2024 will soon be upon us, and if, like us, you’re already planning for the New Year, then do we have a treat for you!

We’re here to make it easier for you to manage your social media, and bring you the gift of pretty much ALL the key dates you’ll need here in the UK for 2024. Use this calendar of dates to prompt your social media content for the next 12 months – we certainly will be!

Key Days of the Year 2024

JANUARY

Veganuary / Dry January

New Year’s Day – 1^st

Blue Monday – 15^th

National Cheese Lovers Day – 20th

Burns Night – 25^th

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch – 26th to 28th

FEBRUARY

Black History Month

Carrot Cake Day – 3rd

British Yorkshire Pudding Day – 4^th

Safer Internet Day – 6th

Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon) – 10^th

Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day – 13th

St Valentines Day – 14^th

Random Acts of Kindness Day – 17^th

Leap Day- 29^th

MARCH

Women’s History Month

St David’s Day – 1^st

World Book Day – 7th

International Women’s Day – 8^th

Mother’s Day – 10^th

First Day of Ramadan – 11^th

Red Nose Day – 15th

St Patrick’s Day – 17^th

Global Recycling Day – 18^th

Spring Equinox – 20^th

Good Friday – 29^th

Easter Sunday – 31^st

Clocks Go Forward – 31^st

APRIL

National Gardening Month / Stress Awareness Month

April Fools Day – 1^st

Easter Monday -1^st

National Tea Day – 21^st

Earth Day – 22nd

St George’s Day – 23^rd

Pay It Forward Day – 28^th

MAY

National Photography Month / National Walking Month

May Day – 1^st

Star Wars Day – 4^th

Early May Bank Holiday – 6th

World Fairtrade Day – 11th

World Baking Day – 17^th

Spring Bank Holiday – 27^th

National Biscuit Day – 29th

JUNE

Pride Month

World Environment Day – 5th

Father’s Day – 16^th

Summer Solstice – 20th

Take Your Dog to Work Day – 21^st

Global Beatles Day – 25th

JULY

Plastic Free July

Thank You Day – 2^nd

World Chocolate Day – 7^th

Cheese and Wine Day – 25^th

Start of Paris Olympics 2024 – 26^th

AUGUST

Yorkshire Day – 1^st

International Left-handers Day – 13^th

Tell a Joke Day – 16^th

World Photography Day – 19th

National Dog Day – 26^th

Summer Bank Holiday – 26^th

SEPTEMBER

International Day of Charity – 5^th

Fairtrade Fortnight – 9^th to 22^nd

Talk Like a Pirate Day – 19^th

Autumn Equinox- 22nd

World Marmite Day – 30^th

British Food Fortnight – 20^th Sept to 6^th Oct

OCTOBER

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

World Vegetarian Day – 1st

National Poetry Day – 3rd

World Smile Day – 4th

World Mental Health Awareness Day – 10^th

World Food Day – 16^th

Clocks Go Back – 27^th

RSPB Feed the Birds Day – 29^th

13^th Birthday of Social Progress – 30^th

Halloween – 31st

NOVEMBER

Movember

Bonfire Night – 5^th

Remembrance Sunday – 10^th

Remembrance Day – 11th

Birthday of HM King Charles III – 14^th

St Andrew’s Day – 30^th

Small Business Saturday – 30th

DECEMBER

Advent

First Day of Advent – 1^st

Christmas Jumper Day – 12^th

Winter Solstice – 21^st

Christmas Eve – 24th

Christmas – 25^th

Boxing Day – 26^th

New Year’s Eve – 31^st

And if you want a reminder of what’s coming up each month, follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn where we’ll be posting each month to give you a nudge on what to look forward to over the next year!

Spotted some key dates we may have missed? Get in touch and we’ll add them to the collection! info@socialprogress.co.uk