Are you a small business owner or marketer? Looking for November 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 November 2020.
The list includes more than 300 different holidays and observances to celebrate in November.
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 November 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 300+ holidays or use the following links to skip ahead to a specific category.
November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1 | Daylight Savings Time Ends | #DaylightSavings | North America |
| November 1 & 2 | Day of the Dead | #DayOfTheDead | United States and Mexico |
| November 2 | Recreation Day | #RecreationDay | Tasmania |
| November 3 | Melbourne Cup Day | #MelbourneCup | Victoria |
| November 3 | Election Day | #ElectionDay #Election2020 | United States |
| November 5 | Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night | #GuyFawkes | United Kingdom |
| November 8 | Remembrance Sunday | #RemembranceSunday | United Kingdom |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | #VeteransDay | United States |
| November 11 | Remembrance Day | #RemembranceDay | Australia & Canada |
| November 13 | World Kindness Day | #WorldKindnessDay | Worldwide |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving Day | #Thanksgiving | United States |
| November 27 | Black Friday | #BlackFriday | United States |
| November 27 | Devonport Show | #DevonportShow | Tasmania |
| November 28 | Small Business Saturday | #ShopSmall | United States |
| November 30 | Cyber Monday | #CyberMonday | United States |
| November 30 | St. Andrew's Day | #StAndrewsDay | Scotland |
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November 2020 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Religion |
|---|---|---|
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | Christian |
| November 2 | All Souls' Day | Christian |
| November 14 | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu |
| November 29 | First Sunday of Advent | Christian |
November 2020 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| Aviation History Month |
| Banana Pudding Lovers Month |
| Children's Grief Awareness Month |
| COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Awareness Month |
| Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month |
| Diabetic Eye Disease Month |
| Eye Donation Month |
| Family Stories Month |
| Georgia Pecan Month |
| Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month |
| Historic Bridge Awareness Month |
| Long-Term Care Awareness Month |
| Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
| MADD’s Tie One On For Safety (through December 31st) |
| Manatee Awareness Month |
| Military Family Month |
| Movember |
| National Adopt A Senior Pet Month |
| National Adoption Month |
| National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month |
| National Diabetes Month |
| National Entrepreneurship Month |
| National Epilepsy Awareness Month |
| National Family Caregivers Month |
| National Family Literacy Month |
| National Fun with Fondue Month |
| National Gratitude Month |
| National Healthy Skin Month |
| National Home Care & Hospice Month |
| National Impotency Awareness Month |
| National Inspirational Role Models Month |
| National Lifewriting Month |
| National Marrow Awareness Month |
| National Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness & Appreciation Month |
| National Memoir Writing Month |
| National Native American Heritage Month |
| National Novel Writing Month (NanNoWriMo) |
| National Peanut Butter Lovers Month |
| National Pepper Month |
| National Pet Cancer Awareness Month |
| National Pomegranate Month |
| National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month |
| National PTA's Healthy Lifestyles Month |
| National Raisin Bread Month |
| National Roasting Month |
| National Runaway Prevention Month |
| National Scholarship Month |
| No-Shave November |
| Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month |
| Picture Book Month |
| Prematurity Awareness Month |
| Spinach and Squash Month |
| Stomach Cancer Awareness Month |
| Sweet Potato Awareness Month |
| Vegan Month |
| Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month |
November 2020 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Nov. 1 - 6 | Intimate Apparel Market Week |
| Nov. 1 - 7 | Polar Bear Week |
| Nov. 1 - 7 | World Communication Week |
| Nov. 1 - 8 | Drowsy Driving Prevention Week |
| Nov. 7 - 13 | National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week |
| Nov. 7 - 15 | National Drone Safety Awareness Week |
| Nov. 8 - 14 | International Games Week |
| Nov. 8 - 14 | National Radiologic Technology Week |
| Nov. 8 - 14 | National Split Pea Soup Week |
| Nov. 8 - 14 | NP (Nurse Practitioner) Week |
| Nov. 8 - 14 | Perioperative Nurse Week |
| Nov. 9 - 13 | National Young Readers Week |
| Nov. 9 - 15 | World Kindness Week |
| Nov. 13 - 15 | National Donor Sabath |
| Nov. 14 - 22 | National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week |
| Nov. 15 - 21 | Geography Awareness Week |
| Nov. 15 - 21 | International Fraud Awareness Week |
| Nov. 15 - 22 | International Restorative Justice Week |
| Nov. 16 - 20 | American Education Week |
| Nov. 16 - 22 | National Global Entrepreneurship Week |
| Nov. 16 - 22 | World Antibiotic Awareness Week |
| Nov. 18 - 25 | National Farm-City Week |
| Nov. 22 - 28 | National Game & Puzzle Week |
| Nov. 22 - 28 | Seperation of Church and State Week |
| Nov. 22 - 29 | National Bible Week |
| Nov. 23 - 29 | National GERD Awareness Week |
| Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 | National Deal Week |
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November 2020 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cinnamon Day | #CinnamonDay |
| 1 | Extra Mile Day | #ExtraMileDay |
| 1 | Give Up Your Shoulds Day | #GiveUpYourShouldsDay |
| 1 | National Authors’ Day | #NationalAuthorsDay |
| 1 | National Brush Day | #NationalBrushDay |
| 1 | National Calzone Day | #CalzoneDay |
| 1 | National Cook For Your Pets Day | #CookForYourPetsDay |
| 1 | National Deep Fried Clams Day | #DeepFriedClamsDay |
| 1 | National Family Caregivers Day | #FamilyCaregiversDay |
| 1 | National Family Literacy Day | #FamilyLiteracyDay |
| 1 | National Vinegar Day | #NationalVinegarDay |
| 1 | Prime Meridian Day | #PrimeMeridianDay |
| 1 | World Vegan Day | #WorldVeganDay |
| 1 | Zero Tasking Day | #ZeroTaskingDay |
| 2 | Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day | #TrafficDirectorsDay |
| 2 | Color the World Orange Day | #CRPSOrangeDay |
| 2 | Job Action Day | #JobActionDay |
| 2 | National Deviled Egg Day | #NationalDeviledEggDay |
| 2 | Plan Your Epitaph Day | #PlanYourEpitaphDay |
| 3 | Cliché Day | #ClicheDay |
| 3 | Election Day (US) | #ElectionDay |
| 3 | National Housewife Day | #HousewifeDay |
| 3 | National Sandwich Day | #NationalSandwichDay |
| 4 | International Stress Awareness Day | #StressAwarenessDay |
| 4 | National Candy Day | #NationalCandyDay |
| 4 | National Chicken Lady Day | #ChickenLadyDay |
| 4 | Use Your Common Sense Day | #UseYourCommonSenseDay |
| 5 | American Football Day | #AmericanFootballDay |
| 5 | Bonfire Night | #BonfireNight |
| 5 | International Stout Day | #StoutDay |
| 5 | National Love Your Red Hair Day | #LoveYourRedHairDay |
| 5 | National Men Make Dinner Day | #MenMakeDinnerDay |
| 6 | Fountain Pen Day | #FountainPenDay |
| 6 | Love Your Lawyer Day | #LoveYourLawyerDay |
| 6 | National Jersey Friday | #JerseyFriday |
| 6 | National Medical Science Liaison Awareness & Appreciation Day | #MslAwarenessAndAppreciationDay |
| 6 | National Nachos Day | #NationalNachosDay |
| 6 | Saxophone Day | #SaxophoneDay |
| 7 | National Bison Day | #BisonDay |
| 7 | National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day | #BittersweetChocolateWithAlmondsDay |
| 7 | National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day | #CanineLymphomaDay |
| 7 | Notary Public Day | #NotaryPublicDay |
| 7 | World Numbat Day | #WorldNumbatDay |
| 8 | Abet and Aid Punsters Day | #AbetAndAidPunstersDay |
| 8 | Cook Something Bold Day | #CookSomethingBoldDay |
| 8 | International Tongue Twister Day | #TongueTwisterDay |
| 8 | National Cappuccino Day | #CappuccinoDay |
| 8 | National Dunce Day | #DunceDay |
| 8 | National Harvey Wallbanger Day | #HarveyWallbangerDay |
| 8 | National Parents as Teachers Day | #ParentsAsTeachersDay |
| 8 | National Pupusa Day (El Salvador) | #PupusaDayElSalvador |
| 8 | National STEM/STEAM Day | #STEAMDay |
| 8 | X-ray Day | #XRayDay |
| 9 | Carl Sagan Day | #CarlSaganDay |
| 9 | Chaos Never Dies Day | #ChaosNeverDiesDay |
| 9 | Go to an Art Museum Day | #GoToAnArtMuseumDay |
| 9 | National Microtia Awareness Day | #MicrotiaAwarenessDay |
| 9 | National Scrapple Day | #NationalScrappleDay |
| 9 | World Freedom Day | #WorldFreedomDay |
| 9 | World Orphans Day | #WorldOrphansDay |
| 10 | Area Code Day | #AreaCodeDay |
| 10 | International Accounting Day | #AccountingDay |
| 10 | Marine Corps Birthday / USMC Day | #USMCDay |
| 10 | National Forget-Me-Not Day | #ForgetMeNotDay |
| 10 | National Vanilla Cupcake Day | #VanillaCupcakeDay |
| 10 | Sesame Street Day | #SesameStreetDay |
| 10 | World Science Day for Peace and Development | #ScienceDayForPeaceAndDevelopment |
| 11 | Death/Duty Day | #DeathDutyDay |
| 11 | GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems) | #GISDay |
| 11 | Metal Day | #MetalDay |
| 11 | National Sundae Day | #NationalSundaeDay |
| 11 | Origami Day | #OrigamiDay |
| 11 | Singles' Day | #SinglesDay |
| 12 | Fancy Rat & Mouse Day | #FancyRatMouseDay |
| 12 | Happy Hour Day | #HappyHourDay |
| 12 | International Guinness World Records Day | #GuinnessWorldRecordsDay |
| 12 | National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day | #ChickenSoupForTheSoulDay |
| 12 | National French Dip Day | #NationalFrenchDipDay |
| 12 | National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day | #PizzaWithTheWorksExceptAnchoviesDay |
| 12 | World Pneumonia Day | #WorldPneumoniaDay |
| 13 | National Educational Support Professionals Day | #EducationalSupportProfessionalsDay |
| 13 | National Indian Pudding Day | #NationalIndianPuddingDay |
| 13 | Sadie Hawkins Day | #SadieHawkinsDay |
| 13 | World Kindness Day | #WorldKindnessDay |
| 14 | International Girls Day | #InternationalGirlsDay |
| 14 | Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day | #LoosenUpLightenUpDay |
| 14 | National American Teddy Bear Day | #AmericanTeddyBearDay |
| 14 | National Family PJ Day | #FamilyPjDay |
| 14 | National Pickle Day | #NationalPickleDay |
| 14 | National Spicy Guacamole Day | #SpicyGuacamoleDay |
| 14 | Operating Room Nurse Day | #OperatingRoomNurseDay |
| 14 | Spirit of NSA (National Speakers Association) Day | #NSADay |
| 14 | World Diabetes Day | #WorldDiabetesDay |
| 15 | America Recycles Day | #AmericaRecyclesDay |
| 15 | Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day | #CleanOutYourRefrigeratorDay |
| 15 | I Love to Write Day | #ILoveToWriteDay |
| 15 | National Bundt Day | #BundtDay |
| 15 | National Philanthropy Day | #NationalPhilanthropyDay |
| 15 | National Raisin Bran Cereal Day | #RaisinBranCerealDay |
| 15 | National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day | #SpicyHermitCookieDay |
| 15 | Steve Irwin Day | #SteveIrwinDay |
| 15 | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | #DayOfRemembranceForRoadTrafficVictims |
| 16 | Button Day | #ButtonDay |
| 16 | International Day For Tolerance | #DayForTolerance |
| 16 | National Button Day | #NationalButtonDay |
| 16 | National Fast Food Day | #NationalFastFoodDay |
| 17 | Homemade Bread Day | #HomemadeBreadDay |
| 17 | National Baklava Day | #NationalBaklavaDay |
| 17 | National Entrepreneurs' Day | #EntrepreneursDay |
| 17 | National Homemade Bread Day | #HomemadeBreadDay |
| 17 | National Take A Hike Day | #NationalTakeAHikeDay |
| 17 | National Unfriend Day | #UnfriendDay |
| 17 | World Prematurity Day | #WorldPrematurityDay |
| 18 | Apple Cider Day | #AppleCiderDay |
| 18 | Married to a Scorpio Support Day | #MarriedToAScorpioSupportDay |
| 18 | National Educational Support Professionals Day | #EducationalSupportProfessionalsDay |
| 18 | National Princess Day | #PrincessDay |
| 18 | National Vichyssoise Day | #NationalVichyssoiseDay |
| 18 | Push-button Phone Day | #PushButtonPhoneDay |
| 19 | "Have A Bad Day" Day | #HaveABadDayDay |
| 19 | Gettysburg Address Day | #GettysburgAddressDay |
| 19 | Great American Smokeout | #GreatAmericanSmokeout |
| 19 | International Men's Day | #MensDay |
| 19 | National Camp Day | #CampDay |
| 19 | National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day | #CarbonatedBeverageWithCaffeineDay |
| 19 | National Play Monopoly Day | #NationalPlayMonopolyDay |
| 19 | National Rural Health Day | #RuralHealthDay |
| 19 | Nouveau Beaujolais Day | #NouveauBeaujolaisDay |
| 19 | Play Monopoly Day | #PlayMonopolyDay |
| 19 | Use Less Stuff Day | #UseLessStuffDay |
| 19 | Women's Entrepreneurship Day | #WomensEntrepreneurshipDay |
| 19 | World Pancreatic Cancer Day | #PancreaticCancerDay |
| 19 | World Philosophy Day | #PhilosophyDay |
| 19 | World Toilet Day | #WorldToiletDay |
| 20 | Future Teachers of America Day | #FutureTeachersOfAmericaDay |
| 20 | Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day | #GOHARD |
| 20 | Name Your PC Day | #NameYourPcDay |
| 20 | National Absurdity Day | #NationalAbsurdityDay |
| 20 | National Peanut Butter Fudge Day | #PeanutButterFudgeDay |
| 20 | Transgender Day of Remembrance | #Tdor |
| 20 | Universal Children's Day | #UniversalChildrensDay |
| 21 | Alascattalo Day | #AlascattaloDay |
| 21 | Family Volunteer Day | #FamilyVolunteerDay |
| 21 | International Games Day (Libraries) | #GamesDay |
| 21 | National Adoption Day | #AdoptionDay |
| 21 | National Gingerbread Cookie Day | #GingerbreadCookieDay |
| 21 | National Red Mitten Day | #NationalRedMittensDay |
| 21 | National Stuffing Day | #NationalStuffingDay |
| 21 | National Survivors of Suicide Day | #SurvivorsOfSuicideDay |
| 21 | National Survivors of Suicide Day | #SurvivorsOfSuicideDay |
| 21 | World Hello Day | #WorldHelloDay |
| 21 | World Television Day | #WorldTelevisionDay |
| 22 | Go For A Ride Day | #GoForARideDay |
| 22 | Humane Society Anniversary Day | #HumaneSocietyAnniversaryDay |
| 22 | National Cranberry Relish Day | #CranberryRelishDay |
| 23 | Fibonacci Day | #FibonacciDay |
| 23 | National Cashew Day | #NationalCashewDay |
| 23 | National Eat a Cranberry Day | #EatACranberryDay |
| 23 | National Espresso Day | #NationalEspressoDay |
| 24 | Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day | #CelebrateYourUniqueTalentDay |
| 24 | D.B. Cooper Day | #DBCooperDay |
| 24 | National Sardines Day | #NationalSardinesDay |
| 25 | Blase Day | #BlaseDay |
| 25 | DrinksGiving | #Drinksgiving |
| 25 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women | #DayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen |
| 25 | National Jukebox Day | #JukeboxDay |
| 25 | National Parfait Day | #NationalParfaitDay |
| 25 | Shopping Reminder Day | #ShoppingReminderDay |
| 25 | Tie One On Day | #TieOneOnDay |
| 26 | Family Health History Day | #FamilyHealthHistoryDay |
| 26 | National Cake Day | #CakeDay |
| 26 | National Day of Mourning | #DayOfMourning |
| 26 | Turkey-Free Thanksgiving | #TurkeyFreeThanksgiving |
| 27 | Buy Nothing Day | #BuyNothingDay |
| 27 | Flossing Day | #FlossingDay |
| 27 | Fur Free Friday | #FurFreeFriday |
| 27 | Maize Day | #MaizeDay |
| 27 | National Bavarian Cream Pie Day | #BavarianCreamPieDay |
| 27 | National Craft Jerky Day | #NationalCraftJerkyDay |
| 27 | National Day of Listening | #DayOfListening |
| 27 | National Native American Heritage Day | #NativeAmericanHeritageDay |
| 27 | Sinkie Day | #SinkieDay |
| 27 | You're Welcome-giving Day | #YoureWelcomeGivingDay |
| 28 | International Aura Awareness Day | #AuraAwarenessDay |
| 28 | National French Toast Day | #NationalFrenchToastDay |
| 28 | Red Planet Day | #RedPlanetDay |
| 28 | Small Business Saturday | #SmallBusinessSaturday |
| 29 | International Day of Solidarity With The Palestinian People | #DayOfSolidarityWithThePalestinianPeople |
| 30 | Cities for Life Day | #CitiesForLifeDay |
| 30 | Computer Security Day | #ComputerSecurityDay |
| 30 | Cyber Monday | #CyberMonday |
| 30 | National Mason Jar Day | #MasonJarDay |
| 30 | National Methamphetamine Awareness Day | #MethAwarenessDay |
| 30 | National Mousse Day | #NationalMousseDay |
| 30 | National Personal Space Day | #PersonalSpaceDay |
| 30 | National Stay at Home Because You're Well Day | #StayAtHomeBecauseYoureWellDay |
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2020 December Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, fun, weird, and special dates for December 2020 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/December-Holidays
The access the list of holidays for every month in 2020, visit the 2020 Holidays index page.
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