December 2021 observance calendar roundup
What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in December you might want to build content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts.
Please keep in mind that this may not be a full list, and we encourage you to check other sources like List of National Days or National Today, with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or GSM network.
Observed in the month of December
- National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
- Month of Giving
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Weeks observed in December
- National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 1-7
- Las Posadas: December 16-24
- Kwanzaa: December 26 - January 1
Days observed in December
- National Christmas Lights Day: December 1
- Rosa Parks Day: December 1
- World AIDS Day: December 1
- National Special Education Day: December 2
- National Mutt Day: December 2
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities: December 3
- National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance: December 7
- U.S. National Guard Birthday: December 13
- National Energy Conservation Day: December 14
- Wright Brothers Day: December 17
- Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day: December 18
- Winter Solstice: December 21
- Festivus: December 23
- Christmas Eve: December 24
- Christmas: December 25
- Boxing Day: December 26
- New Year’s Eve: December 31
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