Target the right customer on the right day. An effective campaign demands a lot of patience and planning so we made a list of the biggest holidays in 2021 in order for you to be able to plan your marketing campaigns in time.

January

January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 2 – Science Fiction Day
January 31 – Grammy Awards

February

February 12 – Chinese New Year
February 14 – Valentine’s Day
February 15 – Singles Awareness Day
February 20 – Love Your Pet Day
February 28 – Golden Globes

March

March 4 – World Book Day
March 8 – International Women’s Day
March 14 – White Day
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
March 20 – International Day of Happiness
March 20 – First Day of Spring

April

April 1 – April Fools’ Day
April 4 – Easter
April 5 – Easter Monday
April 22 – Earth Day
April 25 – Oscar Night
April 29 – International Dance Day

May

May 1 – Labor Day
May 2 – Brothers and Sisters Day
May 4 – Star Wars Day
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
May 9 – Europe Day
May 9 – Mother’s Day
May 22 – Eurovision Song Contest Finale

June

All June – Pride Month
June 5 – World Environment Day
June 8 – Best Friend Day
June 13 – International Children’s Day
June 20 – Father’s Day
June 21 – International Yoga Day
June 21 – Selfie Day
June 21 – First Day of Summer
June 30 – Social Media Day

July

July 4 – Independence Day
July 7 – World Chocolate Day
July 17 – World Emoji Day
July 30 – International Day of Friendship

August

August 8 – International Cat Day
August 9 – Book Lovers Day
August 19 – World Photography Day
August 26 – International Dog Day

September

September 8 – International Literacy Day
September 12 – Video Games Day
September 18-October 3 – Oktoberfest
September 21 – International Day of Peace
September 22 – First Day of Fall
September 26 – European Day of Languages
September 27 – World Tourism Day

October

October 1 – International Coffee Day
October 1 – World Vegetarian Day
October 2 – World Smile Day
October 10 – World Mental Health Day
October 16 – Boss’s Day
October 31 – Halloween

November

All November – Movember
November 1 – World Vegan Day
November 11 – Singles’ Day (in China)
November 14 – Diwali
November 19 – International Men’s Day
November 25 – Thanksgiving
November 26 – Black Friday
November 27 – Small Business Saturday
November 29 – Cyber Monday

December

December 13 – Green Monday
December 24-25 – Christmas Eve and Day
December 26 – Boxing Day
December 31 – New Year’s Eve