of Peace
Sept 27 - World Tourism Day
Oct 5 - World Teachers' Day
Oct 10 - World Mental Health Day
Oct 31 - World Cities Day
Nov 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Dec 1 - World AIDS Day
Dec 3 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Dec 10 - Human Rights Day
Dec 11 - International Mountain Day
And last but not least, the weird, funny, and/or random ones!
These are super fun to plan content for, but there are a LOT! So instead of typing them all out, I'm just going to send you to one of the sites I use!
I hope find these resources helpful!
Check out what's involved in Personal Brand Photoshoots and reach out through my contact form when you're ready to learn more!
Resources:
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/
https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/index.html