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 2021.
The list includes more than 250+ 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 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 250+ 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.
March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | St. David's Day | #StDavidsDay | Wales, U.K. |
| March 2 | Labour Day | #LabourDay | Western Australia |
| March 2 | King Island Show | #KingIslandShow | Tasmania, Australia |
| March 8 | Commonwealth Day | #CommonwealthDay | Canada |
| March 8 | Foundation Day | #NorfolkIsland | Norfolk Island, Australia |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | #InternationalWomensDay | Worldwide |
| March 8 | Labour Day | #LabourDay | Victoria, Australia |
| March 8 | Canberra Day | #CanberraDay | Australian Capital Territory |
| March 8 | Eight Hours Day | #EightHoursDay | Tasmania, Australia |
| March 8 | Adelaide Cup | #AdelaideCup | South Australia |
| March 14 | Daylight Savings | #DaylightSavings | United States |
| March 14 | Mothering Sunday | #MotheringDay | United Kingdom |
| March 17 | St. Patrick's Day | #StPatricksDay | Worldwide |
| March 20 | 1st Day of Spring | #FirstDayofSpring | Northern Hemisphere |
| March 20 | March Equinox | #AutumnEquinox | Southern Hemisphere |
| March 21 | Harmony Day | #HarmonyDay | Australia |
| March 27 | Earth Hour | #EarthHour #Connect2Earth | Worldwide |
| March 28 | Daylight Savings Tomorrow | #DaylightSavings | US and Other Countries |
March 2021 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | St. David's Day | #StDavidsDay | Christian |
| March 11 | Isra and Mi'raj | #IsraMiraj | Muslim |
| March 11 | Maha Shivaratri | #Shivratri | Muslim |
| March 17 | St. Patrick's Day | #StPatricksDay | Christian |
| March 27 | Passover Eve | #Passover | Jewish |
| March 28 | Palm Sunday | #PalmSunday | Christian |
| March 28 | First Day of Passover | #Passover | Jewish |
March 2021 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| American Red Cross Month |
| Asset Management Awareness Month |
| Brain Injury Awareness Month |
| Endometriosis Awareness Month |
| Irish-American Heritage Month |
| March Madness |
| Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month |
| 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 2021 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| February 28 - March 6 | Peace Corps Week |
| March 1 - 7 | National Cheerleading Week |
| March 7 - 13 | Girl Scout Week |
| March 7 - 13 | International Women’s Week |
| March 7 - 13 | National Consumer Protection Week |
| March 7 - 13 | National Dental Assistants Recognition Week |
| March 7 - 13 | National Procrastination Week |
| March 7 - 13 | National Professional Pet Sitters Week |
| March 7 - 13 | National Schools Social Work Week |
| March 7 - 13 | No More Week |
| March 7 - 13 | Read an E-Book Week |
| March 7 - 13 | Women in Construction Week |
| March 7 - 13 | Words Matter Week |
| March 8 - 12 | Endometriosis Awareness Week |
| March 8 - 12 | National School Breakfast Week |
| March 8 - 12 | Newspapers in Education Week |
| March 8 - 14 | Women of Aviation Worldwide Week |
| March 14 - 20 | National Fix a Leak Week |
| March 14 - 21 | National Groundwater Awareness Week |
| March 14 - 20 | Termite Awareness Week |
| March 15 - 21 | Brain Awareness Week |
| March 21 - 27 | National Agriculture Week |
| March 21 - 27 | National Animal Poison Prevention Week |
| March 21 - 27 | National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week |
| March 21 - 27 | National Introverts Week |
| March 21 - 27 | National Poison Prevention Week |
| March 21 - 27 | National Surveyors Week |
| March 27 - April 3 | Nano Days |
| March 28 - April 3 | National Cleaning Week |
| March 28 - April 3 | Holy Week |
March 2021 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Peanut Butter Lover’s Day | #PeanutButterLoversDay |
| March 1 | National Pig Day | #NationalPigDay |
| March 1 | Plan a Solo Vacation Day | #PlanASoloVacationDay |
| March 1 | Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) | #SelfInjuryAwarenessDay |
| March 1 | World Compliment Day | #WorldComplimentDay |
| 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 | March Forth and Do Something Day | #MarchForth |
| March 4 | Marching Music Day | #MarchingMusicDay |
| March 4 | National Grammar Day | #NationalGrammarDay |
| March 4 | National Hospitalist Day | #NationalHospitalistDay |
| March 4 | National Hug a G.I. Day | #HugAGIDay |
| March 4 | National Pound Cake Day | #NationalPoundCakeDay |
| March 5 | Cinco de Marcho | #CincoDeMarcho |
| March 5 | National Absinthe Day | #NationalAbsintheDay |
| March 5 | National Cheese Doodle Day | #NationalCheeseDoodleDay |
| March 5 | National Dress in Blue Day | #DressInBlueDay |
| March 5 | National Employee Appreciation Day | #EmployeeAppreciationDay |
| March 5 | National Multiple Personality Day | #MultiplePersonalityDay |
| March 5 | National Speech and Debate Education Day | #SpeechAndDebateEducationDay |
| March 5 - 6 | National Day of Unplugging | #NationalDayOfUnplugging |
| March 6 | National Day of Unplugging | #DayOfUnplugging |
| March 6 | National Dentist’s Day | #NationalDentistsDay |
| March 6 | National Dress Day | #NationalDressDay |
| March 6 | National Frozen Food Day | #NationalFrozenFoodDay |
| March 6 | National Oreo Cookie Day | #NationalOreoCookieDay |
| March 6 | National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day | #WhiteChocolateCheesecakeDay |
| March 7 | Finisher’s Medal Day | #FinishersMedalDay |
| 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 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 10 | Landline Telephone Day | #LandlineTelephoneDay |
| 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 11 | Johnny Appleseed Day | #JohnnyAppleseedDay |
| March 11 | National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day | #FuneralDirectorMorticianAppreciation |
| March 11 | National Promposal Day | #PromposalDay |
| March 11 | Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day | #OatmealNutWafflesDay |
| March 11 | Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day | #RegisteredDietitianNutritionistDay |
| March 11 | World Kidney Day | #WorldKidneyDay |
| March 11 | Worship of Tools Day | #WorshipOfToolsDay |
| March 12 | Girl Scout Day | #NationalGirlScoutDay |
| March 12 | National Alfred Hitchcock Day | #AlfredHitchcockDay |
| March 12 | National Baked Scallops Day | #BakedScallopsDay |
| March 12 | National Plant a Flower Day | #PlantAFlowerDay |
| March 13 | Earmuff Day | #EarmuffDay |
| March 13 | National Coconut Torte Day | #NationalCoconutTorteDay |
| 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 | Learn About Butterflies Day | #LearnAboutButterfliesDay |
| March 14 | National Children’s Craft Day | #ChildrensCraftDay |
| March 14 | National Potato Chip Day | #NationalPotatoChipDay |
| March 14 | National Write Your Story Day | #WriteYourStoryDay |
| March 14 | Pi Day | #PiDay |
| March 15 | Everything You Think is Wrong Day | #EverythingYouThinkIsWrongDay |
| March 15 | Ides of March | #IdesOfMarch |
| March 15 | National Napping Day | #NappingDay |
| March 15 | National Pears Helene Day | #NationalPearsHeleneDay |
| March 15 | National Shoe the World Day | #NationalShoeTheWorldDay |
| March 16 | Freedom of Information Day | #FreedomOfInformationDay |
| March 16 | National Artichoke Hearts Day | #ArtichokeHeartsDay |
| March 16 | National Everything You Do is Right Day | #EverythingYouDoIsRightDay |
| March 16 | Panda Day | #PandaDay |
| March 16 | World Social Work Day | #WSWD |
| March 17 | Corned Beef and Cabbage Day | #CornedBeefAndCabbageDay |
| March 17 | National Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Day | #SBDCDay |
| March 17 | Submarine Day | #SubmarineDay |
| March 17 | Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action | #TakeDownTobacco |
| March 18 | Absolutely Incredible Kid Day | #AbsolutelyIncredibleKidDay |
| March 18 | Awkward Moments Day | #AwkwardMomentsDay |
| March 18 | National Biodiesel Day | #NationalBiodieselDay |
| March 18 | National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day | #LacyOatmealCookieDay |
| March 18 | National Sloppy Joe Day | #NationalSloppyJoeDay |
| March 18 | National Supreme Sacrifice Day | #SupremeSacrificeDay |
| March 19 | Certified Nurses Day | #CertifiedNursesDay |
| March 19 | Let’s Laugh Day | #LetsLaughDay |
| March 19 | National Chocolate Caramel Day | #ChocolateCaramelDay |
| March 19 | National Poultry Day | #NationalPoultryDay |
| March 20 | French Language Day | #FrenchLanguageDay |
| March 20 | International Day of Happiness | #DayOfHappiness |
| March 20 | National Corn Dog Day | #NationalCornDogDay |
| March 20 | National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | #NativeHIVAIDSAwarnessDay |
| March 20 | National Quilting Day | #NationalQuiltingDay |
| March 20 | National Ravioli Day | #NationalRavioliDay |
| March 20 | Proposal Day | #ProposalDay |
| March 20 | World Storytelling Day | #WorldStorytellingDay |
| March 21 | National California Strawberry Day | #CaliforniaStrawberryDay |
| March 21 | National Common Courtesy Day | #CommonCourtesyDay |
| March 21 | National Countdown Day | #321Day |
| March 21 | National Fragrance Day | #NationalFragranceDay |
| March 21 | National French Bread Day | #NationalFrenchBreadDay |
| 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 Sing Out Day | #SingOutDay |
| March 22 | World Water Day | #WorldWaterDay |
| March 23 | American Diabetes Association Alert Day | #AmericanDiabetesAssociationAlertDay |
| March 23 | National Ag Day | #NationalAgDay |
| March 23 | National Chia Day | #NationalChiaDay. |
| March 23 | National Chip and Dip Day | #NationalChipAndDipDay |
| March 23 | National Melba Toast Day | #NationalMelbaToastDay |
| March 23 | National Puppy Day | #NationalPuppyDay |
| March 23 | Near Miss Day | #NearMissDay |
| March 23 | World Meteorological Day | #MeteorologicalDay |
| March 24 | Education and Sharing Day | #EducationalAndSharingDay |
| March 24 | National Cheesesteak Day | #NationalCheesesteakDay |
| March 24 | National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day | #ChocolateCoveredRaisinDay |
| March 24 | World Tuberculosis Day | #WorldTbDay |
| March 25 | National Lobster Newburg Day | #LobsterNewburgDay |
| March 25 | National Medal of Honor Day | #MedalOfHonorDay |
| March 25 | National Tolkien Reading Day | #TolkienReadingDay |
| March 26 | National Make Up Your Own Holiday Day | #MakeUpYourOwnHolidayDay |
| March 26 | National Nougat Day | #NationalNougatDay |
| March 26 | National Spinach Day | #NationalSpinachDay |
| March 26 | Purple Day - International Epilepsy Day | #PurpleDay |
| March 27 | International Scribble Day | #ScribbleDay |
| March 27 | National Joe Day | #NationalJoeDay |
| March 27 | National Spanish Paella Day | #SpanishPaellaDay |
| March 28 | Children's Picture Book Day | #ChildrensPictureBookDay |
| March 28 | Eat an Eskimo Pie Day | #EatAnEskimoPieDay |
| 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 | 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 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 Virtual Vacation Day | #VirtualVacationDay |
| March 30 | Pencil Day | #PencilDay |
| March 30 | Take a Walk in the Park Day | #TakeAWalkInTheParkDay |
| March 30 | Turkey Neck Soup Day | #TurkeyNeckSoupDay |
| March 31 | Equal Pay Day | #EqualPayDay |
| March 31 | Manatee Appreciation Day | #ManateeApprecicationDay |
| March 31 | Manatee Appreciation Day | #ManateeAppreciationDay |
| 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 Farm Workers Day | #FarmWorkersDay |
| March 31 | National Little Red Wagon Day | #LittleRedWagonDay |
| 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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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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