If you’re looking for new social media post ideas, utilize holidays to take funny photos or recognize specific members. Fun photos can be a great way to increase your Facebook Reach and industry holidays are a great excuse to recognize certain members.
Holidays Chambers Must Know About:
These are either federal holidays, obvious holidays, or they’re just really niche, like Small Business Saturday.
- Jan 1 – New Year’s Day
- Jan – 3rd Monday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day
- Feb – 3rd Monday – Presidents Day/Washington’s Birthday
- Mar – 2nd Sunday – Daylight Savings Time (Spring Forward)
- Mar 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
- April – based on March equinox – Easter
- May – 1st full Week – Small Business Week
- May – 2nd Sunday – Mothers Day
- May – last Monday – Memorial Day
- June – 3rd Sunday – Fathers Day
- July 4 – Independence Day
- Sept – 1st Monday – Labor Day
- Sept – week of Sept. 10 – Chamber of Commerce Week
- Oct – 2nd Monday – Indigenous Peoples’ Day (previously known Columbus Day 🙄)
- Oct – 3rd Wednesday – Support Your Local Chamber Day
- Oct. 31 – Halloween
- Nov – 1st Sunday – Daylight Savings Time (Fall Back)
- Nov – 4th Thursday – Thanksgiving
- Nov – Friday after Thanksgiving – Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day
- Nov – Saturday after Thanksgiving – Small Business Saturday
- Nov – Monday after Thanksgiving – Cyber Monday, Green Monday
- Nov – Tuesday after Thanksgiving – Giving Tuesday
- Dec 25 – Christmas
Additional Holidays by Month:
These include a mix of holidays I think would be fun to promote on social media, as well as holidays that are job/industry related (like National Pharmacists Day) that may spur a member visit 😉.
US Patriotic Holidays & Military Anniversaries
For you chambers that are intertwined with a military community & affiliated membership groups. (Source)
- Feb 3 – Four Chaplains Day
- Feb 19 – Coast Guard Reserve Birthday
- March – Month of the Military Caregiver
- March 3 – Navy Reserve Birthday
- March 5 – Seabee Birthday
- March 13 – K9 Veterans Day
- Mar. 29 – Vietnam Veterans Day
- April – Month of the Military Child
- April 5 – Gold Star Wives Day
- April 14 – Air Force Revere Birthday
- April 23 – Army Reserve Birthday
- April 30 – National Military Brats Day
- May – National Military Appreciation Month
- May 1 – Loyalty Day
- May 1 – Silver Star Service Banner Day
- May – 1st Thursday – National Day of Prayer
- May 8 – VE (Victory in Europe) Day
- May – Friday before Mother’s Day – Military Spouse Appreciation Day
- May 13 – Children of Fallen Patriots Day
- May – 3rd Saturday – Armed Forces Day
- May – last Monday – Memorial Day (Decoration Day)
- June 6 – D-Day
- June 14 – Flag Day
- June 14 – Army Birthday
- June 23 – Coast Guard Auxiliary Birthday
- June 25 – Anniversary of the start of the Korean War
- June 27 – National PTSD Awareness Day
- July 4 – Independence Day
- July 27 – Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
- July 29 – Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps
- Aug 3 – Coast Guard Birthday
- Aug 7 – Purple Heart Day
- Aug 8 – VJ (Victory over Japan) Day
- Aug 29 – Marine Forces Reserve Birthday
- September – National Service Dog Month
- Sept 11 – Patriot Day
- Sept 18 – Air Force Birthday
- Sept 21 – POW/MIA Recognition Day
- Sept – last Sunday – Gold Star Mother’s & Family’s Day
- Oct 13 – Navy Birthday
- Oct 26 – National Day of the Deployed
- November – USPS deadlines for military Christmas holiday mail
- November – Military Family Month
- Nov 10 – Marine Corps Birthday
- Nov 11 – Veterans Day
- Dec 1 – Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary) Birthday
- Dec 7 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- Dec 13 – National Guard Birthday
- Dec – a Saturday (changes) – National Wreaths Across America Day
- Dec 28 – Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Assistant
