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 July 2022.
The list includes more than 230+ different holidays and observances to celebrate in July.
Why Holidays Make Great Social Media Posts
Back in my corporate marketing days, when I managed the social media channels for a $150 million business, I rejoiced when a holiday came around.
Holiday posts were easy to create and they always received more “likes” than any other post.
Not many people will engage with a post about a company news release or an industry article, but many who see a post wishing everyone a Happy Fourth of July will give it a “like.”
For a business owner or marketer, holiday posts not only increase your social media engagement, but they’re also easy posts to create that fill your followers with positive emotions.
When sharing a holiday post, always include an image or video with your status update no matter what platform you’re using.
That’s because posts with an image get 2.3 times more engagement than posts without an image. (source)
Including an image with your post is the easiest way to DOUBLE engagement and it’s why the Social Content App, our industry-leading mobile app, is FULL of eye-catching images.
For more tips on how to increase your social media engagement, read: 5 Ways to Increase Social Media Engagement.
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.
Hashtags will increase the reach of your post, exposing your business to a larger audience.
To learn why and how to use hashtags on social media read: 210 Daily Hashtags for Social Media.
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 a hashtag to use on social media.
However, for best results, you’ll want to use 3 – 5 hashtags relevant to that holiday in your post.
If you’re pressed for time, the Social Content App does the hashtag research for you and provides 3 popular and relevant hashtags for all major holidays.
Now that you know those helpful tips let’s jump into the list of Holidays.
List of July 2022 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 230+ holidays or use the following links to skip ahead to a specific category.
July 2022 Public Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Where Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Canada Day | #CanadaDay | Canada |
| July 1 | Alice Springs Show Day | #AliceSpringsShowDay | Parts of Australia |
| July 4 | Independence Day | #4thOfJuly | United States |
| July 11 | Orangemen's Day | #BattleOfBoyne | Parts of Canada |
| July 10 | Hari Raya Haji | #HariRaya | Parts of Australia |
| July 12 | Battle of the Boyne | #BattleOfBoyne | Northern Ireland |
July 2022 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 10 | Eid al-Adha | #Eidaladha | Muslim |
| July 17 | 17th of Tammuz | #17Tammuz | Jewish |
| July 30 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | #IslamicNewYear | Muslim |
July 2022 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| Cord Blood Awareness Month |
| Dog House Repair Month |
| Family Golf 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 |
| Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month |
| National Anti-Boredom Month |
| National Baked Beans Month |
| National Black Family Month |
| National Blueberry Month |
| National Cell Phone Courtesy Month |
| National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month |
| National Culinary Arts Month |
| National Family Reunion Month |
| National Fragile X Awareness Month |
| National Grilling Month |
| National Horseradish Month |
| National Hot Dog Month |
| National Ice Cream Month |
| National Make A Difference to Children Month |
| National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month |
| National Picnic Month |
| National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month |
| National Vacation Rental Month |
| National Watermelon Month |
| Park & Recreation Month |
| Smart Irrigation Month |
| Social Wellness Month |
| Women's Motorcycle Month |
| World Watercolor Month |
| Worldwide Bereaved Parents Awareness Month |
July 2022 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| July 1 - 7 | Clean Beaches Week |
| July 3 - 9 | Be Nice to Jersey Week |
| July 3 - 9 | National Farriers Week |
| July 7 - 14 | Creative Maladjustment Week |
| July 10 - 16 | Nude Recreation Week |
| July 10 - 16 | Operation Safe Driver Week |
| July 17 - 23 | Captive Nations Week |
| July 17 - 23 | Everybody Deserves a Massage Week |
| July 17 - 23 | National Parenting Gifted Children Week |
| July 17 - 23 | National Zoo Keeper Week |
| July 23 - 31 | National Moth Week |
July 2022 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Canada Day | #CanadaDay |
| July 1 | International Chicken Wing Day | #ChickenWingDay |
| July 1 | International Joke Day | #JokeDay |
| July 1 | National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day | #CreativeIceCreamFlavorsDay |
| July 1 | National Gingersnap Day | #NationalGingersnapDay |
| July 1 | National Postal Workers Day | #NationalPostalWorkersDay |
| July 1 | National U.S. Postage Stamp Day | #USPostageStampDay |
| July 1 | Zip Code Day | #ZipCodeDay |
| July 2 | Hop-a-Park Day | #NationalHopaParkDay |
| July 2 | I Forgot Day | #IForgotDay |
| July 2 | International Cherry Pit Spitting Day | #CherryPitSpittingDay |
| July 2 | International Day of Cooperatives | #DayOfCooperatives |
| July 2 | Made In The USA Day | #MadeInTheUsaDay |
| July 2 | National Anisette Day | #NationalAnisetteDay |
| July 2 | World UFO Day | #WorldUfoDay |
| July 3 | Compliment Your Mirror Day | #ComplimentYourMirrorDay |
| July 3 | National Chocolate Wafer Day | #ChocolateWaferDay |
| July 3 | National Eat Your Beans Day | #NationalEatYourBeansDay |
| July 3 | National Fried Clam Day | #NationalFriedClamDay |
| July 3 | National Stay Out of the Sun Day | #StayOutOfTheSunDay |
| July 4 | Independence Day (USA) | #IndependenceDay |
| July 4 | Independence From Meat Day | #IndependenceFromMeatDay |
| July 4 | Indivisible Day | #IndivisibleDay |
| July 4 | National Barbecued Spareribs Day | #BarbecuedSpareribsDay |
| July 4 | National Caesar Salad Day | #NationalCaesarSaladDay |
| July 4 | Sidewalk Egg Frying Day | #SidewalkEggFryingDay |
| July 5 | National Apple Turnover Day | #AppleTurnoverDay |
| July 5 | National Bikini Day | #NationalBikiniDay |
| July 5 | National Graham Cracker Day | #GrahamCrackerDay |
| July 5 | National Hawaii Day | #NationalHawaiiDay |
| July 5 | National Workaholics Day | #NationalWorkaholicsDay |
| July 6 | International Kissing Day | #InternationalKissingDay |
| July 6 | National Fried Chicken Day | #NationalFriedChickenDay |
| July 6 | National Hand Roll Day | #NationalHandRollDay |
| July 6 | Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day | #TakeYourWebmasterToLunchDay |
| July 7 | Global Forgiveness Day | #GlobalForgivenessDay |
| July 7 | International Chocolate Day | #InternationalChocolateDay |
| July 7 | National Dive Bar Day | #NationalDiveBarDay |
| July 7 | National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day | #FatherDaughterTakeAWalkDay |
| July 7 | National Macaroni Day | #NationalMacaroniDay |
| July 7 | National Strawberry Sundae Day | #StrawberrySundaeDay |
| July 7 | Tell The Truth Day | #TellTheTruthDay |
| July 8 | Collector Car Appreciation Day | #CollectorCarAppreciationDay |
| July 8 | National Chocolate with Almonds Day | #ChocolateWithAlmondsDay |
| July 9 | National No Bra Day | #NationalNoBraDay |
| July 9 | National Sugar Cookie Day | #NationalSugarCookieDay |
| July 10 | Don't Step On A Bee Day | #DontStepOnABeeDay |
| July 10 | International Essential Oils Day | #EssentialOilsDay |
| July 10 | National Clerihew Day | #NationalClerihewDay |
| July 10 | National Kitten Day | #NationalKittenDay |
| July 10 | National Pina Colada Day | #NationalPinaColadaDay |
| July 10 | Teddy Bear Picnic Day | #TeddyBearPicnicDay |
| July 11 | All American Pet Photo Day | #AllAmericanPetPhotoDay |
| July 11 | Bowdler's Day | #BowdlersDay |
| July 11 | International Town Criers Day | #TownCriersDay |
| July 11 | National 7-Eleven Day / Free Slurpee Day | #National7ElevenDay |
| July 11 | National Blueberry Muffin Day | #BlueberryMuffinDay |
| July 11 | National Cheer Up The Lonely Day | #CheerUpTheLonelyDay |
| July 11 | National Mojito Day | #NationalMojitoDay |
| July 11 | National Rainier Cherry Day | #RainierCherryDay |
| July 11 | World Population Day | #WorldPopulationDay |
| July 12 | Battle of the Boyne | #BattleOfBoyne |
| July 12 | Cow Appreciation Day | #CowAppreciationDay |
| July 12 | Eat Your Jello Day | #EatYourJelloDay |
| July 12 | National Different Colored Eyes Day | #DifferentColoredEyeDay. |
| July 12 | National Pecan Pie Day | #NationalPecanPieDay |
| July 12 | National Simplicity Day | #NationalSimplicityDay |
| July 12 | Orangemen's Day | #BattleOfBoyne |
| July 12 | Paper Bag Day | #PaperBagDay |
| July 13 | Embrace Your Geekness Day | #EmbraceYourGeeknessDay |
| July 13 | Gruntled Workers Day | #GruntledWorkersDay |
| July 13 | National Beans ‘N’ Franks Day | #BeansNFranksDay |
| July 13 | National Beef Tallow Day | #BeefTallowDay |
| July 13 | National French Fry Day | #NationalFrench FryDay |
| July 14 | Bastille Day (France) | #BastilleDay |
| July 14 | National Grand Marnier Day | #NationalGrandMarnierDay |
| July 14 | National Mac & Cheese Day | #NationalMacAndCheeseDay |
| July 14 | National Nude Day | #NationalNudeDay |
| July 14 | National Tape Measure Day | #NationalTapeMeasureDay |
| July 14 | Pandemonium Day | #PandemoniumDay |
| July 14 | Shark Awareness Day | #SharkAwarenessDay |
| July 15 | National Be A Dork Day | #NationalBeADorkDay |
| July 15 | National Give Something Away Day | #GiveSomethingAwayDay |
| July 15 | National Gummi Worm Day | #NationalGummiWormDay |
| July 15 | National I Love Horses Day | #NationalILoveHorsesDay |
| July 15 | National Pet Fire Safety Day | #PetFireSafetyDay |
| July 15 | National Tapioca Pudding Day | #TapiocaPuddingDay |
| July 15 | Saint Swithin's Day | #SaintSwithinsDay |
| July 16 | National Corn Fritters Day | #NationalCornFrittersDay |
| July 16 | National Personal Chef Day | #NationalPersonalChefDay |
| July 16 | National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day | #StrawberryRhubarbWineDay |
| July 16 | Toss Away the "Could Haves" and "Should Haves" Day | #TossAwayTheCouldHavesAndShouldHavesDay |
| July 16 | Woodie Wagon Day | #WoodieWagonDay |
| July 16 | World Snake Day | #WorldSnakeDay |
| July 17 | National Ice Cream Day | #NationalIceCreamDay |
| July 17 | National Lottery Day | #NationalLotteryDay |
| July 17 | National Peach Ice Cream Day | #PeachIceCreamDay |
| July 17 | National Tattoo Day | #NationalTattooDay |
| July 17 | National Yellow Pig Day | #NationalYellowPigDay |
| July 17 | World Emoji Day | #WorldEmojiDay |
| July 17 | Wrong Way Corrigan Day | #WrongWayCorriganDay |
| July 18 | Global Hug Your Kids Day | #GlobalHugYourKidsDay |
| July 18 | National Caviar Day | #NationalCaviarDay |
| July 18 | National Get Out of the Dog House Day | #GetOutoftheDoghouseDay |
| July 18 | National Sour Candy Day | #NationalSourCandyDay |
| July 18 | Nelson Mandela International Day | #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay |
| July 18 | World Listening Day | #WorldListeningDay |
| July 19 | National Daiquiri Day | #NationalDaiquiriDay |
| July 19 | National Flitch Day | #NationalFlitchDay |
| July 19 | Stick Out Your Tongue Day | #StickOutYourTongueDay |
| July 20 | National Hot Dog Day | #NationalHotDogDay |
| July 20 | National Lollipop Day | #NationalLollipopDay |
| July 20 | National Moon Day | #NationalMoonDay |
| July 20 | World Jump Day | #WorldJumpDay |
| July 21 | Get to Know Your Customers Day | #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay |
| July 21 | Legal Drinking Age Day | #LegalDrinkingAgeDay |
| July 21 | National Be Someone Day | #BeSomeoneDay |
| July 21 | National Junk Food Day | #NationalJunkFoodDay |
| July 22 | National Hammock Day | #NationalHammockDay |
| July 22 | National Penuche Fudge Day | #NationalPenucheFudgeDay |
| July 22 | National Rat Catcher’s Day | #NationalRatCatchersDay |
| July 22 | Pi Approximation Day | #CasualPiDay |
| July 23 | Gorgeous Grandma Day | #GorgeousGrandmaDay |
| July 23 | Hot Enough For Ya Day | #HotEnoughForYaDay |
| July 23 | National Day of the American Cowboy | #DayOfTheCowboy |
| July 23 | National Vanilla Ice Cream Day | #VanillaIceCreamDay |
| July 24 | National Amelia Earhart Day | #AmeliaEarhartDay |
| July 24 | National Cousins Day | #NationalCousinsDay |
| July 24 | National Drive-Thru Day | #NationalDriveThruDay |
| July 24 | National Tell An Old Joke Day | #TellAnOldJokeDay |
| July 24 | National Tequila Day | #NationalTequilaDay |
| July 24 | National Thermal Engineer Day | #ThermalEngineerDay |
| July 24 | Parents' Day | #ParentsDay |
| July 25 | International Red Shoe Day | #RedShoeDay |
| July 25 | National Culinarians Day | #CulinariansDay |
| July 25 | National Hire a Veteran Day | #HireAVeteranDay |
| July 25 | National Hot Fudge Sundae Day | #HotFudgeSundaeDay |
| July 25 | National Merry-Go-Round Day | #MerryGoRoundDay |
| July 25 | National Thread the Needle Day | #ThreadTheNeedleDay |
| July 25 | National Wine and Cheese Day | #NationalWineAndCheeseDay |
| July 26 | Lumberjack Day | #EatLikeALumberjackDay |
| July 26 | National All or Nothing Day | #NationalAllOrNothingDay |
| July 26 | National Aunt and Uncle’s Day | #AuntAndUnclesDay |
| July 26 | National Bagelfest Day | #NationalBagelfestDay |
| July 26 | National Coffee Milkshake Day | #CoffeeMilkshakeDay |
| July 26 | One Voice Day | #OneVoiceDay |
| July 27 | National Créme Bruléé Day | #NationalCremeBruleeDay |
| July 27 | National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | #KoreanWarVeteransArmisticeDay |
| July 27 | National Love is Kind Day | #TheLoveisKindMovement |
| July 27 | National Scotch Day | #NationalScotchDay |
| July 27 | Take your Pants for a Walk Day | #TakeYourPantsForAWalkDay |
| July 28 | Buffalo Soldiers Day | #BuffaloSoldiersDay |
| July 28 | National Chili Dog Day | #NationalChiliDogDay |
| July 28 | National Intern Day | #NationalInternDay |
| July 28 | National Milk Chocolate Day | #MilkChocolateDay |
| July 28 | National Refreshment Day | #NationalRefreshmentDay |
| July 28 | National Waterpark Day | #NationalWaterparkDay |
| July 28 | World Hepatitis Day | #WorldHepatitisDay |
| July 29 | *Rain Day | #RainDay |
| July 29 | International Tiger Day | #GlobalTigerDay |
| July 29 | National Chicken Wing Day | #NationalChickenWingDay |
| July 29 | National Get Gnarly Day | #NationalGetGnarlyDay |
| July 29 | National Lasagna Day | #NationalLasagnaDay |
| July 29 | National Lipstick Day | #nationallipstickday |
| July 29 | National Talk in an Elevator Day | #TalkInAnElevatorDay |
| July 29 | System Administrator Appreciation Day | #SystemAdministratorAppreciationDay |
| July 30 | Father-In-Law Day | #FatherInLawDay |
| July 30 | International Day of Friendship | #DayOfFriendship |
| July 30 | National Cheesecake Day | #NationalCheesecakeDay |
| July 30 | National Support Public Education Day | #SupportPublicEducationDay |
| July 30 | National Whistleblower Day | #NationalWhistleblowerDay |
| July 30 | Paddle for Perthes Disease Awareness Day | #PaddleForPerthesDiseaseAwarenessDay |
| July 30 | Paperback Book Day | #PaperbackBookDay |
| July 31 | National Avocado Day | #NationalAvocadoDay |
| July 31 | National Mutt Day | #NationalMuttDay |
| July 31 | National Raspberry Cake Day | #RaspberryCakeDay |
| July 31 | Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day | #UncommonInstrumentAwarenessDay |
| July 31 | World Ranger Day | #WorldRangerDay |
Sources:
timeanddate.com, nationaldaycalendar.com, en.wikipedia.org, holidayscalendar.com, nationaltoday.com, checkiday.com, brownielocks.com
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August 2022 Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for August 2022 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/August-Holidays
To access the list of holidays for every month in 2022 and beyond, visit the Holidays index page.
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