Are you a small business owner or marketer?
Looking for 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 2021.
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 hashtag ideas read: 210 Daily Hashtags for Social Media
List of February 2021 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 Calendar. It includes a free PDF of all 3,300+ holidays.
February 2021 Public Holidays
This list contains public holidays and special observances in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Where Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Groundhog Day | #GroundhogDay | United States |
| February 7 | Super Bowl | #SuperBowl | United States |
| February 10 | Royal Hobart Regatta | #RoyalHobartRegatta | Tasmania, Australia |
| February 12 | Chinese New Year | #ChineseNewYear | |
| February 14 | Valentine's Day | #ValentinesDay | Worldwide |
| February 15 | President's Day | #PresidentsDay | United States |
| February 15 | National Flag Day | #CanadianFlag | Canada |
| February 15 | Family Day | #FamilyDay | Canada |
| February 15 | Islander Day | #IslanderDay | PEI, Canada |
| February 15 | Heritage Day | #HeritageDay | Nova Scotia, Canana |
| February 15 | Louis Riel Day | #LouisRielDay | Manitoba, Canada |
| February 24 | Launceston Cup | #LauncestonCup | Tasmania, Australia |
| February 26 | Yukon Heritage Day | #HeritageDay | Yukon, Canada |
February 2021 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 16 | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | #ShroveTuesday | Christian |
| February 17 | Ash Wednesday | #Ashtag | Christian |
| February 25 | Fast of Esther | #FastofEsther | Jewish |
| February 25 | Purim Eve | #Purim | Jewish |
| February 26 | Purim | #Purim | Jewish |
| February 27 | Shushan Purim | #Purim | Jewish |
February 2021 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 Grapefruit Month |
| 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 2021 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| February 1 - 5 | International Networking Week |
| February 1 - 5 | National School Counseling Week |
| February 1 - 5 | Pride in Foodservice Week |
| February 1 - 7 | African Heritage and Health Week |
| February 1 - 7 | National Patient Recognition Week |
| February 7 - 13 | Burn Awareness Week |
| February 7 - 13 | Intimate Apparel Market Week |
| February 7 - 14 | Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Awareness Week |
| February 7 - 14 | Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week |
| February 7 - 14 | National Marriage Week |
| Feburary 8 - 14 | Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week |
| February 12 - 15 | Great Backyard Bird Count |
| February 13 - 19 | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week |
| February 13 -- 20 | National Entrepreneurship Week |
| Feburary 14 - 20 | Freelance Writers Appreciation Week |
| Feburary 14 - 20 | Great American Pizza Bake |
| Feburary 14 - 20 | National Jell-O Week |
| Feburary 14 - 20 | National Kraut and Frankfurter Week |
| Feburary 14 - 20 | National Secondhand Wardrobe Week |
| Feburary 14 - 20 | Random Acts of Kindness Week |
| February 14-21 | Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Staff Education Week |
| February 14 - 21 | National Condom Week |
| February 14 - 21 | National PTA's Take Your Family to School Week |
| February 20 - 27 | National Engineers Week |
| February 20 - 27 | National FFA Week |
| February 21 - 27 | Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week |
| February 22 - 28 | National Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
| January 31 - February 6 | Catholic Schools Week |
February 2021 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 | Crepe Day | #CrepeDay |
| February 2 | Groundhog Day | #GroundhogDay |
| February 2 | National Heavenly Hash Day | #NationalHeavenlyHashDay |
| February 2 | National Hedgehog Day | #HedgehogDay |
| February 2 | National Tater Tot Day | #NationalTaterTotDay |
| February 2 | Safer Internet Day | #SaferInternetDay |
| 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 Girls and Women in Sports Day | #GirlsAndWomenInSportsDay |
| 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 | Stuffed Mushroom Day | #StuffedMushroomDay |
| February 4 | World Cancer Day | #WorldCancerDay |
| February 5 | Bubble Gum Day | #BubbleGumDay |
| February 5 | Give Kids A Smile | #GiveKidsASmileDay |
| February 5 | National Chocolate Fondue Day | #ChocolateFondueDay |
| February 5 | National Shower with a Friend Day | #ShowerWithAFriendDay |
| February 5 | National Wear Red Day | #GoRedWearRed |
| February 5 | National Weatherperson’s Day | #WeatherpersonsDay |
| February 5 | World Nutella Day | #WorldNutellaDay |
| February 6 | Ice Cream for Breakfast Day | #IceCreamForBreakfastDay |
| February 6 | National Frozen Yogurt Day | #NationalFrozenYogurtDay |
| February 6 | National Lame Duck Day | #NationalLameDuckDay |
| February 7 | e Day | #EDay |
| 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 8 | Laugh and Get Rich Day | #LaughAndGetRichDay |
| February 8 | National Boy Scouts Day | #NationalBoyScoutsDay |
| February 8 | National Clean Out Your Computer Day | #CleanOutYourComputerDay |
| February 8 | National Football Hangover Day | #FootballHangoverDay |
| February 8 | National Kite Flying Day | #NationalKiteFlyingDay |
| February 9 | National Pizza Day | #NationalPizzaDay |
| February 9 | National Toothache Day | #NationalToothacheDay |
| 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 12 | No One Eats Alone Day | #NoOneEatsAloneDay |
| 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 15 | National Gumdrop Day | #NationalGumdropDay |
| February 15 | Singles Awareness Day | #SinglesAwarenessDay |
| February 16 | Fat Tuesday | #FatTuesday |
| February 16 | National Almond Day | #NationalAlmondDay |
| February 16 | National Do A Grouch a Favor Day | #DoAGrouchAFavorDay |
| February 16 | Paczki Day | #PaczkiDay |
| February 17 | National Cabbage Day | #NationalCabbageDay |
| February 17 | 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 Caregivers Day | #NationalCaregiversDay |
| February 19 | National Chocolate Mint Day | #ChocolateMintDay |
| February 19 | National Lash Day | #NationalLashDay |
| February 19 | National Vet Girls ROCK Day | #VetGirlsROCKDay |
| February 19 | Tartar Sauce Day | #NationalTartarSauceDay |
| February 20 | National Cherry Pie Day | #NationalCherryPieDay |
| February 20 | National Love Your Pet Day | #NationalLoveYourPetDay |
| February 21 | National Grain-Free Day | #NationalGrainFreeDay |
| February 21 | National Sticky Bun Day | #NationalStickyBunDay |
| February 22 | Be Humble Day | #BeHumbleDay |
| 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 23 | World Spay Day | #WorldSpayDay |
| February 24 | National Tortilla Chip Day | #NationalTortillaChipDay |
| February 25 | National Chili Day | #NationalChiliDay |
| February 25 | National Chocolate Covered Nut Day | #ChocolateCoveredNutDay |
| February 25 | National Clam Chowder Day | #NationalClamChowderDay |
| February 25 | National Toast Day (UK) | #NationalToastDay |
| February 26 | National Pistachio Day | #NationalPistachioDay |
| February 26 | National Skip the Straw Day | #SkipTheStrawDay |
| February 26 | National Tell a Fairy Tale Day | #TellAFairyTaleDay |
| February 27 | Anosmia Awareness Day | #AnosmiaAwarenessDay |
| February 27 | International Polar Bear Day | #PolarBearDay |
| February 27 | International Sword Swallowers Day | #SwordSwallowersDay |
| February 27 | National Kahlua Day | #NationalKahluaDay |
| February 27 | National Retro Day | #NationalRetroDay |
| February 27 | National Strawberry Day | #NationalStrawberryDay |
| 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 | Rare Disease Day | #RareDiseaseDay |
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
Want more social media marketing resources and tips?
You’re in luck!
I have a whole bunch of free content on my website and Youtube channel all about marketing your business.
To get started, I recommend these three articles:
- What to Post on Social Media – 100 Post Ideas with Free Cheat Sheet
- 65 Social Media Questions to Increase Engagement
- 210 Daily Hashtags for Social Media
And be sure to download my free cheat sheet of 100 Social Media Post Ideas.
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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 2020 March Holidays?
AngieGensler.com/March-2020-Holidays/
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