Welcome to 2022. This new year brings a lot of the same national holidays, events, and hashtags, but your brand has the opportunity to face them with a new social strategy. Don’t worry, we can help.
Here is a list of the most important (and perhaps quirky) holidays of 2022 that your brand needs to know about.
January
1 – New Years Day 🥳
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3 – International MindBody Wellness Day 🧘♀️
17 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day ✊🏾
21 – National Hug Day 🤗
24 – International Day of Education 📚
31 – Inspire Your Heart with Art Day 🎨
February
7 – National Send a Card to a Friend Day 📝
9 – National Pizza Day 🍕
11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩🔬
13 – Super Bowl LVI 🏈
14 – Valentine’s Day 💝
17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day 🥰
20 – Love Your Pet Day 🐶
March
1 – World Compliment Day 💬
4 – National Employee Appreciation Day 👏
8 – International Women’s Day 💁♀️
14 – Pi Day 🥧
17 – St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
18 – Global Recycling Day ♻️
18 – World Sleep Day 😴
23 – National Puppy Day 🐾
26 – Earth Hour Day 🌎
27 – Daylight Savings ⏰
April
1 – April Fools Day 🥸
3 – World Party Day 🎉
7 – World Health Day ⚕️
11 – National Pet Day 🐰
17 – Easter 🐣
21 – World Creativity and Innovation Day 👩🎨
22 – Earth Day 🌱
23 – World Book Day 📖
29 – International Dance Day 💃
30 – National Honesty Day 😇
May
4 – Star Wars Day 💫
5 – Cinco de Mayo 🇲🇽
6 – National Nurses Day 🧑⚕️
8 – Mother’s Day 🤰
20 – National Bike to Work Day 🚴♀️
25 – National Wine Day 🍷
30 – Memorial Day (Last Monday of May) 🇺🇸
June
2 – National Leave the Office Early Day ⏱
3 – National Donut Day 🍩
5 – World Environment Day 💚
6 – National Higher Education Day 🎓
8 – National Best Friends Day 👯
8 – World Oceans Day 🌊
19 – Father’s Day 👨👧👦
20 – Juneteenth 🖤
20 – World Refugee Day 🧳
21 – International Yoga Day 🧘♂️
21- National Selfie Day 🤳
21 – First Day of Summer ☀️
21 – World Music Day 🎵
24 – National Take Your Dog to Work Day 🐕
27 – National Sunglasses Day 😎
30 – Social Media Day 📲
July
4 – Independence Day (United States) 🎆
7 – World Chocolate Day 🍫
14 – Bastille Day – National Day in France 🇫🇷
15 – Give Something Away Day 🤲
17 – World Emoji Day 😜
24 – Tell an Old Joke Day 🤪
30 – International Day of Friendship 🫂
August
1 – World Wide Web Day 🌐
2 – National Coloring Book Day 🖍
8 – International Cat Day 🐈
9 – National Book Lovers Day 📕
10 – National Lazy Day 🦥
13 – International Lefthanders Day 🤝
15 – National Relaxation Day 🛀
16 – National Tell a Joke Day 😂
19 – World Photo Day 📸
26 – National Dog Day 🐩
26 – National Women’s Equality Day 🚺
September
5 – Labor Day 🧑🔧
5 – International Day of Charity 🙌
11 – National Day of Service and Remembrance 🇺🇸
12 – National Video Games Day 🎮
22 – First Day of Fall 🍂
30 – International Podcast Day 🎙
October
1 – International Coffee Day ☕️
3 – National Techies Day 🧑💻
4 – National Taco Day 🌮
5 – World Teachers Day 🧑🏫
7 – World Smile Day 😁
10 – World Mental Health Day 👍
16 – Bosses Day 😎
20 – Get to Know Your Customers Day 🙋♀️
24 – United Nations Day 🇺🇳
30 – Checklist Day ✅
31 – Halloween 🎃
November
1 – National Author’s Day ✍️
4 – National Candy Day 🍭
13 – World Kindness Day 😊
21 – World Hello Day 👋
24 – Thanksgiving Day 🦃
25 – Black Friday 🛍
25 – National Day of Listening 👂
26 – Small Business Saturday (The last Saturday of November) 🛒
28 – Cyber Monday 🤑
30 – Computer Security Day 🔐
December
3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities 🐕🦺
4 – National Cookie Day 🍪
10 – International Human Rights Day 🤝
10 – Nobel Prize Day 🏅
11 – International Mountain Day 🏔
18 – Hanukkah begins 🕎
21 – First Day of Winter ☃️
24 – Christmas Eve 🎄
25 – Christmas Day 🎁
31 – New Year’s Eve 🥂
Never miss the days that matter to you with influencer marketing. Open Influence is a global creator marketing agency renowned for building engagement with the world’s largest brands. If you’re interested in reaching your audience in a more direct, relevant, and organic way in 2022, partner with us.
