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 March 2020.
The list includes more than 245 different holidays and observances to celebrate in March.
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 March 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 245+ 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.
March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | St. David's Day | #StDavidsDay | Wales, U.K. |
| March 2 | Labour Day | #LabourDay | Western Australia |
| March 3 | King Island Show | #KingIslandShow | Tasmania, Australia |
| March 8 | Daylight Savings | #DaylightSavings | United States & Canada |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | #InternationalWomensDay | Worldwide |
| March 9 | Labour Day | #LabourDay | Victoria, Australia |
| March 9 | Canberra Day | #CanberraDay | Australian Capital Territory |
| March 9 | Eight Hours Day | #EightHoursDay | Tasmania, Australia |
| March 9 | Adelaide Cup | #AdelaideCup | South Australia |
| March 17 | St. Patrick's Day | #StPatricksDay | Worldwide |
| March 19 | 1st Day of Spring | #FirstDayofSpring | Northern Hemisphere |
| March 20 | March Equinox | #AutumnEquinox | Southern Hemisphere |
| March 22 | Mothering Sunday | #MotheringDay | United Kingdom |
| March 28 | Earth Hour | #EarthHour #Connect2Earth | Worldwide |
| March 29 | Daylight Savings | #DaylightSavings | Many countries worldwide |
March 2020 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Religion |
|---|---|---|
| March 1 | St. David's Day | Christian |
| March 9 | Holi | Hindu |
| March 10 | Purim | Jewish |
| March 22 | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim |
March 2020 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| American Red Cross Month |
| Asset Management Awareness Month |
| Brain Injury Awareness Month |
| Endometriosis Awareness Month |
| Irish-American Heritage Month |
| Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month |
| March Madness |
| National Brain Injury Awareness Month |
| National Breast Implant Awareness Month |
| National Caffeine Awareness Month |
| National Celery Month |
| National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month |
| National Cheerleading Safety Month |
| National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month |
| National Craft Month |
| National Credit Education Month |
| National Flour Month |
| National Frozen Food Month |
| National Kidney Month |
| National Music in Our Schools Month |
| National Noodle Month |
| National Peanut Month |
| National Professional Social Work Month |
| National Trisomy Awareness Month |
| National Umbrella Month |
| National Women's History Month |
| Poison Prevention Awareness Month |
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March 2020 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| March 1 - 7 | National Cheerleading Week |
| March 1 - 7 | National Consumer Protection Week |
| March 1 - 7 | National Dental Assistants Recognition Week |
| March 1 - 7 | National Groundwater Awareness Week |
| March 1 - 7 | National Procrastination Week |
| March 1 - 7 | National Professional Pet Sitters Week |
| March 1 - 7 | National Schools Social Work Week |
| March 1 - 7 | Read an E-Book Week |
| March 1 - 7 | Women in Construction Week |
| March 1 - 7 | Words Matter Week |
| March 2 - 6 | National School Breakfast Week |
| March 2 - 6 | Newspapers in Education Week |
| March 2 - 8 | Endometriosis Awareness Week |
| March 2 - 8 | No More Week |
| March 2 - 8 | Women of Aviation Worldwide Week |
| March 8 - 14 | Girl Scout Week |
| March 8 - 14 | International Women’s Week |
| March 8 - 14 | National Agriculture Week |
| March 8 - 14 | Termite Awareness Week |
| March 11 - 15 | National Wildlife Week |
| March 15 - 21 | National Animal Poison Prevention Week |
| March 15 - 21 | National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week |
| March 15 - 21 | National Introverts Week |
| March 15 - 21 | National Poison Prevention Week |
| March 15 - 21 | National Surveyors Week |
| March 16 - 20 | Brain Awareness Week |
| March 16 - 20 | National Fix a Leak Week |
| March 22 - 28 | National Cleaning Week |
| March 28 - April 5 | Nano Days |
March 2020 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Finisher’s Medal Day | #FinishersMedalDay |
| March 1 | National Dadgum That’s Good Day | #DadgumThatsGoodDay |
| March 1 | National Fruit Compote Day | #NationalFruitCompoteDay |
| March 1 | National Horse Protection Day | #HorseProtectionDay |
| March 1 | National Minnesota Day | #NationalMinnesotaDay |
| March 1 | National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day | #PeanutButterLoversDay |
| March 1 | National Pig Day | #NationalPigDay |
| March 1 | Self-Injury Awareness Day | #SelfInjuryAwarenessDay |
| March 1 | World Compliment Day | #WorldComplimentDay |
| March 1 | Plan a Solo Vacation Day | #PlanASoloVacationDay |
| March 2 | National Banana Cream Pie Day | #BananaCreamPieDay |
| March 2 | National Old Stuff Day | #NationalOldStuffDay |
| March 2 | National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day) | #ReadAcrossAmericaDay |
| March 3 | National Anthem Day | #NationalAnthemDay |
| March 3 | National Cold Cuts Day | #NationalColdCutsDay |
| March 3 | National I Want You to be Happy Day | #IWantYouToBeHappyDay |
| March 3 | National Mulled Wine Day | #NationalMulledWineDay |
| March 3 | Soup It Forward Day | #SoupItForwardDay |
| March 4 | Marching Music Day | #MarchingMusicDay |
| March 4 | National Grammar Day | #NationalGrammarDay |
| March 4 | National Hug a G.I. Day | #HugAGIDay |
| March 4 | National Pound Cake Day | #NationalPoundCakeDay |
| March 4 | March Forth and Do Something Day | #MarchForth |
| March 5 | National Absinthe Day | #NationalAbsintheDay |
| March 5 | National Cheese Doodle Day | #NationalCheeseDoodleDay |
| March 5 | National Hospitalist Day | #NationalHospitalistDay |
| March 5 | National Multiple Personality Day | #MultiplePersonalityDay |
| March 5 | Cinco de Marcho | #CincoDeMarcho |
| March 6 | National Dentist’s Day | #NationalDentistsDay |
| March 6 | National Dress Day | #NationalDressDay |
| March 6 | National Dress in Blue Day | #DressInBlueDay |
| March 6 | National Employee Appreciation Day | #EmployeeAppreciationDay |
| March 6 | National Frozen Food Day | #NationalFrozenFoodDay |
| March 6 | National Oreo Cookie Day | #NationalOreoCookieDay |
| March 6 | National Speech and Debate Education Day | #SpeechAndDebateEducationDay |
| March 6 | National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day | #WhiteChocolateCheesecakeDay |
| March 6 - 7 | National Day of Unplugging | #DayOfUnplugging |
| March 7 | National Be Heard Day | #NationalBeHeardDay |
| March 7 | National Cereal Day | #NationalCerealDay |
| March 7 | National Crown of Roast Pork Day | #CrownRoastOfPorkDay |
| March 8 | International Women’s Day | #InternationalWomensDay |
| March 8 | National Oregon Day | #NationalOregonDay |
| March 8 | National Peanut Cluster Day | #PeanutClusterDay |
| March 8 | National Proofreading Day | #NationalProofreadingDay |
| March 9 | National Barbie Day | #NationalBarbieDay |
| March 9 | National Crabmeat Day | #NationalCrabMeatDay |
| March 9 | National Get Over it Day | #NationalGetOverItDay |
| March 9 | National Meatball Day | #NationalMeatballDay |
| March 9 | National Napping Day | #NationalNappingDay |
| March 10 | National Blueberry Popover Day | #BlueberryPopoverDay |
| March 10 | National Mario Day | #NationalMarioDay |
| March 10 | National Pack Your Lunch Day | #PackYourLunchDay |
| March 10 | National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | #WomenGirlsHIVAIDSAwarenessDay |
| March 10 | Landline Telephone Day | #LandlineTelephoneDay |
| March 11 | National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day | #FuneralDirectorMorticianAppreciation |
| March 11 | National Johnny Appleseed Day | #JohnnyAppleseedDay |
| March 11 | National Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day | #OatmealNutWafflesDay |
| March 11 | National Promposal Day | #PromposalDay |
| March 11 | National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day | #RegisteredDietitianNutritionistDay |
| March 11 | National Worship of Tools Day | #WorshipOfToolsDay |
| March 12 | National Baked Scallops Day | #BakedScallopsDay |
| March 12 | National Girl Scout Day | #NationalGirlScoutDay |
| March 12 | National Pancake Day – IHOP | #NTLPanCakeDay |
| March 12 | National Plant a Flower Day | #PlantAFlowerDay |
| March 12 | World Kidney Day | #WorldKidneyDay |
| March 12 | National Alfred Hitchcock Day | #AlfredHitchcockDay |
| March 13 | National Coconut Torte Day | #NationalCoconutTorteDay |
| March 13 | National Earmuff Day | #NationalEarmuffDay |
| March 13 | National Good Samaritan Day | #GoodSamaritanDay |
| March 13 | National Jewel Day | #NationalJewelDay |
| March 13 | National K9 Veterans Day | #NationalK9VeteransDay |
| March 13 | National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day | #OpenAnUmbrellaIndoorsDay |
| March 14 | National Children’s Craft Day | #ChildrensCraftDay |
| March 14 | National Learn About Butterflies Day | #LearnAboutButterfliesDay |
| March 14 | National Pi Day | #NationalPiDay |
| March 14 | National Potato Chip Day | #NationalPotatoChipDay |
| March 14 | National Write Down Your Story Day | #WriteYourStoryDay |
| March 15 | National Everything You Think is Wrong Day | #EverythingYouThinkIsWrongDay |
| March 15 | National Kansas Day | #NationalKansasDay |
| March 15 | National Pears Helene Day | #NationalPearsHeleneDay |
| March 15 | National Shoe the World Day | #NationalShoeTheWorldDay |
| March 15 | Ides of March | #IdesOfMarch |
| March 16 | National Artichoke Hearts Day | #ArtichokeHeartsDay |
| March 16 | National Everything You Do is Right Day | #EverythingYouDoIsRightDay |
| March 16 | National Freedom of Information Day | #FreedomOfInformationDay |
| March 16 | National Panda Day | #NationalPandaDay |
| March 17 | National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day | #CornedBeefAndCabbageDay |
| March 17 | World Social Work Day | #WSWD |
| March 17 | Submarine Day | #SubmarineDay |
| March 18 | National Awkward Moments Day | #AwkwardMomentsDay |
| March 18 | National Biodiesel Day | #NationalBiodieselDay |
| March 18 | National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day | #LacyOatmealCookieDay |
| March 18 | National SBDC Day | #SBDCDay |
| March 18 | National Sloppy Joe Day | #NationalSloppyJoeDay |
| March 18 | National Supreme Sacrifice Day | #SupremeSacrificeDay |
| March 19 | Absolutely Incredible Kid Day | #AbsolutelyIncredibleKidDay |
| March 19 | National Certified Nurses Day | #CertifiedNursesDay |
| March 19 | National Chocolate Caramel Day | #ChocolateCaramelDay |
| March 19 | National Let’s Laugh Day | #LetsLaughDay |
| March 19 | National Poultry Day | #NationalPoultryDay |
| March 19 | World Storytelling Day | #WorldStorytellingDay |
| March 20 | National Kick Butts Day | #NationalKickButtsDay |
| March 20 | National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | #NativeHIVAIDSAwarnessDay |
| March 20 | National Proposal Day | #NationalProposalDay |
| March 20 | National Ravioli Day | #NationalRavioliDay |
| March 20 | French Language Day | #FrenchLanguageDay |
| March 20 | International Day of Happiness | #DayOfHappiness |
| March 21 | National California Strawberry Day | #CaliforniaStrawberryDay |
| March 21 | National Common Courtesy Day | #CommonCourtesyDay |
| March 21 | National Corn Dog Day | #NationalCornDogDay |
| March 21 | National Countdown Day | #321Day |
| March 21 | National Fragrance Day | #NationalFragranceDay |
| March 21 | National French Bread Day | #NationalFrenchBreadDay |
| March 21 | National Quilting Day | #NationalQuiltingDay |
| March 21 | National Single Parents Day | #NationalSingleParentDay |
| March 21 | World Down Syndrome Day | #WorldDownSyndromeDay |
| March 21 | World Forestry Day | #WorldForestryDay |
| March 21 | World Poetry Day | #WorldPoetryDay |
| March 22 | National Bavarian Crepes Day | #BavarianCrepesDay |
| March 22 | National Goof Off Day | #NationalGoofOffDay |
| March 22 | National West Virginia Day | #NationalWestVirginiaDay |
| March 22 | World Water Day | #WorldWaterDay |
| March 23 | National Chia Day | #NationalChiaDay. |
| March 23 | National Chip and Dip Day | #NationalChipAndDipDay |
| March 23 | National Melba Toast Day | #NationalMelbaToastDay |
| March 23 | National Near Miss Day | #NationalNearMissDay |
| March 23 | National Puppy Day | #NationalPuppyDay |
| March 23 | World Meteorological Day | #MeteorologicalDay |
| March 24 | National American Diabetes Association Alert Day | #AmericanDiabetesAssociationAlertDay |
| March 24 | National Cheesesteak Day | #NationalCheesesteakDay |
| March 24 | National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day | #ChocolateCoveredRaisinDay |
| March 24 | World Tuberculosis Day | #WorldTbDay |
| March 25 | Manatee Appreciation Day | #ManateeApprecicationDay |
| March 25 | National Ag Day | #NationalAgDay |
| March 25 | National Little Red Wagon Day | #LittleRedWagonDay |
| March 25 | National Lobster Newburg Day | #LobsterNewburgDay |
| March 25 | National Medal of Honor Day | #MedalOfHonorDay |
| March 25 | National Tolkien Reading Day | #TolkienReadingDay |
| March 26 | Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness | #PurpleDay |
| March 26 | National Nougat Day | #NationalNougatDay |
| March 26 | National Spinach Day | #NationalSpinachDay |
| March 26 | National Make Up Your Own Holiday Day | #MakeUpYourOwnHolidayDay |
| March 27 | National Joe Day | #NationalJoeDay |
| March 27 | National Scribble Day* | #NationalScribbleDay |
| March 27 | National Spanish Paella Day | #SpanishPaellaDay |
| March 28 | National Black Forest Cake Day | #BlackForestCakeDay |
| March 28 | National Something on a Stick Day | #SomethingOnAStickDay |
| March 28 | National Triglycerides Day | #NationalTriglyceridesDay |
| March 28 | National Weed Appreciation Day | #WeedAppreciationDay |
| March 28 | Children's Picture Book Day | #ChildrensPictureBookDay |
| March 28 | Eat an Eskimo Pie Day | #EatAnEskimoPieDay |
| March 28 | Respect Your Cat Day | #RespectYourCatDay |
| March 29 | National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day | #LemonChiffonCakeDay |
| March 29 | National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day | #MomPopBusinessOwnersDay |
| March 29 | National Nevada Day | #NationalNevadaDay |
| March 29 | National Vietnam War Veterans Day | #VietnamWarVeteransDay |
| March 29 | Smoke and Mirrors Day | #SmokeAndMirrorsDay |
| March 30 | National Doctors Day | #NationalDoctorsDay |
| March 30 | National I Am in Control Day | #NationalIAmInControlDay |
| March 30 | National Pencil Day | #NationalPencilDay |
| March 30 | National Take a Walk in the Park Day | #TakeAWalkInTheParkDay |
| March 30 | National Turkey Neck Soup Day | #TurkeyNeckSoupDay |
| March 30 | National Virtual Vacation Day | #VirtualVacationDay |
| March 31 | National Bunsen Burner Day | #NationalBunsenBurnerDay |
| March 31 | National Clams on the Half Shell Day | #ClamsOnTheHalfShellDay |
| March 31 | National Crayon Day | #NationalCrayonDay |
| March 31 | National Equal Pay Day | #EqualPayDay |
| March 31 | National Farm Workers Day | #FarmWorkersDay |
| March 31 | National Prom Day | #NationalPromDay |
| March 31 | National Tater Day | #NationalTaterDay |
| March 31 | World Backup Day | #WorldBackupDay |
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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- 65 Social Media Questions to Increase Engagement
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April 2021 Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for April 2021 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/April-Holidays
The access the list of holidays for every month in 2021, visit the 2021 Holidays index page.
Looking for April 2020 Holidays?
AngieGensler.com/April-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.
