Social media days for your Social Media Calendar for 2023
- Khushboo Marketing Launchpad
- Dec 6, 2022
- 7 min read
Social media days are a great way to engage your audience. Trends and social media important days help get some extra reach and engagement on social media. It is important to know what days are best for posting on each platform and which ones are relevant to your brand.
This article will provide you with a list of social media days for 2023. You can use this list as a guide to plan your social media posts and make sure that you don't miss any important days.

Social media days in January 2023
Begin your social media calendar with a New Year’s social media post. There are festivals like Lohri, Pongal, Vasant Panchami, etc.
January 1: New Year’s Day #newyear2023 #happynewyear
January 4: World Braille Day #worldbrailleday
January 6: World War Orphans Day #worldwarorphansday
January 10: World Hindi Day #worldhindiday
January 12: National Youth Day #nationalyouthday
January 13: Lohri #happylohri #lohri2023
January 14: Makar Sankranti #makarsankranti2023
January 15: Pongal #pongal2023
January 15: Indian Army Day #indianarmyday
January 20: Vasant Panchami/Basant Panchami #vasantpanchami
January 22: Chinese New Year #chinesenewyear2023
January 25: National Voters Day #NationalVotersDay
January 26: Republic Day (India) #republicday2023
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day #internationalholocaustremembranceday
January 30: World Leprosy Day #worldleprosyday
January 30: Shaheed Diwas #shaheeddiwas
Social media days in February 2023
Get ready to create some interesting and engaging social media content on World Nutella Day, World Radio Day, and Valentine’s Day. February also has important days like World Cancer Day and International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.
February 2: World Wetlands Day #worldwetlandsday
February 4: World Cancer Day #worldcancerday
February 5: World Nutella Day #worldnutelladay
February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation #internationaldayofzerotolerancetofemalegenitalmutilation
February 7: Safer Internet Day #saferinternetday
February 13: World Radio Day #worldradioday
February 14: Valentine’s Day #valentineday2023
Fevruary 18: Mahashivratri #mahashivratri
February 20: World Day of Social Justice #worlddayofsocialjustice
February 27: World NGO Day #worldngoday
February 28: National Science Day #nationalscienceday
Social media days in March 2023
Important days in March that can be included in your content calendar are Women’s Day, Holi, etc.
March 3: World Wildlife Day #worldwildlifeday
March 8: International Women’s Day #womensday #EmbraceEquity
March 8: Holi #happyholi #holi2023
March 14: PI Day #piday
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day #worldconsumerrightsday
March 19: World Sleep Day #worldsleepday
March 20: International Day of Happiness #internationaldayofhappiness
March 20: World Storytelling Day #worldstorytelingday
March 21: World Poetry Day #worldpoetryday
March 22: Ugadi/Gudi Padwa #gudipadwa #ugadi
March 22: World Water Day #worldwaterday
March 25: Earth Hour Day #earthhourday
March 28: Global Recycling Day #globalrecyclingday
March 30: Rama Navami #ramanavami
March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility #internationaltransgenderdayofvisibility
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Social media days in April 2023
April has a lot of social media days, starting with April Fools’ Day and ending with International Dance Day.
April 1: April Fools’ Day #aprilfoolsday
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day #worldautismawarenessday
April 4: Mahavir Jayanti #mahavirjayanti
April 7: Good Friday #goodfriday
April 7: World Health Day #worldhealthday
April 9: Easter #easter
April 14: Ambedkar Jayanti #ambedkarjayanti
April 15: World Art Day #worldartday
April 18: International Day for Monuments and Sites #internationaldayformonumentsandsites
April 22: Earth Day #earthday
April 22: Eid-ul-Fitr #eidmubarak #eidulfitr
April 22: Akshaya Tritiya #akshayatritiya
April 23: World Book Day #worldbookday
April 29: International Dance Day #internationaldanceday
Social media days in May 2023
Here are some important social media days in May that can be included in your content calendar to boost engagement.
May 1: May Day #mayday
May 1: International Workers Day #internationalworkersday
May 2: World Tuna Day #worldtunaday
May 3: World Press Freedom Day #worldpressfreedomday
May 4: International Firefighters Day #internationalfirefightersday
May 4: World Asthma Day #worldasthmaday
May 5: Buddha Purnima #buddhapurnima
May 7: World Laughter Day #worldlaughterday
May 8: World Red Cross Day #worldredcrossday
May 8: World Thalassaemia Day #worldthalassaemiaday
May 11: National Technology Day #nationaltechnologyday
May 12: International Nurses Day #internationalnursesday
May 14: Mother’s Day #mothersday
May 15: International Day of Families #internationaldayoffamilies
May 17: World Telecommunication Day #worldtelecommunicationday
May 17: World Hypertension Day #worldhypertensionday
May 18:World AIDS Vaccine Day/HIV Vaccine Awareness Day #HIVvaccine
May 18: International Museum Day #internationalmuseumday
May 21: National Anti-terrorism Day #nationalantiterrorismday
May 31: World No-Tobacco Day worldnotobaccoday
Social media days in June 2023
There are many days to engage your audience in June with Pride month, World Environment Day, International Yoga Day, World Music Day, etc.
June 1-30: Pride Month #pridemonth
June 1: Global Day of Parents #globaldayofparents
June 1: World Milk Day #worldmilkday
June 3: World Bicycle Day #worldbicycleday
June 5: World Environment Day #worldenvironmentday #GenerationRestoration
June 7: World Food Safety Day #WorldFoodSafetyDay #FoodSafety #SafeFood
June 8: World Ocean Day #WorldOceanDay
June 8: World Brain Tumour Day #worldbraintumourday
June 12: World Day Against Child Labour #worlddayagainstchildlabour
June 13: International Children’s Day #childrensday2023
June 14: World Blood Donor Day #worldblooddonorday
June 15: World Wind Day #worldwindday
June 18: Father’s Day #fathersday2023
June 20: World Refugee Day #worldrefugeeday
June 21: International Day of Yoga #InternationalYogaDay
June 21: World Music Day #worldmusicday
June 21: World Hydrography Day #WorldHydrographyDay #WHD
June 23: United Nations Public Service Day #UNPSD #unitednationspublicserviceday
June 23: International Olympic Day #internationalolympicday
June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking International #unodc
June 29: National Statistics Day #nationalstatisticsday
June 29: Eid-al-adha/Bakrid #eidulfitr
June 30: World Social Media Day #socialmediaday
Download our social media content calendar template to plan and schedule your content for the month.
Social media days in July 2023
July social media calendar includes World Emoji Day, Kargil Vijay Diwas, Chocolate Day and more, which can be used to get more engagement.
July 1: National Doctor’s Day #doctorsday
July 1: International Joke Day #internationaljokeday
July 2: World UFO Day #WorldUFODay
July 2: World Sports Journalists Day #sportsjournalist
July 3: Guru Purnima #gurupurnima
July 4: International Cooperative Day #internationalcooperativeday
July 7: World Chocolate Day #worldchocolateday
July 11: World Population Day #worldpopulationday
July 15: World Youth Skills Day #worldyouthskillsday
July 17: World Emoji Day #worldemojiday
July 17: World Day for International Justice/Day of International Criminal Justice #internationaljustice
July 26: Kargil Memorial Day #kargilvijaydiwas
July 28: World Hepatitis Day #worldhepatitisday
July 28: World Nature Conservation Day #natureconservation
July 28: World Nature Day #worldnatureday
July 29: International Tiger Day #tigerday
July 29: Muharram #muharram
July 30: International Day of Friendship #internationalfriendshipday
Social media days in August 2023
You can do so much in August with Independence Day, Friendship Day, Rakhi, and more. Here is your August social media calendar for 2023.
August 6: Hiroshima Day #hiroshimaday
August 6: Friendship Day #friendshipday #friendsforever
August 7: Nagasaki Day #nagasakiday
August 7: World Tribal Day #worldtribalday
August 7: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People #internationaldayofworldindigenouspeople
August 8: International Cat Day #internationalcatday
August 10: World Biofuel Day #worldbiofuelday
August 10: World Lion Day #worldlionday
August 12: International Youth Day #youthday2023
August 12: World Elephant Day #worldelephantday
August 15: Independence Day #independenceday2023
August 16: Parsi New Year #parsinewyear
August 19: World Photography Day #worldphotographyday
August 19: World Humanitarian Day #worldhumanitarianday
August 20: World Mosquito Day #worldmosquitoday
August 21: World Senior Citizen Day #seniorcitizenday
August 29: National Sports Day #nationalsportsday
August 30: Raksha Bandhan/Rakhi #rakhi2023 #happyrakhi
Social media days in September 2023
September social media calendar list is longer. It is a month of awareness days with Alzheimer's day, stand up to cancer day, suicide prevention and more.
September 1-30: World Alzheimer’s Month #worldalzheimersmonth
September 1-7: National Nutrition Week #nationalnutritionweek
September 2: World Coconut Day #worldcoconutday
September 4: National Wildlife Day #nationalwildlifeday
September 5: International Day of Charity #internationaldyofcharity
September 5: National Teachers Day #nationalteachersday #happyteachersday
September 6: Read A Book Day #readabookday
September 7: Janmasthami #janmasthami
September 8: International Literacy Day #internationalliteracyday
September 9: Stand Up To Cancer Day #KissCancerGoodbye
September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day #worldsuicidepreventionday
September 10: World First Aid Day #worldfirstaidday
September 11: National Forest Martyrs Day #forestmartyrsday
September 14: Hindi Diwas #hindidiwas
September 15: National Engineer's Day #nationalengineersday
September 15: International Day of Democracy/World Democracy Day #internationaldayofdemocracy
September 16: World Ozone Day #worldozoneday
September 17: World Patient Safety Day #worldpatientsafetyday
September 17: International Red Panda Day #internationalredpandaday
September 18: World Bamboo Day #worldbambooday
September 19: Ganesh Chaturthi #ganeshchaturthi #ganpatibappamorya
September 21: International Day of Peace #internationaldayofpeace
September 21: World Alzheimer's Day #worldalzheimersday
September 22: World Rhino Day #worldrhinoday
September 22: World Rose Day or Cancer Free Day #worldroseday
September 23: International Day of Sign Languages #internationaldayofsignlanguages
September 25: World Pharmacists Day #worldpharmacistday #worldpharmacistsday
September 25: Antyodaya Diwas
September 26: World Contraception Day #worldcontraceptionday
September 26: World Environmental Health Day #worldenvironmentalhealthday
September 27: World Tourism Day #worldtourismday
September 28: World Rabies Day #worldrabiesday
September 28: Eid-e-milad #eidemilad #eidmubarak
September 29: World Heart Day #worldheartday
September 29: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste #foodwastage
September 30: International Translation Day #internationaltranslationday
Social media days in October 2023
October's social media calendar includes days on coffee, mental health, breast cancer awareness, Halloween, Navratri, and Durga puja. You can participate in the conversation with your social media post.
October 1-31: Breast Cancer Awareness Month #breastcancerawarenessmonth
October 1: International Coffee Day #internationalcoffeeday
October 1: World Vegetarian Day #worldvegetarianday
October 1: International Day of Older People #internationaldayofolderpersons
October 2: Gandhi Jayanti #gandhijayanti
October 2: International Day of Non-Violence #internationaldayofnonviolence
October 4: World Animal Day #worldanimalday
October 4: World Habitat Day #worldhabitatday
October 5: World Teacher’s Day #worldteachersday
October 7: World Smile Day #worldsmileday
October 8: Indian Air Force Day #indianairforceday
October 9: Maharshi/Valmiki Jayanti #valmikijayanti
October 10: World Mental Health Day #worldmentalhealthday
October 11: International Day of the Girl Child #internationaldayofthegirlchild
October 14: World Sight Day #worldsightday
October 15: Global Handwashing Day #globalhandwashingday
October 15: World Student's Day / APJ Abdul Kalam's Birthday #worldstudentsday
October 15-24: Shardiya Navratri #navratri2023 #garba
October 16: World Food Day #worldfoodday
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty #worldpovertyday
October 19: International Breast Cancer Awareness Day #breastcancerawarenessmonth
October 20: World Statistics Day #worldstatisticsday
October 20-24: Durga Puja #durgapuja
October 24: Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra #dussehra, #vijayadashami
October 24: United Nations Day #unitednationsday
October 30: World Savings Day/World Thrift Day #worldsavingsday
October 31: Halloween #halloween
Social media days in November 2023
Engage your audience in November with festive social media content on Karwa Chauth and Diwali. There are more important days in November that can be included in your content calendar.
November 1: Karwa Chauth #karwachauth
November 1: World Vegan Day #worldveganday
November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day #worldtsunamiawarenessday
November 7: National Cancer Awareness Day #nationalcancerawarenessday
November 7: Infant Protection Day #infantprotectionday
November 8: World Radiography Day #worldradiographyday
November 9: National Legal Services Day #nationallegalservicesday
November 10: World Public Transport Day #worldpublictransport
November 10: Dhanteras #dhanteras
November 11: National Education Day #nationaleducationday
November 11: Choti Diwali #chotidiwali
November 12: World Pneumonia Day #worldpneumoniaday
November 12: Diwali #happydiwali #diwali2023
November 13: Govardhan Puja #govardhanpuja
November 13: World Kindness Day #worldkindnessday
November 13: Govardhan Puja #govardhanpuja
November 13: Vikram Samvat New Year #vikramsamvat
November 14: Children’s Day (India) #childrensday2023
November 14: World Diabetes Day #worlddiabetesday
November 14: Bhai Dooj #bhaidooj
November 17: National Epilepsy Day #nationalepilepsyday
November 17: International Students’ Day #internationalstudentsday
November 19: World Toilet Day #worldtoiletday
November 19: International Men’s Day #internationalmensday
November 20: World Children’s Day #worldchildrensday
November 21: World Television Day #worldtelevisionday
November 21: World Hello Day #worldhelloday
November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #internationaldayofeliminationofviolenceagainstwomen
November 26: Constitution Day or National Law Day #constitutionday #nationallawday
November 27: Guru Nanak Jayanti #gurunanakjayanti
Get some inspiration and ideas for Diwali social media posts here.
Social media days in December 2023
You can relax and enjoy the holidays in the last month of 2023, December. End the year on a sweet note with Christmas and New Year social media posts.
December 1: World AIDS Day #worldaidsday
December 2: National Pollution Control Day #nationalpollutioncontrolday
December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities #internationaldayofpersonswithdisabilities
December 4: Indian Navy Day #indiannavyday
December 5: World Soil Day #worldsoilday
December 10: Human Rights Day #humanrightsday
December 10: Nobel Prize Day #nobelprizeday
December 11: International Mountain Day #internationalmountainday
December 14: World Energy Conservation Day #worldenergyconservationday
December 21: Crossword Puzzle Day #crosswordpuzzleday
December 24: National Consumer’s Day #nationalconsumerday
December 25: Christmas #christmas2023 #merrychristmas
December 31: New Year’s Eve #newyearseve2023
Using topical content to grow your brand on social media
Don’t just add each and every day into your social media content calendar. Check if it resonates with your brand, if yes, create attention grabbing, engaging social media post.
The above listed social media holidays can help you attract more of your relevant audience to your social media posts.
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