July 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 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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