Marketing Holidays 2022

January 2022

January 1 - New Year’s Day

January 17 - Martin Luther King Jr Day

Monthly themes

• New year, a fresh start
• Building healthy habits

February 2022

February 1 - Lunar New Year

February 2 - Groundhog Day

February 14 - Valentines Day

February 21 - Presidents’ Day

Monthly themes

• Black History Month

March 2022

March 1 - Mardi Gras

March 2 - Ash Wednesday

March 8 - International Women’s Day

March 13 - Daylight Savings Begins at 2:00 a.m.

March 16 - Purim begins at sundown

March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day

March 29 - National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day

Monthly themes

• Women’s History Month

April 2022

April 1 - April Fool’s Day

April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day

April 15 - Tax Day

April 17 - Easter

April 20 - “420”, A day celebrating cannabis businesses and culture

April 22 - Earth Day

Monthly themes

• Autism Awareness Month

May 2022

May 3 - Teachers’ Day

May 4 - Star Wars Day — May the 4th be with you!

May 5 - Cinco de Mayo

May 8 - Mother’s Day

May 13 - Friday the 13th

May 30 - Memorial Day

Monthly themes

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

June 2022

June 14 - Flag Day

June 19 - Juneteenth

June 19 - Father’s Day

June 21 - June Solstice / First Day of Summer

June 30 - World Social Media Day

Monthly themes

• LGBTQ+ Pride Month

July 2022

July 1 - International Joke Day

July 4 - Independence Day

July 17 - World Emoji Day

Monthly themes

• National Ice Cream Month

August 2022

August 9 - Book Lovers Day

August 13 - Left-Handers Day

August 21 - Senior Citizen’s Day

Monthly themes

• Black Business Month
• American Artists Appreciation Month

September 2022

September 5 - Labor Day

September 11 - Grandparents Day

September 21 - International Day of Peace

September 22 - September Equinox / First Day of Autumn

September 25 - Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown

Monthly themes

• National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month (runs from September 15 to October 15)

October 2022

October 4 - Yom Kippur begins at sundown

October 10 - Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 24 - Diwali

October 31 - Halloween

Monthly themes

• Breast Cancer Awareness Month

November 2022

November 6 - Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 am

November 11 - Veterans Day

November 24 - Thanksgiving

November 25 - Black Friday

November 26 - Small Business Saturday

November 28 - Cyber Monday

November 29 - Giving Tuesday

Monthly themes

• “Movember” - Raising awareness for men’s health issues
• Height of holiday preparations and shopping

December 2022

December 18 - Hanukkah begins

December 21 - Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year)

December 24 - Christmas Eve

December 25 - Christmas Day

December 26 - Hanukkah ends

December 26 - Boxing Day

December 26 - Kwanzaa begins

December 31 - New Year’s Eve

Monthly themes

• Height of the holiday season
• End-of-year fundraising