Did you know July is packed with some of the most offbeat and enjoyable national days? In this article, we’ve put together the ultimate guide to the most celebrated national days and observances in July, as well as July national weeks and months.

So, what kind of national days can you celebrate in July? Well, for starters, there’s International Kissing Day on July 6th, where people around the world celebrate affection in its sweetest form. Then, just a day later on July 7th, it’s World Chocolate Day – because who doesn’t need another reason to indulge in some chocolate? And we can’t forget about National Video Game Day on July 8th for all the gamers out there. And if you think that’s all, there’s even National Wine and Cheese Day on July 25th, a perfect excuse for a classy get-together. Each of these days has its own charm, making July a month full of reasons to smile and party. Let’s plan to celebrate some of these together!

The popularity of the holidays listed below is determined by how often their main hashtag was used on Instagram. This measurement only considers Instagram and does not include other sources. Last updated 8th of June 2024.

RankHoliday NameHashtag# Uses
1Thirsty Thursday#ThirstyThursday4,099,785
2Shark Week#SharkWeek1,497,678
3Fashion Day#FashionDay468,548
4National Lipstick Day#NationalLipstickDay330,863
5World Chocolate Day#WorldChocolateDay213,140
6Amazon Prime Day#AmazonPrimeDay193,454
7Cow Appreciation Day#CowAppreciationDay186,696
8National Tequila Day#NationalTequilaDay172,383
9National Mutt Day#NationalMuttDay125,125
10International Kissing Day#InternationalKissingDay112,009
Top 10 National Days in July Ranked by Instagram Hashtag Popularity

Complete List of National Days in July 2024

There are over 300 national and awareness days in July. Some are fixed on specific dates, while others are based on a recurring schedule, like the first Saturday of the month. We’ll kick off with a list of the July national days that shift each year, followed by a comprehensive roster of those with fixed dates.

  • Thirsty Thursday (1st Thursday in July)
  • Hop A Park Day (1st Saturday in July)
  • International Skinny Dip Day (2nd Saturday in July)
  • Cow Appreciation Day (2nd Tuesday in July)
  • National French Fry Day (2nd Friday in July)
  • National Get Out of the Dog House Day (3rd Monday in July)
  • Global Hug Your Kids Day (3rd Monday in July)
  • Get to Know Your Customers Day (3rd Tuesday in July and each quarter)
  • National Hot Dog Day (3rd Wednesday in July)
  • National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day (3rd Saturday in July)
  • Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day (3rd Saturday in July)
  • Woodie Wagon Day (3rd Saturday in July)
  • Lake Superior Day (3rd Sunday in July)
  • National Ice Cream Day (3rd Sunday in July)
  • Earth Overshoot Day (4th Thursday in July)
  • National Refreshment Day (4th Thursday in July)
  • Auntie’s Day (4th Sunday in July)
  • National Parents’ Day (4th Sunday in July)
  • World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly (4th Sunday in July)
  • National Tree Day (Australia 🇦🇺 – Last Sunday in July)
  • National Chili Dog Day (last Thursday in July)
  • National Intern Day (last Thursday in July)
  • National Get Gnarly Day (last Friday in July)
  • National Talk in an Elevator Day (last Friday in July)
  • Schools Tree Day (Australia 🇦🇺 – last Friday in July)
  • System Administrator Appreciation Day (last Friday in July)
  • International Decora Day (last Saturday in July)
  • The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever (mid-to-late July)

July 1

  • American Zoo Day #AmericanZooDay
  • International Chicken Wing Day #InternationalChickenWingDay
  • International Joke Day #InternationalJokeDay
  • International Reggae Day #InternationalReggaeDay
  • National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day #NationalCreativeIceCreamFlavorsDay
  • National Financial Freedom Day #NationalFinancialFreedomDay
  • National Gingersnap Day #NationalGingersnapDay
  • National Postal Worker Day #NationalPostalWorkerDay #NationalPostalWorkersDay
  • National U.S. Postage Stamp Day #NationalUSPostageStampDay #NationalPostageStampDay
  • Second Second Half of the Year Day #SecondSecondHalfoftheYearDay

July 2

  • I Forgot Day #IForgotDay
  • Made In The USA Day #MadeInTheUSADay
  • National Anisette Day #NationalAnisetteDay
  • World Sports Journalists Day #WorldSportsJournalistsDay
  • World UFO Day #WorldUFODay

July 3

  • Air Conditioning Appreciation Day #AirConditioningAppreciationDay
  • International Drop a Rock Day #InternationalDropaRockDay
  • International Plastic Bag Free Day #InternationalPlasticBagFreeDay
  • National Chocolate Wafer Day #NationalChocolateWaferDay
  • National Compliment Your Mirror Day #NationalComplimentYour MirrorDay
  • National Eat Your Beans Day #NationalEatYourBeansDay
  • National Fried Clam Day #NationalFriedClamDay
  • National Independent Beer Run Day #NationalIndependentBeerRunDay
  • National Stay Out of the Sun Day #NationalStayOutoftheSunDay
  • Start The Conversation Day #StartTheConversationDay
  • Great British Pea Week #GreatBritishPeaWeek

July 4

  • Alice in Wonderland Day #AliceinWonderlandDay
  • Independence From Meat Day #IndependenceFromMeatDay
  • Jackfruit Day #JackfruitDay
  • National Barbecued Spareribs Day #NationalBarbecuedSpareribsDay
  • National Caesar Salad Day #NationalCaesarSaladDay
  • National Country Music Day #NationalCountryMusicDay
  • Sidewalk Egg Frying Day #SidewalkEggFryingDay

July 5

  • Mechanical Pencil Day #MechanicalPencilDay
  • National Apple Turnover Day #NationalAppleTurnoverDay
  • National Bikini Day #NationalBikiniDay #nationalbikiniday👙
  • National Graham Cracker Day #NationalGrahamCrackerDay
  • National Workaholics Day #NationalWorkaholicsDay
  • Pet Remembrance Day #PetRemembranceDay

July 6

  • International Kissing Day #InternationalKissingDay #internationalkissingday💋
  • National Fried Chicken Day #NationalFriedChickenDay #nationalfriedchickenday🍗
  • National Hand Roll Day #NationalHandRollDay
  • Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day #TakeYourWebmastertoLunchDay
  • Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day #VirtuallyHugaVirtualAssistantDay

July 7

July 8

July 9

  • Barn Day #BarnDay
  • Fashion Day #FashionDay
  • Last Kiss Day (Taylor Swift)
  • National Don’t Put all your Eggs in One Omelet Day
  • National Sugar Cookie Day #NationalSugarCookieDay

July 10

  • Don’t Step On A Bee Day #DontStepOnABeeDay
  • National Kitten Day #NationalKittenDay
  • National Piña Colada Day #nationalpiñacoladaday #nationalpinacoladaday #nationalpinacoladaday🍹
  • Pick Blueberries Day #PickBlueberriesDay
  • Teddy Bear Picnic Day #TeddyBearPicnicDay

July 11

  • All American Pet Photo Day #AllAmericanPetPhotoDay
  • National Cheer Up The Lonely Day #NationalCheerUpTheLonelyDay
  • International Essential Oils Day #InternationalEssentialOilsDay #EssentialOilsDay
  • National 7-Eleven Day #national7elevenday
  • National Blueberry Muffin Day #NationalBlueberryMuffinDay
  • National Free Slurpee Day #nationalfreeslurpeeday
  • National Mojito Day #NationalMojitoDay
  • National Rainier Cherry Day #NationalRainierCherryDay
  • National Swimming Pool Day #NationalSwimmingPoolDay
  • World Population Day #WorldPopulationDay

July 12

  • Amazon Prime Day #AmazonPrimeDay
  • Etch A Sketch Day #EtchASketchDay
  • National Eat Your Jello Day #NationalEatYourJelloDay #EatYourJelloDay
  • National Hair Creator’s Day #NationalHairCreatorsDay
  • National Pecan Pie Day #NationalPecanPieDay
  • National Simplicity Day #NationalSimplicityDay
  • New Conversations Day #NewConversationsDay
  • Night of Nights #NightofNights
  • Paper Bag Day #PaperBagDay

July 13

  • Embrace Your Geekness Day #EmbraceYourGeeknessDay
  • Fool’s Paradise Day #FoolsParadiseDay
  • Gruntled Workers Day #GruntledWorkersDay
  • International Rock Day #InternationalRockDay
  • National Beans ‘N’ Franks Day #NationalBeansNFranksDay
  • National Beef Tallow Day #NationalBeefTallowDay

July 14

  • Collector Car Appreciation Day a.k.a. CCAD #CCAD #CollectorCarAppreciationDay
  • International Non-Binary Peoples Day #internationalnonbinaryday internationalnonbinarypeoplesday
  • Kebab Day #KebabDay
  • National Grand Marnier Day #NationalGrandMarnierDay
  • National Mac & Cheese Day #NationalMacAndCheeseDay
  • National Motorcycle Day #NationalMotorcycleDay
  • National Nude Day #NationalNudeDay
  • National Tape Measure Day #NationalTapeMeasureDay
  • Pandemonium Day #PandemoniumDay
  • Shark Awareness Day #SharkAwarenessDay

July 15

  • National Clean Beauty Day #NationalCleanBeautyDay
  • National Be A Dork Day #NationalBeADorkDay
  • National Give Something Away Day #NationalGiveSomethingAwayDay
  • National Gummi Worm Day #NationalGummiWormDay
  • National I Love Horses Day #NationalILoveHorsesDay
  • National Pet Fire Safety Day #NationalPetFireSafetyDay
  • National Tapioca Pudding Day #NationalTapiocaPuddingDay
  • Orange Chicken Day #OrangeChickenDay
  • World Youth Skills Day #WorldYouthSkillsDay

July 16

  • Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day #ArtificialIntelligence #artificialintelligenceai
  • Fresh Spinach Day #FreshSpinachDay
  • Guinea Pig Appreciation Day #GuineaPigAppreciationDay
  • National Cherry Day #NationalCherryDay
  • National Corn Fritters Day #NationalCornFrittersDay
  • National Personal Chef Day is most commonly celebrated on July 16, though it is sometimes observed on February 26, a less common date.
  • National Wedding Invitation Day #NationalWeddingInvitationDay
  • World Snake Day #WorldSnakeDay

July 17

  • National Lottery Day #NationalLotteryDay
  • National Peach Ice Cream Day #NationalPeachIceCreamDay
  • National Tattoo Day #NationalTattooDay
  • National Yellow Pig Day #NationalYellowPigDay #YellowPigDay
  • World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay

July 18

  • Black Leaders Awareness Day #BlackLeadersAwarenessDay
  • Insurance Nerd Day #InsuranceNerdDay
  • National Caviar Day #NationalCaviarDay
  • National Sour Candy Day #NationalSourCandyDay
  • Perfect Family Day #PerfectFamilyDay
  • World Listening Day #WorldListeningDay

July 19

  • International Karaoke Day #InternationalKaraokeDay #KaraokeDay
  • International Retainer Day #InternationalRetainerDay
  • National Daiquiri Day #NationalDaiquiriDay
  • National Football Day #NationalFootballDay
  • National Urban Beekeeping Day #NationalUrbanBeekeepingDay
  • National Words With Friends Day #NationalWordsWithFriendsDay #WordsWithFriendsDay
  • Stick Out Your Tongue Day #StickOutYourTongueDay

July 20

  • International Chess Day #InternationalChessDay
  • World Chess Day (United Nations) #WorldChessDay
  • National Fortune Cookie Day #NationalFortuneCookieDay
  • National Lollipop Day #NationalLollipopDay
  • International Moon Day (United Nations) #InternationalMoonDay
  • National Moon Day #NationalMoonDay #nationalmoonday🌝🌚
  • National Ugly Truck Day #NationalUglyTruckDay
  • Space Exploration Day #SpaceExplorationDay
  • World Jump Day #WorldJumpDay

July 21

  • Invite an Alien to Live with You Day #InviteanAlientoLivewithYouDay
  • Legal Drinking Age Day #LegalDrinkingAgeDay
  • National Be Someone Day #NationalBeSomeoneDay
  • National Craft for Your Local Shelters Day #CraftforYour LocalSheltersDay
  • National Junk Food Day #NationalJunkFoodDay
  • National Lamington Day #NationalLamingtonDay
  • No Pet Store Puppies Day #NoPetStorePuppiesDay
  • Take a Monkey to Lunch Day #TakeaMonkeytoLunchDay

July 22

  • Fragile X Awareness Day #FragileXAwarenessDay #WorldFragileXDay
  • National Be a Good Teammate Day #BeaGoodTeammateDay
  • National Mango Day #NationalMangoDay #MangoDay
  • National Hammock Day #NationalHammockDay
  • National Penuche Fudge Day #NationalPenucheFudgeDay
  • National Rat Catcher’s Day #NationalRatCatchersDay
  • Pi Approximation Day a.k.a. Casual Pi Day
         #PiApproximationDay
  • Spoonerism Day #SpoonerismDay #SpoonersDay 
  • World Brain Day #WorldBrainDay

July 23

July 24

  • International Self Care Day #InternationalSelfCareDay
  • National Amelia Earhart Day #NationalAmeliaEarhartDay #AmeliaEarhartDay
  • National Cousins Day #NationalCousinsDay
  • National Day of Motoring #NationalDayofMotoring
  • National Drive-Thru Day #NationalDriveThruDay
  • National Tell An Old Joke Day #NationalTellAnOldJokeDay
  • National Tequila Day #NationalTequilaDay
  • National Thermal Engineer Day #NationalThermalEngineerDay
  • Pioneer Day #PioneerDay
  • Samaritans Awareness Day #SamaritansAwarenessDay
  • “Talk to Us” Day #TalktoUsDay

July 25

  • Earth Overshoot Day* #EarthOvershootDay #EcologicalDebtDay
  • International Red Shoe Day #InternationalRedShoeDay
  • National Chili Dog Day* #NationalChiliDogDay
  • National Clay Day #NationalClayDay
  • National Culinarians Day #NationalCulinariansDay #CulinariansDay
  • National Intern Day* #NationalInternDay
  • National Hot Fudge Sundae Day #NationalHotFudgeSundaeDay
  • National Merry-Go-Round Day a.k.a. National Carousel Day, Carousel Day #CarouselDay #NationalCarouselDay
  • National Refreshment Day* #NationalRefreshmentDay
  • National Threading the Needle Day #NationalThreadingtheNeedleDay
  • National Wine and Cheese Day #NationalWineandCheeseDay

July 26

  • Holistic Therapy Day #HolisticTherapyDay
  • National All or Nothing Day #NationalAllorNothingDay
  • National Aunt and Uncle’s Day #NationalAuntandUncleDay
  • National BagelFest Day #NationalBagelfestDay
  • National Coffee Milkshake Day #NationalCoffeeMilkshakeDay
  • National Disability Independence Day #DisabilityIndependenceDay
  • National Dog Photography Day #NationalDogPhotographyDay
  • One Voice Day #OneVoiceDay
  • World Mangrove Day a.k.a. International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem #WorldMangroveDay
  • World Tofu Day #WorldTofuDay

July 27

  • Gary Gygax Day #GaryGygaxDay
  • National Chicken Finger Day #ChickenFingerDay
  • National Day of the Cowboy* (The fourth Saturday in July) #NationalDayoftheCowboy
  • National Crème Brûlée Day #NationalCremeBruleeDay
  • National Love is Kind Day #LoveIsKindDay
  • National Refreshment Day #NationalRefreshmentDay
  • National Scotch Day #NationalScotchDay
  • National Sleepy Head Day #NationalSleepyHeadDay
  • National Walk On Stilts Day #NationalWalkOnStiltsDay #WalkOnStiltsDay
  • Take Your Houseplant For A Walk Day #TakeYourHouseplantForAWalkDay
  • Take Your Pants for a Walk Day #TakeYourPantsForAWalkDay

July 28

  • National Milk Chocolate Day #NationalMilkChocolateDay
  • National Soccer Day #NationalSoccerDay #nationalsoccerday⚽️ #nationalsoccerday⚽️💕
  • National Waterpark Day #NationalWaterparkDay
  • World Hepatitis Day #WorldHepatitisDay
  • World Nature Conservation Day #WorldNatureConservationDay

July 29

  • International Tiger Day #InternationalTigerDay #internationaltigerday🐯
  • National Chicken Wing Day #NationalChickenWingDay
  • National Lasagna Day #NationalLasagnaDay
  • National Lipstick Day #NationalLipstickDay #nationallipstickday💄#nationallipstickday💄💋 #nationallipstickday💋
  • Rain Day #RainDay

July 30

  • International Day of Friendship (not to confuse with National Friendship Day in August) #InternationalDayOfFriendship
  • National Cheesecake Day #NationalCheesecakeDay #nationalcheesecakeday🍰
  • National Father-in-Law Day #NationalFatherInLawDay
  • National Whistleblower Day #NationalWhistleblowerDay
  • Paperback Book Day #PaperbackBookDay
  • Share a Hug Day #ShareAHugDay
  • World Snorkeling Day #WorldSnorkelingDay 

July 31

  • Black Tot Day #BlackTotDay
  • International Lifeguard Appreciation Day #InternationalLifeguardAppreciationDay
  • National Avocado Day #NationalAvocadoDay #nationalavocadoday🥑
  • National Jump for Jelly Beans Day #JumpforJellyBeansDay
  • National Mutt Day (celebrated twice a year: in July and December) #NationalMuttDay #nationalmuttday🐶
  • National Raspberry Cake Day #NationalRaspberryCakeDay
  • Shredded Wheat Day #ShreddedWheatDay
  • Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day #UncommonInstrumentAwarenessDay
  • World Ranger Day #WorldRangerDay

Food & Drink Holidays in July 2024

In July 2024 there are a whooping 95 food and drink holidays. Below is the full list of them:

  • July 1: International Chicken Wing Day
  • July 1: National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
  • July 1: National Gingersnap Day
  • July 2: National Anisette Day
  • July 2: National Eat Your Beans Day
  • July 3: National Chocolate Wafer Day
  • July 3: National Eat Beans Day
  • July 3: National Fried Clam Day
  • July 3: National Independent Beer Run Day
  • July 3: Great British Pea Week
  • July 4: Independence From Meat Day
  • July 4: Jackfruit Day
  • July 4: National Barbecued Spareribs Day
  • July 4: National Caesar Salad Day
  • July 4: Sidewalk Egg Frying Day
  • July 5: National Apple Turnover Day
  • July 5: National Graham Cracker Day
  • July 6: National Fried Chicken Day
  • July 6: National Hand Roll Day
  • July 7: National Macaroni Day
  • July 7: National Strawberry Sundae Day
  • July 7: World Chocolate Day
  • July 8: National Blueberry Day
  • July 8: National Chocolate with Almonds Day
  • July 8: National Freezer Pop Day
  • July 8: National Ice Cream Sundae Day
  • July 9: National Sugar Cookie Day
  • July 10: National Piña Colada Day
  • July 11: National Blueberry Muffin Day
  • July 11: National 7-Eleven Day
  • July 11: National Free Slurpee Day
  • July 11: National Blueberry Muffin Day
  • July 11: National Mojito Day
  • July 11: National Rainier Cherry Day
  • July 12: Eat Your Jello Day
  • July 12: National French Fry Day*
  • July 12: National Pecan Pie Day
  • July 13: National Beans ‘N’ Franks Day
  • July 13: National Beef Tallow Day
  • July 14: Kebab Day
  • July 14: National Grand Marnier Day
  • July 14: National Mac & Cheese Day
  • July 15: National Gummi Worm Day
  • July 15: National Tapioca Pudding Day
  • July 15: Orange Chicken Day
  • July 16: Fresh Spinach Day
  • July 16: National Cherry Day
  • July 16: National Corn Fritters Day
  • July 17: National Peach Ice Cream Day
  • July 18: National Caviar Day
  • July 18: National Sour Candy Day
  • July 19: National Daiquiri Day
  • July 20: National Fortune Cookie Day
  • July 20: National Lollipop Day
  • July 21: National Junk Food Day
  • July 21: National Lamington Day
  • July 22: National Mango Day
  • July 22: National Penuche Fudge Day
  • July 22: National Refreshment Day
  • July 23: National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
  • July 23: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day
  • July 23: Sprinkle Day
  • July 24: National Drive-Thru Day
  • July 24: National Tequila Day
  • July 25: National Culinarians Day
  • July 25 National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
  • July 25 National Wine and Cheese Day
  • July 26: National Bagelfest Day
  • July 26: National Coffee Milkshake Day
  • July 26: World Tofu Day
  • July 27: Chicken Finger Day
  • July 27: National Chili Dog Day
  • July 27: National Crème Brûlée Day
  • July 27: National Refreshment Day
  • July 27: National Scotch Day
  • July 28: National Milk Chocolate Day
  • July 29: National Chili Dog Day
  • July 29: National Chicken Wing Day
  • July 29: National Lasagna Day
  • July 30: National Cheesecake Day
  • July 31: National Avocado Day
  • July 31: National Raspberry Cake Day

National Weeks in July 2024

  • July 1-7, 2024: Clean Beaches Week #CleanBeachesWeek
  • July 7-13, 2024: Shark Week #SharkWeek
  • July 15-21, 2024: Coral Reef Awareness Week #CoralReefAwarenessWeek
  • July 17-23, 2024: Hemp History Week #HempHistoryWeek
  • July 21-27, 2024: National Zoo Keeper Week #NationalZooKeeperWeek
  • July 20-28, 2024: National Moth Week #NationalMothWeek
  • Jul 25-27, 2024: Darwin Show Day #DarwinShowDay
  • July 27 – August 11, 2024: National Marine Week #NationalMarineWeek
  • July 26-August 4, 2004: Love Parks Week (UK) #LoveParksWeek

National Months in July 2024

For July 2024, we’ve put together a list of 25 national months that are making a splash on social media. Just so you know, we’ve focused only on picking the ones that are popular on social media.

This month, the star of the show is World Watercolor Month – it’s massive! The hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth has been used more than 170,000 times on Instagram alone. Can you believe it?

Below is the list of the National & International Months observed in the month of July 2024.

And don’t worry about finding the right hashtags – we’ve got you covered. We handpick the best ones for each national month, making it a breeze for you to create your posts. Enjoy!

Food & Drink

  • National Blueberry Month #NationalBlueberryMonth
  • National Culinary Arts Month #NationalCulinaryArtsMonth
  • National Grilling Month #NationalGrillingMonth
  • National Horseradish Month #NationalHorseradishMonth
  • National Hot Dog Month #NationalHotDogMonth
  • National Ice Cream Month #NationalIceCreamMonth #nationalicecreammonth🍦
  • National Picnic Month #NationalPicnicMonth
  • National Watermelon Month #NationalWatermelonMonth

Family & Relationships

  • Family Golf Month #FamilyGolfMonth
  • National Family Reunion Month #NationalFamilyReunionMonth

Pets & Animals

  • Dog House Repair Month #DogHouseRepairMonth
  • National Bison Month #NationalBisonMonth
  • National Lost Pet Prevention Month #NationalLostPetPreventionMonth
  • National Pet Hydration Month #NationalPetHydrationMonth
  • Wild About Wildlife Month #WildAboutWildlifeMonth

Health & Wellness

  • Good Care Month #Good CareMonth
  • National Hemp Month #NationalHempMonth
  • National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month #NationalMinorityMentalHealthAwarenessMonth
  • Social Wellness Month #SocialWellnessMonth
  • UV Safety Awareness Month #UVSafetyAwarenessMonth

Other

  • Smart Irrigation Month #SmartIrrigationMonth
  • Independent Retailer Month #IndependentRetailerMonth
  • International Zine Month #InternationalZineMonth
  • National Anti-Boredom Month #NationalAntiBoredomMonth
  • National Fishing Month #NationalFishingMonth
  • World Watercolor Month #WorldWatercolorMonth #worldwatercolormonthchallenge

And there you have it – the full rundown of National Days, Weeks, and Months for July. We hope you’ve found this expansive guide handy. But hey, nobody’s perfect! If you reckon we’ve overlooked a key holiday, don’t be shy – drop us a line in the comments. Your thoughts and feedback are always a welcome gift.

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