June 2023 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 June 2023 you might want to consider building content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts. 

We also put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for 2023! Download our 2023 Observance Calendar Roundup to easily reference days and fill in goals, accomplishments and ideas throughout the year. 

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 June

• African-American Music Appreciation Month
• Caribbean American Heritage Month
• Effective Communications Month
• Fireworks Safety Month
• Great Outdoors Month
• National Adopt a Cat Month
• National Camping Month
• National Immigrant Heritage Month
• National Indigenous History Month (Canada)
• National Men’s Health Month
• National Oceans Month
• National Pet Preparedness Month
• National Pollinators Month
• National PTSD Awareness Month
• National Rivers Month
• National Safety Month
• National Zoo and Aquarium Month
• Pride Month
• Professional Wellness Month
• PTSD Awareness Month

June is also the start of Hurricane season. Helpful information can be found here from NOAA.

Weeks observed in June

• 1-7: National CPR and AED Awareness Week
• 4-10: Canadian Environment Week
• 4-10: National Fishing and Boating Week
• 4-10: National Garden Week
• 4-10: National Week of the Ocean
• 11-17: National Public Service Week (Canada)
• 12-18: National Men’s Health Week
• 17-24: Waste and Recycling Workers Week
• 18-24: Lightning Safety Awareness Week
• 20-26: National Pollinator Week
• 26-July 1: Hajj
• 30-July 6: Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance

Days observed in June

• 1: National Go Barefoot Day
• 1: National Heimlich Maneuver Day
• 1: National Say Something Nice Day
• 1: Samoa Independence Day
• 1: World Reef Day
• 2: National Doughnut Day
• 2: Native American Citizenship Day
• 3: National Black Bear Day
• 3: National Trails Day
• 3: World Bicycle Day
• 5: World Environment Day
• 6: D-Day
• 6: National Gardening Exercise Day
• 6: National Higher Education Day
• 8: World Ocean Day
• 10: Family Health & Fitness Day
• 11: Race Unity Day
• 11: Yarn Bombing Day
• 12: Loving Day
• 13: National Weed Your Garden Day
• 14: Army Birthday
• 14: Flag Day
• 14: World Blood Donor Day
• 15: Nature Photography Day
• 16: World Sea Turtle Day
• 17: Global Garbage Man Day
• 18: Father’s Day
• 18: International Picnic Day
• 18: National Go Fishing Day
• 19: Juneteenth
• 20: World Refugee Day
• 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
• 21: Selfie Day
• 21: Summer Solstice
• 22: World Rainforest Day
• 23: International Women in Engineering Day
• 23: United Nations Public Service Day
• 27: National PTSD Awareness Day
• 28-29: Eid al-Adha
• 28: LGBT + Pride Day
• 28: National Insurance Awareness Day
• 30: National Meteor Watch Day
• 30: World Social Media Day

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