Social Media Dates for 2024
🚨Spoiler: Free Social Media Calendar Ahead🚨
As digital marketers and social media managers, we’ve all missed those random holiday dates that would have made for perfect content opportunities. Let 2024 be the year where you don’t let key dates pass you by getting ahead of the curve and downloading our Free 2024 Social Media Calendar!
To set you up for the year ahead, we’ve compiled a list of key social media dates that have been real hits with our clients (and our own socials!) in previous years. Our digital calendar will set you up with a guide on what’s happening each month and we even share some content ideas to kickstart the brainstorming process (don't say we don't look after you).
Scroll for a sneak peek into key dates but be sure to download our 2024 Social Media Content Calendar for a more in-depth guide. Take the dates that are relevant to your brand and audience and see how you can incorporate them into your yearly content!
January
January 1: New Year's Day
January 14: Australian Open
January 26: Australia Day
February
February 10: Lunar New Year (Until February 20)
February 11: Super Bowl
February 13: Mardi Gras
February 14: Valentine's Day
February 17: Random Acts of Kindness
March
March 8: International Women's Day
March 15: Global Recycling Day
March 17: St Patricks Day
March 18: Cultural Diversity Week
March 20: Harmony Day (Australia)
March 21: Close the Gap Day
March 31: Easter
April
April 1: April Fools Day
April 8: World Health Day
April 22: World Earth Day
April 23: World Book Day
April 25: Anzac Day
April 27: World Design Day
May
May 4: Star Wars Day
May 16: Met Gala
May 12: Mother's Day
May 13: Australian Fashion Week (Until May 17)
May 20: National Volunteer Week (Until May 26)
May 21: International Tea Day
May 27: National Reconciliation Week (Until June 3)
June
June 1: Pride Month (Until June 30)
June 10: Men's Health Week (Until June 16)
June 30: End of Financial Year
Also June 30: Social Media Day (woo!)
July
July 1: Wimbledon
July 7: NAIDOC Week (Until June 14)
July 17: World Emoji Day
July 26: Paris Olympics begin
July 30: International Friendship Day
August
August 2: International Beer Day
August 11: End of Paris Olympics
August 19: World Photography Day
August 21: Entrepreneurs Day
September
September 1: Father's Day
September 5: International Charity Day
September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
September 12: R U OK Day
September 21: Oktoberfest
October 30: International Podcast Day
October
October 1: International Coffee Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 16: Bosses Day
October 31: Halloween
November
November 1: Movember (Until November 30)
November 11: Remembrance Day
November 13: World Kindness Day
November 19: International Men's Day
November 28: Thanksgiving
November 29: Black Friday
November 30: Small Business Saturday
December
December 2: Cyber Monday
December 25: Christmas
December 26: Boxing Day
December 31: New Year's Eve
