What observances should be on your radar this month for your government social media strategy?
We’ve rounded up key days happening in February 2025 to help inspire content ideas or remind you of topics that may impact your audience. Whether you’re planning posts to join the conversation or simply want to stay mindful, this resource is a great place to start.

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Please keep in mind that this is not meant to be a full list of observances and we encourage you to check with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or free GSM network. Other helpful resources for additional observances include List of National Days, National Today, Ready.Gov’s Preparedness Calendar, NWS Awareness and Preparedness Calendar, or the United Nations List of International Days and Weeks.

Observed in the month of February

• Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
• American Heart Month
• Black History Month
• Canned Food Month
• Dog Training Education Month
• Ethnic Equality Month
• Financial Aid Awareness Month
• Human Relations Month
• Humpback Whale Awareness Month
• International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
• Love the Bus Month
• National Bird Feeding Month
• National Cancer Prevention Month
• National Cat Health Month
• National Children’s Dental Health Month
• National Library Lovers Month
• National Self-Check Month
• North American Inclusion Month (NAIM)
• Pet Dental Health Month
• Ramadan (Feb. 28-March 30)
• Responsible Pet Owners Month
• Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
• Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
• Youth Leadership Month

Weeks observed in February

• 1-7: African Heritage and Health Week
• 1-7: Women’s Heart Week
• 1-7: World Interfaith Harmony Week
• 2-8: National Burn Awareness Week
• 3-7: National School Counseling Week
• 7-15: International Black Women in the Arts
• 9-15: Random Acts of Kindness Week
• 16-22: National Engineers Week
• 16-22: National Justice for Animals Week
• 23-27: Peace Corps Week
• 24-28: National Invasive Species Awareness Week

Days observed in February

• 1: Change Your Password Day
• 1: Conservatorship and Guardianship Abuse Awareness Day
• 1: National Freedom Day
• 1: Take Your Child to the Library Day
• 1: World Aspergillosis Day
• 1: World Hijab Day
• 2: Grammy Awards
• 2: Groundhog Day
• 2: National Wear Red Day
• 2: World Wetlands Day
• 3: Feed the Birds Day
• 3: National Golden Retriever Day
• 3: National Missing Persons Day
• 4: Facebook’s Birthday
• 4: International Day of Human Fraternity
• 4: National Thank a Mail Carrier Day
• 4: World Cancer Day
• 5: National Girls and Women in Sports Day
• 5: National Signing Day
• 5: World Read Aloud Day
• 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
• 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• 8: Directors Guild of America Awards
• 8: National Boy Scouts Day
• 9: Autism Sunday
• 9: Super Bowl LIX
• 10: International Epilepsy Day
• 10: World Pulses Day
• 11: Canada’s Agriculture Day
• 11: Extraterrestrial Culture Day
• 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
• 11: National Inventors’ Day
• 11: Safer Internet Day
• 12: Darwin Day
• 12: International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism
• 12: NAACP Day
• 12: National Freedom to Marry Day
• 12: Red Hand Day
• 13: Black Love Day
• 13: Galentine’s Day
• 13: Self-Love Day
• 13: World Radio Day
• 14: Frederick Douglass Day
• 14: International Book Giving Day
• 14: International Winter Bike to Work Day
• 14: Library Lovers’ Day
• 14: National Black Literacy Day
• 14: National Donor Day
• 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day
• 14: Read to Your Child Day
• 14: Valentine’s Day
• 15: International Childhood Cancer Day
• 15: Nirvana Day
• 15: School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
• 15: Susan B. Anthony Day
• 16: BAFTA Film Awards
• 16: National Caregivers Day
• 16: World Whale Day
• 17: Global Tourism Resilience Day
• 17: Presidents’ Day
• 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day
• 17: Washington’s Birthday
• 19: Anniversary of Iwo Jima
• 19: U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Birthday
• 20: National Day of Solidarity with Muslim Arab and South Asian Immigrants
• 20: National Love Your Pet Day
• 20: World Day of Social Justice
• 21: Government Communicators Day
• 21: International Mother Language Day
• 22: National Walk Your Dog Day
• 22: World Thinking Day
• 23: International Stand Up to Bullying Day
• 23: Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 25: World Spay Day
• 26: Black Lives Matter Day
• 27: Special Operations Forces Day
• 28: National Science Day

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