What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in January you might want to build content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts.

Please keep in mind that this may not be a full list, and we encourage you to check other sources like List of National Days or National Today, with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or GSM network.

Observed in the month of January

• International Creativity Month
• National Bath Safety Month
• National Blood Donor Month
• National Braille Literacy Month
• National Mentoring Month
• National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
• Stalking Awareness Month

Weeks observed in January

• New Year’s Resolutions Week: First week of January
• National Healthy Weight Week: January 16-22 (Third week in January)

Days observed in January

• National Ice Skating Day: January 1
• New Years Day: January 1
• 55 MPH Speed Limit Day: January 2
• Motivation and Inspiration Day: January 2
• National Trivia Day: January 4
• World Braille Day: January 4
• National Cut Your Energy Costs Day: January 10
• National Save the Eagles Day: January 10
• National Human Trafficking Awareness Day: January 11
• National Dress Up Your Pet Day: January 14
• Kid Inventors Day: January 17
• Martin Luther King Day: January 17
• Day of Acceptance: January 20
• National Compliment Day: January 24

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