Are you a small business owner or marketer? Looking for July 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 July 2020.
The list includes more than 240 different holidays and observances to celebrate in July.
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 July 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 240+ 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.
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July 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Canada Day | #CanadaDay | Canada |
| July 3 | Alice Springs Show Day | #AliceSpringsShowDay | Parts of Australia |
| July 4 | Independence Day | #4thOfJuly | United States |
| July 5 | First day of NAIDOC Week | #NAIDOC2020 | Australia |
| July 10 | Tennant Creek Show Day | #TennantCreekShowDay | Parts of Australia |
| July 12 | Battle of the Boyne | #BattleOfBoyne | Northern Ireland |
| July 13 | Battle of the Boyne Observed | #BattleOfBoyne | Northern Ireland |
| July 13 | Orangemen's Day | #BattleOfBoyne | Parts of Canada |
| July 17 | Katherine Show Day | #KatherineShowDay | Parts of Australia |
| July 24 | Darwin Show Day | #DarwinShowDay | Parts of Australia |
July 2020 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Religion |
|---|---|---|
| July 30 | Tisha B'Av | Jewish |
| July 31 | Eid al-Adha | Muslim |
July 2020 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| Family Golf Month |
| Fragile X Awareness Month |
| Hemochromatosis Screening and Awareness Month |
| Herbal/Prescription Interaction Awareness Month |
| Independent Retailer Month |
| International Group B Strep Awareness Month |
| International Women with Alopecia Month |
| International Zine Month |
| Juvenille Arthritis Awareness Month |
| National Anti-Boredom Month |
| National Baked Beans Month |
| National Black Family Month |
| National Blueberry Month |
| National Cell Phone Courtesy Month |
| National Child-Centered Divorce Month |
| National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month |
| National Contract Sewing Month |
| National Cord Blood Awareness Month |
| National Culinary Arts Month |
| National Doghouse Repairs Month |
| National Family Reunion Month |
| National Grilling Month |
| National Horseradish Month |
| National Hot Dog Month |
| National Ice Cream Month |
| National Independent Retailer Month |
| National Make A Difference to Children Month |
| National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month |
| National Parks & Recreation Month |
| National Picnic Month |
| National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month |
| National Vacation Rental Month |
| National Watermelon Month |
| Smart Irrigation Month |
| Social Wellness Month |
| Women's Motorcycle Month |
| World Watercolor Month |
| Worldwide Bereaved Parents Awareness Month |
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July 2020 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| July 1 - 7 | Clean Beaches Week |
| July 5 - 11 | Be Nice to Jersey Week |
| July 5 - 11 | National Farriers Week |
| July 6 - 12 | Nude Recreation Week |
| July 7 - 14 | Creative Maladjustment Week |
| July 12 - 18 | Operation Safe Driver Week |
| July 19 - 25 | Captive Nations Week |
| July 19 - 25 | Everybody Deserves a Massage Week |
| July 19 - 25 | National Parenting Gifted Children Week |
| July 19 - 25 | National Zoo Keeper Week |
| July 20 - 28 | National Moth Week |
July 2020 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Day | #CanadaDay |
| 1 | International Chicken Wing Day | #ChickenWingDay |
| 1 | International Joke Day | #JokeDay |
| 1 | National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day | #CreativeIceCreamFlavorsDay |
| 1 | National Gingersnap Day | #NationalGingersnapDay |
| 1 | National Postal Worker Day | #NationalPostalWorkerDay |
| 1 | National Postal Workers Day | #NationalPostalWorkersDay |
| 1 | National U.S. Postage Stamp Day | #USPostageStampDay |
| 1 | Zip Code Day | #ZipCodeDay |
| 2 | I Forgot Day | #IForgotDay |
| 2 | Made In The USA Day | #MadeInTheUsaDay |
| 2 | National Anisette Day | #NationalAnisetteDay |
| 2 | World UFO Day | #WorldUfoDay |
| 3 | Compliment Your Mirror Day | #ComplimentYourMirrorDay |
| 3 | National Chocolate Wafer Day | #ChocolateWaferDay |
| 3 | National Eat Your Beans Day | #NationalEatYourBeansDay |
| 3 | National Fried Clam Day | #NationalFriedClamDay |
| 3 | National Stay Out of the Sun Day | #StayOutOfTheSunDay |
| 4 | Hop-a-Park Day – First Saturday in July | #NationalHopaParkDay |
| 4 | Independence Day (USA) | #IndependenceDay |
| 4 | Independence From Meat Day | #IndependenceFromMeatDay |
| 4 | Indivisible Day | #IndivisibleDay |
| 4 | International Cherry Pit Spitting Day | #CherryPitSpittingDay |
| 4 | International Day of Cooperatives | #DayOfCooperatives |
| 4 | National Barbecued Spareribs Day | #BarbecuedSpareribsDay |
| 4 | National Caesar Salad Day | #NationalCaesarSaladDay |
| 4 | Sidewalk Egg Frying Day | #SidewalkEggFryingDay |
| 5 | National Apple Turnover Day | #AppleTurnoverDay |
| 5 | National Bikini Day | #NationalBikiniDay |
| 5 | National Graham Cracker Day | #GrahamCrackerDay |
| 5 | National Hawaii Day | #NationalHawaiiDay |
| 5 | National Workaholics Day | #NationalWorkaholicsDay |
| 6 | International Kissing Day | #InternationalKissingDay |
| 6 | National Fried Chicken Day | #NationalFriedChickenDay |
| 6 | National Hand Roll Day | #NationalHandRollDay |
| 6 | Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day | #TakeYourWebmasterToLunchDay |
| 7 | Global Forgiveness Day | #GlobalForgivenessDay |
| 7 | International Chocolate Day | #InternationalChocolateDay |
| 7 | National Dive Bar Day | #NationalDiveBarDay |
| 7 | National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day | #FatherDaughterTakeAWalkDay |
| 7 | National Macaroni Day | #NationalMacaroniDay |
| 7 | National Strawberry Sundae Day | #StrawberrySundaeDay |
| 7 | Tell The Truth Day | #TellTheTruthDay |
| 8 | National Chocolate with Almonds Day | #ChocolateWithAlmondsDay |
| 9 | National No Bra Day | #NationalNoBraDay |
| 9 | National Sugar Cookie Day | #NationalSugarCookieDay |
| 10 | Collector Car Appreciation Day | #CollectorCarAppreciationDay |
| 10 | Don't Step On A Bee Day | #DontStepOnABeeDay |
| 10 | International Essential Oils Day | #EssentialOilsDay |
| 10 | National Clerihew Day | #NationalClerihewDay |
| 10 | National Kitten Day | #NationalKittenDay |
| 10 | National Pina Colada Day | #NationalPinaColadaDay |
| 10 | Teddy Bear Picnic Day | #TeddyBearPicnicDay |
| 11 | All American Pet Photo Day | #AllAmericanPetPhotoDay |
| 11 | Bowdler's Day | #BowdlersDay |
| 11 | National 7-Eleven Day / Free Slurpee Day | #National7ElevenDay |
| 11 | National Blueberry Muffin Day | #BlueberryMuffinDay |
| 11 | National Cheer Up The Lonely Day | #CheerUpTheLonelyDay |
| 11 | National Mojito Day | #NationalMojitoDay |
| 11 | National Rainier Cherry Day | #RainierCherryDay |
| 11 | World Population Day | #WorldPopulationDay |
| 12 | Eat Your Jello Day | #EatYourJelloDay |
| 12 | National Different Colored Eyes Day | #DifferentColoredEyeDay. |
| 12 | National Pecan Pie Day | #NationalPecanPieDay |
| 12 | National Simplicity Day | #NationalSimplicityDay |
| 12 | Paper Bag Day | #PaperBagDay |
| 13 | Embrace Your Geekness Day | #EmbraceYourGeeknessDay |
| 13 | Gruntled Workers Day | #GruntledWorkersDay |
| 13 | International Town Criers Day | #TownCriersDay |
| 13 | National Beans ‘N’ Franks Day | #BeansNFranksDay |
| 13 | National Beef Tallow Day | #BeefTallowDay |
| 13 | National Delaware Day | #NationalDelwareDay |
| 13 | National French Fry Day | #NationalFrench FryDay |
| 14 | Bastille Day (France) | #BastilleDay |
| 14 | Cow Appreciation Day | #CowAppreciationDay |
| 14 | National Grand Marnier Day | #NationalGrandMarnierDay |
| 14 | National Mac & Cheese Day | #NationalMacAndCheeseDay |
| 14 | National Nude Day | #NationalNudeDay |
| 14 | National Tape Measure Day | #NationalTapeMeasureDay |
| 14 | Pandemonium Day | #PandemoniumDay |
| 14 | Shark Awareness Day | #SharkAwarenessDay |
| 15 | National Be A Dork Day | #NationalBeADorkDay |
| 15 | National Give Something Away Day | #GiveSomethingAwayDay |
| 15 | National Gummi Worm Day | #NationalGummiWormDay |
| 15 | National I Love Horses Day | #NationalILoveHorsesDay |
| 15 | National Pet Fire Safety Day | #PetFireSafetyDay |
| 15 | National Tapioca Pudding Day | #TapiocaPuddingDay |
| 15 | Saint Swithin's Day | #SaintSwithinsDay |
| 16 | Get to Know Your Customers Day | #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay |
| 16 | National Corn Fritters Day | #NationalCornFrittersDay |
| 16 | National Personal Chef's Day | #NationalPersonalChefDay |
| 16 | National Personal Chef’s Day | #NationalPersonalChefDay |
| 16 | World Snake Day | #WorldSnakeDay |
| 17 | National Lottery Day | #NationalLotteryDay |
| 17 | National Peach Ice Cream Day | #PeachIceCreamDay |
| 17 | National Tattoo Day | #NationalTattooDay |
| 17 | National Yellow Pig Day | #NationalYellowPigDay |
| 17 | World Emoji Day | #WorldEmojiDay |
| 17 | Wrong Way Corrigan Day | #WrongWayCorriganDay |
| 18 | National Caviar Day | #NationalCaviarDay |
| 18 | National Sour Candy Day | #NationalSourCandyDay |
| 18 | National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day | #StrawberryRhubarbWineDay |
| 18 | Nelson Mandela International Day | #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay |
| 18 | Toss Away the "Could Haves" and "Should Haves" Day | #TossAwayTheCouldHavesAndShouldHavesDay |
| 18 | Woodie Wagon Day | #WoodieWagonDay |
| 18 | World Listening Day | #WorldListeningDay |
| 19 | National Daiquiri Day | #NationalDaiquiriDay |
| 19 | National Flitch Day | #NationalFlitchDay |
| 19 | National Ice Cream Day | #NationalIceCreamDay |
| 19 | Stick Out Your Tongue Day | #StickOutYourTongueDay |
| 20 | Global Hug Your Kids Day | #GlobalHugYourKidsDay |
| 20 | National Get Out of the Dog House Day | #GetOutoftheDoghouseDay |
| 20 | National Lollipop Day | #NationalLollipopDay |
| 20 | National Moon Day | #NationalMoonDay |
| 20 | National Pennsylvania Day | #NationalPennsylvainaDay |
| 20 | World Jump Day | #WorldJumpDay |
| 21 | Legal Drinking Age Day | #LegalDrinkingAgeDay |
| 21 | National Be Someone Day | #BeSomeoneDay |
| 21 | National Junk Food Day | #NationalJunkFoodDay |
| 22 | National Hammock Day | #NationalHammockDay |
| 22 | National Hot Dog Day | #NationalHotDogDay |
| 22 | National Penuche Fudge Day | #NationalPenucheFudgeDay |
| 22 | National Rat Catcher’s Day | #NationalRatCatchersDay |
| 22 | Pi Approximation Day | #CasualPiDay |
| 23 | Gorgeous Grandma Day | #GorgeousGrandmaDay |
| 23 | Hot Enough For Ya Day | #HotEnoughForYaDay |
| 23 | National Refreshment Day | #NationalRefreshmentDay |
| 23 | National Vanilla Ice Cream Day | #VanillaIceCreamDay |
| 24 | National Amelia Earhart Day | #AmeliaEarhartDay |
| 24 | National Cousins Day | #NationalCousinsDay |
| 24 | National Drive-Thru Day | #NationalDriveThruDay |
| 24 | National Tell An Old Joke Day | #TellAnOldJokeDay |
| 24 | National Tequila Day | #NationalTequilaDay |
| 24 | National Thermal Engineer Day | #ThermalEngineerDay |
| 25 | International Red Shoe Day | #RedShoeDay |
| 25 | National Culinarians Day | #CulinariansDay |
| 25 | National Day of the American Cowboy | #DayOfTheCowboy |
| 25 | National Hire a Veteran Day | #HireAVeteranDay |
| 25 | National Hot Fudge Sundae Day | #HotFudgeSundaeDay |
| 25 | National Merry-Go-Round Day | #MerryGoRoundDay |
| 25 | National Thread the Needle Day | #ThreadTheNeedleDay |
| 25 | National Wine and Cheese Day | #NationalWineAndCheeseDay |
| 25 | Paddle for Perthes Disease Awareness Day | #PaddleForPerthesDiseaseAwarenessDay |
| 26 | Lumberjack Day | #EatLikeALumberjackDay |
| 26 | National All or Nothing Day | #NationalAllOrNothingDay |
| 26 | National Aunt and Uncle’s Day | #AuntAndUnclesDay |
| 26 | National Bagelfest Day | #NationalBagelfestDay |
| 26 | National Coffee Milkshake Day | #CoffeeMilkshakeDay |
| 26 | One Voice Day | #OneVoiceDay |
| 26 | Parents' Day | #ParentsDay |
| 27 | National Créme Bruléé Day | #NationalCremeBruleeDay |
| 27 | National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | #KoreanWarVeteransArmisticeDay |
| 27 | National Love is Kind Day | #TheLoveisKindMovement |
| 27 | National Scotch Day | #NationalScotchDay |
| 27 | Take your Pants for a Walk Day | #TakeYourPantsForAWalkDay |
| 28 | Buffalo Soldiers Day | #BuffaloSoldiersDay |
| 28 | National Milk Chocolate Day | #MilkChocolateDay |
| 28 | National Waterpark Day | #NationalWaterparkDay |
| 28 | World Hepatitis Day | #WorldHepatitisDay |
| 29 | *Rain Day | #RainDay |
| 29 | International Tiger Day | #GlobalTigerDay |
| 29 | National Chicken Wing Day | #NationalChickenWingDay |
| 29 | National Lasagna Day | #NationalLasagnaDay |
| 29 | National Lipstick Day | #nationallipstickday |
| 30 | *Father-In-Law Day | #FatherInLawDay |
| 30 | International Day of Friendship | #DayOfFriendship |
| 30 | National Cheesecake Day | #NationalCheesecakeDay |
| 30 | National Chili Dog Day | #NationalChiliDogDay |
| 30 | National Father-in-Law Day | #FatherinLawDay |
| 30 | National Intern Day | #NationalInternDay |
| 30 | National Support Public Education Day | #SupportPublicEducationDay |
| 30 | National Whistleblower Day | #NationalWhistleblowerDay |
| 30 | Paperback Book Day | #PaperbackBookDay |
| 31 | National Avocado Day | #NationalAvocadoDay |
| 31 | National Get Gnarly Day | #NationalGetGnarlyDay |
| 31 | National Mutt Day | #NationalMuttDay |
| 31 | National Raspberry Cake Day | #RaspberryCakeDay |
| 31 | National System Administrator Appreciation Day | #SystemAdministratorAppreciationDay |
| 31 | National Talk in an Elevator Day | #TalkInAnElevatorDay |
| 31 | Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day | #UncommonInstrumentAwarenessDay |
| 31 | World Ranger Day | #WorldRangerDay |
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
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August 2021 Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for August 2021 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/August-Holidays
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