Looking to kickstart your social media in 2021?

After a very unusual 2020, we can all breathe a sigh of relief that 2021 is nearly here!

Sure 2020 has been a write off, but we’re starting fresh! And what better way to get a head start on your 2021 social media strategy than with the Harrison Carloss marketing calendar – jam packed with all of the events (hopefully!) happening in the UK next year, including quite a few that have been rescheduled from 2020.

Start thinking of exciting and creative ways to celebrate 2021, and create a basis for your marketing and social media strategy for the year!

JANUARY

All Month – Dry January

All Month – Veganuary

1st January – New Year’s Day

18th January – Blue Monday

25th January – Burn’s Night

FEBRUARY

6th February – Six Nations Begins

12th February – Chinese New Year

14th February – Valentine’s Day

16th February – Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day

17th February – Ash Wednesday

MARCH

1st March – St David’s Day

8th March – International Women’s Day

14th March – Mother’s Day

17th March – St Patrick’s Day

20th March – First Day of Spring

28th March – Clocks Go Forward

APRIL

1st April – April Fool’s Day

2nd April – Good Friday

4rd April – Easter Sunday

5th April – Easter Monday

22nd April – Earth Day

23rd April – St. George’s Day

MAY

3rd May – Bank Holiday

4th May – Star Wars Day

31st May – Bank Holiday

JUNE

4th to 6th June – Download Festival

12th June – UEFA Euro Start

15th June – National Beer Day

20th June – Father’s Day

21st June – Summer Solstice/Longest Day

23rd to 27th June – Glastonbury Festival

28th June – Wimbledon Starts

JULY

11th July – Wimbledon Final

12th July – UEFA Euro Final

23rd July – Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony

AUGUST

6th August – Beer Day

8th August – Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony

24th August – Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony

29th to 30th August – Notting Hill Carnival

30th August – Bank Holiday

SEPTEMBER

5th September – Tokyo Paralympics Closing Ceremony

OCTOBER

All Month – Sober October

All Month – Black History Month

10th October – World Mental Health Day

31st October – Clocks Go Back

31st October – Halloween

NOVEMBER

All Month – Movember

5th – Bonfire Night

11th November – Remembrance Day

14th November – Remembrance Sunday

26th November – Black Friday

27th November – Small Business Saturday

29th November – Cyber Monday

30th November – St Andrew’s Day

DECEMBER

14th December – Christmas Jumper Day

21st December – Winter Solstice/Shortest Day

24th December – Christmas Eve

25th December – Christmas Day

26th December – Boxing Day

31st December – New Year’s Eve

So that’s the lot! Hopefully we haven’t jinxed it…

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