March 2025 observance calendar roundup

March is packed with key observances that could impact your community—and your government social media strategy.

Whether you’re planning posts to actively join the conversation or simply staying mindful of important topics, this roundup will help you stay prepared. From awareness campaigns to national days, we’ve gathered the key dates you need to know this month.

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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 March

• American Red Cross Month
• Brain Injury Awareness Month
• Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
• Expanding Girls’ Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
• Frozen Food Month
• Gender Equality Month
• Greek-American Heritage Month
• Irish-American Heritage Month
• Lent (Mar 5-Apr 17)
• March Madness (Mar 18-Apr 8)
• Music in Our Schools Month
• National Athletic Training Month
• National Caffeine Awareness Month
• National Craft Month
• National Ethics Awareness Month
• National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
• National Reading Month
• Ramadan (Feb 28-Mar 29)
• Social Work Month
• Women’s History Month
• Youth Art Month

Weeks observed in March

• 1-7: National Invest in Veterans Week
• 1-7: National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week
• 2-8: National Consumer Protection Week
• 2-8: National School Social Work Week
• 2-8: Return Borrowed Books Week
• 2-8: Women in Construction Week
• 3-7: National School Breakfast Week
• 3-9: Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
• 8-15: Special Olympics World Winter Games
• 9-15: AmeriCorps Week
• 9-15: Girl Scout Week
• 9-15: National Groundwater Awareness Week
• 9-15: Patient Safety Awareness Week
• 9-15: Sleep Awareness Week
• 16-22: National Poison Prevention Week
• 16-22: Schools Library Media Center Week
• 17-Apr 8: March Madness
• 20-Apr 13: Cherry Blossom Festival
• 21-27: National Agriculture Week
• 21-27: Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
• 25-30: World Figure Skating Championships

• 28-Apr 3: National Protocol Officers Week

Days observed in March

• 1: Iditarod Race
• 1: National Horse Protection Day
• 1: Peace Corps Day
• 1: World Compliment Day
• 1: World Seagrass Day
• 1: Zero Discrimination Day
• 2: Academy Awards
• 2: International Rescue Cat Day
• 2: World Teen Mental Wellness Day
• 3: Navy Reserve Birthday
• 3: Read Across America Day
• 3: World Hearing Day
• 3: World Tennis Day
• 3: World Wildlife Day
• 4: Mardi Gras
• 4: National Backcountry Ski Day
• 5: Ash Wednesday
• 5: International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
• 6: World Book Day
• 7-8: Global Day of Unplugging
• 7: National Employee Appreciation Day
• 8: International Women’s Day
• 8: National Proofreading Day
• 9: Daylight Saving Time
• 10: Harriet Tubman Day
• 10: International Day of Women Judges
• 10: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• 11: National COVID-19 Day
• 11: World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
• 13: National Good Samaritan Day
• 13: National K9 Veterans Day
• 13-14: Purim
• 14: Holi
• 14: International Day of Action for Rivers
• 14: Pi Day
• 14: Science Education Day
• 15: International Day Against Police Brutality
• 15: International Day to Combat Islamophobia
• 16: Black Press Day
• 16: Freedom of Information Day
• 17: Evacuation Day
• 17: St. Patrick’s Day
• 18: Global Recycling Day
• 18: Transit Driver Appreciation Day
• 19: National Agriculture Day
• 20: Bibliomania Day
• 20: Spring Equinox
• 20: French Language Day
• 20: International Day of Happiness
• 20: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• 20: Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day
• 20: World Storytelling Day
• 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• 21: International Day of Forests
• 21: International Nowruz Day
• 21: National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
• 21: National Preschool Teacher Appreciation Day
• 21: National Renewable Energy Day
• 21: World Down Syndrome Day
• 21: World Poetry Day
• 22: World Water Day
• 23: National Puppy Day
• 23: World Meteorological Day
• 24: International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
• 24: National Women of Color in Tech Day
• 24: World Tuberculosis Day
• 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
• 25: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
• 26: Epilepsy Awareness Day
• 26: Manatee Appreciation Day
• 27: National Governance Professionals Day (Canada)
• 29-30: Eid Al-Fitr
• 29: National Vietnam War Veterans Day
• 30: Doctors’ Day
• 30: International Day of Zero Waste
• 30: National Take a Walk in the Park Day
• 31: César Chávez Day
• 31: Transgender Day of Visibility

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