WHY USE HOLIDAY HASHTAGS?
Knowing what to post makes a huge difference in your online presence. Using trending hashtags helps you gain more followers and make your content more relevant to what's happening in the world.
By planning ahead, you'll be able to focus on creating impactful content and connect with your audience in real-time.
THIS STRATEGY HELPS WITH THE FOLLOWING:
STAY RELEVANT - Better trending hashtags lead to you joining in on the trending conversations for different topics and events.
BETTER ENGAGEMENT - You'll get much more thoughtful engagement as these hashtags tend to keep things fun and light!
BOOST ORGANIC REACH - You'll be better at capturing the attention of people outside of your current audience.
HOW ARE THESE HASHTAGS DIFFERENT?
Holiday hashtags as we know that holidays and national days are much more communal in nature. This is a key factor in giving your account a big ol' boost.
There are many types of holiday hashtags. Here are a few you should be searching for every time you plan your content strategy.
Small business holidays
Sales and promotions
Gift idea hashtags
Location-specific holiday hashtags
International Holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, etc)
WHERE TO FIND THE HASHTAGS?
It's important to be planning content around seasonal and special events that can give your account more visibility on social media. But how can you find the hashtags that apply to your business?
Try these tips:
Order our Social Media Holiday Wall Calendar that includes over 300 Hashtags. We also have a digital version available for free.
Searching Twitter, Google, and Instagram for trending topics/events
Check suggested hashtags in your Social Media Scheduler Software
Use apps like National Day Calendar to see what's trending
Revisit your hashtag strategy as often as possible. Set a reminder if you have to.
Once you have your hashtags, plan out specific tweets, Facebook posts, and blog posts around each date and theme. When the strategy is used correctly, these hashtags can be great to get you can increase your reach and in front of the right people.
Without further ado, let’s get to some of our favorite hashtags!
January
Get a Balanced Life Month
Get Organized & Be Productive (GO) Month
International Creativity Month
1 New Year's Day #NewYearsDay
4 National Trivia Day #NationalTriviaDay
8 National Vision Board Day #NationalVisionBoardDay
10 National Clean Off Your Desk Day #NationalCleanOffYourDeskDay
17 Martin Luther King Day #MLKDay
20 Get to Know Your Customers Day #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay
21 National Hugging Day #NationalHuggingDay
25 Opposite Day #OppositeDay
28 National Have Fun At Work Day #FunAtWorkDay
February
Black History Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
International Expect Success Month
National Time Management Month
2 Groundhog Day #GroundhogDay
7 National Send a Card to a Friend Day #SendACardToAFriendDay
9 Safer Internet Day #SID2022
9 National Pizza Day #NationalPizzaDay
12 Chinese New Year #ChineseNewYear
14 Valentine's Day #ValentinesDay
21 Presidents' Day #PresidentsDay
March
6-12 International Women’s Week
4 National Day of Unplugging (First Friday of March) #NationalDayOfUnplugging
8 International Women's Day #InternationalWomensDay
13 Daylight Savings #DaylightSavings
14 Pi Day #NationalPiDay #PiDay
15 National Napping Day #NationalNappingDay
17 St. Patrick's Day #StPatricksDay
19 National Let's Laugh Day #NationalLetsLaughDay
20 International Day of Happiness #InternationalDayofHappiness
20 First Day of Spring #FirstDayofSpring
31 Equal Pay Day #EqualPayDay
April
Stress Awareness Month
Autism Awareness Month
1 April Fool’s Day #AprilFoolsDay
5 World Health Day #LetsTalk
7 National Girl Me Too Day #GirlMeToo #NationalGirlMeTooDay
15 National Tax Day #TaxDay
16 National Stress Awareness Day #StressAwarenessDay
16 National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day #PJDay
21 National Administrative Professionals Day #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay
22 Earth Day #EarthDay2022
29 International Dance Day #InternationalDanceDay
May
1 May Day #MayDay
4 Star Wars Day #StarWarsDay #MaytheFourthbeWithYou
5 Cinco de Mayo #CincoDeMayo
7 National Packaging Design Day #NationalPackagingDesignDay
8 Mother's Day #MothersDay
15 International Day of Families #FamilyDay
21 National Memo Day #NationalMemoDay
31 Memorial Day #MemorialDay #MDW
June
4 National Donut Day #NationalDonutDay
6 National Cancer Survivor’s Day #NCSD2022
8 Best Friends Day #BestFriendsDay
19 Juneteenth #Juneteenth
20 Father's Day #FathersDay
21 National Selfie Day #NationalSelfieDay
25 Take Your Dog to Work Day #TakeYourDogToWorkDay
30 Social Media Day #SMDay
July
4 Independence Day #IndependenceDay
5 National Workaholics Day #NationalWorkaholicsDay
7 World Chocolate Day #WorldChocolateDay
11 Cheer Up the Lonely Day #CheerUpTheLonelyDay
15 Give Something Away Day #GiveSomethingAwayDay
17 World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay
30 International Day of Friendship #DayOfFriendship
August
1 Respect for Parents Day #RespectForParentsDay
8 International Cat Day #InternationalCatDay
9 National Book Lovers Day #NationalBookLoversDay
10 National Lazy Day #LazyDay
13 International Lefthanders Day #LefthandersDay
15 National Relaxation Day #NationalRelaxationDay
19 World Photo Day #WorldPhotoDay
26 National Women’s Equality Day #WomensEqualityDay
September
5 International Day of Charity #CharityDay
6 Labor Day #LaborDay
11 National Day of Service and Remembrance #911Day
12 National Day of Encouragement #DayOfEncouragement
15-10/15 Hispanic Heritage Month #hispanicheritagemonth
21 International Day of Peace #PeaceDay
22 First Day of Fall #FirstDayofFall
26 National Pancake Day #NationalPancakeDay
29 National Women’s Health and Fitness Day #FitnessDay
30 International Podcast Day #InternationalPodcastDay
October
1 International Coffee Day #InternationalCoffeeDay
3 National Techies Day #TechiesDay
4 National Taco Day #NationalTacoDay
10 World Mental Health Day #WorldMentalHeathDay
14 National Dessert Day #DessertDay
15 Global Handwashing Day #GlobalHandwashingDay
16 Bosses Day #BossesDay
20 Get to Know Your Customers Day (third Thursday of every quarter) #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay
30 Checklist Day #ChecklistDay
31 Halloween #Halloween
November
1 World Vegan Day #WorldVeganDay
3 National Sandwich Day #NationalSandwichDay
6 Daylight Saving Time Ends #DaylightSavings
11 Veterans Day #VeteransDay
15 Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day #CleanOutYourRefrigeratorDay
16 National Entrepreneurs Day #EntrepreneursDay
21 World Hello Day #WorldHelloDay
24 Thanksgiving Day #Thanksgiving
26 Small Business Saturday (The last Saturday of November) #ShopSmall
30 Computer Security Day #ComputerSecurityDay
December
3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPWD
4 National Cookie Day #NationalCookieDay
8 Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day #PretendToBeATimeTravelerDay
10 Human Rights Day #HumanRightsDay
21 First Day of Winter #WinterSolstice
27 No Interruptions Day #NoInterruptionsDay
31 New Year’s Eve #NYE"
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