Huzzah! We made it to 2023. We’re feeling optimistic about the year ahead! To help you plan a successful promotional strategy, we compiled a list of key dates by month for 2023 including global holidays and retail events.
January
- 1: New Year's Day
- 12: Korea Grand Sale begins (South Korea)
- 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- 22: Lunar New Year begins
February
- 1: Black History Month begins (US)
- 2: Groundhog Day
- 5: Lunar New Year ends
- 12: Super Bowl Sunday
- 14: Valentine's Day
- 20: President's Day (US)
- 21: Mardi Gras
- 22: Ash Wednesday
- 28: Korea Grand Sale ends (South Korea)
- 28: Black History Month ends (US)
March
- 1: Women's History Month begins (US, UK, and Australia)
- 6-7: Holi Festival (India, APAC)
- 8: International Women's Day
- 14: White Day (Japan and East Asia)
- 14: National Pi Day
- 17: St. Patrick's Day
- 20: First Day of Spring (Northern Hemisphere) / First Day of Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)
- 23: Ramadan begins
- 31: Women's History Month ends (US, UK, and Australia)
April
- 1: April Fool's Day
- 2: Semana Santa begins (Easter Week, Latin America)
- 8: Semana Santa ends (Easter Week, Latin America)
- 9: Easter Day
- 14-23: Coachella Festival
- 18: Tax Deadline (US)
- 20: Ramadan ends
- 21: Eid al-Fitr
- 22: Earth Day
- 30: Children's Day (Mexico)
May
- 1: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month begins (US)
- 1: Jewish American Heritage Month begins (US)
- 1: Mental Health Awareness Month begins (US)
- 4: Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you!)
- 5: Cinco de Mayo
- 9: Europe Day
- 14: Mother's Day
- 14: Children's Day (UK)
- 29: Memorial Day (US)
- 31: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ends (US)
- 31: Jewish American Heritage Month ends (US)
- 31: Mental Health Awareness Month ends (US)
- Variable: Graduation season
June
- 1: Gay Pride Month begins
- 1: Children's Day (China)
- 12: Dia Dos Namorados (Lover's Day, LATAM)
- 11: Children's Day (Brazil)
- 18: 618 Shopping Festival (China)
- 18: Father's Day
- 19: Juneteenth
- 21: First Day of Summer (Northern Hemisphere) / First Day of Winter (Southern Hemisphere)
- 21-25: Glastonbury Festival (UK)
- 30: Gay Pride Month ends
- Variable: Graduation season
July
- 1: Canada Day
- 3-16: Wimbledon
- 4: Independence Day (US)
- 14: Bastille Day (France)
- ~12: Back to School Season begins
- Variable: Amazon Prime Day
August
September
- 3: Father’s Day (Australia)
- 4: Labor Day (US)
- 15: Latinx Heritage Month begins
- 15: Rosh Hashanah
- 16: Oktoberfest begins
- 22: First day of Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) / First Day of Spring (Southern Hemisphere)
- 23-30: Flipkart Big Billion Days (India)
- 24: Yom Kippur
- ~27: Back to School Season ends
October
- 1: Black History Month begins (UK)
- 1-7: Chinese National Day (Golden Week, China)
- 3: Oktoberfest ends
- 9: Thanksgiving (Canada)
- 9: Indigenous People’s Day
- 15: Latinx Heritage Month ends
- 31: Black History Month ends (UK)
- 31: Halloween
November
- 11: Singles' Day (China)
- 11: Veteran's Day (US)
- 11: Remembrance Day (Australia, Canada, UK)
- 12: Diwali (India, US, Canada)
- 13-19: Transgender Awareness Week
- 19: International Men’s Day
- 17-20: El Buen Fin (Mexico)
- 23: Thanksgiving (US)
- 24: Black Friday
- 25: Small Business Saturday
- 27: Cyber Monday
- 28: Giving Tuesday
December
- 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 7: Hanukkah begins
- 11: Green Monday
- 12: Double 12 Day (China)
- 14: Free Shipping Day
- 15: Hanukkah ends
- 21: First day of Winter (Northern Hemisphere) / First Day of Summer (Southern Hemisphere)
- 24: Christmas Eve
- 25: Christmas Day
- 26: Boxing Day
- 26-Jan 1: Kwanzaa (US)
- 31: New Year's Eve
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