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 September 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 September

• Hunger Action Month
• Infant Mortality Awareness Month
• National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
• National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• National Deaf Awareness Month
• National Hispanic Heritage Month
• National Library Card Sign-Up Month
• National Literacy Month
• National Preparedness Month
• National Self-Care Awareness Month
• National Service Dog Month
• National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
• National Wilderness Month
• World Alzheimer’s Month

Weeks observed in September

• Suicide Prevention Week: September 4-10
• National Arts in Education Week: September 11-17
• National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: September 11-17
• Clean Up the World Weekend: September 16-18
• Banned Books Week: September 18-24
• Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week: September 18-24
• Deaf Dog Awareness Week: September 18-24
• National Security Officer Appreciation Week: September 18-24
• National Construction Appreciation Week: September 19-23

• Pollution Prevention Week: September 19-25
• Rail Safety Week: September 19-25

Days observed in September

• VJ Day: September 2
• National Wildlife Day: September 4
• International Day of Charity: September 5
• Labor Day: September 6
• National Read a Book Day: September 6
• International Literacy Day: September 8
• World Suicide Prevention Day: September 10
• National Day of Service and Remembrance: September 11
• Patriot Day: September 11
• National Police Woman Day: September 12
• National POW/MIA Recognition Day: September 16
• Air Force Birthday: September 18
• Talk Like a Pirate Day: September 19
• National IT Professionals Day: September 20
• National Voter Registration Day: September 20
• Dogs in Politics Day: September 23
• International Day of Sign Languages: September 23
• Native American Day: September 23
• National Hunting and Fishing Day: September 24
• National Public Lands Day: September 24
• Rosh Hashanah: September 25-27
• National Good Neighbor Day: September 28
• International Podcast Day: September 30

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