Looking for February holidays your audience will love?
Or maybe you’ve wondered what holidays are celebrated in February besides Valentine’s Day.
There are plenty of special days in February! Here are 289 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 event has a hashtag, checked to ensure it’s actually used on Twitter and/or Instagram.
Almost 300 observances in this short month:
- Fun and random holidays, observances, and special days.
- Month-long, multi-day, and daily February holidays.
- Plus a couple saints’ days.
- And everything in between.
Let’s get you some social love!
How to Use February Holidays and Special Days
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, include the holiday hashtag I’ve provided with each one. Copy and paste the appropriate hashtag to use on Instagram and Twitter, where they’re a must.
Baffled by #hashtags? Learn more about how to use hashtags on the major social networks.
If you already understand hashtag basics and are looking to grow your presence on IG specifically, then don’t miss how to use hashtags on Instagram.
To set your overall plan for the month, check out these February marketing ideas. Then use the special days listed below to inspire Instagram post ideas and engaging Facebook content fans love.
But don’t download and use my images! They are copyrighted. Get creative and make your own – it’s fun!
Here are a couple resources to help you make picture quotes online, or use apps to add text to photos.
You might also want to include some February quotes to mix up your social media content types.
Month of February 2022 Holidays and Observances
Find a February month-long holiday relevant to your business and audience from the collection of 20 below.
| MONTH-LONG HOLIDAY | HASHTAG |
|---|---|
| Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month | #AdoptaRescueRabbitMonth |
| American Heart Month | #AmericanHeartMonth |
| Bake for Family Fun Month | #BakeforFamilyFunMonth |
| Black History Month | #BlackHistoryMonth |
| Boost Your Self-Esteem Month | #BoostyourSelfEsteemMonth |
| Celebration of Chocolate Month | #CelebrationofChocolateMonth |
| Creative Romance Month | #CreativeRomanceMonth |
| Dog Training Education Month | #DogTrainingEducationMonth |
| Great American Pie Month | #GreatAmericanPieMonth |
| Humpback Whale Awareness Month | #HumpBackWhaleAwarenessMonth |
| International Embroidery Month | #InternationalEmbroideryMonth |
| National Cat Health Month | #NationalCatHealthMonth |
| National Cherry Month | #NationalCherryMonth |
| National Children’s Dental Health Month | #NationalChildrensDentalHealthMonth |
| National Hot Breakfast Month | #NationalHotBreakfastMonth |
| National Pet Dental Health Month | #NationalPetDentalHealthMonth |
| National Snack Food Month | #NationalSnackFoodMonth |
| National Weddings Month | #NationalWeddingsMonth |
| Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month | #TeenDatingViolence |
| Vegan Cuisine Month | #VeganCuisineMonth |
February 2022 Multi-day Holidays and Observances
Multi-day holidays are the hardest to get confirmed dates. Do a bit of research to check before planning a promotion around them.
The * after the date means these dates change from year to year. I’ve done the best I can to ensure they’re correct for 2022.
| DATES | MULTI-DAY HOLIDAY | HASHTAG |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31-Feb 5* | National Catholic Schools Week | #NationalCatholicSchoolsWeek |
| Feb 1-5* | International Networking Week | #NetworkingWeek |
| Feb 1-7 | African Heritage and Health Week | #AfricanHeritageandHealthWeek |
| Feb 1-7 | National Women’s Heart Week | #WomensHeartWeek |
| Feb 1-7 | National Patient Recognition Week | #PatientRecognitionWeek |
| Feb 6-12* | Burn Awareness Week | #NBAW |
| Feb 6-12* | Dump Your Significant Jerk Week | #DumpYourSignificantJerk |
| Feb 7-11* | National School Counseling Week | #NSCW22 |
| Feb 7-11* | Pride in Foodservice Week | #PrideinFoodServiceWeek |
| Feb 7-14 | Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Awareness Week | #CongenitalHeartDisease |
| DATES | MULTI-DAY HOLIDAY | HASHTAG |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7-14 | National Marriage Week USA | #NationalMarriageWeek |
| Feb 7-14 | Valentine’s Week | #ValentinesWeek |
| Feb 13-19 | Cardiac Rehabilitation Week | #CardiacRehabilitationWeek |
| Feb 13-19 | Celebration of Love Week | #CelebrationOfLove |
| Feb 13-19* | Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week | #Coaweek |
| Feb 13-19 | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week | #DuchenneMuscularDystrophyAwarenessWeek |
| Feb 13-19* | Freelance Writers Appreciation Week | #FreelanceWritersAppreciationWeek |
| Feb 13-19* | Great American Pizza Bake | #GreatAmericanPizzaBake |
| Feb 13-19* | Heart Failure Awareness Week | #HeartFailureAwarenessWeek |
| Feb 13-19* | Homes for Birds Week | #HomesForBirds |
| DATES | MULTI-DAY HOLIDAY | HASHTAG |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13-19* | Jell-O Week | #JellOWeek |
| Feb 13-19* | National Hero Week | #HeroWeek |
| Feb 13-19* | National Salute to Veteran Patients Week | #NationalSaluteToVeteranPatients |
| Feb 13-19* | Pickle Time Week | #PickleTimeWeek |
| Feb 14-20* | Random Acts of Kindness Week | #RandomActsofKindnessWeek |
| Feb 14-21 | National Condom Week | #NationalCondomWeek |
| Feb 18-21* | Great Backyard Bird Count | #GreatBackyardBirdCount |
| Feb 19-26* | National FFA Week | #NationalffaWeek |
| Feb 20-26* | National Engineers Week | #NationalEngineersWeek |
| Feb 20-26* | Through With Chew Week | #Twcw |
| Feb 21-27* | National Eating Disorders Awareness Week | #NationalEatingDisordersAwarenessWeek |
| Feb 27-Mar 5* | National Pancake Week | #NationalPancakeWeek |
February 1 Holidays and Observances 2022
February boasts 12 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 for a year other than 2022.
| OBSERVANCE | HASHTAG |
|---|---|
| African American Coaches Day* | #AfricanAmericanCoachesDay |
| Car Insurance Day | #CarInsuranceDay |
| Change Your Password Day | #ChangeYourPasswordDay |
| Chinese New Year* | #ChineseNewYear |
| Decorating with Candy Day | #DecoratingWithCandyDay |
| Hula in the Coola Day | #HulaInTheCoolaDay |
| National Baked Alaska Day | #NationalBakedAlaskaDay |
| National Dark Chocolate Day | #NationalDarkChocolateDay |
| National Freedom Day (Freedom From Slavery) | #NationalFreedomDay |
| National Get Up Day | #NationalGetUpDay |
| National Serpent Day | #NationalSerpentDay |
| Robinson Crusoe Day | #RobinsonCrusoeDay |
February 2 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Candlemas | #Candlemas |
| Crepe Day | #CrepeDay |
| Groundhog Day | #GroundhogDay |
| Lung Leavin’ Day | #LungLeavinDay |
| Marmot Day | #MarmotDay |
| National Girls and Women in Sports Day* | #NGWSD |
| National Heavenly Hash Day | #NationalHeavenlyHashDay |
| National Hedgehog Day | #HedgehogDay |
| National Tater Tot Day | #NationalTaterTotDay |
| Safer Internet Day | #SaferInternetDay Dog Day |
| Sled Dog Day | #SledDogDay |
| World Read Aloud Day | #WorldReadAloudDay |
| World Ukulele Day | #WorldUkuleleDay |
| World Wetlands Day | #WorldWetlandsDay |
February 3 Holidays and Observances 2022
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 to share on social!
| American Painters Day | #AmericanPaintersDay |
| Doggy Date Night | #DoggyDateNight |
| Elmo’s Birthday | #ElmosBirthday |
| International Golden Retriever Day | #InternationalGoldenRetrieverDay |
| National Carrot Cake Day | #NationalCarrotCakeDay |
| National Day the Music Died Day | #TheDayTheMusicDied |
| National Missing Persons Day | #NationalMissingPersonsDay |
| National Wedding Ring Day | #NationalWeddingRingDay |
| National Women Physicians Day | #WomenPhysiciansDay |
| Take a Cruise Day | #TakeACruiseDay |
February 4 Holidays and Observances 2022
Facebook always reminds you of your friends’ birthdays. Today you can wish Facebook a happy birthday! “Born” 2004.
| Bubble Gum Day* | #BubbleGumDay |
| Facebook’s Birthday | #FacebooksBirthday |
| Give Kids A Smile Day* | #GiveKidsASmileDay |
| National Create a Vacuum Day | #CreateAVacuumDay |
| National Hemp Day | #NationalHempDay |
| National Homemade Soup Day | #NationalHomemadeSoupDay |
| National Quacker Day | #NationalQuackerDay |
| National Thank a Mail Carrier Day | #ThankAMailCarrierDay |
| National Wear Red Day* | #NationalWearRedDay |
| Rosa Parks Day | #RosaParksDay |
| Stuffed Mushroom Day | #StuffedMushroomDay |
| World Cancer Day | #WorldCancerDay |
February 5 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Disaster Day | #DisasterDay |
| Ice Cream For Breakfast Day* | #IceCreamForBreakfastDay |
| International Clash Day | #InternationalClashDay |
| National Chocolate Fondue Day | #ChocolateFondueDay |
| National Shower with a Friend Day | #ShowerWithAFriendDay |
| National Weatherperson’s Day | #WeatherpersonsDay |
| World Nutella Day | #WorldNutellaDay |
February 6 Holidays and Observances 2022
When is Ronald Reagan’s birth date? February 6. A Reagan picture quote makes a smart social post today.
You can choose from these 16 short Ronald Reagan quotes on freedom.
| National Frozen Yogurt Day | #NationalFrozenYogurtDay |
| National Lame Duck Day | #NationalLameDuckDay |
| Pay-a-Compliment Day | #PayAComplimentDay |
| Ronald Reagan Day | #RonaldReaganDay |
| Super Bowl Sunday* | #SuperBowlSunday |
February 7 Holidays and Observances 2022
| e Day | #EDay |
| Ballet Day | #BalletDay |
| National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | #BlackHivAidsAwarenessDay |
| National Fettuccine Alfredo Day | #FettuccineAlfredoDay |
| National Football Hangover Day* | #FootballHangoverDay |
| National Periodic Table Day | #PeriodicTableDay |
| National Send a Card to a Friend Day | #SendACardToAFriendDay |
| Rose Day | #RoseDay |
February 8 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Extraterrestrial Culture Day* | #ExtraterrestrialCultureDay |
| Laugh and Get Rich Day | #LaughAndGetRichDay |
| National Boy Scouts Day | #BoyScoutDay |
| National Kite Flying Day | #NationalKiteFlyingDay |
| National Molasses Bar Day | #NationalMolassesBarDay |
| Opera Day | #OperaDay |
| Propose Day | #ProposeDay |
| Safer Internet Day* | #SaferInternetDay |
February 9 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Chocolate Day | #ChocolateDay |
| National Cut the Cord Day | #NationalCutTheCordDay |
| National Pizza Day | #NationalPizzaDay |
| National Toothache Day | #NationalToothacheDay |
| Read in the Bathtub Day | #ReadInTheBathtubDay |
February 10 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Giving Hearts Day* | #GivingHeartsDay |
| National Cream Cheese Brownie Day | #CreamCheeseBrownieDay |
| National Flannel Day | #NationalFlannelDay |
| National Home Warranty Day | #HomeWarrantyDay |
| National Umbrella Day | #NationalUmbrellaDay |
| Plimsoll Day | #PlimsollDay |
| Teddy Day | #TeddyDay |
February 11 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Get Out Your Guitar Day | #GetOutYourGuitarDay |
| International Day of Women and Girls in Science | #DayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience |
| International Winter Bike to Work Day* | #WinterBikeToWorkDay |
| National Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day | #DontCryOverSpilledMilkDay |
| National Inventors’ Day | #NationalInventorsDay |
| National Make a Friend Day | #NationalMakeAFriendDay |
| National No One Eats Alone Day* | #NoOneEatsAloneDay |
| National Peppermint Patty Day | #PeppermintPattyDay |
| National Shut-In Visitation Day | #ShutInVisitationDay |
| National White Shirt Day | #NationalWhiteShirtDay |
| Promise Day | #PromiseDay |
| Satisfied Staying Single Day | #SatisfiedStayingSingleDay |
February 12 Holidays and Observances 2022
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.
| Global Movie Day* | #GlobalMovieDay |
| Hug Day | #HugDay |
| International Darwin Day | #DarwinDay |
| Lincoln’s Birthday | #LincolnsBirthday |
| National Freedom to Marry Day | #NationalFreedomToMarryDay |
| National Lost Penny Day | #NationalLostPennyDay |
| National Plum Pudding Day | #NationalPlumPuddingDay |
| Safety Pup Day | #SafetyPupDay |
February 13 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Autism Sunday* | #AutismSunday |
| Employee Legal Awareness Day | #EmployeeLegalAwarenessDay |
| Galentine’s Day | #GalentinesDay |
| Get a Different Name Day | #GetADifferentNameDay |
| Kiss Day | #KissDay |
| Madly in Love With Me Day | #MadlyInLoveWithMeDay |
| Man Day* | #ManDay |
| National Cheddar Day | #NationalCheddarDay |
| National Tortellini Day | #NationalTortelliniDay |
| World Marriage Day* | #WorldMarriageDay |
| World Radio Day | #WorldRadioDay |
February 14 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Frederick Douglass Day | #FrederickDouglassDay |
| International Book Giving Day | #InternationalBookGivingDay |
| International Epilepsy Day* | #InternationalEpilepsyDay |
| Library Lovers Day | #LibraryLoversDay |
| National Clean Out Your Computer Day* | #CleanOutYourComputerDay |
| National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day | #NationalFerrisWheelDay |
| National Ferris Wheel Day | #NationalFerrisWheelDay |
| National Organ Donor Day | #NationalDonorDay |
| Oatmeal Monday* | #OatmealMonday |
| Pet Theft Awareness Day | #PetTheftAwarenessDay |
| Race Relations Day | #RaceRelationsDay |
| Read to Your Child Day | #ReadToYourChildDay |
| Royal Hobart Regatta* | #RoyalHobartRegatta |
| Valentine’s Day | #ValentinesDay |
February 15 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Annoy Squidward Day | #AnnoySquidwardDay |
| National Gumdrop Day | #NationalGumdropDay |
| National Hippo Day | #NationalHippoDay |
| Remember the Maine Day | #RememberTheMaineDay |
| Singles Awareness Day | #SinglesAwarenessDay |
| Susan B Anthony Day | #SusanBAnthonyDay |
| St. Skeletor’s Day | #StSkeletorsDay |
February 16 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Do a Grouch a Favor Day | #DoAGrouchAFavorDay |
| National Almond Day | #NationalAlmondDay |
| National Innovation Day | #NationalInnovationDay |
| Tim Tam Day | #TimTamDay |
February 17 Holidays and Observances 2022
| My Way Day | #MyWayDay |
| National Cabbage Day | #NationalCabbageDay |
| National Café au Lait Day | #NationalCafeAuLaitDay |
| National Indian Pudding Day | #NationalIndianPuddingDay |
| National PTA Founders’ Day | #PtaFoundersDay |
| National Woman’s Heart Day* | #NationalWomansHeartDay |
| Random Acts of Kindness Day | #RandomActsOfKindnessDay |
| World Human Spirit Day | #WorldHumanSpiritDay |
February 18 Holidays and Observances 2022
| National Battery Day | #NationalBatteryDay |
| National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day | #NationalCrabStuffedFlounderDay |
| National Caregivers Day* | #NationalCaregiversDay |
| National Drink Wine Day | #NationalDrinkWineDay |
| Pluto Day | #PlutoDay |
| Thumb Appreciation Day | #ThumbAppreciationDay |
February 19 Holidays and Observances 2022
| International Tug-of-War Day | #InternationalTugOfWarDay |
| Iwo Jima Day | #IwoJimaDay |
| National Chocolate Mint Day | #ChocolateMintDay |
| National Lash Day | #NationalLashDay |
| National Vet Girls ROCK Day | #VetGirlsROCKDay |
| Prevent Plagiarism Day | #PreventPlagiarismDay |
| World Whale Day* | #WorldWhaleDay |
February 20 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Clean Out Your Bookcase Day | #CleanOutYourBookcaseDay |
| National Cherry Pie Day | #NationalCherryPieDay |
| National Comfy Day | #TheComfyLife |
| National Handcuff Day | #NationalHandcuffDay |
| National Love Your Pet Day | #NationalLoveYourPetDay |
| National Muffin Day | #NationalMuffinDay |
| National Student Volunteer Day | #StudentVolunteerDay |
| Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day | #HoodieHooDay |
| World Day of Social Justice | #WorldDayOfSocialJustice |
I found this dramatic photo of Mount Rushmore on Pixabay. You can find more sources in my list of free photo sites!
February 21 Holidays and Observances 2022
When is Presidents’ Day celebrated each year?
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 21 in 2022. For future planners:
Presidents’ Day Dates
| Year | Presidents’ Day |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Monday, February 21 |
| 2023 | Monday, February 20 |
| 2024 | Monday, February 19 |
| 2025 | Monday, February 17 |
Lincoln’s Birthday is always celebrated on his birth date of February 12. Washington’s Birthday is February 22.
Here are all the February 21, 2022 special days.
| Card Reading Day | #CardReadingDay |
| National Grain-Free Day | #NationalGrainFreeDay |
| National Sticky Bun Day | #NationalStickyBunDay |
| Presidents’ Day* | #PresidentsDay |
| Single Tasking Day | #SingleTaskingDay |
February 22 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Be Humble Day | #BeHumbleDay |
| National Cook a Sweet Potato Day | #CookASweetPotatoDay |
| National Margarita Day | #NationalMargaritaDay |
| National Walking the Dog Day | #WalkingTheDogDay |
| National Wildlife Day | #NationalWildlifeDay |
| Play More Cards Day | #PlayMoreCardsDay |
| Supermarket Employee Day | #SupermarketEmployeeDay |
| Recreational Sports & Fitness Day | #RecDay |
| World Spay Day* | #WorldSpayDay |
| World Thinking Day | #WorldThinkingDay |
February 23 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Curling is Cool Day | #CurlingIsCoolDay |
| Diesel Engine Day | #DieselEngineDay |
| Inconvenience Yourself Day | #InconvenienceYourselfDay |
| National Banana Bread Day | #NationalBananaBreadDay |
| National Dog Biscuit Day | #NationalDogBiscuitDay |
| National Tile Day | #NationalTileDay |
| Play Tennis Day | #PlayTennisDay |
| World Understanding and Peace Day | #WorldUnderstandingAndPeaceDay |
February 24 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Digital Learning Day* | #DigitalLearningDay |
| Fat Thursday* | #FatThursday |
| Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day* | #IntroduceAGirlToEngineeringDay |
| National Chili Day* | #NationalChiliDay |
| National Toast Day (UK)* | #NationalToastDay |
| National Tortilla Chip Day | #NationalTortillaChipDay |
| National Trading Card Day | #NationalTradingCardDay |
| The Great American Spit Out* | #GASpO |
| Twin Peaks Day | #TwinPeaksDay |
| World Bartender Day | #WorldBartenderDay |
February 25 Holidays and Observances 2022
| International STAND UP to Bullying Day* | #InternationalStandUpToBullyingDay |
| Let’s All Eat Right Day | #LetsAllEatRightDay |
| National Chocolate Covered Nut Day | #ChocolateCoveredNutDay |
| National Clam Chowder Day | #NationalClamChowderDay |
| National Skip the Straw Day* | #SkipTheStrawDay |
| Quiet Day | #QuietDay |
February 26 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Carnival Day | #CarnivalDay |
| For Pete’s Sake Day | #ForPetesSakeDay |
| International Sword Swallowers Day* | #SwordSwallowersDay |
| Levi Strauss Day | #LeviStraussDay |
| National Pistachio Day | #NationalPistachioDay |
| National Tell a Fairy Tale Day | #TellAFairyTaleDay |
| Open That Bottle Night* | #OpenThatBottleNight |
February 27 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Anosmia Awareness Day | #AnosmiaAwarenessDay |
| International Polar Bear Day | #PolarBearDay |
| National Kahlua Day | #NationalKahluaDay |
| National Protein Day | #NationalProteinDay |
| National Retro Day | #NationalRetroDay |
| National Strawberry Day | #NationalStrawberryDay |
| No-Brainer Day | #NoBrainerDay |
| Pokemon Day | #PokemonDay |
| World NGO Day | #WorldNgoDay |
February 28 Holidays and Observances 2022
| Global Scouse Day | #GlobalScouseDay |
| International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day* | #RepetitiveStrainInjury |
| National Chocolate Soufflé Day | #ChocolateSouffleDay |
| National Floral Design Day | #FloralDesignDay |
| National Public Sleeping Day | #PublicSleepingDay |
| National Science Day | #NationalScienceDay |
| National Tooth Fairy Day | #NationalToothFairyDay |
| Rare Disease Day* | #RareDiseaseDay |
| Shrove Monday* | #ShroveMonday |
February 29 Holidays and Observances
Not this year! The next Leap Day is February 29, 2024. Then every fourth year after that.
Conclusion
I hope you’ve found a number of interesting February holidays you can’t wait to share!
Be sure to pin the image below to Pinterest so you can come back for more.
And check out my mega roundup of social media holidays for the entire year!
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