The Ultimate Seasonal Storytelling Calendar

By Jenn Tracy

There’s no limit to how digital PR pros can use holidays and seasonal events to their advantage. Whether it’s creating a holiday-themed campaign, or weaving a national awareness month into your media pitch for an existing campaign… seasonal storytelling can take your PR efforts to the next level. 

[Related: How to Use the Holidays and a PR Calendar to Earn Media Coverage]

Table Of Contents
  1. Free Downloadable 2024 Calendar with Holidays for Your PR Team
  2. List of Holidays and Seasonal Events by Month

Free Downloadable 2024 Calendar with Holidays for Your PR Team

Seasonal Storytelling Monthly Holiday Calendar 2024Download

List of Holidays and Seasonal Events by Month

January

This Month:

  • Blood Donor Month
  • World Health Esteem Month

Specific Dates:

  • January 1: New Year’s Resolutions
  • January 1: New Laws Taking Effect
  • January 1: National Hangover Day
  • January 2: National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
  • January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • January 20: International Day of Acceptance
  • January 21: International Sweatpants Day
  • January 31: National Plan for Vacation Day

February

This Month:

  • Black History Month
  • American Heart Month
  • Cancer Prevention Month

Specific Dates:

  • February 3: National Wear Red Day (Go Red for Women)
  • February 12: Super Bowl
  • February 13: National Football Hangover Day
  • February 13: Galentine’s Day
  • February 14: Valentine’s Day
  • February 14: National Organ Donor Day
  • February 15: Single Awareness Day
  • February 20: President’s Day
  • February 21: Fat Tuesday
  • February 22: Ash Wednesday

March

This Month:

  • Women’s History Month

Specific Dates:

  • March 2: World Teen Mental Wellness Day
  • March 3 & 4: Global Day of Unplugging
  • March 4: National Sons Day
  • March 8: International Women’s Day
  • March 12: National Working Moms Day
  • March 12: National Girl Scout Day
  • March 12: March Madness Selection Sunday
  • March 14: National Equal Pay Day
  • March 14: National Pi Day
  • March 14: March Madness Begins
  • March 19: National Certified Nurse Day 
  • March 20: Spring Begins
  • March 21: World Down Syndrome Day 
  • March 21: National Single Parent Day

April

This Month:

  • Pickleball Month
  • Cannabis Awareness Month
  • Autism Awareness Month

Specific Dates:

  • April 1: April Fool’s Day
  • April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
  • April 3: March Madness National Championship
  • April 5: Passover Begins
  • April 7: Good Friday
  • April 7: National Walk to Work Day
  • April 9: Easter
  • April 10: National Sibling Day
  • April 14: National Gardening Day
  • April 17: Patriots Day
  • April 18: National Tax Day
  • April 20: 4/20
  • April 22: Earth Day
  • April 28: National Arbor Day
  • April 30: National Pet Parents Day

May

This Month:

  • Jewish American Heritage Month
  • ALS Awareness Month
  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Specific Dates:

  • May 1: International Workers’ Day
  • May 1: May Day
  • May 2: National Teacher Appreciation Day
  • May 4: National Star Wars Day
  • May 5: Cinco de Mayo
  • May 6: Kentucky Derby
  • May 12: International Nurses Day
  • May 14: Mother’s Day
  • May 18: International Museum Day
  • May 19: Malcolm X Day
  • May 19: National Bike to Work Day
  • May 20: World Bee Day
  • May 29: Memorial Day
  • May 31: National Smile Day

June

This Month:

  • Pride Month
  • PTSD Awareness Month
  • Homeownership Month
  • Pollinators Month
  • Great Outdoor Month

Specific Dates:

  • June 1: Global Day of Parents
  • June 8: National Best Friends Day
  • June 14: National Flag Day
  • June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
  • June 18: Father’s Day
  • June 18: National Go Fishing Day
  • June 19: Juneteenth
  • June 20: World Refugee Day
  • June 21: International Day of Yoga
  • June 21: National Selfie Day
  • June 21: Summer Begins
  • June 21: Summer Solstice
  • June 22: World Rainforest Day
  • June 23: National Take Your Dog to Work Day
  • June 25: Global Beatles Day
  • June 30: Social Media Day

July

This Month:

  • Grilling Month
  • Ice Cream Month
  • Hot Dog Month

Specific Dates:

  • July 1: Canada Day
  • July 4: Independence Day
  • July 14: National French Fry Day
  • July 15: Bastille Day
  • July 19: National Hot Dog Day
  • July 24: International Self-care Day
  • July 24: National Cousins Day

August

This Month:

  • Dog Month
  • Wellness Month
  • Back to School Month

Specific Dates:

  • August 1: World Lung Cancer Day
  • August 1: International Childfree Day
  • August 1: National Night Out Day
  • August 6: National Friendship Day
  • August 17: National Nonprofit Day
  • August 19: World Honey Bee Day
  • August 26: National Dog Day
  • August 31: International Overdose Awareness Day

September

This Month:

  • Suicide Prevention Month
  • Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
  • Prostate Health Month

Specific Dates:

  • September 1: National Food Bank Day
  • September 4: Labor Day
  • September 7: National Beer Lover’s Day
  • September 8: National School Picture Day
  • September 10: National Grandparents Day
  • September 11: 9/11 Remembrance Day
  • September 16: Mayflower Day
  • September 23: Autumnal Equinox
  • September 23: Fall begins
  • September 24: National Singles Day

October

This Month:

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Depression Awareness Month
  • LGBTQ+ History Month
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • Bullying Prevention Month

Specific Dates:

  • October 1: National Pumpkin Spice Day
  • October 2: National Child Health Day
  • October 4: National Walk to School Day
  • October 4: National Taco Day
  • October 6: World Smile Say
  • October 9: Columbus Day
  • October 9: Indigenous People’s Day
  • October 9: National Leif Erikson Day
  • October 10: World Mental Health Day
  • October 11: National Coming Out Day
  • October 11: National Stop Bullying Day
  • October 16: National Sports Day
  • October 16: World Food Day
  • October 31: Halloween

November

This Month:

  • Gratitude Month
  • Vegan Month
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Month

Specific Dates:

  • November 1: Day of the Dead
  • November 1: All Saints Day
  • November 1: World Vegan Day
  • November 2: All Souls Day
  • November 2: National Men Make Dinner Day
  • November 5: National Donut Day
  • November 5: Daylight Saving Time Ends
  • November 7: Election Day
  • November 9: World Adoption Day
  • November 10: National Civic Pride Day
  • November 11: Veterans Day
  • November 13: World Kindness Day
  • November 16: World Pancreatic Cancer Day
  • November 17: National Take a Hike Day
  • November 23: Thanksgiving
  • November 24: Black Friday
  • November 25: Small Business Saturday
  • November 27: Cyber Monday
  • November 28: Giving Tuesday
  • November 29: National Package Protection Day

December

This Month:

  • Human Rights Month
  • Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month

Specific Dates:

  • December 1: National Pie Day
  • December 1: World Aids Day
  • December 1: Rosa Parks Day
  • December 7: Chanukah Begins
  • December 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
  • December 15: National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
  • December 16: National Wreaths Across America Day
  • December 21: Winter Solstice
  • December 21: Winter begins
  • December 21: National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
  • December 23: Festivus
  • December 24: Christmas Eve
  • December 25: Christmas
  • December 26: Boxing Day
  • December 31: New Year’s Eve
  • December 31: National Champagne Day

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