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 July 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 July

• National Ice Cream Month
• National Grilling Month
• Independent Retailer Month
• National Picnic Month

Weeks observed in July

• Clean Beaches Week: July 1-7
• National Doughnut Week: July 10-18
• Shark Week: July 11-18

Days observed in July

• Canada Day: July 1
• National Postal Worker Day: July 1
• National Stay Out of the Sun Day: July 3
• Independence Day: July 4
• Don’t Step On A Bee Day: July 10
• World Population Day: July 11
• All American Pet Photo Day: July 11
• Bastille Day: July 14
• National Pet Fire Safety Day: July 15
• World Emoji Day: July 17
• Eid al-Adha: July 19
• National Moon Day: July 20
• National Hot Dog Day: July 21
• Asalha Puja: July 24
• Buffalo Soldiers Day: July 28
• National Chicken Wing Day: July 29
• World Ranger Day: July 31

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