Are you a small business owner or marketer? Looking for February holidays or special dates to celebrate on social media?
Marketing your business on social media just got a lot easier with this complete list of holidays, observances, and special dates for February 2020.
The list includes more than 185 different holidays and observances to celebrate in February.
To learn why holidays make great social media posts read: The Complete Calendar of Social Media Holidays.
Holiday Hashtags for Social Media
When celebrating holidays on social media, it’s important to include the relevant hashtag(s) for that holiday in your post.
Using hashtags will help increase the reach of your post, exposing your business to a larger audience.
Hashtags are such an essential piece to your success on social media that I’ve done the research for you.
Most of the holidays listed below include the corresponding hashtag for social media.
For more social media post ideas read: What to Post on Social Media – 100 Post Ideas for 2020.
List of February 2020 Holidays
In an effort to simplify this massive list of holidays, I’ve divided the days into five categories – public holidays, religious holidays, monthly observances, weekly observances, and daily observances.
Scroll down to view all 185+ holidays or use the following links to skip ahead to a specific category.
Access all Holidays for the Year
Did you know there are over 3,300 holidays to celebrate on social media each year?
Click here for a complete listing of holidays for every month of the year.
If you’d like a printable PDF with all the holidays listed out by month, check out the Social Media Content App. It includes a free PDF of all 3,300+ holidays.
February 2020 Public Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Where Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 10 | Royal Hobart Regatta | #RoyalHobartRegatta | Tasmania, Australia |
| February 14 | Valentine's Day | #ValentinesDay | Worldwide |
| February 15 | National Flag Day | #CanadianFlag | Canada |
| February 17 | Family Day | #FamilyDay | Canada |
| February 17 | Islander Day | #IslanderDay | PEI, Canada |
| February 17 | Heritage Day | #HeritageDay | Nova Scotia, Canana |
| February 17 | Louis Riel Day | #LouisRielDay | Manitoba, Canada |
| February 17 | President's Day | #PresidentsDay | United States |
| February 2 | Groundhogs Day | #GroundhogDay | United States |
| February 2 | Super Bowl | #SuperBowl | United States |
| February 26 | Launceston Cup | #LauncestonCup | Tasmania, Australia |
| February 28 | Yukon Heritage Day | #HeritageDay | Yukon, Canada |
| February 29 | Leap Day | #LeapYear | Worldwide |
February 2020 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Religion |
|---|---|---|
| February 10 | Tu Bishvat / Tu B'Shevat | Jewish |
| February 21 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu |
| February 25 | Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras/ Carnival | Christian |
| February 26 | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
February 2020 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| American Heart Month |
| An Affair to Remember Month |
| Black History Month |
| Canned Food Month |
| Creative Romance Month |
| Free and Open Source Software Month |
| Great American Pie Month |
| National Bake for Family Fun Month |
| National Bird Feeding Month |
| National Cat Health Month |
| National Cherry Month |
| National Children’s Dental Health Month |
| National Embroidery Month |
| National Fasting February |
| National Heart Month |
| National Hot Breakfast Month |
| National Library Lover’s Month |
| National Self Check Month |
| National Snack Food Month |
| National Weddings Month |
| Pet Dental Health Month |
| Responsible Pet Owners Month |
| Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month |
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February 2020 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| February 1 - 7 | African Heritage and Health Week |
| February 1 - 7 | National Patient Recognition Week |
| February 2 - 8 | Burn Awareness Week |
| February 2 - 8 | Children's Mental Health Week |
| February 3 - 7 | Pride in Foodservice Week |
| February 3 - 7 | National School Counseling Week |
| February 3 - 7 | International Networking Week |
| February 7 - 14 | Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Awareness Week |
| February 7 - 14 | National Marriage Week |
| February 7 - 14 | Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week |
| Feburary 9 - 15 | National Secondhand Wardrobe Week |
| Feburary 9 - 15 | National Kraut and Frankfurter Week |
| Feburary 9 - 15 | Great American Pizza Bake |
| Feburary 9 - 15 | Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week |
| Feburary 9 - 15 | National Jell-O Week |
| February 10 - 14 | Freelance Writers Appreciation Week |
| February 13 - 19 | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week |
| February 14 - 21 | National Condom Week |
| February 14-21 | Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Staff Education Week |
| February 14-21 | Great Backyard Bird Count |
| February 15 - 22 | National Entrepreneurship Week |
| February 16 - 22 | Random Acts of Kindness Week |
| February 16 - 22 | National PTA's Take Your Family to School Week |
| February 16 - 22 | Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week |
| February 16 - 22 | National Engineers Week |
| February 22 - 29 | National FFA Week |
| February 23 - 29 | National Justice for Animals Week |
| February 23 - 29 | Peace Corps Week |
| February 24 - March 1 | National Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
February 2020 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| February 1 | Ice Cream for Breakfast Day | #IceCreamForBreakfastDay |
| February 1 | National Baked Alaska Day | #NationalBakedAlaskaDay |
| February 1 | National Freedom Day (Freedom From Slavery) | #NationalFreedomDay |
| February 1 | National Get Up Day | #NationalGetUpDay |
| February 1 | National Serpent Day | #NationalSerpentDay |
| February 1 | National Texas Day | #NationalTexasDay |
| February 2 | Crepe Day | #CrepeDay |
| February 2 | National Groundhog Day | #NationalGroundhogDay |
| February 2 | National Heavenly Hash Day | #NationalHeavenlyHashDay |
| February 2 | National Hedgehog Day | #HedgehogDay |
| February 2 | National Tater Tot Day | #NationalTaterTotDay |
| February 2 | World Ukulele Day | #WorldUkuleleDay |
| February 3 | National Carrot Cake Day | #NationalCarrotCakeDay |
| February 3 | National Day the Music Died Day | #TheDayTheMusicDied |
| February 3 | National Football Hangover Day | #FootballHangoverDay |
| February 3 | National Missing Persons Day | #NationalMissingPersonsDay |
| February 3 | National Women Physicians Day | #WomenPhysiciansDay |
| February 4 | National Create a Vacuum day | #CreateAVacuumDay |
| February 4 | National Hemp Day | #NationalHempDay |
| February 4 | National Homemade Soup Day | #NationalHomemadeSoupDay |
| February 4 | National Thank a Mail Carrier Day | #ThankAMailCarrierDay |
| February 4 | Safer Internet Day | #SaferInternetDay |
| February 4 | Stuffed Mushroom Day | #StuffedMushroomDay |
| February 4 | World Cancer Day | #WorldCancerDay |
| February 5 | National Chocolate Fondue Day | #ChocolateFondueDay |
| February 5 | National Girls and Women in Sports Day | #GirlsAndWomenInSportsDay |
| February 5 | National Shower with a Friend Day | #ShowerWithAFriendDay |
| February 5 | National Weatherperson’s Day | #WeatherpersonsDay |
| February 5 | World Nutella Day | #WorldNutellaDay |
| February 6 | National Frozen Yogurt Day | #NationalFrozenYogurtDay |
| February 6 | National Lame Duck Day | #NationalLameDuckDay |
| February 7 | e Day | #EDay |
| February 7 | Bubble Gum Day – First Friday in February | #BubbleGumDay |
| February 7 | Give Kids A Smile | #GiveKidsASmileDay |
| February 7 | National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | #BlackHivAidsAwarenessDay |
| February 7 | National Fettuccine Alfredo Day | #FettuccineAlfredoDay |
| February 7 | National Periodic Table Day | #PeriodicTableDay |
| February 7 | National Send a Card to a Friend Day | #SendACardToAFriendDay |
| February 7 | National Wear Red Day | #GoRedWearRed |
| February 8 | Laugh and Get Rich Day | #LaughAndGetRichDay |
| February 8 | National Boy Scouts Day | #NationalBoyScoutsDay |
| February 8 | National Iowa Day | #NationalIowaDay |
| February 8 | National Kite Flying Day | #NationalKiteFlyingDay |
| February 9 | National Pizza Day | #NationalPizzaDay |
| February 9 | National Toothache Day | #NationalToothacheDay |
| February 10 | National Clean Out Your Computer Day | #CleanOutYourComputerDay |
| February 10 | National Cream Cheese Brownie Day | #CreamCheeseBrownieDay |
| February 10 | National Home Warranty Day | #HomeWarrantyDay |
| February 10 | National Umbrella Day | #NationalUmbrellaDay |
| February 11 | Get Out Your Guitar Day | #GetOutYourGuitarDay |
| February 11 | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | #DayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience |
| February 11 | National Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day | #DontCryOverSpilledMilkDay |
| February 11 | National Inventors’ Day | #NationalInventorsDay |
| February 11 | National Make a Friend Day | #NationalMakeAFriendDay |
| February 11 | National Peppermint Patty Day | #PeppermintPattyDay |
| February 11 | National Shut-In Visitation Day | #ShutInVisitationDay |
| February 11 | National White Shirt Day | #NationalWhiteShirtDay |
| February 12 | International Darwin Day | #DarwinDay |
| February 12 | National Plum Pudding Day | #NationalPlumPuddingDay |
| February 13 | Galentine's Day | #GalentinesDay |
| February 13 | National Cheddar Day | #NationalCheddarDay |
| February 13 | National Tortellini Day | #NationalTortelliniDay |
| February 13 | World Radio Day | #WorldRadioDay |
| February 14 | Library Lovers Day | #LibraryLoversDay |
| February 14 | National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day | #NationalFerrisWheelDay |
| February 14 | National Ferris Wheel Day | #NationalFerrisWheelDay |
| February 14 | National Organ Donor Day | #NationalDonorDay |
| February 14 | No One Eats Alone Day | #NoOneEatsAloneDay |
| February 15 | National Gumdrop Day | #NationalGumdropDay |
| February 15 | National Wisconsin Day | #NationalWisconsinDay |
| February 15 | Singles Awareness Day | #SinglesAwarenessDay |
| February 16 | National Almond Day | #NationalAlmondDay |
| February 16 | National Do A Grouch a Favor Day | #DoAGrouchAFavorDay |
| February 17 | National Cabbage Day | #NationalCabbageDay |
| February 17 | National Random Acts of Kindness Day | #RandomActsOfKindnessDay |
| February 18 | National Battery Day | #NationalBatteryDay |
| February 18 | National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day | #NationalCrabStuffedFlounderDay |
| February 18 | National Drink Wine Day | #NationalDrinkWineDay |
| February 19 | National Chocolate Mint Day | #ChocolateMintDay |
| February 19 | National Lash Day | #NationalLashDay |
| February 19 | National Vet Girls ROCK Day | #VetGirlsROCKDay |
| February 20 | National Cherry Pie Day | #NationalCherryPieDay |
| February 20 | National Love Your Pet Day | #NationalLoveYourPetDay |
| February 21 | National Caregivers Day | #NationalCaregiversDay |
| February 21 | National Grain-Free Day | #NationalGrainFreeDay |
| February 21 | National Sticky Bun Day | #NationalStickyBunDay |
| February 22 | Be Humble Day | #BeHumbleDay |
| February 22 | National California Day | #NationalCaliforniaDay |
| February 22 | National Cook a Sweet Potato Day | #CookASweetPotatoDay |
| February 22 | National Margarita Day | #NationalMargaritaDay |
| February 22 | National Walking the Dog Day | #WalkingTheDogDay |
| February 23 | National Banana Bread Day | #NationalBananaBreadDay |
| February 23 | National Dog Biscuit Day | #NationalDogBiscuitDay |
| February 23 | National Tile Day | #NationalTileDay |
| February 24 | National Tortilla Chip Day | #NationalTortillaChipDay |
| February 25 | Fastnacht Day | #FastnachtDay |
| February 25 | National Chocolate Covered Nut Day | #ChocolateCoveredNutDay |
| February 25 | National Clam Chowder Day | #NationalClamChowderDay |
| February 25 | Paczki Day | #PaczkiDay |
| February 25 | Spay Day | #SpayDayUSA |
| February 25 | World Spay Day | #WorldSpayDay |
| February 26 | National Pistachio Day | #NationalPistachioDay |
| February 26 | National Tell a Fairy Tale Day | #TellAFairyTaleDay |
| February 27 | Anosmia Awareness Day | #AnosmiaAwarenessDay |
| February 27 | International Polar Bear Day | #PolarBearDay |
| February 27 | National Chili Day | #NationalChiliDay |
| February 27 | National Kahlua Day | #NationalKahluaDay |
| February 27 | National Retro Day | #NationalRetroDay |
| February 27 | National Strawberry Day | #NationalStrawberryDay |
| February 27 | National Toast Day | #NationalToastDay |
| February 27 | Pokemon Day | #PokemonDay |
| February 28 | National Chocolate Souffle Day | #ChocolateSouffleDay |
| February 28 | National Floral Design Day | #FloralDesignDay |
| February 28 | National Public Sleeping Day | #PublicSleepingDay |
| February 28 | National Tooth Fairy Day | #NationalToothFairyDay |
| February 28 | Skip the Straw Day | #SkipTheStrawDay |
| February 28 | Tartar Sauce Day | #NationalTartarSauceDay |
| February 29 | International Sword Swallowers Day | #SwordSwallowersDay |
| February 29 | Rare Disease Day USA | #RareDiseaseDayUSA |
Sources:
https://www.timeanddate.com, https://nationaldaycalendar.com, https://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.holidayscalendar.com, https://nationaltoday.com, https://www.checkiday.com, https://www.brownielocks.com
Social Media Marketing Resources
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March 2021 Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for March 2021 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/March-Holidays
The access the list of holidays for every month in 2021, visit the 2021 Holidays index page.
Looking for March 2020 Holidays?
AngieGensler.com/March-2020-Holidays/
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You want all the perks of social media (the huge following, the support, the ready buyers) and none of the hassle (the hours of content creation, the effort to master strategies, the time invested in trends).
That’s exactly what the Social Media Content Club gives you.
Created specifically to turn your phone or desktop into your own social media manager, the Social Media Content Club delivers scroll-stopping, link-clicking, copy-and-post content Every. Single. Day.
It’s the minutes-a-day way to make genuine connections, boost engagement, and grow your business, all from a copy-and-paste on your phone.
Small business owners and marketers are talking:
- “The Social Media Content Club was the best decision we ever made.”
- “Two months of posts done in about an hour with NO STRESS!”
- “Our sales have increased by over 50% since we began using this platform.”
- “No more agonizing blank vapid stares at my phone wondering what to do for social media today.”
Give the Social Media Content Club a try and watch your engagement and business skyrocket.
