Holidays in 5 countries to organize your promotions

Here are the special days of 5 countries that have English as the main language for their promotions.

Remember that in another post we have prepared the global holidays. So, you can add to them the specific ones for each country, obtaining a super complete calendar to organize your promotions without missing anything!

Because we think it is very frustrating to see your competitors taking advantage of situations that have escaped your business, here are the key dates to complement your sales calendar.

Important dates in the United States of America

If you live in the USA, or your audience is mainly located in this country, here are some important days that you can take advantage of to boost your sales.

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• 01/04: National Trivia Day
• 01/05: National Bird Day
• 01/11: National Milk Day
• 01/15: National Hat Day
• 01/23: National Pie Day
• 01/24: National Peanut Butter Day
• 01/30: National Croissant Day
• 01/31: National Hot Chocolate Day
• 02/13: National Cheddar Day
• 02/18: National Drink Wine Day
• 02/20: National Love Your Pet Day
• 02/21: Mardi Gras (dates vary from year to year)
• 02/21: Pancake Day (dates vary from year to year)
• 04/26: National Pretzel Day
• Second Sunday in May: Mother’s Day
• First Friday in June: National Donut Day
• Second Sunday in June: National Children’s Day
• 06/14: Flag Day
• Third Sunday of June: Father’s Day
• 07/04: Independence Day 
• 07/06: National Fried Chicken Day
• 07/14: National Mac and Cheese Day
• Third Sunday in July: National Ice Cream Day
• 07/19: National Hot Dog Day
• 07/24: International Self-Care Day 
• 08/09: Book Lovers Day
• First Monday of September: Labor Day
• First Sunday following Labor Day: Grandparents Day
• 09/11: Patriot Day
• 09/17: Constitution Day
• 09/25: National Comic Book Day
• 09/25: National Daughter’s Day
• 09/28: National Son’s Day
• 11/11: Veterans Day
• Fourth Thursday in November: Thanksgiving Day
• 11/26: National Cake Day
• 12/04: National Cookie Day

Important dates in India

This country has, in addition to international dates, its own national dates for you to promote your services or products. If you live in India, don’t hesitate to check this list!

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• 01/12: National Youth Day (Vivekananda Jayanti)
• 01/13: Lohri
• 01/14: Makar Sankranti
• January 15-18: Pongal (dates vary from year to year)
• 01/24: National Girl Child Day 
• 01/25: National Tourism Day
• 01/26: Republic Day
• 02/18: Maha Shivaratri (dates vary from year to year)
• 02/19: Shivaji Jayanti
• 03/07: Holika Dahan (dates vary from year to year)
• 03/08: Holi (dates vary from year to year)
• 03/22: Chaitra Sukhladi (dates vary from year to year)
• 03/30: Ram Navami (dates vary from year to year)
• 04/04: Mahavir Jayanti (dates vary from year to year)
• 04/14: Vaisakhi (dates vary from year to year)
• 05/01: International Workers Day
• 05/05: Buddha Purnima
• Second Sunday of May: Mother’s Day
• Third Sunday of June: Father’s Day
• 06/20: Rath Yatra (dates vary from year to year)
• First Sunday of August: Friendship Day
• 08/15: Independence Day
• August 20-31: Onam (dates vary from year to year)
• 08/30: Raksha Bandhan (dates vary from year to year)
• Second Sunday of September: Grandparents Day
• 09/25: National Daughter’s Day
• September 06-07: Janmashtami (dates vary from year to year)
• 09/19: Ganesh Chaturthi (dates vary from year to year)
• 10/02: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
• October 20-24: Durga Puja (dates vary from year to year)
• 10/24: Dussehra (dates vary from year to year)
• 11/12: Diwali (dates vary from year to year)
• 11/15: Bhai Dooj

Important dates in Canada

Here I share with you the most important dates in this particular country to organize your promotions. Don’t forget to check the international calendar to complement this one.

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• 01/05: National Bird Day
• 01/23: National Pie Day
• 01/24: National Peanut Butter Day
• 01/31: National Hot Chocolate Day
• 02/18: National Drink Wine Day
• 02/20: National Love Your Pet Day
• 02/21: Mardi Gras (dates vary from year to year)
• 02/21: Pancake Day (dates vary from year to year)
• 02/15: National Flag of Canada Day
• Second Sunday in May: Mother’s Day
• First Friday in June: National Donut Day
• Third Sunday of June: Father’s Day
• 07/02: Canada Day
• 07/06: National Fried Chicken Day
• Third Saturday of July: Canada Parks Day
• Third Sunday in July: National Ice Cream Day
• 07/19: National Hot Dog Day
• 07/24: International Self-Care Day 
• First Sunday of August: Friendship Day
• 08/05: Food Day Canada
• 08/09: Book Lovers Day
• First Monday of September: Labor Day
• First Sunday following Labor Day: Grandparents Day
• 09/25: National Daughter’s Day
• 09/28: National Son’s Day
• Second Monday of October: Thanksgiving
• 12/04: National Cookie Day

Important dates in Indonesia

Get more sales opportunities by supplementing our global calendar with Indonesia specific dates.

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• 01/22: Imlek (dates vary from year to year)
• 02/18: Isra Miraj (dates vary from year to year)
• 03/22: Hari Raya Nyepi (dates vary from year to year)
• 05/01: International Workers Day
• 08/17: Independence Day
• 11/12: Father’s Day
• 12/22: Mother’s Day

Important dates in the UK

Last but not least, we leave you the special dates in UK, so you can optimize your marketing strategy, make your promotions and sell more.

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• 01/23: National Pie Day
• 01/25: Burn’s Night 
• 01/25: St. Dwynwen’s Day
• 01/30: National Croissant Day
• 01/31: National Hot Chocolate Day
• 02/20: National Love Your Pet Day
• 02/21: Pancake Day (dates vary from year to year)
• 03/01: Saint David’s Day
• 03/19: Mother’s Day (dates vary from year to year)
• 04/21: National Tea Day
• 05/01: International Workers Day
• First Friday in June: National Donut Day
• Third Sunday of June: Father’s Day
• First Sunday of August: Friendship Day
• 08/09: Book Lovers Day
• 09/25: National Daughter’s Day
• First Sunday in October: Grandparents Day
• 11/30: Saint Andrew
• 12/04: National Cookie Day

So much for our specific calendar for these 5 countries. Don’t miss the opportunity to organize your marketing strategy, taking advantage of all the key dates we have prepared. You will see that your audience will highly appreciate that you celebrate with them and be present at the special moments.

If you missed it, I leave you the link to the post where we publish our global calendar for you to complement and improve your strategy.