We’ve put together the ultimate guide to July 2023’s most celebrated national days and observances. Hold onto your hats because this list is bursting with an incredible 240 social media holidays, and an extensive list of National Months & Weeks.

But hang on, these aren’t just any random holidays. We’re talking about the ones that create a buzz, the ones that get people sharing and chatting on social media. We work tirelessly each year to curate this list, handpicking only the most celebrated holidays that capture the internet’s attention.

Each holiday comes with a ready-to-use, popular hashtag to make your social media posts shine. Just copy, paste, and watch the likes roll in!

In this guide you’ll find:

So, are you ready to dive in? Trust us, you’ll want to bookmark this page for future reference!

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 27th of June 2023.

RankHoliday NameHashtag# Uses
1Thirsty Thursday#ThirstyThursday3,979,597
2Shark Week#SharkWeek1,401,001
3Fashion Day#FashionDay466,473
4National Ice Cream Day#NationalIceCreamDay417,289
5National Lipstick Day#NationalLipstickDay322,111
6World Chocolate Day#WorldChocolateDay175,751
7National Tequila Day#NationalTequilaDay165,103
8Cow Appreciation Day#CowAppreciationDay163,953
9Amazon Prime Day#AmazonPrimeDay156,132
10National Mutt Day#NationalMuttDay119,954
Top 10 National Days in July Ranked by Instagram Hashtag Popularity

Social Media Holidays & Observances in July 2023

July 1

  • American Zoo Day #AmericanZooDay
  • Hop A Park Day #HopAParkDay
  • International Chicken Wing Day #InternationalChickenWingDay
  • International Joke Day #InternationalJokeDay #InternationalJokeDay2023
  • International Reggae Day #InternationalReggaeDay #InternationalReggaeDay2023
  • 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
  • National Eat Your Beans Day #NationalEatYourBeansDay
  • 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 Beans Day #NationalEatBeansDay
  • National Fried Clam Day #NationalFriedClamDay
  • National Independent Beer Run Day #NationalIndependentBeerRunDay
  • National Stay Out of the Sun Day #NationalStayOutoftheSunDay
  • StartTheConversation 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 #InternationalKissingDay2023 #internationalkissingday💋
  • National Fried Chicken Day #NationalFriedChickenDay #nationalfriedchickenday🍗
  • National Hand Roll Day #NationalHandRollDay
  • Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day #TakeYourWebmastertoLunchDay
  • Thirsty Thursday #ThirstyThursday #thirstythursdays #thirstythursday💩 #thirstythursdayđŸș #thirstythursday👅💩
  • Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day #VirtuallyHugaVirtualAssistantDay

July 7

  • Comic Sans Day #ComicSansDay
  • Global Forgiveness Day #GlobalForgivenessDay
  • National Day of Rock ‘n’ Roll #NationalDayofRocknRoll #RocknRollDay
  • National Dive Bar Day #NationalDiveBarDay
  • National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day #NationalFatherDaughterTakeaWalkDay
  • National Macaroni Day #NationalMacaroniDay
  • National Strawberry Sundae Day #NationalStrawberrySundaeDay
  • Tell The Truth Day #TelltheTruthDay
  • World Chocolate Day #WorldChocolateDay #WorldChocolateDay2023 #worldchocolatedayđŸ«

July 8

  • Be a Kid Again Day #BeaKidAgainDay
  • International Skinny Dip Day #InternationalSkinnyDipDay
  • National Blueberry Day #NationalBlueberryDay
  • National Chocolate with Almonds Day #NationalChocolatewithAlmondsDay
  • National Freezer Pop Day #NationalFreezerPopDay
  • National Ice Cream Sundae Day #NationalIceCreamSundaeDay
  • National Love Your Skin Day #NationalLoveYourSkinDay
  • National Video Game Day #NationalVideoGameDay #nationalvideogameday🎼

July 9

  • Barn Day #BarnDay
  • Fashion Day #FashionDay
  • 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 #nationalpinacoladadayđŸč
  • Pick Blueberries Day #PickBlueberriesDay
  • Teddy Bear Picnic Day #TeddyBearPicnicDay

July 11

  • All American Pet Photo Day #AllAmericanPetPhotoDay
  • National Cheer Up The Lonely Day #NationalCheerUpTheLonelyDay
  • Cow Appreciation Day #CowAppreciationDay #CowAppreciationDay2023 #cowappreciationday🐼
  • 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 #WorldPopulationDay2023

July 12

  • Amazon Prime Day #AmazonPrimeDay #AmazonPrimeDay2023
  • 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
  • National French Fry Day #NationalFrenchFryDay #nationalfrenchfryday🍟

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 Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day #NationalStrawberryRhubarbWineDay
  • National Tapioca Pudding Day #NationalTapiocaPuddingDay
  • Orange Chicken Day #OrangeChickenDay
  • World Youth Skills Day #WorldYouthSkillsDay #WorldYouthSkillsDay2023

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 Ice Cream Day #NationalIceCreamDay #NationalIceCreamDay2023 #nationalicecreamday🍩
  • National Personal Chef Day #NationalPersonalChefDay
  • National Wedding Invitation Day #NationalWeddingInvitationDay
  • World Snake Day #WorldSnakeDay #WorldSnakeDay2023

July 17

  • Global Hug Your Kids Day #GlobalHugYourKidsDay
  • National Get Out of the Dog House Day #NationalGetOutoftheDogHouseDay
  • 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

  • National Caviar Day #NationalCaviarDay
  • National Sour Candy Day #NationalSourCandyDay
  • Perfect Family Day #PerfectFamilyDay
  • World Listening Day #WorldListeningDay
  • National Zoo Keeper Week #NationalZooKeeperWeek

July 19

  • National Daiquiri Day #NationalDaiquiriDay
  • National Football Day #NationalFootballDay
  • National Hot Dog Day #NationalHotDogDay
  • Stick Out Your Tongue Day #StickOutYourTongueDay

July 20

  • Get to Know Your Customers Day #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay
  • International Chess Day #InternationalChessDay
  • National Fortune Cookie Day #NationalFortuneCookieDay
  • National Lollipop Day #NationalLollipopDay
  • National Moon Day #NationalMoonDay #nationalmoonday🌝🌚
  • Space Exploration Day #SpaceExplorationDay
  • World Jump Day #WorldJumpDay

July 21

  • Legal Drinking Age Day #LegalDrinkingAgeDay
  • National Be Someone Day #NationalBeSomeoneDay
  • National Junk Food Day #NationalJunkFoodDay
  • National Lamington Day #NationalLamingtonDay
  • No Pet Store Puppies Day #NoPetStorePuppiesDay

July 22

  • National Mango Day #NationalMangoDay #MangoDay
  • National Hammock Day #NationalHammockDay
  • National Penuche Fudge Day #NationalPenucheFudgeDay
  • National Refreshment Day (US)
  • Pi Approximation Day #PiApproximationDay
  • Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day
  • World Brain Day #WorldBrainDay

July 23

  • Hot Enough For Ya Day #HotEnoughForYaDay
  • National Gorgeous Grandma Day #NationalGorgeousGrandmaDay
  • National Parents’ Day #NationalParentsDay #NationalParentsDay2023
  • National Vanilla Ice Cream Day #NationalVanillaIceCreamDay
  • Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day #PeanutButterandChocolateDay
  • Sprinkle Day #SprinkleDay

July 24

  • International Self Care Day #InternationalSelfCareDay #InternationalSelfCareDay2023
  • National Cousins Day #NationalCousinsDay
  • National Drive-Thru Day #NationalDriveThruDay
  • National Tell An Old Joke Day #NationalTellAnOldJokeDay
  • National Tequila Day #NationalTequilaDay #NationalTequilaDay2023

July 25

  • International Red Shoe Day #InternationalRedShoeDay
  • National Culinarians Day #NationalCulinariansDay #CulinariansDay
  • National Clay Day #NationalClayDay
  • National Hot Fudge Sundae Day #NationalHotFudgeSundaeDay
  • National Merry-Go-Round Day a.k.a. National Carousel Day, Carousel Day #CarouselDay
  • National Threading the Needle Day #NationalThreadingtheNeedleDay
  • National Wine and Cheese Day #NationalWineandCheeseDay

July 26

  • Auntie’s Day #AuntiesDay
  • 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 Dog Photography Day #NationalDogPhotographyDay
  • One Voice Day #OneVoiceDay
  • World Tofu Day #WorldTofuDay

July 27

  • Chicken Finger Day #ChickenFingerDay
  • National Chili Dog Day #NationalChiliDogDay
  • National CrĂšme BrĂ»lĂ©e Day #NationalCremeBruleeDay
  • National Intern Day #NationalInternDay
  • National Love is Kind Day #LoveIsKindDay
  • National Refreshment Day #NationalRefreshmentDay
  • National Scotch Day #NationalScotchDay
  • National Sleepy Head Day #NationalSleepyHeadDay
  • Take Your Houseplant For A Walk Day #TakeYourHouseplantForAWalkDay
  • Take Your Pants for a Walk Day #TakeYourPantsForAWalkDay
  • Walk On Stilts Day #WalkOnStiltsDay

July 28

  • National Milk Chocolate Day #NationalMilkChocolateDay
  • National Soccer Day #NationalSoccerDay #nationalsoccerday⚜ #nationalsoccerdayâšœïžđŸ’•
  • National Talk in an Elevator Day #NationalTalkInAnElevatorDay
  • National Waterpark Day #NationalWaterparkDay
  • System Administrator Appreciation Day #SystemAdministratorAppreciationDay
  • World Nature Conservation Day #WorldNatureConservationDay #WorldNatureConservationDay2023

July 29

  • International Decora Day #InternationalDecoraDay
  • International Tiger Day #InternationalTigerDay #InternationalTigerDay2023 #internationaltigerday🐯
  • National Chicken Wing Day #NationalChickenWingDay
  • National Chili Dog Day #NationalChiliDogDay
  • National Get Gnarly Day #NationalGetGnarlyDay
  • National Lasagna Day #NationalLasagnaDay #NationalLasagnaDay2023
  • National Lipstick Day #NationalLipstickDay #NationalLipstickDay2023 #nationallipstickday💄#nationallipstickday💄💋 #nationallipstickday💋
  • Rain Day #RainDay

July 30

  • International Day of Friendship #InternationalDayOfFriendship #InternationalDayOfFriendship2023
  • National Cheesecake Day #NationalCheesecakeDay #NationalCheesecakeDay2023 #nationalcheesecakeday🍰
  • National Father-in-Law Day #NationalFatherInLawDay
  • Paperback Book Day #PaperbackBookDay
  • Share a Hug Day #ShareAHugDay
  • World Snorkeling Day #WorldSnorkelingDay 

July 31

  • International Lifeguard Appreciation Day #InternationalLifeguardAppreciationDay
  • National Avocado Day #NationalAvocadoDay #nationalavocadodayđŸ„‘
  • National Mutt Day #NationalMuttDay #NationalMuttDay2023 #nationalmuttdayđŸ¶
  • National Raspberry Cake Day #NationalRaspberryCakeDay
  • Shredded Wheat Day #ShreddedWheatDay
  • Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day #UncommonInstrumentAwarenessDay
  • World Ranger Day #WorldRangerDay #WorldRangerDay2023

Food & Drink Holidays in July 2023

In July 2023 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 Pecan Pie Day
  • July 13: National Beans ‘N’ Franks Day
  • July 13: National Beef Tallow Day
  • July 13: National French Fry 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 Strawberry Rhubarb Wine 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 16: National Ice Cream 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 19: National Hot Dog 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 CrĂšme BrĂ»lĂ©e 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 2023

  • July 1-7, 2023: Clean Beaches Week #CleanBeachesWeek
  • July 11-18, 2023: Shark Week #SharkWeek #SharkWeek2023
  • July 17-23, 2023: Coral Reef Awareness Week #CoralReefAwarenessWeek
  • July 17-23, 2023: Hemp History Week #HempHistoryWeek
  • July 22-30, 2023: National Moth Week #NationalMothWeek
  • July 23-August 7: National Marine Week #NationalMarineWeek
  • July 28-August 6: Love Parks Week #LoveParksWeek

National Months in July 2023

For July 2023, 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 2023.

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 #WorldWatercolorMonth2023 #worldwatercolormonthchallenge

And there you have it – the full rundown of National Days, Weeks, and Months for July 2023. 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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Last Update: July 14, 2023