Social Media professionals usually struggle while creating engaging content for their social media. Many a time they are clueless as to what to post. Today we are going to share a list of important national and international days and dates for those professionals who want to keep their social media posts interesting and engaging enough to retain their followers in which these important days and events can be included.
Even many competitive exams have questions on these important international and national days which is good to learn and know about.
International and National Days of January
- January 1: New Year
- January 4: World Braille Day
- January 9: NRI Day
- January 10: World Hindi Day
- January 12: National Youth Day
- January 15: Army Day
- January 25: National Voters Day
- January 26: India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day
- January 27: International Day of Commemoration
- January 30: Martyr’s Day
- January (Last Sunday): World Leprosy Eradication Day
International and National Days of February
- February 2: World Wetlands Day
- February 4: World Cancer Day
- February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
- February 5: Safer Internet Day (second day of the second week of February)
- February 10: National De-worming Day
- February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- February 12: National Productivity Day
- February 13: World Radio Day, National Women’s Day
- February 14: Valentine Day
- February 20: World Day of Social Justice
- February 21: International Mother Language Day
- February 24: Central Excise Day
- February 28: National Science Day
International and National Days of March
- March 1: Zero Discrimination Day; World Civil Defence Day
- March 2: World Wildlife Day; World Hearing Day
- March 4: National Security Day
- March 8: International Women’s Day; World Kidney Day (2nd Thursday in March)
- March 13: No Smoking Day (2nd Wednesday in March)
- March 15: World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day
- March 16: World Sleep Day
- March 18: Ordnance Factories Day (India)
- March 20: International Day of Happiness; World Sparrow Day
- March 21: World Forestry Day; World Down Syndrome Day; World Poetry Day
- March 22: World Day for Water
- March 23: Shaheed Diwas; World Meteorological Day
- March 24: World TB Day
- March 27: World Theatre Day
International and National Days of April
- April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
- April 4: International Day for Mine Awareness
- April 5: National Maritime Day
- April 7: World Health Day
- April 10: World Homeopathy Day
- April 11: National Safe Motherhood Day; National Pet Day
- April 17: World Haemophilia Day
- April 18: World Heritage Day
- April 19: World Liver Day
- April 21: Secretaries’ Day; Civil Services Day
- April 22: Earth Day
- April 23: World Book and Copyright Day
- April 24: National Panchayati Day
- April 25: World Malaria Day
- April 26: World Intellectual Property Day
- April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work; World Veterinary Day
- April 29: International Dance Day
- April 30: Ayushman Bharat Diyas
International and National Days of May
- May 1: Worker’s Day (International Labour Day); Maharashtra Day
- May 3: Press Freedom Day
- May (1st Sunday): World Laughter Day
- May (1st Tuesday): World Asthma Day
- May (2nd Sunday): Mother’s Day
- May 4: Coal Miner’s Day; International Firefighters Day
- May 7: World Athletics Day
- May 8: World Red Cross Day; World Thalassemia Day
- May 11: National Technology Day
- May 12: International Nurses Day
- May 15: International Day of the Family
- May 17: World Telecommunication Day; World Hypertension Day
- May 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day; International Museum Day
- May 21: National Anti-Terrorism Day
- May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
- May 24: Commonwealth Day
- May 31: Anti-tobacco Day
International and National Days of June
- June 1: World Milk Day
- June 3: World Bicycle Day
- June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
- June 5: World Environment Day
- June (3rd Sunday): Father’s Day
- June 8: World Ocean Day
- June 12: Anti-Child Labor Day
- June 13: International Albinism Awareness Day
- June 14: World Blood Donor Day
- June 16: Father’s Day
- June 20: World Refugee Day
- June 21: International Day of Yoga
- June 23: United Nations Public Service Day
- June 26; International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
International and National Days of July
- July 1: Doctor’s Day
- July 6: World Zoonoses Day
- July 11: World Population Day
- July 17: World Day for International Justice
- July 18: International Nelson Mandela Day
- July 28: World Hepatitis Day
International and National Days of August
- August (1st Sunday): International Friendship Day
- August 6: Hiroshima Day
- August 8: World Senior Citizen’s Day
- August 9: Quit India Day; Nagasaki Day; International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- August 12: International Youth Day
- August 15: Indian Independence Day
- August 19: Photography Day; World Humanitarian Day
- August 29: National Sports Day
Important Days of September
- September 2: Coconut Day
- September 5: Teacher’s Day; Sanskrit Day
- September 8: International Literacy Day
- September 14: Hindi Diyas
- September 15: Engineers’ Day; International Day of Democracy
- September 16; World Ozone Day; International Day for Preservation
- September 21: Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)
- September 22: Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patients)
- September 23: International Day of Sign Languages
- September 26: Day of the Deaf; World Contraception Day
- September 27: World Tourism Day; World Maritime Day
- September 29: World Heart Day
- September 30: International Translation Day
- September (Last Saturday): World Rivers Day
Important Days of October
- October 1: International Day for the Elderly
- October 2: Gandhi Jayanthi; International Day of Non-Violence
- October (First Monday): World Habitat Day
- October 4: World Animal Welfare Day
- October 8: Indian Airforce Day
- October 9: World Post Office Day
- October 10: National Post Day; World Mental Health Day
- October 11: National Girl Child Day
- October (2nd Thursday): World Sight Day
- October 13: UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
- October 14: World Standards Day
- October 15: World Students Day; World White Cane Day (guiding the Blind)
- October 16: World Food Day
- October 24: UN Day; World Development Information Day
- October 30: World Thrift Day
- October 31: National Unity Day
Important Days of November
- November 5: World Tsunami Day
- November 7: National Cancer Awareness Day
- November 9: Legal Services Day
- November 14: Children’s Day; Diabetes Day
- November 17: National Epilepsy Day
- November 20: Africa Industrialisation Day
- November 21: World Television Day
- November 29: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
Important Days of December
- December 1: World AIDS Day
- December 2: National Pollution Control
- December 3: World Day of the Handicapped
- December 4: Indian Navy Day
- December 7: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
- December 10: Human Rights Day; International Children’s Day of Broadcasting
- December 11: International Mountain Day
- December 14: World Energy Conservation Day; Children’s Day (India)
- December 16: Vijay Diwas
- December 18: Minorities Rights Day (India)
- December 22: National Mathematics Day
- December 23: Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day India)
- December 24: National Consumers Day
- December 25: Christmas Day
Besides the above days and occasions, there are regional festivals which are of importance to the community. For instance, the following festivals are celebrated with a lot of pomp and show in India. You can also create social media posts about these festivals. If you create your posts in a creative manner with appealing visuals your audience would love it and would surely share it with their friends. So, below are the festivals of India:
Important Days & Festivals of India
- Swami Vivekanand Jayanti
- Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
- Lohri
- Makar Sankranti
- Pongal
- Vasant Panchami
- Guru Ravidas Jayanti
- Maha Shivratri
- Holi
- Shivaji Jayanti
- Gudi Padwa
- Ugadi
- Ram Navami
- Ambedkar Jayanti
- Mahavir Jayanti
- Good Friday
- Easter
- Rabindranath Jayanti
- Buddh Purnima
- Jamat-ul-Vida
- Eid-ul-Fitr
- Ramadan
- Guru Purnima
- Eid-al-Adha
- Bakrid
- Raksha Bandhan
- Krishna Janmashtami
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Muharram
- Onam
- Durga Puja
- Diwali
- Karwa Chauth
- Govardhan Puja
- Bhaiya Dooj
- Chhath Puja
- Milad-an-Nabi
- Id-e-Milad
Summary
It is always a good idea to prepare your social media marketing calendar well in advance. Since you know that all of these festivals and important international and national days and dates are important you can keep your posts ready well in advance to save you time and energy. The best way is to use those days and events which are relevant to your business and interestingly important for your audience and followers.
