Are you looking for July holidays or special dates to celebrate on social media?
Are you a small business owner or marketer looking to leverage special dates for promoting your business?
Whether you are a federal employee looking forward to a long weekend or a private business planning a sale, our comprehensive list of July holidays includes over 235 observances that are perfect for creating engaging social media posts.
Marketing your business on social media just got a lot easier with this complete list of July holidays and observances with special dates to promote.
Get ready for a fun-filled July with this comprehensive list of holidays and special observances!
From major holidays like Independence Day to Canada Day to more obscure celebrations like National Ice Cream Day and National Chicken Wing Day, there’s always a fun holiday to celebrate on social media.
So start planning your social media posts and promotions now – your audience and customers will thank you for it!
From July 1-31, there are over 235 holidays and special observances to choose from!
Here are a few of the biggest and most fun holidays in July.
– Independence Day
– International Chocolate Day
– National Mojito Day
– National Ice Cream Day
– Parents’ Day
– International Day of Friendship
– Get to Know Your Customers Day
So whether you’re looking for traditional holidays to promote your business or just some fun and unique days to celebrate, this list has you covered.
Check out the full list of 2024 holidays in July below.
Mark your calendars and get ready to explore fun, weird, and special dates in July 2024. Happy July!
Why July Holidays Make Great Social Media Posts
Back in my corporate marketing days, when I managed the social media channels for a $150 million business, I rejoiced when a holiday came around.
Holiday posts were easy to create, and they always received more “likes” than any other post.
Not many people will engage with a post about a company news release or an industry article, but many who see a post wishing everyone a Happy Fourth of July will give it a “like.”
Including holidays in your social media content is an easy way to increase engagement and reach. People are already talking about the holiday, so you need to join the conversation.
You can use holiday-related hashtags, post photos celebrating the holiday, run contests, or offer discounts or special promotions related to the holiday.
Not sure how to get started? Here are some ideas:
- Share recipes for favorite dishes served on the holiday
- Give tips on how to decorate for the holiday
- Offer advice on entertaining during the holiday season
- Share photos of employees or customers celebrating the holiday
- Run a contest related to the holiday
- Offer a discount on products or services related to the holiday
With this list of July holidays, you will be able to easily come up with social media content ideas for July that will resonate with your audience and help you increase engagement and reach on your social channels.
For a business owner or marketer, holiday posts not only increase social media engagement but are also easy to create and fill followers with positive emotions.
When sharing a holiday post, always include an image or video with your status update, regardless of the platform you’re using.
That’s because posts with an image get 2.3 times more engagement than posts without an image. (source)
Including an image with your post is the easiest way to DOUBLE engagement and it’s why the Social Media Content Club, our industry-leading social media software, is FULL of eye-catching images.
Also, tack on a holiday-themed hashtag to make it easy for people to find your content, and use location tagging if you have a physical storefront.
For more tips on how to increase your social media engagement, read: 5 Ways to Increase Social Media Engagement.
Holiday Hashtags for Social Media
When celebrating holidays on social media, it’s important to include the relevant hashtag(s) for that holiday in your post.
Hashtags will increase the reach of your post, exposing your business to a larger audience.
To learn why and how to use hashtags on social media, read: 210 Daily Hashtags for Social Media.
Hashtags are so essential to your success on social media that I’ve done the research for you.
Most of the holidays listed below include a hashtag for social media.
However, for best results, you’ll want to use 3 – 5 hashtags relevant to that holiday in your post.
If you’re pressed for time, the Social Media Content Club does the hashtag research for you and provides 3 popular and relevant hashtags for all major holidays.
Holiday Promotion Ideas
Leverage the festive spirit of July holidays to engage your audience and boost sales through targeted promotions and social media campaigns.
For businesses, this could mean hosting themed events or offering special discounts that coincide with specific observances.
For example, celebrate National Hot Dog Day by offering discounts on hot dogs or launching a social media contest where participants share their best hot dog recipes.
Similarly, capitalize on National Ice Cream Day by introducing new flavors or offering buy-one-get-one deals to attract more customers.
Use these holidays to create memorable, engaging content that encourages interaction and enhances your brand’s visibility.
Now that you know how to leverage holidays for social media, let’s jump into the list of holidays for July.
List of July National Holidays in 2024
In an effort to simplify this massive list of holidays, I’ve divided the days into five categories – public holidays, religious holidays, monthly observances, weekly observances, and daily observances.
Scroll down to view all 235+ holidays or use the following links to skip ahead to a specific category.
- July Public Holidays and Observances
- July Religious Holidays and Observances
- July Monthly Holidays and Observances
- July Weekly Holidays and Observances
- July Daily Holidays and Observances
Public July Holidays in 2024
This list contains public holidays and special local observances in various countries, including the United States.
Where federal and local governments might observe additional holidays, these provide excellent content opportunities.
For example, July 4th is celebrated as Independence Day, and when July 4th falls on a weekend, federal employees receive the following Monday off.
This list contains public holidays and special local observances in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Where Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 4 | Independence Day | #4thOfJuly | United States |
| July 5 | Alice Springs Show Day | #AliceSpringsShowDay | Parts of Australia |
| July 12 | Battle of the Boyne | #BattleOfBoyne | Northern Ireland |
| July 15 | Orangemen’s Day | #BattleOfBoyne | Parts of Canada |
Religious July Holidays in 2024
| Date | Holiday | Hashtags | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | #IslamicNewYear | Muslim |
| July 23 | 17th of Tammuz | #17Tammuz | Jewish |
July Monthly Holidays in 2024
| Holiday |
|---|
| Cord Blood Awareness Month |
| Dog House Repair Month |
| Family Golf Month |
| Hemochromatosis Screening and Awareness Month |
| Herbal/Prescription Interaction Awareness Month |
| Independent Retailer Month |
| International Group B Strep Awareness Month |
| International Women with Alopecia Month |
| International Zine Month |
| Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month |
| National Anti-Boredom Month |
| National Baked Beans Month |
| National Black Family Month |
| National Blueberry Month |
| National Cell Phone Courtesy Month |
| National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month |
| National Culinary Arts Month |
| National Family Reunion Month |
| National Fragile X Awareness Month |
| National Grilling Month |
| National Horseradish Month |
| National Hot Dog Month |
| National Ice Cream Month |
| National Make A Difference to Children Month |
| National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month |
| National Picnic Month |
| National Traffic Awareness Month |
| National Vacation Rental Month |
| National Watermelon Month |
| Park & Recreation Month |
| Smart Irrigation Month |
| Social Wellness Month |
| Women’s Motorcycle Month |
| World Watercolor Month |
| Worldwide Bereaved Parents Awareness Month |
July Weekly Holidays in 2024
This list features national and local holidays, ensuring every business, from government offices to private enterprises, can find a reason to celebrate.
With holidays like Independence Day, a legal public holiday in the United States, and lesser-known gems like National Dive Bar Day, there’s something for everyone.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| July 1 – 7 | Clean Beaches Week |
| July 7 – 13 | Be Nice to Jersey Week |
| July 7 – 13 | National Farriers Week |
| July 7 – 14 | Creative Maladjustment Week |
| July 7 – 13 | Nude Recreation Week |
| July 14 – 20 | Operation Safe Driver Week |
| July 16 – 22 | Captive Nations Week |
| July 21 – 27 | Everybody Deserves a Massage Week |
| July 21 – 27 | National Parenting Gifted Children Week |
| July 21 – 27 | National Zoo Keeper Week |
| July 20 – 28 | National Moth Week |
July National Holidays in 2024
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Canada Day | #CanadaDay |
| July 1 | International Chicken Wing Day | #ChickenWingDay |
| July 1 | International Joke Day | #JokeDay |
| July 1 | National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day | #CreativeIceCreamFlavorsDay |
| July 1 | National Gingersnap Day | #NationalGingersnapDay |
| July 1 | National Postal Workers Day | #NationalPostalWorkersDay |
| July 1 | National U.S. Postage Stamp Day | #USPostageStampDay |
| July 1 | Zip Code Day | #ZipCodeDay |
| July 2 | I Forgot Day | #IForgotDay |
| July 2 | Made In The USA Day | #MadeInTheUsaDay |
| July 2 | National Anisette Day | #NationalAnisetteDay |
| July 2 | World UFO Day | #WorldUfoDay |
| July 3 | Compliment Your Mirror Day | #ComplimentYourMirrorDay |
| July 3 | International Plastic Bag Free Day | #InternationalPlasticBagFreeDay |
| July 3 | National Chocolate Wafer Day | #ChocolateWaferDay |
| July 3 | National Eat Beans Day | #NationalEatYourBeansDay |
| July 3 | National Fried Clam Day | #NationalFriedClamDay |
| July 3 | National Stay Out of the Sun Day | #StayOutOfTheSunDay |
| July 3 | Plastic Bag Free Day | #PlasticFree |
| July 4 | Independence Day (USA) | #IndependenceDay |
| July 4 | Independence From Meat Day | #IndependenceFromMeatDay |
| July 4 | Indivisible Day | #IndivisibleDay |
| July 4 | National Barbecued Spareribs Day | #BarbecuedSpareribsDay |
| July 4 | National Caesar Salad Day | #NationalCaesarSaladDay |
| July 4 | Sidewalk Egg Frying Day | #SidewalkEggFryingDay |
| July 5 | Alice Springs Show Day | #AliceSpringsShowDay |
| July 5 | National Apple Turnover Day | #AppleTurnoverDay |
| July 5 | National Bikini Day | #NationalBikiniDay |
| July 5 | National Graham Cracker Day | #GrahamCrackerDay |
| July 5 | National Hawaii Day | #NationalHawaiiDay |
| July 5 | National Workaholics Day | #NationalWorkaholicsDay |
| July 6 | Hop-a-Park Day | #NationalHopaParkDay |
| July 6 | International Cherry Pit Spitting Day | #CherryPitSpittingDay |
| July 6 | International Day of Cooperatives | #DayOfCooperatives |
| July 6 | International Kissing Day | #InternationalKissingDay |
| July 6 | Muharram / Islamic New Year | #IslamicNewYear |
| July 6 | National Fried Chicken Day | #NationalFriedChickenDay |
| July 6 | National Hand Roll Day | #NationalHandRollDay |
| July 6 | Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day | #TakeYourWebmasterToLunchDay |
| July 7 | Global Forgiveness Day | #GlobalForgivenessDay |
| July 7 | National Dive Bar Day | #NationalDiveBarDay |
| July 7 | National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day | #FatherDaughterTakeAWalkDay |
| July 7 | National Koi Day | #NationalKoiDay |
| July 7 | National Macaroni Day | #NationalMacaroniDay |
| July 7 | National Strawberry Sundae Day | #StrawberrySundaeDay |
| July 7 | Tell The Truth Day | #TellTheTruthDay |
| July 7 | World Chocolate Day | #WorldChocolateDay |
| July 8 | International Town Criers Day | #TownCriersDay |
| July 8 | National Chocolate with Almonds Day | #ChocolateWithAlmondsDay |
| July 8 | National Scud Day | #ScudDay |
| July 8 | National Video Game Day | #NationalVideoGameDay |
| July 9 | Cow Appreciation Day | #CowAppreciationDay |
| July 9 | National Sugar Cookie Day | #NationalSugarCookieDay |
| July 10 | Don’t Step On A Bee Day | #DontStepOnABeeDay |
| July 10 | International Essential Oils Day | #EssentialOilsDay |
| July 10 | National Clerihew Day | #NationalClerihewDay |
| July 10 | National Kitten Day | #NationalKittenDay |
| July 10 | National Piña Colada Day | #NationalPinaColadaDay |
| July 10 | Teddy Bear Picnic Day | #TeddyBearPicnicDay |
| July 11 | All American Pet Photo Day | #AllAmericanPetPhotoDay |
| July 11 | Bowdler’s Day | #BowdlersDay |
| July 11 | National 7-Eleven Day / Free Slurpee Day | #National7ElevenDay |
| July 11 | National Blueberry Muffin Day | #BlueberryMuffinDay |
| July 11 | National Cheer Up The Lonely Day | #CheerUpTheLonelyDay |
| July 11 | National Mojito Day | #NationalMojitoDay |
| July 11 | National Rainier Cherry Day | #RainierCherryDay |
| July 11 | World Population Day | #WorldPopulationDay |
| July 12 | Battle of the Boyne | #BattleOfBoyne |
| July 12 | Collector Car Appreciation Day | #CollectorCarAppreciationDay |
| July 12 | National Different Colored Eyes Day | #DifferentColoredEyeDay. |
| July 12 | National Eat Your Jello Day | #EatYourJelloDay |
| July 12 | National Pecan Pie Day | #NationalPecanPieDay |
| July 12 | National Simplicity Day | #NationalSimplicityDay |
| July 12 | Orangemen’s Day | #OrangemensDay |
| July 12 | Paper Bag Day | #PaperBagDay |
| July 13 | Embrace Your Geekness Day | #EmbraceYourGeeknessDay |
| July 13 | Gruntled Workers Day | #GruntledWorkersDay |
| July 13 | National Beans ‘N’ Franks Day | #BeansNFranksDay |
| July 13 | National Beef Tallow Day | #BeefTallowDay |
| July 13 | National French Fry Day | #NationalFrenchFryDay |
| July 14 | Bastille Day (France) | #BastilleDay |
| July 14 | National Grand Marnier Day | #NationalGrandMarnierDay |
| July 14 | National Mac & Cheese Day | #NationalMacAndCheeseDay |
| July 14 | National Nude Day | #NationalNudeDay |
| July 14 | National Tape Measure Day | #NationalTapeMeasureDay |
| July 14 | Pandemonium Day | #PandemoniumDay |
| July 14 | Shark Awareness Day | #SharkAwarenessDay |
| July 15 | Global Hug Your Kids Day | #GlobalHugYourKidsDay |
| July 15 | Guinea Pig Appreciation Day | #GuineaPigAppreciationDay |
| July 15 | National Be A Dork Day | #NationalBeADorkDay |
| July 15 | National Get Out of the Dog House Day | #GetOutoftheDoghouseDay |
| July 15 | National Give Something Away Day | #GiveSomethingAwayDay |
| July 15 | National Gummi Worm Day | #NationalGummiWormDay |
| July 15 | National I Love Horses Day | #NationalILoveHorsesDay |
| July 15 | National Pet Fire Safety Day | #PetFireSafetyDay |
| July 15 | National Respect Canada Day | #nationalRespectCanadaDay |
| July 15 | National Tapioca Pudding Day | #TapiocaPuddingDay |
| July 15 | Saint Swithin’s Day | #SaintSwithinsDay |
| July 16 | National Corn Fritters Day | #NationalCornFrittersDay |
| July 16 | National Personal Chef Day | #NationalPersonalChefDay |
| July 16 | World Snake Day | #WorldSnakeDay |
| July 17 | National Hot Dog Day | #NationalHotDogDay |
| July 17 | National Lottery Day | #NationalLotteryDay |
| July 17 | National Peach Ice Cream Day | #PeachIceCreamDay |
| July 17 | National Tattoo Day | #NationalTattooDay |
| July 17 | National Yellow Pig Day | #NationalYellowPigDay |
| July 17 | World Emoji Day | #WorldEmojiDay |
| July 17 | Wrong Way Corrigan Day | #WrongWayCorriganDay |
| July 18 | Get to Know Your Customers Day | #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay |
| July 18 | National Caviar Day | #NationalCaviarDay |
| July 18 | National Sour Candy Day | #NationalSourCandyDay |
| July 18 | Nelson Mandela International Day | #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay |
| July 18 | World Listening Day | #WorldListeningDay |
| July 19 | National Daiquiri Day | #NationalDaiquiriDay |
| July 19 | National Flitch Day | #NationalFlitchDay |
| July 19 | Stick Out Your Tongue Day | #StickOutYourTongueDay |
| July 20 | International Chess Day | #InternationalChessDay |
| July 20 | National Lollipop Day | #NationalLollipopDay |
| July 20 | National Moon Day | #NationalMoonDay |
| July 20 | National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day | #StrawberryRhubarbWineDay |
| July 20 | Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day | #TossAwayTheCouldHavesAndShouldHavesDay |
| July 20 | Woodie Wagon Day | #WoodieWagonDay |
| July 20 | World Jump Day | #WorldJumpDay |
| July 21 | Legal Drinking Age Day | #LegalDrinkingAgeDay |
| July 21 | National Be Someone Day | #BeSomeoneDay |
| July 21 | National Ice Cream Day | #NationalIceCreamDay |
| July 21 | National Junk Food Day | #NationalJunkFoodDay |
| July 22 | National Hammock Day | #NationalHammockDay |
| July 22 | National Penuche Fudge Day | #NationalPenucheFudgeDay |
| July 22 | National Rat Catcher’s Day | #NationalRatCatchersDay |
| July 22 | Pi Approximation Day | #CasualPiDay |
| July 23 | 17th of Tammuz | #17Tammuz |
| July 23 | Gorgeous Grandma Day | #GorgeousGrandmaDay |
| July 23 | Hot Enough For Ya Day | #HotEnoughForYaDay |
| July 23 | National Vanilla Ice Cream Day | #VanillaIceCreamDay |
| July 24 | National Amelia Earhart Day | #AmeliaEarhartDay |
| July 24 | National Cousins Day | #NationalCousinsDay |
| July 24 | National Drive-Thru Day | #NationalDriveThruDay |
| July 24 | National Tell An Old Joke Day | #TellAnOldJokeDay |
| July 24 | National Tequila Day | #NationalTequilaDay |
| July 24 | National Thermal Engineer Day | #ThermalEngineerDay |
| July 25 | International Red Shoe Day | #RedShoeDay |
| July 25 | National Chili Dog Day | #NationalChiliDogDay |
| July 25 | National Culinarians Day | #CulinariansDay |
| July 25 | National Hire a Veteran Day | #HireAVeteranDay |
| July 25 | National Hot Fudge Sundae Day | #HotFudgeSundaeDay |
| July 25 | National Intern Day | #NationalInternDay |
| July 25 | National Merry-Go-Round Day | #MerryGoRoundDay |
| July 25 | National Refreshment Day | #NationalRefreshmentDay |
| July 25 | National Thread the Needle Day | #ThreadTheNeedleDay |
| July 25 | National Wine and Cheese Day | #NationalWineAndCheeseDay |
| July 26 | Lumberjack Day | #EatLikeALumberjackDay |
| July 26 | National All or Nothing Day | #NationalAllOrNothingDay |
| July 26 | National Aunt and Uncle’s Day | #AuntAndUnclesDay |
| July 26 | National Bagelfest Day | #NationalBagelfestDay |
| July 26 | National Coffee Milkshake Day | #CoffeeMilkshakeDay |
| July 26 | National Get Gnarly Day | #NationalGetGnarlyDay |
| July 26 | National Talk in an Elevator Day | #TalkInAnElevatorDay |
| July 26 | One Voice Day | #OneVoiceDay |
| July 26 | System Administrator Appreciation Day | #SystemAdministratorAppreciationDay |
| July 27 | National Créme Bruléé Day | #NationalCremeBruleeDay |
| July 27 | National Day of the American Cowboy | #DayOfTheCowboy |
| July 27 | National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | #KoreanWarVeteransArmisticeDay |
| July 27 | National Love is Kind Day | #TheLoveisKindMovement |
| July 27 | National Scotch Day | #NationalScotchDay |
| July 27 | Paddle for Perthes Disease Awareness Day | #PaddleForPerthesDiseaseAwarenessDay |
| July 27 | Take your Pants for a Walk Day | #TakeYourPantsForAWalkDay |
| July 28 | Buffalo Soldiers Day | #BuffaloSoldiersDay |
| July 28 | National Milk Chocolate Day | #MilkChocolateDay |
| July 28 | National Parents Day | #ParentsDay |
| July 28 | National Waterpark Day | #NationalWaterparkDay |
| July 28 | World Hepatitis Day | #WorldHepatitisDay |
| July 29 | International Tiger Day | #GlobalTigerDay |
| July 29 | National Chicken Wing Day | #NationalChickenWingDay |
| July 29 | National Lasagna Day | #NationalLasagnaDay |
| July 29 | National Lipstick Day | #NationalLipStickDay |
| July 29 | Rain Day | #RainDay |
| July 30 | Father-In-Law Day | #FatherInLawDay |
| July 30 | International Day of Friendship | #DayOfFriendship |
| July 30 | National Cheesecake Day | #NationalCheesecakeDay |
| July 30 | National Support Public Education Day | #SupportPublicEducationDay |
| July 30 | National Whistleblower Day | #NationalWhistleblowerDay |
| July 30 | Paperback Book Day | #PaperbackBookDay |
| July 31 | National Avocado Day | #NationalAvocadoDay |
| July 31 | National Mutt Day | #NationalMuttDay |
| July 31 | National Raspberry Cake Day | #RaspberryCakeDay |
| July 31 | Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day | #UncommonInstrumentAwarenessDay |
| July 31 | World Ranger Day | #WorldRangerDay |
Sources:
timeanddate.com, nationaldaycalendar.com, en.wikipedia.org, holidayscalendar.com, nationaltoday.com, checkiday.com, brownielocks.com
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August Holidays in 2024
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for August 2024 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/August-Holidays
To access the list of holidays for every month in 2024 and beyond, visit the Holidays index page.
Conclusion
The month of July is packed with opportunities to connect with your audience through a variety of holidays, local observances, and awareness days that can be used as social media content.
Remember to use monthly, weekly, and daily observances to keep your social media calendar full!
From government-recognized days like Independence Day to quirky food holidays to International Friendship Day, there’s no shortage of content to boost your social media presence.
Remember to use holiday-specific hashtags to increase your reach, and don’t forget to update your content annually.
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