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 2024 you might want to consider building content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts.

We put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for all of 2024! Download our 2024 Observance Calendar Roundup to easily reference observances and fill in goals, accomplishments and ideas throughout the year. 

Please keep in mind that this is not meant to be a full list of observances and we encourage you to check with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or free GSM network. Other helpful resources for additional observances include List of National Days, National Today, Ready.Gov’s Preparedness Calendar, NWS Awareness and Preparedness Calendar, or the United Nations List of International Days and Weeks.

Observed in the month of July

• Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month
• French-American Heritage Month
• Independent Retailer Month
• National Bison Month
• National Fishing Month (July 24-August 30)
• National Grilling Month
• National Ice Cream Month
• National Lost Pet Prevention Month
• National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
• National Park and Recreation Month
• National Pet Hydration Awareness Month
• National Picnic Month
• National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month
• Social Wellness Month
• South Asian Heritage Month (July 18-August 17)
• UV Safety Month
• Wild About Wildlife Month
• Vehicle Theft Prevention Month

Weeks observed in July

• 1-7: Clean Beaches Week
• 7-13: Operation Safe Driver Week

Days observed in July

• 1: Canada Day
• 1: National Postal Worker Day
• 1: National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
• 1: Second Half of the Year Day
• 2: National Wildland Firefighter Day
• 2: World UFO Day
• 3: National Stay Out of the Sun Day
• 4: Independence Day
• 6: Dalai Lama’s Birthday
• 6: National Air Traffic Control Day
• 6: Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
• 7-8: Islamic New Year
• 10: Don’t Step On A Bee Day
• 10: Global Energy Independence Day
• 11: 7-11 Day
• 11: All American Pet Photo Day
• 11: National Swimming Pool Day
• 11: World Population Day
• 12: National Motorcycle Day
• 14: Bastille Day
• 14: International Non-Binary People’s Day
• 14: National Be Nice to Bugs Day
• 14: Shark Awareness Day
• 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
• 16: World Snake Day
• 17: National Hot Dog Day
• 17: World Emoji Day
• 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
• 19: Flight Attendant Safety Professionals’ Day
• 20: National Moon Day
• 20: Space Exploration Day
• 21: National Ice Cream Day
• 23: National Women Touched by Addiction Day
• 24: International Self-Care Day
• 25: National Hire a Veteran Day
• 25: National Intern Day
• 25: World Drowning Prevention Day
• 26: Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day
• 27: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
• 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
• 28: Buffalo Soldiers Day
• 28: World Hepatitis Day
• 28: World Nature Conservation Day
• 29: National Chicken Wing Day
• 30: National Support Public Education Day
• 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
• 31: National Mutt Day
• 31: World Ranger Day

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