2023 Social Media Holiday Calendar - Canadian Edition
Are you looking for a list of social media holidays for Canadian businesses? We’ve got your back, eh!
We’ve compiled the most comprehensive list of 2023 Social Media Holidays for you to use in planning your 2023 Social Media Calendar. We’ve highlighted those that are Canadian Commemorative Days in (what else) maple leaf red. (#FF0000) and marked them with a 🍁for good measure. Social holidays here in Canada are heavily influenced by our neighbours to the south, so we have included most of the US national holidays as well. Plus we love to support the good work of the United Nations, so we’ve included the United Nations days of remembrance as well.
Social Media holidays are a simple and clever way to connect with your audience and make your social posts both creative and current.
By utilizing these holidays as key topics in your social media planning calendar, you can stand out from the crowd with clever, funny and witty posts that your audience will love. Celebrate Blue Monday, National Teddy Bear Day or Hug Your Cat Day - the possibilities of unique and creative content ideas are endless!
To make this strategy work for you, here are 4 helpful tips that could come in handy:
Plan ahead and take into account holidays that might not be on everyone’s radar.
Have fun with it! Being clever and creative on these holidays can show that your brand knows how to have fun.
Think holistically and find connections between social holidays and your brand messaging. Many social holidays give you the opportunity to promote key values of your brand and give your audience a glimpse into who you really are.
Be selective. There are literally hundreds of social media holidays out there - choose one or two a month that resonate for you and your brand.
Canadian Social Media Dates - January 2023
🍁Tamil Heritage Month
January 1: New Years Day
January 2: Science Fiction Day
January 4: World Braille Day (United Nations) | National Trivia Day
January 5: National Bird Day
January 7: Ukrainian Christmas 💙💛
January 9: Clean Off Your Desk Day
January 11: Human Trafficking Awareness Day | 🍁Sir John A Macdonald Day
January 13: National Sticker Day | Malanka (Ukrainian New Year's Eve)💙💛
January 15: National Hat Day
January 16: Blue Monday | Global Word Search Day
January 17: 🍁Raoul Wallenberg Day
January 18: Winnie the Pooh Day
January 19: Get to Know Your Customers Day | National Popcorn Day
January 20: Cheese Lovers Day
January 21: 🍁Lincoln Alexander Day | National Hugging Day
January 22: Chinese New Year (Year of the Rabbit 🐰)
January 23: National Pie Day
January 24: 🍁World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture | World Day of Education (United Nations) | National Compliment Day
January 25: Opposite Day
January 26: Community Manager Appreciation Day
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day (United Nations)
January 28: Data Privacy Day | International LEGO Day
January 29: 🍁National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
January 31: National Hot Chocolate Day
Canadian Social Media Dates - February 2023
🍁Black History Month | World Interfaith Harmony Week (Feb 1 to 7) (United Nations)
February 2: World Wetlands Day (United Nations) | Groundhog Day
February 4: International Day of Human Fraternity (United Nations) | World Cancer Day | Zombie Pride Day | Facebook’s Anniversary
February 5: National Weatherperson’s Day
February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (United Nations)
February 7: National Send a Card to a Friend Day
February 8: National Boy Scouts Day
February 9: National Pizza Day
February 10: World Pulses Day (United Nations)
February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science (United Nations) | Inventors Day
February 12: International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism (United Nations)
February 13: World Radio Day (United Nations) | National Cheddar Day | Internet Friends Day | Galentine’s Day
February 14: Valentine’s Day | Safer Internet Day
February 15: 🍁National Flag of Canada Day | International Childhood Cancer Day – Singles Awareness Day
February 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day
February 18: National Battery Day
February 20: World Day of Social Justice (United Nations) | National Love Your Pet Day
February 21: International Mother Language Day (United Nations) | Pancake Day
February 27: World NGO Day
February 28: World Rare Disease Day
Canadian Social Media Dates - March 2023
🍁Irish Heritage Month | Women’s History Month
March 1: World Seagrass Day (United Nations) | Zero Discrimination Day (UNAIDS) (United Nations)
March 3: World Wildlife Day (United Nations)
March 4: National Grammar Day | National Employee Appreciation Day | National Day of Unplugging
March 5: International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness (United Nations)
March 6: National Dentist's Day
March 7: National Be Heard Day | National Cereal Day
March 8: 🍁International Women’s Day | National Proofreading Day
March 10: International Day of Women Judges (United Nations) | National Pack Your Lunch Day | National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | Popcorn Lover's Day
March 11: National Worship of Tools Day
March 12: National Girl Scout Day | Daylight Savings
March 13: National Napping Day
March 14: 🍁Commonwealth Day | Pi Day (post this at 1:59, as Pi equals 3.14159...) | Potato Chip Day
March 15: International Day to Combat Islamophobia (United Nations) | World Consumer Rights Day
March 16: National Freedom of Information Day
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day | World Sleep Day
March 18: Awkward Moments Day
March 19: National Let's Laugh Day
March 20: International Day of Happiness (United Nations) | French Language Day (United Nations) | Start of Spring | World Storytelling Day
March 21: 🍁International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | World Poetry Day (United Nations) | International Day of Nowruz (United Nations) | World Down Syndrome Day (Unite Day Nations) | International Day of Forests (United Nations) | Twitter Anniversary
March 22: World Water Day (United Nations)
March 23: World Meteorological Day (United Nations) | World Puppy Day
March 24: World Tuberculosis Day (United Nations) | International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims (United Nations)
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (United Nations) | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (United Nations) | Earth Hour | International Waffle Day | Tolkien Reading Day
March 26: National Spinach Day | Purple Day
March 27: World Theatre Day
March 30: Doctor's Day | National Take a Walk in the Park Day
March 31:🍁International Transgender Day of Visibility | World Backup Day
Canadian Social Media Dates - April 2023
🍁 Sikh Heritage Month | 🍁 Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation, and Prevention Month | World Immunization Week (April 24 to 30) (United Nations) | National Stress Awareness Month
April 1: April Fools’ Day
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day (United Nations)
April 3: Find a Rainbow Day
April 4: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (United Nations) | Hug a Newsperson Day
April 5: International Day of Conscience (United Nations)
April 6: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (United Nations) | National Walking Day
April 7: International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (United Nations) | World Health Day (United Nations) | 🍁 Good Friday
April 9: 🍁Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge | Easter Sunday
April 10: 🍁Easter Monday | National Siblings Day | Encourage a Young Writer Day
April 11: National Pet Day
April 12: 🍁 Equal Pay Day 🍁International Day of Pink | International Day of Human Space Flight (United Nations)
April 14: World Chagas Disease Day (WHO) (United Nations)
April 15: World Art Day
April 16: National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
April 17: Haiku Poetry Day
April 18: Day for Monuments and Sites | National Columnists’ Day
April 19: World Simpsons Day
April 20: Chinese Language Day (United Nations) | National Look-Alike Day | National High-Five Day | Get to Know Your Customers Day
April 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day (United Nations) | National Administrative Professionals Day
April 22: International Mother Earth Day (United Nations)
April 23: World Copyright Day (Unesco) (United Nations) | English Language Day (United Nations) | Spanish Language Day (United Nations) | World Book Day | National Picnic Day
April 24: International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace (United Nations)
April 25: World Malaria Day (United Nations) | International Delegate’s Day (United Nations) | National Telephone Day
April 26: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day (United Nations) | World Intellectual Property Day (United Nations) | Denim Day
April 27: 🍁 Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) | International Girls in ICT Day (United Nations) | World Design Day | National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work (United Nations) | Arbor Day
April 29: International Dance Day
April 30: 🍁 Tax Day | National Honesty Day | National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day | International Jazz Day (United Nations)
Canadian Social Media Dates - May 2023
🍁 Asian Heritage Month | 🍁Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
May 1: May Day | International Workers Day
May 2: World Tuna Day (United Nations) | National Teacher Day | World Asthma Day
May 3: World Press Freedom Day (United Nations)
May 4: Star Wars Day | International Firefighters Day | World Password Day
May 5: 🍁Dutch Heritage Day | Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon (United Nations) | World Portuguese Language Day (United Nations) | LinkedIn’s 20th Anniversary | Space Day
May 6: Free Comic Book Day | National Nurses Day
May 7: World Laughter Day
May 8: Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War (United Nations) | World Red Cross Day
May 9: Europe Day
May 10: International Day of Argania (United Nations) | National Receptionist Day
May 12: International Day of Plant Health (United Nations) | National Limerick Day
May 13: World Migratory Bird Day (United Nations)
May 14: Mother’s Day
May 15: International Day of Families (United Nations)
May 16: International Day of Living Together in Peace (United Nations) | International Day of Light (United Nations) | Love a Tree Day
May 17: 🍁International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (United Nations)
May 18: International Museum Day
May 19: National Bike to Work Day | Endangered Species Day
May 20: World Bee Day (United Nations)
May 21: National Memo Day | International Tea Day (United Nations) | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (United Nations)
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity (United Nations)
May 23: International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (United Nations) | YouTube’s 18th Anniversary
May 24: 🍁Victoria Day | National Scavenger Hunt Day
May 25: Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories (United Nations) | Geek Pride Day
May 26: National Red Nose Day | Heat Awareness Day
May 28: National Burger Day
May 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers (United Nations) | Memorial Day | Paperclip Day
May 31: World No-Tobacco Day (United Nations)
Canadian Social Media Dates - June 2023
🍁 National Indigenous History Month | 🍁 Italian Heritage Month | 🍁 Filipino Heritage Month | 🍁 Portuguese Heritage Month | 🍁 Pride Month
June 1: Global Day of Parents (United Nations)
June 2: National Donut Day
June 3: World Bicycle Day (United Nations) |
June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (United Nations) | National Cancer Survivors Day
June 5: World Environment Day (United Nations) | International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (United Nations) |
June 6: Russian Language Day (United Nations) | Higher Education Day
June 7: World Food Safety Day (United Nations)
June 8: World Oceans Day (United Nations) | Higher Education Day
June 12: World Day Against Child Labour (United Nations)
June 13: International Albinism Awareness Day (United Nations)
June 14: World Blood Donor Day (United Nations) | National Flag Day
June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (United Nations)
June 16: International Day of Family Remittances (United Nations)
June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (United Nations)
June 18: International Day for Countering Hate Speech (United Nations) | Sustainable Gastronomy Day (United Nations) | International Sushi Day | Father’s Day
June 19: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (United Nations) | Juneteenth
June 20: World Refugee Day (United Nations) | Yellow Day (the happiest day of the year)
June 21: 🍁National Indigenous Peoples Day | International Day of Yoga (United Nations) | International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice (United Nations) | National Selfie Day | World Music Day | Beginning of Summer
June 23: United Nations Public Service Day (United Nations) | International Widows' Day (United Nations) | Take Your Dog to Work Day
June 24: 🍁Saint-Jean Baptise Day | International Day of Women in Diplomacy (United Nations)
June 25: Day of the Seafarer [IMO] (United Nations)
June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (United Nations) | International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (United Nations)
June 27: 🍁Canadian Multiculturalism Day | Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day (United Nations) | National Sunglasses Day
June 28: LGBTQIA+ Pride
June 29: International Day of the Tropics (United Nations)
June 30: International Asteroid Day (United Nations) | World Social Media Day | International Day of Parliamentarism (United Nations)
Canadian Social Media Dates - July 2023
July 1: 🍁Canada Day
July 2: World UFO Day
July 3: International Day of Cooperatives (United Nations)
July 4: US Independence Day | World eBook Day
July 6: International Kissing Day
July 7: World Kiswahili Language Day (United Nations) | World Chocolate Day
July 8: National Video Games Day
July 11: World Population Day (United Nations) | Cheer Up the Lonely Day
July 12: Malala Day
July 13: International Rock Day
July 15: World Youth Skills Day (United Nations) | Give Something Away Day
July 17: World Emoji Day | National Tattoo Day
July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day (United Nations)
July 20: International Moon Day (United Nations) | World Chess Day (United Nations) | Get to Know Your Customers Day
July 22: World Brain Day
July 24: Parents’ Day
July 25: World Drowning Prevention Day (United Nations)
July 28: 🍁Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval | World Hepatitis Day (United Nations) | Talk in an Elevator Day
July 30: International Day of Friendship (United Nations) | World Day against Trafficking in Persons (United Nations) | National Cheesecake Day
Canadian Social Media Dates - August 2023
Public Service Pride Week (third week of August) | World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1-7) (United Nations)
August 1: 🍁Emancipatin Day | 🍁Civic Holiday | Respect for Parent’s Day
August 2: National Coloring Book Day
August 5: International Beer Day
August 8: International Cat Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples(United Nations) | National Book Lovers Day
August 10: National Lazy Day
August 11: National Sons and Daughters Day
August 12: International Youth Day (United Nations) | World Elephant Day
August 13: International Left-Handers Day
August 15: 🍁National Acadian Day | National Relaxation Day
August 16: National Tell A Joke Day
August 19: World Humanitarian Day (United Nations) | World Photography Day
August 20: National Lemonade Day
August 21: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (United Nations)
August 22: International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (United Nations)
August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition (United Nations) | Hashtag Day
August 26: World Dog Day | National Women’s Equality Day
August 29: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition (United Nations)
August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (United Nations)
August 31: International Day for People of African Descent (United Nations)
Canadian Social Media Dates - September 2023
🍁Mennonite Heritage Week | 🍁Gender Equality Week | Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15 – Oct 15)
September 4: National Wildlife Day
September 5: 🍁Labour Day | International Day of Charity (United Nations)
September 6: Read a Book Day
September 7: International Day of Police Cooperation (United Nations) | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (United Nations)
September 8: International Literacy Day (United Nations) | Stand Up to Cancer Day
September 9: International Day to Protect Education from Attack (United Nations)
September 10: Grandparents Day
September 11: US Day of Service and Remembrance (#911)
September 12: United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation (United Nations) | National Day of Encouragement
September 15: International Day of Democracy (United Nations)
September 16: International Day for Interventional Cardiology (United Nations) | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (United Nations)
September 17: World Patient Safety Day (United Nations) | Batman Day | National Grandparent’s Day
September 18: International Equal Pay Day (United Nations) | Civic Day of Hacking
September 19: Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 21: International Day of Peace (United Nations) | Miniature Golf Day
September 22: Start of Fall (Autumnal Equinox) | Car Free Day | Hobbit Day
September 23: International Day of Sign Languages (United Nations)
September 25: National Comic Book Day
September 26: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (United Nations) | National Pancake Day | European Day of Languages
September 27: World Tourism Day (United Nations) | Google Anniversary | National Women’s Health and Fitness Day
September 28: International Day for Universal Access to Information (United Nations) | World Rabies Day
September 29: World Maritime Day (United Nations) | International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (United Nations) | National Coffee Day | National Good Neighbor Day
September 30: 🍁National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | 🍁Orange Shirt Day | International Translation Day (United Nations) | International Podcast Day
Canadian Social Media Dates - October 2023
🍁German Heritage Month | 🍁Canadian Islamic History Month | 🍁Latin American Heritage Month | 🍁Women’s History Month
World Space Week (Oct 4-10) (United Nations) | Global Media and Information Literacy Week (Oct 24-31) (United Nations) | Disarmament Week (Oct 24-30) (United Nations)
October 1: 🍁National Seniors Day | International Day of Older Persons (United Nations) | International Coffee Day | World Vegetarian Day
October 2: International Day of Non-Violence (United Nations) | World Habitat Day (United Nations)
October 3: National Techies Day
October 4: World Animal Day | National Taco Day
October 5: World Teachers’ Day (United Nations)
October 6: Instagram Anniversary | World Smile Day
October 7: World Cotton Day (United Nations)
October 8: World Migratory Bird Day (United Nations)
October 9: World Post Day (United Nations)
October 10: 🍁Thanksgiving | World Mental Health Day (United Nations)
October 11: 🍁International Day of the Girl Child
October 12: World Sight Day
October 13: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (United Nations)
October 14: National Dessert Day
October 15: International Day of Rural Women (United Nations) | Global Handwashing Day
October 16: World Food Day (United Nations) | Bosses Day
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (United Nations)
October 18: 🍁Person’s Day
October 19: International Day against Breast Cancer | Get to Know Your Customers Day
October 20: International Chefs Day
October 21: World Energy Saving Day | Reptile Awareness Day
October 24: World Development Information Day (United Nations) | United Nations Day
October 25: Greasy Foods Day
October 27: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (United Nations)
October 28: World Animation Day | National Chocolate Day
October 30: National Publicist Day | Checklist Day
October 31: World Cities Day (United Nations) | Halloween
Canadian Social Media Dates - November 2023
🍁Hindu Heritage Month | National Novel Writing Month
🍁16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (Nov 25 to Dec 10) | 🍁Vetran’s Week (Nov 5 to 11) | International Week of Science and Peace, (Nov 9-15) (United Nations) | 🍁Canada History Week (Nov 20 to 26) | World Antibiotic Awareness Week (Nov 13-19) (United Nations)
November 1: All Saints Day | Day of the Dead | National Author’s Day | World Vegan Day | National Cook For Your Pets Day | National Stress Awareness Day
November 2: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (United Nations)
November 3: National Sandwich Day
November 4: International Marketing Day | National Candy Day
November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day (United Nations) | End of Daylight Savings
November 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (United Nations)
November 8: 🍁Ingigenous Veterans Day | National Cappuccino Day | Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine (STEM) Day
November 9: World Science Day for Peace and Development (United Nations)
November 11: 🍁Remembrance Day
November 13: World Kindness Day
November 14: World Diabetes Day (United Nations)
November 15: Day of 8 Billion (United Nations) | International Day for Tolerance (United Nations) | Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
November 16: World Philosophy Day (United Nations)
November 17: World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence (United Nations) | International Student’s Day
November 19: World Toilet Day (United Nations) | International Men’s Day
November 20: 🍁National Child Day | 🍁Transgender Day of Remembrance | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (United Nations) | Africa Industrialization Day (United Nations) | World Children's Day (United Nations)
November 21: World Television Day (United Nations) | National Entrepreneurs Day | World Hello Day
November 23: US Thanksgiving
November 24: Black Friday | National Day of Listening
November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (United Nations) | Small Business Saturday
November 26: 🍁Holodomor Memorial Day | National Cake Day
November 27: Cyber Monday
November 28: Giving Tuesday
November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (United Nations) | Electronic Greeting Card Day
November 30: Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations) | Computer Security Day
Canadian Social Media Dates - December 2023
Hanukkah (Dec 18 - 26)
December 1: World AIDS Day (United Nations)
December 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (United Nations)
December 3: 🍁International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 4: International Day of Banks (United Nations) | National Cookie Day
December 5: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (United Nations) | World Soil Day (United Nations)
December 6: 🍁National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women | Microwave Oven Day
December 7: International Civil Aviation Day (United Nations)
December 8: Pretend to be a Time Traveller Day
December 9: International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime (United Nations) | International Anti-Corruption Day (United Nations) | National Salesperson Day
December 10: 🍁Human Rights Day | Nobel Prize Day
December 11: 🍁Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | International Mountain Day (United Nations)
December 12: International Day of Neutrality (United Nations) | International Universal Health Coverage Day (United Nations)
December 18: Arabic Language Day (United Nations) | International Migrants Day (United Nations)
December 20: International Human Solidarity Day (United Nations)
December 21: First Day of Winter | Crossword Puzzle Day
December 24: Christmas Eve
December 25: 🍁Christmas Day
December 26: 🍁Boxing Day | Kwanzaa
December 27: International Day of Epidemic Preparedness (United Nations) | No Interruptions Day
December 31: New Year’s Eve
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