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 January 2021.
The list includes more than 180 different holidays and observances to celebrate in January.
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 January 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 180+ 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.
January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | #NewYearsDay | Worldwide |
| January 2 | 2nd January | #NewYear | Scotland |
| January 6 | Devonport Cup | #DevonportCup | Tasmania |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | #MLKDay | United States |
| January 25 | Burns Night | #BurnsNight | Scotland |
| January 26 | Australia Day | #AustraliaDay | Australia |
January 2021 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Epiphany | #Epiphany | Christian |
| January 7 | Orthodox Christmas Day | #OrthodoxChristmas | Orthodox |
| January 14 | Orthodox New Year | #OrthodoxNewYear | Orthodox |
| January 28 | Tu B'Shevat | #NewYearForTrees | Jewish |
January 2021 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| Cervical Health Awareness Month |
| International Change Your Stars Month |
| National Bath Safety Month |
| National Black Diamond Month |
| National Blood Donor Month |
| National Braille Literacy Month |
| National Codependency Awareness |
| National Hobby Month |
| National Hot Tea Month |
| National Mentoring Month |
| National Menudo Month |
| National Oatmeal Month |
| National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month |
| National Slow Cooking Month |
| National Soup Month |
| National Stalking Awareness |
| National Sunday Supper Month |
| National Volunteer Blood Donor |
| Thyroid Awareness Month |
| Train Your Dog Month |
| Unchain A Dog Month |
| Walk Your Pet Month |
| Unchain A Dog Month |
| Walk Your Pet Month |
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January 2021 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 - 7 | Celebration of Life Week | 1 - 7 annually |
| January 1 - 7 | Diet Resolution Week | 1 - 7 annually |
| January 1 - 7 | New Year’s Resolutions Week | 1 - 7 annually |
| January 1 - 7 | Silent Record Week | 1 - 7 annually |
| January 10 - 16 | Home Office Safety and Security Week | second full week of Jan |
| January 10 - 16 | National Folic Acid Awareness Week | second full week of Jan |
| January 10 - 16 | National Mocktail Week | second full week of Jan |
| January 10 - 16 | Universal Letter Writing Week | second full week of Jan |
| January 11 - 17 | Cuckoo Dancing Week | Jan 11 - 17 every year |
| Mid January | No Name-Calling Week | Changes annually |
| January 16 - 24 | International Snowmobile Safety Week | 8 Days Beginning the Third Saturday |
| January 17 - 23 | Healthy Weight Week | Third full week of Jan. |
| January 17 - 23 | Hunt for Happiness Week | Third full week of Jan. |
| January 17 - 23 | National Activity Professionals Week | Third full week of Jan. |
| January 17 - 23 | National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week | Third full week of Jan. |
| January 18 - 25 | International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | 18 - 25 every year |
| January 18 - 24 | Sugar Awareness Week | Third full week beginning on a monday |
| January 19 - 22 | International Hoof Care Week | Third Tuesday through Friday in January |
| January 23 - 24 | Bald Eagle Appreciation Days | third weekend in Jan. |
| January 24 - 30 | National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week | Last full week of Jan. |
| January 24 - 30 | National School Choice Week | Last full week of Jan. |
| January 24 - 31 | Meat Week | Eight Days beginning last full week in January |
| January 25 - 29 | National Medical Group Practice Week | Fourth Work Week in January |
| January 25 - 29 | Tax Identity Theft Week | Fourth Work Week in January |
| January 31 - February 6 | Catholic Schools Week | Last Sunday in Jan. through Saturday |
January 2021 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Global Family Day | #GlobalFamilyDay |
| January 1 | National Bloody Mary Day | #NationalBloodyMaryDay |
| January 1 | National Hangover Day | #NationalHangOverDay |
| January 1 | New Years Day | #NewYearsDay |
| January 1 | Polar Bear Plunge Day | #PolarPlunge |
| January 1 | St. Basil's Day | #SaintBasilsDay |
| January 1 | World Day of Peace | #WorldDayOfPeace |
| January 2 | National Buffet Day | #NationalBuffetDay |
| January 2 | National Cream Puff Day | #NationalCreamPuffDay |
| January 2 | National Personal Trainer Awareness Day | #PersonalTrainerAwarenessDay |
| January 2 | National Science Fiction Day | #ScienceFictionDay |
| January 2 | World Introvert Day | #Introvert |
| January 3 | Festival of Sleep Day | #FestivalOfSleepDay |
| January 3 | National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day | #ChocolateCoveredCherryDay |
| January 3 | National Drinking Straw Day | #DrinkingStrawDay |
| January 3 | National Fruitcake Toss Day | #FruitcakeTossDay |
| January 4 | National Spaghetti Day | #NationalSpaghettiDay |
| January 4 | National Thank God It’s Monday Day | #ThankGodItsMondayDay |
| January 4 | National Trivia Day | #NationalTriviaDay |
| January 5 | National Bird Day | #NationalBirdDay |
| January 5 | National Keto Day | #NationalKetoDay |
| January 5 | National Screenwriters Day | #NationalScreenwritersDay |
| January 5 | National Whipped Cream Day | #WhippedCreamDay |
| January 6 | National Bean Day | #NationalBeanDay |
| January 6 | National Cuddle Up Day | #NationalCuddleUpDay |
| January 6 | National Shortbread Day | #NationalShortbreadDa |
| January 6 | National Technology Day | #TechnologyDay |
| January 7 | National Bobblehead Day | #NationalBobbleheadDay |
| January 7 | National Tempura Day | #NationalTempuraDay |
| January 7 | Old Rock Day | #OldRockDay |
| January 8 | National Argyle Day | #NationalArgyleDay |
| January 8 | National Bubble Bath Day | #BubbleBathDay |
| January 8 | National English Toffee Day | #EnglishToffeDay |
| January 8 | National JoyGerm Day | #NationalJoygermDay |
| January 8 | National Winter Skin Relief Day | #WinterSkinReliefDay |
| January 9 | National Apricot Day | #ApricotDay |
| January 9 | National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (LEAD) | #LEAD |
| January 9 | National Static Electricity Day | #StaticElectricityDay |
| January 9 | National Vision Board Day | #VisionBoardDay |
| January 9 | Word Nerd Day | #WordNerdDay |
| January 10 | National Bittersweet Chocolate Day | #BittersweetChocolateDay |
| January 10 | National Cut Your Energy Costs Day | #CutYourEnergyCostsDay |
| January 10 | National Houseplant Appreciation Day | #HouseplantAppreciationDay |
| January 10 | National Oysters Rockefeller Day | #NationalOystersRockefellerDay |
| January 10 | National Save The Eagles Day | #SaveTheEaglesDay |
| January 10 | National Sunday Supper Day | #SundaySupper |
| January 11 | National Hot Toddy Day | #HotToddyDay |
| January 11 | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day | #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay |
| January 11 | National Milk Day | #NationalMilkDay |
| January 11 | National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day | #StepInAPuddleAndSplashYourFriendDay |
| January 12 | International Kiss A Ginger Day | #KissAGingerDay |
| January 12 | National Curried Chicken Day | #CurriedChickenDay |
| January 12 | National Marzipan Day | #NationalMarzipanDay |
| January 12 | National Pharmacist Day | #NationalPharmacistDay |
| January 12 | Shop for Travel Day | #ShopForTravelDay |
| January 13 | Korean American Day | #KoreanAmericanDay |
| January 13 | Make Your Dreams Come True Day | #MakeYourDreamsComeTrueDay |
| January 13 | National Clean Off Your Desk Day | #CleanOffYourDeskDay |
| January 13 | National Peach Melba Day | #KoreanAmericanDay |
| January 13 | National Rubber Ducky Day | #NationalRubberDuckyDay |
| January 13 | National Sticker Day | #NationalStickerDay |
| January 13 | Stephen Foster Memorial Day | #StephenFosterMemorialDay |
| January 14 | National Dress Up Your Pet Day | #DressUpYourPetDay |
| January 14 | National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day | #HotPastramiSandwichDay |
| January 14 | Organize Your Home Day | #OrganizeYourHomeDay |
| January 14 | Ratification Day | #RatificationDay |
| January 15 | National Bagel Day | #NationalBagelDay |
| January 15 | National Booch Day | #NationalBoochDay |
| January 15 | National Hat Day | #NationalHatDay |
| January 15 | National Strawberry Ice Cream Day | #StrawberryIceCreamDay |
| January 16 | National Fig Newton Day | #NationalFigNewtonDay |
| January 16 | National Nothing Day | #NothingDay |
| January 16 | National Religious Freedom Day | #ReligiousFreedomDay |
| January 16 | National Without a Scalpel Day | #WithoutAScalpelDay |
| January 17 | Benjamin Franklin Day | #BenFranklinDay |
| January 17 | Ditch New Year's Resolution Day | #DitchNewYearsResolutionsDay |
| January 17 | Kid Inventors' Day | #KidInventorsDay |
| January 17 | National Bootlegger’s Day | #BootleggersDay or #TempletonRye |
| January 17 | National Hot Buttered Rum Day | #HotButteredRumDay |
| January 18 | Blue Monday | #BlueMonday |
| January 18 | National Peking Duck Day | #NationalPekingDuckDay |
| January 18 | National Thesaurus Day | #NationalThesaurusDay |
| January 18 | National Winnie The Pooh Day | #WinnieThePoohDay |
| January 19 | National Popcorn Day | #NationalPopcornDay. |
| January 19 | Tin Can Day | #TinCanDay |
| January 19 | World Quark Day | #WorldQuarkDay |
| January 20 | National Buttercrunch Day | #NationalButtercrunchDay |
| January 20 | National Cheese Lover’s Day | #CheeseLoversDay |
| January 20 | National Disc Jockey Day | #NationalDiscJockeyDay |
| January 21 | Get to Know Your Customers Day | #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay |
| January 21 | National Granola Bar Day | #NationalGranolaBarDay |
| January 21 | National Hugging Day | #NationalHuggingDay |
| January 21 | Squirrel Appreciation Day | #SquirrelAppreciationDay |
| January 22 | Celebration of Life Day | #CelebrationOfLifeDay |
| January 22 | Hot Sauce Day | #HotSauceDay |
| January 22 | National Answer Your Cat's Questions Day | #AnswerYourCatsQuestionsDay |
| January 22 | National Blonde Brownie Day | #BlondeBrownieDay |
| January 23 | National Handwriting Day | #NationalHandwritingDay |
| January 23 | National Pie Day | #NationalPieDay |
| January 24 | Beer Can Appreciation Day | #BeerCanAppreciationDay |
| January 24 | National Compliment Day | #NationalComplimentDay |
| January 24 | National Peanut Butter Day | #NationalPeanutButterDay |
| January 25 | Community Manager Appreciation Day | #CommunityManagerAppreciationDay |
| January 25 | National Irish Coffee Day | #NationalIrishCoffeeDay |
| January 25 | National Opposite Day | #NationalOppositeDay |
| January 26 | National Green Juice Day | #NationalGreenJuiceDay |
| January 26 | National Peanut Brittle Day | #PeanutBrittleDay |
| January 26 | National Spouses Day | #NationalSpousesDay |
| January 26 | Plan for Vacation Day | #PlanForVacation |
| January 27 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | #HolocaustRemembranceDay |
| January 27 | Library Shelfie Day | #LibraryShelfieDay |
| January 27 | National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day | #BubbleWrapDay |
| January 27 | National Chocolate Cake Day | #ChocolateCakeDay |
| January 28 | Data Privacy Day | #DataPrivacyDay |
| January 28 | International Lego Day | #LegoDay |
| January 28 | National Blueberry Pancake Day | #BlueberryPancakeDay |
| January 28 | National Daisy Day | #DaisyDay |
| January 28 | National Have Fun At Work Day | #FunAtWorkDay |
| January 28 | National Kazoo Day | #NationalKazooDay |
| January 29 | National Big Wig Day | #NationalBigWigDay |
| January 29 | National Corn Chip Day | #NationalCornChipDay |
| January 29 | National Puzzle Day | #NationalPuzzleDay |
| January 30 | National Croissant Day | #NationalCroissantDay |
| January 30 | National Seed Swap Day | #NationalSeedSwapDay |
| January 31 | National Backward Day | #NationalBackwardDay |
| January 31 | National Hot Chocolate Day | #NationalHotChocolateDay |
| January 31 | National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day | #InspireYourHeartWithArtDay |
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.
You’re going to love it!
February 2021 Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for February 2021 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/February-Holidays
The access the list of holidays for every month in 2021, visit the 2021 Holidays index page.
Looking for 2020 February Holidays?
AngieGensler.com/February-2020-Holidays/
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