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 JANUARY
#veganuary A UK-based event that began in 2014, participation
Veganuar has more than doubled each year.
#vegan
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Golden Globe Bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association

11th #GoldenGlobes recognizing excellence in American and international film
Awards 2023 and television.

14th National Dress National Dress Up Your Pet Day provides a day to celebrate
#dressupyourpetday with your pet and show off their fashion style.
Up Your Pet Day

This Chinese New Year launches the year of the Rabbit, a symbol o
22nd Chinese New Year #chinesenewyear #cny

26th The official national day of Australia that marks the arrival
Australia #australiaday #australia of the first fleet of British ships in New South Wales in 1788.

The X Games returns to Buttermilk in Aspen, Colorado for

27th Winter X Games #xgames #winterxgames the world’s best action sports, music and festival experience
on snow.
FEBRUARY
Presented by the US Recording Academy
6th The Grammys #Grammy #Grammys
to recognize achievements in the music industry.

9th National Pizza #nationalpizzaday Whether it’s thin crust, deep dish or anything in
Day #pizzaday between, pizza is a world-wide favorite.

#superbowllvii
12th Super Bowl LVII #superbowl #nfl The 57th Super Bowl will be played in Glendale, Arizona.

15th Single An unofficial holiday to parallel Valentine’s Day for people

Awareness Day #SinglesAwarenessDay who are single.

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, marks the climax of Carnival celebration

21st Mardi Gras #mardigras
 MARCH
#worldhearingday #worldhearing Held annually to raise awareness on how to prevent deafnes
3rd World Hearing Day

8th International #InternationalWomensDay The global celebration of the social, economic,

Women’s Day #WomensDay #IWD cultural, and political achievements of women.

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best in

12th Academy Awards #oscars #oscars2023

The feast day of Ireland’s patron saint is a

17th St Patrick’s Day #stpatricksday #paddysday religious celebration but also a key cultural date
celebrated by those of Irish heritage around the
world.

An annual celebration of sleep and issues related

17th World Sleep Day #WorldSleepDay to sleep, including medicine, education, social aspects,
and driving.
 APRIL
National Pet Its aims are to promote the benefits and responsibilities of
#nationalpetday #pets
pet ownership and to raise awareness of the contributions
Mont of working companion animals.

An international day to raise awareness about people

World Autism #autismawarenessday
2nd with autistic spectrum disorders including autism and
Awareness Day #autismspeaks
Asperger syndrome throughout the world.

Get out your clubs and plus-fours! The Masters in Augusta

Masters #masters2023
6th is the first golf major of the year and is scheduled from
Tournament #augusta
6-9th April 2023.

The key date in the western Christian

#easter #eastereggs
9th Easter Sunday calendar, also notable for being a celebration
#eastersunday
of bunnies and chocolate.

Earth Day is celebrated around the world to demonstrate

22nd Earth Day #earthday #savetheplanet support for environmental protection. First celebrated
in 1970, it includes events in more than 193 countries.

International Dance Day

29th #internationaldanceday A worldwide event that celebrates all types of dance.
MAY
#StarWarsDay Star Wars Day, celebrates George Lucas’s Star Wars media franchi
4th Star Wars Day #MayThe4thBeWithYou

6th King’s The coronation of the UK’s King Charles III at Westminster
#coronation #KingCharles Abbey is bound to be one of the events of the year.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023

#eurovision The Europe-wide song fest, won by Ukraine in 2022, will actually b
13th #eurovision2023

21st International Tea #InternationalTeaDay A day to raise awareness of the historical cultural and
Day #TeaDay economic significance of tea around the world.

An annual campaign to raise awareness on the harmful

World No #WNTD
31st and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand
Tobacco Day #WorldNoTobaccoDay
smoke exposure.
 JUNE
This celebration of LGBT history and rights is held in June, to ma
Pride Month #pride2023

UEFA Champions
The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League final will take
10th League Final #championsleaguefinal
place in Istanbul, Turkey.
(Football)

World Blood A day to raise awareness of the need for safe blood
14th #WorldBloodDonorDay and blood products, and to thank blood donors for
Donor Day their life-saving gifts.

Father’s Day is always observed on the third Sunday

18th Father’s #Fathersday #Dad of June (in the UK and
US).

The first day of summer and longest day of the year in the Northe
21st Summer Solstice #SummerSolstice

30th Fête de la / Music Day #fetemusique #worldmusicday

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The 109th edition of the Tour de France, the most prestigious cycl
1st Tour de France #tourdefrance

3rd Wimbledon The oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament

(Tennis) #wimbledon in the world will run from 3rd to 16th July.

World Chocolate Day

7th #worldchocolateday An annual celebration of chocolate. Who can resist?

The 9th edition of the Women’s Soccer World Cup is

FIFA Women’s guaranteed to bring in a bigger audience than ever
20th #FIFAWWC
Soccer World Cup before. To be held in Australia and New Zealand between
20th and 30th July.

International Day of Friendship

31st #internationalfriendshipdayA celebration to mark friendships all over the globe.
 AUGUST
The perfect opportunity for employees who haven’t tried cycling to
4th Cycle to Work Day #cycletoworkday

13th International #LefthandersDay An international day to mark the uniqueness

Lefthanders Day #lefthanders and differences of left handers.

National Prosecco Day A day to promote and celebrate the popular sparkling wine Prosec
13th #NationalProseccoDay

Not recognised by governments, but widely recognised

16th Tell A Joke Day #TellAJokeDay online. Maybe run your one-liner past a colleague before
tweeting though...

World Photography Day An annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science, and his
19th #WorldPhotographyDay
 SEPTEMBER
#NationalTofuDay A day to celebrate tofu and to encourage people to cook with mea
1st National Tofu Day #MeatFree

4th Labor Day A federal holiday that celebrates the role of

#laborday work, which also marks the end of summer in
the US.

International Literacy Day This day aims to highlight the importance of literacy
8th #internationalliteracyday
to individuals, communities and societies around the world.

16th OktoberFes Munich in Germany plays host to the world’s largest

#oktoberfest beer festival every September.

International A day dedicated to the growth and promotion

30th #InternationalPodcastDay of podcasts around the world, including the DMI’s
Podcast Day podcast Ahead of the Game.
 OCTOBER
Black History Black History Month is an annual observance originating
Month #blackhistorymonth in the United States, where it is also known as African-
American History Month.

In recognition of the millions of people across the globe -

International #InternationalCoffeeDay
1st from farmers to baristas - who work hard to create
Coffee Day #CoffeeDay
and serve the beloved beverage.

A day devoted to the spreading of simple joy and love

#WorldSmileDay
6th World Smile to everyone. Carry out an act of kindness and make one
@WorldSmileDay
person smile.

13th Established at the IEC Vienna 1996 conference

#WorldEggDay
World Egg Day @World_Egg_Day to celebrate the importance of eggs in global nutrition.

International Chef’s Day International Chefs Day is celebrated each year on 20th October.
20th #WorldChefDay

#halloween The spookiest day of the year... The tradition of

Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of
31st Halloween #happyhalloween
Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear
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#dayofthedead On this holiday, Mexicans and people of Mexican heritage
2nd Day of The Dead #diadelosmuertos remember and honor their deceased loved ones.

Singles Day One of the biggest shopping days in the world,

11th #singlesday originally celebrated in China as an unofficial
or Double 11 day to celebrate singles (11).

Participants verbally greet ten people or more on

#WorldHelloDay
21st World Hello Day this day to show the importance of personal
@HelloWorldDay
communication in preserving peace.

A federal holiday in the US, on the 4th Thursday

23rd Thanksgiving (US) #Thanksgiving of November and the beginning of the holiday season.

One of the biggest shopping days of the year, offline

24t Black Friday #BlackFriday and online. As the first day after Thanksgiving,
h it also kicks off the Christmas shopping season.
 DECEMBER
Men will be putting away the razors and growing
Decembeard #Decembeard beards for December to raise awareness and money to
stop bowel cancer.

Celebrated since 1980, this day is an opportunity for

1st World AIDS Day #worldaidsday people to support and remember those affected by HIV
and continue the fight against the disease.

1st Eat a Red A day to enjoy the delicious taste of apples, and to promote
#eataredappleday the health benefits of eating this popular fruit.
Apple Day

International Mountains Day Marking the important roles that mountainous regions play in prov
11th #InternationalMountainDay

The winter solstice occurs in December, and in the northern

21st Winter Solstice #WinterSolstice hemisphere the date marks the 24-hour period with the
fewest daylight hours of the year.

#MerryChristmas
25th Christmas Day #HappyChristmas
Christmas comes but once a year!
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