Looking for February holidays your audience will love?
Or maybe you’re wondering what holidays are celebrated in February besides Valentine’s Day.
There are plenty of special days in February! Here are 300 more ways to celebrate.
Find fun and silly holidays to inspire you with what to post on social media to engage your friends and followers. Or consider a more serious observance as an opportunity to educate.
Each with a holiday hashtag, checked to ensure it’s actually used on Twitter and/or Instagram.
Over 300 observances in this short month:
Let’s get you some social love!
Wondering how these hashtag holidays fit in your social media strategy ?
Your followers will be turned off if all you do is promote your business. But they’ll love to interact with and share entertaining posts, which increases your reach and grows your followers .
To get your post seen by a wider audience, copy and paste the holiday hashtag I’ve provided with each one.
Baffled by #hashtags? Learn more about how to use hashtags on the major social networks.
You can set your overall plan for the month with these February marketing ideas . Then use the special days listed below to inspire engaging content.
Here are a couple resources to help you make picture quotes online , or use apps to add text to photos .
February is a short month, but it has plenty to celebrate.
Find a month-long holiday relevant to your business and audience from the collection of 20 below.
February’s birthstone is amethyst and its color is purple.
February is graced with three birth flowers: violet, iris, and primrose.
You can also include some February quotes to mix up your social media content types.
Multi-day holidays are the hardest to get confirmed dates.
I’ve placed them roughly in order they appear through February. You’ll need to check the exact dates before planning a promotion around them.
National Pancake Week is observed for 7 days, starting 49 days before Easter.
February boasts a number of holidays on the first day of the month.
Holidays marked * change dates from year to year. This will also affect some of the graphics, which may have been made in a different year.
To celebrate American Painters Day on February 3rd, check out these art quotes . You’ll also learn how to find art in the public domain so you can put together picture quotes like the one above. Perfect to share on social!
African American Coaches Day is observed on February 3, 2026 in the US, the first Tuesday of February. #AfricanAmericanCoachesDay
Facebook always reminds you of your friends’ birthdays. Today you can wish Facebook a happy birthday! “Born” 2004.
National Girls and Women in Sports Day and World Read Aloud Day are observed on the first Wednesday of February.
When is Ronald Reagan’s birth date? February 6, 1911. A Reagan picture quote makes a smart social post today.
You can choose from these 16 short Ronald Reagan quotes on freedom .
Bubble Gum Day, Give Kids A Smile Day, and National Wear Red Day are always celebrated on the first Friday of February. In 2026, that’s February 6!
Ice Cream For Breakfast Day and Take Your Child to the Library Day are always observed on the first Saturday of February – the 7th in 2026.
Super Bowl now takes place on the second Sunday in February.
Autism Sunday and World Marriage Day are also observed on the second Sunday in February. Man Day is the Sunday before Valentine’s Day.
International Epilepsy Day, National Clean Out Your Computer Day, and Oatmeal Monday are all observed on the second Monday in February.
Safer Internet Day * will take place on Tuesday, February 10 in 2026. #SaferInternetDay
Extraterrestrial Culture Day is celebrated on the second Tuesday of February every year.
Abe Lincoln has provided us with a lot of wise words and funny sayings. Consider making a quote graphic to celebrate his birthday today!
Here’s a great collection of Abraham Lincoln quotes to get you started.
Giving Hearts Day is always observed on the second Thursday in February.
Fat Thursday is observed 52 days before Easter Sunday – that’s February 12 in 2026. It’s the last Thursday before Lent.
International Winter Bike to Work Day and National No One Eats Alone Day are celebrated on the second Friday in February.
Global Movie Day is observed annually on the second Saturday of February.
It’s always the third Monday of February. It’s a federal holiday in the U.S. to give American workers a three-day weekend.
Presidents’ Day is February 16 in 2026.
Lincoln’s Birthday is always celebrated on his birth date of February 12. Washington’s Birthday is February 22.
National Arabian Horse Day is another new holiday. It’s observed on February 19 every year, starting in 2022.
The Great American Spit Out is observed Thursday of the third full week in February.
Here are all the February 20, 2026 special days. These stay on the 20th every year.
National Caregivers Day and National Woman’s Heart Day are observed on the third Friday in February.
I found this dramatic photo of Mount Rushmore on Pixabay . You can find more sources in my list of free photo sites !
Red Sock Day, aka PAD Awareness Day, is a new observance as of 2022. It recognizes Peripheral Artery Disease.
Red Sock Day plus World Pangolin Day and World Whale Day are all observed on the third Saturday in February.
International Sword Swallowers Day and Open That Bottle Night are observed the last Saturday in February.
World Spay Day is observed the last Tuesday in February.
Inconvenience Yourself Day is the fourth Wednesday of February.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is celebrated the Thursday of Engineer’s Week. Event dates may vary by location.
National Chili Day is observed the fourth Thursday in February.
Digital Learning Day and National Toast Day (UK) are celebrated on the last Thursday in February.
International STAND UP to Bullying Day is observed the last Friday in February (and also the third Friday in November).
National Skip the Straw Day is the fourth Friday in February, 2/27/26.
International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day and Rare Disease Day are observed on the last day of February.
I hope you’ve found a number of interesting February holidays you can’t wait to share!
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And check out my mega roundup of social media holidays for the entire year!