As we kick off 2025, it’s the perfect time to start planning exciting and impactful campaigns for the year ahead. But, we know it’s not always easy to sit down and let the creative ideas start flowing without a little bit of inspiration.
That’s why we’ve put together a comprehensive list of this year’s major cultural highlights, religious celebrations, sporting events, holidays, health awareness days and more.
From global movements like International Women’s Day to the blockbuster box office successes yet to come like Wicked’s long-awaited Part 2 sequel, you won’t miss another chance to create content that resonates with your audience.
Whether you’re writing reactive social media posts or launching a brand new product, by crafting your content calendar with social awareness days embedded into your strategy, you’ll enjoy unique opportunities to connect with your audience, amplify important messages, and make your campaigns stand out.
Now, let’s dive in and explore the key social awareness days for 2025!
Social Media Calendar for January:
- 1st | New Year’s Day
- 1st – 31st | Veganuary
- 1st – 31st | Dry January
- 5th | Golden Globe Awards
- 10th – 16th | National Obesity Awareness Week
- 12th | Australian Open begins
- 20th | Blue Monday
- 21st – 28th | Cervical Cancer Awareness Week
- 29th | Lunar New Year (Year of the Snake)
- 31st | Six Nations begins
Social Media Calendar for February
- 1st – 28th | LGBT History Month
- 2nd | Grammy Awards
- 3rd – 9th | Children’s Mental Health Week
- 3rd – 9th | National Apprenticeship Week
- 4th | World Cancer Day
- 6th | Time to Talk Day
- 9th | Super Bowl LIX
- 11th | Safer Internet Day
- 14th | Valentine’s Day
- 14th | Captain America: Brave New World & Paddington in Peru in cinemas
- 16th | BAFTAs
- 20th | National Love Your Pet Day
Social Media Calendar for March:
- 1st | Brit Awards
- 4th | Pancake Day
- 6th | World Book Day
- 6th | Crufts
- 7th | National Day of Unplugging
- 8th | International Women’s Day
- 10th | The Oscars
- 11th | Cheltenham Festival
- 15th | Red Nose Day (Comic Relief)
- 16th | Disabled Access Day
- 17th | St. Patrick’s Day
- 20th | Spring Equinox (First Day of Spring)
- 21st | Disney’s Snow White in cinemas
- 25th – 31st | Tick Bite Prevention Week
- 25th | Eid celebrations
- 30th | Mothering Day
Social Media Calendar for April
- 1st | April Fool’s Day
- 2nd | World Autism Awareness Day
- 4th | A Minecraft Movie in cinemas
- 8th | World Health Day
- 10th | National Siblings Day
- 11th | Coachella Festival Weekend 1 begins
- 18th | Good Friday
- 20th | Easter Sunday
- 21st | National Tea Day
- 22nd | International Earth Day
- 24th – 30th | World Immunisation Week
- 27th | London Marathon
- 30th | International Guide Dog Day
Social Media Calendar for May
- 2nd | Thunderbolts* in cinemas
- 4th | Star Wars Day
- 6th | Met Gala
- 11th | National Children’s Day
- 13th – 19th | Dementia Action / Awareness Week
- 13th – 19th | Mental Health Awareness Week
- 15th | International Day of Families
- 17th | FA Cup Final
- 17th | Eurovision Final
- 19th | French Open begins
- 23rd | Lilo & Stitch & Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in cinemas
- 31st | Champions League Final
Social Media Calendar for June
- 1st | Global Day of Parents
- 1st – 7th | Volunteers Week
- 1st – 30th | Pride Month
- 2nd | March for Men
- 6th | National Fish & Chip Day
- 8th | National Best Friends Day
- 13th | How to Train Your Dragon (Live-Action) in cinemas
- 15th | Father’s Day
- 20th | 28 Years Later in cinemas
- 21st | Summer Solstice
- 23rd | International Women in Engineering Day
- 24th | Armed Forces Day
- 24th – 30th | Deafblind Awareness Week
- 25th | Glastonbury Festival begins
- 27th | F1 Movie in cinemas
- 30th | Wimbledon begins
Social Media Calendar for July
- 1st | London Pride
- 2nd | UEFA Women’s Euros begins
- 2nd | Jurassic World Rebirth in cinemas
- 4th | US Independence Day
- 5th | Tour de France begins
- 8th | British F1 Grand Prix
- 11th | Superman in cinemas
- 17th | World Emoji Day
- 24th | International Self Care Day
- 25th | The Fantastic Four: First Steps in cinemas
- 27th | UEFA Women’s Euros Final
- 28th | World Hepatitis Day
- 30th | World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Social Media Calendar for August
- 1st – 7th | World Breastfeeding Week
- 5th | Cycle to Work Day
- 8th | International Cat Day
- 12th | International Youth Day
- 12th – 18th | Afternoon Tea Week
- 13th | Left-handers Day
- 14th | A-Level Results Day
- 20th | GCSE Results Day
- 19th | World Humanitarian Day
- 21st | Reading & Leeds Festival begins
- 24th | Notting Hill Carnival
- 25th | US Open begins
- 26th | International Dog Day
- 29th | National Burger Day
Social Media Calendar for September
- 1st – 30th | World Alzheimer’s Month
- 4th | World Sexual Health Day
- 5th | International Day of Charity
- 5th | National Food Bank Day
- 7th | Great North Run
- 10th | World Suicide Prevention Day
- 12th | Stand Up To Cancer Day
- 18th | International Equal Pay Day
- 23rd | National Fitness Day
- 23rd | Bisexual Visibility Day
- 29th | World Heart Day
Social Media Calendar for October
- 1st | World Vegetarian Day
- 1st – 31st | Black History Month
- 1st – 31st | Stoptober
- 1st – 31st | Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- 4th | World Smile Day
- 7th – 13th | National Arthritis Week
- 5th | National Teachers Day
- 10th | World Mental Health Day
- 10th | Tron: Ares in cinemas
- 11th | National Coming Out Day
- 17th | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 18th | World Menopause Day
- 20th | Diwali celebrations
- 24th | MCM Comic Con London
- 27th | National Black Cat Day
- 31st | Halloween
Social Media Calendar for November
- 1st – 30th | Movember
- 5th | Bonfire Night
- 6th | National Stress Awareness Day
- 10th | Remembrance Sunday
- 11th | Armistice Day
- 13th | World Kindness Day
- 14th | World Diabetes Day
- 15th – 21st | Alcohol Awareness Week
- 17th – 21st | Anti Bullying Week
- 21st | Wicked: For Good in cinemas
- 26th | Zootopia 2 in cinemas
- 27th | US Thanksgiving
- 28th | Black Friday
Social Media Calendar for December
- 1st | World AIDS Day
- 1st | Cyber Monday
- 3rd | International Day of Persons with Disability
- 10th | Human Rights Day
- 14th – 22nd | Hanukkah
- 20th | Super Saturday (Last Saturday before Christmas)
- 21st | Winter Solstice
- 21st | African Cup of Nations begins
- 24th | Christmas Eve
- 25th | Christmas Day
- 26th | Boxing Day
- 31st | New Year’s Eve
We hope this has given you a few sparks of inspiration for your upcoming campaigns – if you would like any help with bringing these to life in 2025, please reach out to our StrategiQ Social team and we’ll be happy to help!
Social Media Awareness Days 2025