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July 2026 Social Media Holidays

24 dates to post about in July 2026, from Plastic Free July begins to International Kissing Day. Filter by type, search for a theme, copy a post idea or send it to the scheduler with the hashtags attached.

Free calendar · 24 dates in July 2026 · updated for 2026
Wed, Jul 1
Canada Day Public holidayCA
Show the Canadian-made items you stock or the local suppliers you rely on, one photo each.
#CanadaDay
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Wed, Jul 1
Plastic Free July begins Awareness day
Commit publicly to one plastic swap for the month and post a weekly check-in on how it is going.
#PlasticFreeJuly
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Wed, Jul 1
International Joke Day Fun day
Ask each team member for their worst work-related joke and post them as a rapid-fire video.
#InternationalJokeDay
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Thu, Jul 2
World UFO Day Fun day
Photograph your product against the night sky with a playful caption about unexplained sightings in the stockroom.
#WorldUFODay
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Sat, Jul 4
Independence Day Public holidayUS
Publish holiday hours and a photo of the team at the local parade or cookout, no discount required.
#FourthOfJuly#IndependenceDay#July4th
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Sat, Jul 4moves yearly
Tour de France begins Fun day
Track a team step or cycling challenge across the three weeks and post the leaderboard every Sunday.
#TourDeFrance#TDF2026
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Mon, Jul 6
International Kissing Day Fun day
Post a chef's-kiss reaction video to the product customers praise most, with a few of their quotes.
#InternationalKissingDay
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Tue, Jul 7
World Chocolate Day Fun day
Melt, dip or drizzle something on camera and offer a chocolate add-on for one day only.
#WorldChocolateDay
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Wed, Jul 8
National Video Game Day Fun day
Reveal which game the team argues about most and challenge followers to a high-score screenshot contest.
#NationalVideoGameDay
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Sat, Jul 11
World Population Day Awareness day
Share how many customers you have served since opening, with a thank-you to the first one if you remember them.
#WorldPopulationDay
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Tue, Jul 14
Bastille Day Public holiday
Feature the French products or techniques in your range and tell the story of where you learned them.
#BastilleDay
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Wed, Jul 15
World Youth Skills Day Awareness day
Introduce your youngest apprentice or intern and let them explain a skill they picked up this month.
#WorldYouthSkillsDay#YouthSkills
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Thu, Jul 16moves yearly
Get to Know Your Customers Day Shopping
Answer the three questions customers ask most often, in a short video, and invite new ones.
#GetToKnowYourCustomersDay
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Fri, Jul 17
World Emoji Day Fun day
Describe your product using only emojis and let followers guess it; the first correct answer wins a small prize.
#WorldEmojiDay
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Sat, Jul 18
Nelson Mandela International Day Awareness day
Spend 67 minutes on a community task as a team and post the before-and-after photos.
#MandelaDay
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Sun, Jul 19moves yearly
FIFA World Cup Final Fun day
Set up a viewing spot in the shop, post the kickoff time, and offer a discount if the crowd favourite wins.
#WorldCupFinal#FIFAWorldCup
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Mon, Jul 20
National Moon Day Fun day
Mark the 1969 landing with a photo of the oldest item in your workshop and a note on what your trade looked like that year.
#MoonDay#NationalMoonDay
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Mon, Jul 20
International Chess Day Fun day
Put a chessboard at the counter and offer a small reward to any customer who beats a staff member.
#InternationalChessDay
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Fri, Jul 24
National Tequila Day Fun dayUS
Film a bartender explaining the difference between blanco, reposado and anejo in under 30 seconds.
#NationalTequilaDay
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Sun, Jul 26moves yearly
Parents' Day Awareness dayUS
Invite parents on your team to share a photo taken by their kid, captions written by the kid too.
#ParentsDay
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Tue, Jul 28
World Hepatitis Day Awareness day
Link to a local testing service and explain, plainly, why early testing matters for this condition.
#WorldHepatitisDay
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Wed, Jul 29
International Tiger Day Awareness day
Highlight a wildlife charity your business supports and show the receipt for this year's donation.
#InternationalTigerDay#TigerDay
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Thu, Jul 30
International Day of Friendship Awareness day
Tell how two of your co-founders or colleagues met and post the earliest photo of them together.
#DayOfFriendship#InternationalDayOfFriendship
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Fri, Jul 31
Harry Potter's Birthday Fun day
Bake or buy a lopsided cake, Hagrid style, and photograph it on the counter with a handwritten sign.
#HarryPotter#HappyBirthdayHarry
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Dates marked "moves yearly" follow a calendar rule (Easter, Thanksgiving, Diwali) and are shown for 2026. Fun "national days" are the ones marketers actually post about, not every entry on the national-day registries.

Planning July content

Choose the handful of days that fit your audience and schedule them now; the rest of the month is for your own content. Awareness days with a real story behind them and shopping dates with a real offer outperform generic "happy national X day" posts every time. Use the best-time-to-post tools to pick the slot, and the hashtag counter to keep tags in check.

Also see June and August, or the full 2026 calendar.

Frequently asked questions

What are the social media holidays in July 2026?

Canada Day (1 Jul), Plastic Free July begins (1 Jul), International Joke Day (1 Jul), World UFO Day (2 Jul), Independence Day (4 Jul), Tour de France begins (4 Jul), International Kissing Day (6 Jul), World Chocolate Day (7 Jul) and 16 more listed above.

Do I need to post on every one?

No. Two or three a month that fit your brand is plenty; the rest is noise.

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