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 July you might want to build content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts. 

We also put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for 2022! Download our 2022 Observance Calendar Roundup to easily reference days and fill in goals, accomplishments and ideas throughout the year. 

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 July

• National Grilling Month
• National Ice Cream Month
• National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
• National Park and Recreation Month
• National Picnic Month
• National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month
• Independent Retailer Month
• Self-Care Month
• Social Wellness Month
• Vehicle Theft Prevention Month
• Wild About Wildlife Month

Weeks observed in July

• Clean Beaches Week: July 1-7
• Operation Safe Driver Week: July 10-16

Days observed in July

• Canada Day: July 1
• National Postal Worker Day: July 1
• Second Half of the Year Day: July 1
• World UFO Day: July 2
• National Stay Out of the Sun Day: July 3
• Independence Day: July 4
• National Air Traffic Control Day: July 6
• Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day: July 6
• Eid al-Adha: July 9-10
• Don’t Step On A Bee Day: July 10
• 7-11 Day: July 11
• All American Pet Photo Day: July 11
• World Population Day: July 11
• Bastille Day: July 14
• Shark Awareness Day: July 14
• National Pet Fire Safety Day: July 15
• World Snake Day: July 16
• World Emoji Day: July 17
• National Moon Day: July 20
• Space Exploration Day: July 20
• National Hot Dog Day: July 21
• Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day: July 26
• National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: July 27
• Buffalo Soldiers Day: July 28
• National Intern Day: July 28
• National Chicken Wing Day: July 29
• World Ranger Day: July 31

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