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 March 2023 you might want to consider building content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts. 

We also put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for 2023! Download our 2023 Observance Calendar Roundup to easily reference days 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 March

• American Red Cross Month
• Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
• Gender Equality Month
• Greek American Heritage Month
• Irish-American Heritage Month
• National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
• National Music in Our Schools Month
• National Reading Month
• National Social Work Month
• Women’s History Month
• Youth Art Month

Weeks observed in March

• 1-7: National Invest in Veterans Week
• 4-7: International Women’s Week
• 5-11: National Consumer Protection Week
• 5-11: National School Social Work Week
• 5-11: Women in Construction Week
• 6-12: National Groundwater Awareness Week
• 6-12: Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
• 12-18: AmeriCorps Week
• 12-April 3: March Madness
• 19-25: National Poison Prevention Week
• 20-April 16: Cherry Blossom Festival
• 21-27: National Agriculture Week
• 22-April 21: Ramadan
• 24-30: National Tsunami Awareness Week

Days observed in March

• 1: World Compliment Day
• 1: World Seagrass Day
• 1: Zero Discrimination Day
• 2: National Read Across America Day
• 2: World Book Day
• 3-4: Global Day of Unplugging
• 3: National Employee Appreciation Day
• 3: Navy Reserve Birthday
• 3: World Hearing Day
• 3: World Wildlife Day
• 4: Iditarod Race
• 6-7: Purim
• 8: Holi
• 8: International Women’s Day
• 10: International Day of Women Judges
• 11: National COVID-19 Day
• 11: World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
• 12: Daylight Saving Time
• 13: National Good Samaritan Day
• 13: National K9 Veterans Day
• 14: National Pi Day
• 14: Science Education Day
• 15: International Day Against Police Brutality
• 15: International Day to Combat Islamophobia
• 16: Black Press Day
• 16: Freedom of Information Day
• 17: Evacuation Day
• 17: National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
• 17: St. Patrick’s Day
• 18: Transit Driver Appreciation Day
• 20: Bibliomania Day
• 20: International Day of Happiness
• 20: Spring Equinox
• 20: Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day
• 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• 21: International Day of Forests
• 21: International Nowruz Day
• 21: National Agriculture Day
• 21: National Renewable Energy Day
• 21: Twitter Day
• 22: Ramadan Begins
• 22: World Water Day
• 23: World Meteorological Day
• 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
• 29: National Vietnam War Veterans Day
• 30: National Take a Walk in the Park Day
• 31: Transgender Day of Visibility

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