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2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
It’s a New year and time for a new social media calendar and content strategy! Get ahead of the game in 2024 with our UK social media content calendar. We put this resource together to help you plan for the many world events and social media holidays that could help boost your business’s social presence this year. We’ve included a wide mix, from official calendar dates to fun social media hashtag days and a few twists.
We’d recommend picking out a few that work for your industry each month and coming up with relevant social content for both the event and your business. If you’re stuck for ideas, try looking through the hashtags to see what people have done in previous years.
Either bookmark this page and return regularly to view all the dates listed below or download the Excel social media calendar spreadsheet featuring all the events you need to know, their accompanying hashtags, and space for you to write your social ideas.
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January 2024 UK Social Media Calendar
Month Long
Dry January
Veganuary
Ginuary
01/01/2024 New Year’s Day
02/01/2024 Bank Holiday (UK), World Introvert Day
04/01/2024 World Braille Day, World Hypnotism Day
05/01/2024 National Bird Day, Twelfth Night
06/01/2024 Shortbread Day, Epiphany, Take Down the Christmas Tree Day
07/01/2024 Orthodox Christmas
08/01/2024 Bubble Bath Day, Clean Your Desk Day
10/01/2024 Houseplant Appreciation Day, Brit Awards 2024
11/01/2024 Milk Day
12/01/2024 Pharmacy Day
14/01/2024 World Logic Day
15/01/2024 Brew Monday
17/01/2024 Museum Selfie Day
18/01/2024 Thesaurus Day
19/01/2024 Popcorn Day
21/01/2024 Hugging Day, World Religion Day, World Snow Day, Squirrel Appreciation Day
22/01/2024-26 Farmhouse Breakfast Week
23/01/2024 International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day
24/01/2024 Peanut Butter Day International Day of Education
25/01/2024 Burns Night, St Dwynwen’s Day (Dydd Santes Dwynwen) Wales
26/01/2024 Australia Day, National Fun at Workday, International Customs Day
27/01/2024 Chocolate Cake Day
28/01/2024 Lego Day, Zero Emissions Day
29/01/2024 Puzzle Day
30/01/2024 Croissant Day
31/01/2024 Hot Chocolate Day
February 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month Long
LGBT History Month (UK)
01/02/2024 International Face and Body Art Day, Abolition of Slavery Day
02/02/2024 Groundhog Day, Candlemas Day, Six Nations Rugby Starts
03/02/2024 Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
04/02/2024 Yorkshire Pudding Day, World Cancer Day
05/02/2024 World Nutella Day, World Animal Reiki Day, Internal Networking Week Starts, Tinnitus Awareness Week Starts
06/02/2024 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
07/02/2024 Safer Internet Day
09/02/2024 National Pizza Day, Chinese New Year’s Eve, National Toothache Day
10/02/2024 Chinese New Year (Dragon), International Cribbage Day, World Pulses Day
11/02/2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Super Bowl Sunday LVIII
12/02/2024 Darwin Day
13/02/2024 Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday, Galentine’s Day, World Radio Day, Mardi Gras
14/02/2024 Valentine’s Day, International Book Giving Day, Ash Wednesday
15/02/2024 Singles Awareness Day, International Childhood Cancer Day
17/02/2024 Real Bread Week, Random Act of Kindness Day
18/02/2024 BAFTAs, Global Recycling Day
20/02/2024 Love Your Pet Day, World Day of Social Justice, Family Day, National Cheese Lovers Day
21/02/2024 International Mother Language Day
22/02/2024 Scout Founders Day, Walking the Dog Day, World Thinking Day, National Chili Day
23/02/2024 International Stand Up to Bullying Day, World Understanding and Peace Day, Student Pride
24/02/2024 World Bartender Day, International Sword Swallowers Day
26/02/2024 International Tongue Twister Contest Day
27/02/2024 Pokémon Day, World Spa Day
28/02/2024 Rare Disease Day
March 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month Long
Womens History Month
01/03/2024 St David’s Day, International Women of Colour Day, Beginning of Spring
02/03/2024 World Teen Mental Wellness Day
03/03/2024 World Wildlife Day, Employee Appreciation Day
04/03/2024 National Grammar Day
04-10/03/2024 British Pie Week
05/03/2024 International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
06/03/2024 Dentists Day
07/03/2024 World Book Day, World Plant Power Day
08/03/2024 International Women’s Day, National Proofreading Day, British Science Week Starts (8-17)
09/03/2024 Meatball Day
10/03/2024 Mother’s Day, International Bagpipe Day, International Wig Day, 96TH Academy Awards, Ramadan Starts
11/03/2024 National Napping Day
14/03/2024 Dog Theft Awareness Day, Pi Day, World Kidney Day, International Day of Mathematics, International Day OF Action For Rivers
15/03/2024 World Consumer Rights Day, Red Nose Day
17/03/2024 St. Patrick’s Day, World Sleep Day
18/03/2024 Global Recycling Day, International Teach Music Week
19/03/2024 Mother’s Day (UK)
20/03/2024 First Day of Spring (Spring Equinox), International Day of Happiness, French Language Day
21/03/2024 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Poetry Day, International Day Of Forests, World Wood Day
22/03/2024 International Day of The Seal, International Talk Like William Shatner Day, World Water Day
23/03/2024 World Meteorological Day, National Puppy Day, Purim Starts (Sunset)
24/03/2024 Palm Sunday, World Tuberculosis Day, Purim Ends (Nightfall)
25/03/2024 International Waffle Day, World Autism Acceptance Week Starts
26/03/2024, Wear a hat day, Good Hair Day
27/03/2024 World Theatre Day, International Scribble Day, International Whisky Day
28/03/2024 World Piano Day
29/03/2024 Good Friday
30/03/2024 National Doctor’s Day, World Marbles Day, World Bipolar Day
31/03/2024 World Backup Day, International Transgender Day of Visibility, Easter Sunday
April 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month-Long Events:
Stress Awareness Month (UK)
National Pet Month
National Brunch Month
01/04/2024 April Fool’s Day, Easter Monday, World Autism Month Starts
02/04/2024 World Autism Awareness Day
03/04/2024 National Walking Day
04/04/2024 International Carrot Day, International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, World Rat Day
05/04/2024 International Day of Conscience
06/04/2024 International Pillow Fight Day
07/04/2024 World Health Day
08/04/2024 US Masters Golf (8th-14th April) Begins, Ramadan Ends
09/04/2024 Eid Al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the fast)
10/04/2024 Siblings Day, World Homeopathy Day, Eid Al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the fast)
11/04/2024 National Pet Day
12/04/2024 International Day of Human Space Flight
13/04/2024 Grand National 2024
14/04/2024 Garden Day
15/04/2024 World Art Day
16/04/2024 World Voice Day, World Semicolon Day
17/04/2024 International Bat Appreciation Day, International Haiku Poetry Day, World Haemophilia Day
18/04/2022 International Jugglers Day, World Amateur Radio Day
19/04/2024 Sylvester the Cat’s Birthday
20/04/2024 Chinese Language Day, International Cli-Fi Day
21/04/2024 National Tea Day, World Creativity and Innovation Day, London Marathon
22/04/2024 Earth Day, Passover starts (Sunset)
23/04/2024 St George’s Day, English Language Day, Spanish Language Day, Great British Beef Week
24/04/2024 International Guide Dog Day
25/04/2024 World Malaria Day, DNA Day, World Penguin Day
26/04/2024 World Intellectual Property Day, International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27/04/2024 International Sculpture Day, World Healing Day, Woody Woodpecker Day
28/04/2024 World Day for Safety and Health at Work, World Pinhole Photography Day
29/04/2024 International Dance Day, World Wish Day
30/04/2024 International Jazz Day, Passover (Nightfall)
May 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
National Bike Month
01/05/2024 International Doodle Dog Day
02/05/2024 International Harry Potter Day
03/05/2024 World Press Freedom Day
04/05/2024 Star Wars Day, International Firefighters Day, World Password Day
05/05/2024 Cinco de Mayo, National Space Day
06/05/2024 May Day (Bank Holiday), 1 Year Coronation of King Charles II and Camila, International No Diet Day
08/05/2024 World Red Cross Day
09/05/2024 Europe Day
10/05/2024 World Lupus Day
11/05/2024 Fair Trade Day
12/05/2024 International Nurses Day, National Limerick Day
13/05/2024 World Cocktail Day
14/05/2024 Garden Day (UK)
15/05/2024 International Day of Families
16/05/2024 International Day of Light, Love a Tree Day
17/05/2024 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, World Baking Day
19/05/2024 Chelsea Flower Show (19th – 25th May)
20/05/2024 World Bee Day
21/05/2024 International Tea Day, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22/05/2024 International Day for Biological Diversity
23/05/2024 World Turtle Day
24/05/2024 World Schizophrenia Day
25/05/2024 FA Cup Final
27/05/2024 Spring Bank Holiday
28/05/2024 World Blood Cancer Day
29/05/2024 National Biscuit Day, International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, World Otter Day
30/05/2024 National Creativity Day, World Multiple Sclerosis Day, International Hug Your Cat Day
31/05/2024 World No Tobacco Day, World Parrot Day
June 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month Long:
World Infertility Awareness Month
Pride Month
01/06/2024 Global Day of Parents, International Children’s Day, World Reef Awareness Day, UEFA Champions League Final, Epsom Derby Day
02/06/2024 National Cancer Survivor’s Day, National Donut Day
03/06/2024 World Bicycle Day, World Cider Day
04/06/2024 National Cheese Day, International Corgi Day
05/06/2024 World Environment Day, Global Running Day
06/06/2024 D-Day Anniversary
07/06/2004 World Food Safety Day
08/06/2024 World Gin Day, Park Life festival starts, World Oceans Day
10/06/2024 Team Green Britain Bike Week (10th – 16th)
11/06/2024, Oxfam Water Week (11th-17th), Shavuot begins (Sunset)
12/06/2024 World Day Against Child Labour
13/06/2024 International Albinism Awareness Day, Shavuot ends (Nightfall)
14/06/2024 World Blood Donor Day, Download Festival (14th-16th) Begins
15/06/2024 Beer Day Britain, Clean Air Day, Global Wind Day
16/06/2024 Father’s Day, National Fudge Day
17/06/2024 World Tessellation Day, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought,
18/06/2024 International Sushi Day, International Picnic Day, Royal Ascot Begins (18th – 22nd June)
19/06/2024 Manchester Day, National Martini Day, World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
20/06/2024 International Surfing Day, World Refugee Day, World Tapas Day
21/06/2024 Summer Solstice, International Yoga Day, Take Your Dog to Work Day
22/06/2024 World Rainforest Day, Windrush Day
23/06/2024 National Writing Day, International Women in Engineering Day
24/06/2024 International Fairy Day, International St. Johns Day, Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (24th – 2nd)
25/06/2024 Global Beatles Day
26/06/2024 Glastonbury Festival Starts
27/06/2024 National Bingo Day, National PTSD Awareness Day, Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
29/06/2024 Armed Forces Day, Tour De France Begins, London Pride
30/06/2024 International Asteroid Day
July 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month Long:
World Infertility Awareness Month
WIMBLEDON 1-14 July 2024
01/07/2024 International Joke Day, Canada Day
02/07/2024 Thank You Day, World UFO Day
03/07/2024 International Plastic Bag Free Day
04/07/2024 Independence Day (US)
05/07/2024 Independence Day in Algeria
06/07/2024 International Day of Cooperatives, International Kissing Day
07/07/2024 World Chocolate Day, F1 British Grand Prix
08/08/2024 International Town Criers Day
11/07/2024 World Population Day
12/07/2024 Malala Day, Wireless Festival Starts, TRNSMT festival starts.
13/07/2024 International Skinny Dip Day, International Rock Day
14/07/2024 Bastille Day, International Non-Binary Peoples Day
15/07/2024 Give Something Away Day, World Youth Skills Day
16/07/2024 National Cherry Day, World Snake Day, Festival of British Archaeology, Eid Al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)
17/07/2024 World Day for International Justice, World Emoji Day, Eid Al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)
18/07/2024 Nelson Mandela International Day, Eid Al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)
19/07/2024 International Retainer Day, Eid Al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)
20/07/2024 International Chess Day, International Snowdon Race, World Jump Day, Eid Al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)
21/07/2024 National Ice Cream Day
22/07/2024 National Hammock Day
23/07/2024 International Yada Yada Day, World Sjogren’s Day,
24/07/2024 National Tequila Day
25/07/2024 Cheese & Wine Day, International Red Shoe Day, World Drowning Prevention Day
26/07/2024 Start of the 2024 Paris Olympics, World Tofu Day, International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
27/07/2024 Bagpipe Appreciation Day (Scotland), Norfolk Day
28/07/2024 World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day
29/07/2024 International Tiger Day, National Lipstick Day
30/07/2024 International Day of Friendship, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, World Snorkelling Day
31/07/2024 World Ranger Day, Harry Potter’s Birthday, International Lifeguard Appreciation Day
August 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
01/08/2024 Lammas Day, Yorkshire Day, International Clown Week,
02/08/2024 International Beer Day, Cycle To Work Day, World Coconut Day Organ Donation Week
03/08/2024 National Watermelon Day, Brighton Pride
04/08/2024 International Clouded Leopard Day, International Assistance Dog Week, World Sexual Health Day
05/08/2024 Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland), World Alternative Games
06/08/2024 Hiroshima Day
07/08/2024 Playday – National Day for Play, Brecon Jazz Festival
08/08/2024 International Cat Day, Scottish Wildcat Day
09/08/2024 Book Lovers Day, International Day of The World’s Indigenous People, International Coworking Day
10/08/2024 World Lion Day, National Lazy Day, Margate Pride
11/08/2024 End of the 2024 Paris Olympics, National Son and Daughter Day
12/08/2024 International Youth Day, World Elephant Day, Afternoon Tea Week
13/08/2024 International Left-Handers Day, National Prosecco Day
14/08/2024 Falklands Day, World Calligraphy Day, World Lizard Day,
15/08/2024 National Relaxation Day
16/08/2024 National Rum Day, Tell a Joke Day, National Roller Coaster Day
17/08/2024 National Nonprofit Day, National Cupcake Day, World Honeybee Day
18/08/2024 World Breast Cancer Research Day, National Fajita Day
19/08/2024 International Orangutan Day, International Bow Day, World Photo Day, World Humanitarian Day
20/08/2024 World Mosquito Day, National Radio Day
21/08/2024 International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, Reading & Leeds Festivals Start
22/08/2024 National Burger Day, World Plant Milk Day
23/08/2024 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, Victorious Festival Starts
24/08/2024 International Strange Music Day, Pride Cymru, International Bat Night
25/08/2024 Notting Hill Carnival Starts, Burning Man Festival
26/08/2024 Summer Bank Holiday (Eng, Wales. NI), World Dog Day
27/08/2024 International Lottery Day
29/08/2024 International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30/08/2024 National Beach Day
31/08/2024 International Overdose Awareness Day
September 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month-Long Events:
World Alzheimer’s Month
World Animal Remembrance Month
World Candle Month
World Fun Fair Month
Back To School
Sourdough September
Back To School
Secondhand September
01/09/2024 National Tofu Day
02/09/2024 – 06/09/2024 Zero Waste Week
02/09/2024 Organ Donation Week
03/09/2024
04/09/2024 World Sexual Health Day
05/09/2024 International Day of Charity
06/09/2024 Read a Book Day, National Food Bank Day
07/09/2024 World Beard Day, International Day of Clean Air, Toronto International Film Festival
08/09/2024 International Literacy Day, World Physical Therapy Day
09/09/2024 – 22/09/2024 Fairtrade Fortnight
09/09/2024 Emergency Services Day (999 Day), International Day to Protect Education from Attack
10/09/2024 World Suicide Prevention Day, Gibraltar National Day
12/09/2024 European Migraine Day of Action
13/09/2024 Roald Dahl Day, Positive Thinking Day, London Fashion Week SS 2024 Starts,
15/09/2024 World Lymphoma Awareness Day, International Day of Democracy, World Engineers Day, World CleanUp Day
16/09/2024 Abergavenny Food Festival, International Coastal Cleanup Day, International Red Panda Day, International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer
17/09/2024 International Country Music Day
18/09/2024 National Cheeseburger Day, International Equal Pay Day
19/09/2024 Talk Like a Pirate Day
20/09/2024 International Week of Happiness at Work, International NFT Day
21/09/2024 International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer’s Day, Wales International Film Festival
22/09/2024 Hobbit Day, World Rhino Day, World Rivers Day, World CleanUp Day, World Car Free Day
23/09/2024 – 29/09/2024 FSC Forest Week
23/09/2024 International Day of Sign Languages, Celebrate Bisexuality Day, Porthcawl Elvis Festival
24/09/2024 World Gorilla Day, World Bollywood Day, World Day of The Deaf
25/09/2024 National Fitness Day, International Ataxia Awareness Day, World Pharmacists Day
26/09/2024 World Contraception Day, World Day of Migrants and Refugees, World Maritime Day
27/09/2024 World Tourism Day, Worlds Biggest Coffee Mornings,
28/09/2024 World Rabies Day, National Sons Day, National Singles Day
29/09/2024 World Heart Day, International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction
30/09/2024 International Podcast Day, International Translation Day, International Lace Day
October 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month Long Events
Black History Month (UK)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Stoptober
Unblocktober
01/10/2024 International Day of Older Persons, International Coffee Day, World Vegetarian Day, World Habitat Day
02/10/2024 International Day of Nonviolence, National Kale Day, Rosh Hashanah begins (Sunset), Energy Efficiency Day
03/10/2024 Buy British Day, National Poetry Day
04/10/2024 National Taco Day, World Animal Day, National Vodka Day, Rosh Hashanah ends (Nightfall), No Disposable Cup Day
05/10/2024 World Teacher’s Day, World Meningitis Day
06/10/2024 World Cerebral Palsy Day, National Noodle Day, Grandparents’ Day
07/10/2024 International Day of Peaceful Communication
08/10/2024 International Podiatry Day, UK Fungus Day
09/10/2024 Leif Erikson Day
10/10/2024 World Mental Health Day, World Homeless Day
11/10/2024 International Day of the Girl Child, International Top Spinning Day, Yom Kippur begins (Sunset)
12/10/2024 Yom Kippur ends (nightfall), World Migratory Bird Day
13/10/2024 National Yorkshire Pudding Day
14/10/2024 – 20/10/2024 Recycle Week
14/10/2024 World Standards Day, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, National Baking Week, International e-Waste Day
15/10/2024 UK Coffee Week
16/10/2024 Global Dignity Day, World Spine Day, Sukkot starts (sunset), World Food Day
17/10/2024 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, National Pasta Day
18/10/2024 United Nations Week, World Menopause Day
19/10/2024 National Album Day, World Paediatric Bone and Joint Day, World Humanitarian Action Day
20/10/2024 International Chefs Day, World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day
21/10/2024 Back to the Future Day, Trafalgar Day, National Reptile Day
22/10/2024 International Stuttering Awareness Day
23/10/2024 Mole Day (Science, not furry animal or skin), Sukkot ends (nightfall), Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah begins (sunset), World Snow Leopard Day
24/10/2024 United Nations Day
25/10/2024 World Pasta Day, Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah ends (nightfall)
26/10/2024 Pumpkin Day, Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night
27/10/2024 National Mentoring Day, World Lemur Day
28/10/2024 International Animation Day
29/10/2024 RSPB Feed the Birds Day, International Brain Tumour Awareness Week, Clocks Go Back,
31/10/2024 Halloween, World Cities Day
November 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month-Long Events:
Movember
World Vegan Month
01/11/2024 World Vegan Day
02/11/2024 All Souls’ Day, World Ballet Day
03/11/2024 Jellyfish Day
04/11/2024 National Roast Dinner Day, Diwali Ends
05/11/2024 Bonfire Night, World Tsunami Awareness Day
08/11/2024 Cappuccino Day, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) Day
09/11/2024 World Pudding Day, World Adoption Day
10/11/2024 International Accounting Day, World Science Day for Peace and Development,
11/11/2024 Remembrance Day
12/11/2024 International Tongue Twister Day, World Pneumonia Day
13/11/2024 World Kindness Day
14/11/2024 World Diabetes Day, King Charles III’s Birthday, International Girl’s Day
15/11/2024 National Philanthropy Day
16/11/2024 International Day for Tolerance, Beaujolais Nouveau Day,
17/11/2024 International Students’ Day
18/11/2024 International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, World Antibiotic Awareness Week
19/11/2024 International Men’s Day, World Toilet Day, National Play Monopoly Day
20/11/2024 – 26/11/2024 European Week for Waste Reduction
20/11/2024 World Children’s Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance
21/11/2024 World Hello Day, World Television Day, World Philosophy Day
22/11/2024
23/11/2024 National Espresso Day
24/11/2024 Thanksgiving (US), Unique Talent Day
25/11/2024 – 03/12/2024 National Tree Week
25/11/2024 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26/11/2024 International Cake Day,
27/11/2024
28/11/2024 Red Planet Day
29/11/2024 Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day
30/11/2024 St Andrew’s Day (Scotland), Small Business Saturday
December 2024 UK Social Media Content Calendar
Month-Long Events:
Advent
01/12/2024 World AIDS Day
02/12/2024 Cyber Monday, World Pollution Prevention Day
03/12/2024 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
04/12/2024 International Cheetah Day, World Wildlife Conservation Day, Carbon Literacy Action Day
05/12/2024 International Volunteer Day, World Soil Day, International Ninja Day
06/12/2024 St Nicholas Day, World Trick Shot Day
07/12/2024 International Civil Aviation Day
08/12/2024
09/12/2024 Christmas Card Day
10/12/2024 International Animal Rights Day, Human Rights Day, Nobel Prize Day
11/12/2024 International Mountain Day
12/12/2024 Gingerbread Day
13/12/2024 Christmas Jumper Day
14/12/2024
15/12/2024
16/12/2024
17/12/2025
18/12/2024
19/12/2024
20/12/2024
21/12/2024
22/12/2024 First Day of Winter, National Crossword Puzzle Day
23/12/2024
24/12/2024 Christmas Eve
25/12/2024 Christmas Day, Hanukkah Begins (sunset)
26/12/2024 Boxing Day
27/12/2024 Bank Holiday
28/12/20024
29/12/2024
30/12/2024
31/12/2024 New Year’s Eve, Hogmanay