February’s heart-studded holiday might be the month’s main focus, but there are plenty of other days worth recognizing.
We’ve got a big list of ideas for sweepstakes management, hashtags, and holiday contests you can utilize in your February marketing campaigns. Choose the holidays that best match your company’s interests, specialties, or audience.
*When you use any of the example hashtags below, remember to replace “BrandName” with your own business’s name.
February Monthly Holidays
- American Heart Month
Landing Page: Details on how to make heart-healthy decisions in your life, stats on heart disease, questions to ask your doctor, etc.
Download: eBook on heart health
#HeartHealthwithBrandName
- Black History Month
Quiz: Questions about the lives and accomplishments of major African American figures throughout history
#BlackHistoryMonth
- Creative Romance Month
Photo Contest: Share a snap of your most creative date
#CoupleGoals
#IgnitetheLovewithBrandName
- National Cherry Month
Instant Win: Prize – Win cherry preserves, locally-sourced fresh cherries, cherry juice, and other cherry-themed items
Pinterest PintoWin: Share your favorite cherry recipe pins
- National Weddings Month
Sweepstakes: Prize – Win your wedding or part of your wedding (like the cake, DJ, dress, or food)
#WinYourWeddingwithBrandName
#NationalWeddingsMonth
- National Time Management Month
Download: Tips and tricks for managing your time at work and in your personal life
Landing Page: Stats on wasted time, advice on increasing productivity, etc.
#ManageYourTimewithBrandName
February Daily Holidays
February 1st
- National Freedom Day
Poll: “How do you celebrate your freedom?”
Sweepstakes: Prize – Win a trip to Washington D.C. to visit the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate the signing of the 13th amendment
#nationalfreedomday
#CelebrateFreedomwithBrandName
February 2nd
- National Wear Red Day
- Play Your Ukulele Day
- Groundhogs Day
Poll: “Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?”
February 4th
- Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
Coupon: Free ice cream cone or buy one scoop get one free
Photo Contest: Share pics of how you enjoy ice cream any time of day
#IceCreamforBreakfast
- Thank Your Mailman Day
- Rosa Parks Day
- World Cancer Day
Form: Have users pledge to make healthy changes in their lives to reduce their risk of cancer
Photo Contest: Share photos of how you stand up to cancer
#BrandNamestandsuptocancer
February 5th
- World Nutella Day
Photo Contest: Submit photos of their favorite dishes and snacks featuring Nutella
Sweepstakes: Prize – A Supply of Nutella
February 6th
- Safer Internet Day
Landing Page: Feature stats on cyber attacks and internet security, and offer tips and advice for how your followers can stay safe while surfing the web
#InternetSafetywithBrandName
February 7th
- Send a Card to a Friend Day
Free eCard or Download: Download and print a card or create a free eCard to send to a friend
February 8th
- Laugh and Get Rich Day
#LaughandGetRichwithBrandName
February 9th
- National Bagel Day
- The 2018 Winter Olympics Kick Off
Quiz: Trivia about the lesser-known winter Olympic sports
- National Pizza Day
Photo Contest: Share a pic of pizza covered with your favorite toppings
#pizzaday2018
February 10th
- Umbrella Day
Photo Contest: Post a pic of you sharing your umbrella with friends.
#umbrelladay2018 #shareyourumbrella
February 11th
- Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
- Carnival
- Make a Friend Day
#MakeNewFriends
February 13th
- Clean Out Your Computer Day
Download: Checklist for cleaning out your computer’s old folders, updating software, etc.
#CleanWorkspace
- World Radio Day
- Mardi Gras
Photo Contest: Submit photos of how you celebrate Mardi Gras
#MardiGraswithBrandName
February 14th
- Valentine’s Day
Instant Win: Prize – Win a date night package with a gift card to a local restaurant and movie tickets
Sweepstakes: Prize – Win the ultimate Valentine’s Day weekend getaway
#ValentinesDaywithBrandName
#BrandNamespreadsthelove
- Ash Wednesday
- Library Lovers Day
February 15th
- Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday
Quiz: Trivia about the life and accomplishments of Susan B. Anthony
- Singles Awareness Day
Poll: “How do you celebrate being single?”
#SinglesAwarenessDay
February 16th
- Chinese New Year
Photo Contest: Share a photo of your furry friend to celebrate the Year of the Dog!
#yearofthedog
February 17th
- Random Act of Kindness
Poll: “What’s the best random act of kindness you’ve ever seen?”
Download: A list of simple ideas for Random Acts of Kindness
#RandomActofKindness
February 18th
- National Drink Wine Day
Bracket: Red vs. Whites, putting the most popular wines to the test in a head-to-head competition
#WineTimewithBrandName
#DrinkWineDay
February 19th
- President’s Day
Quiz: Trivia on America’s presidents, past and present
February 20th
- World Day of Social Justice
- National Love Your Pet Day
Photo Contest: Share a photo of your pet
#HowdoyouloveyourpetwithBrandName
February 21th
- International Mother Language Day
February 22nd
- National Margarita Day
Coupons: Buy one get one free margarita
Sweepstakes: Prize – Win a Margarita maker
#NationalMargaritaDaywithBrandName
- National Chili Day
Video Contest: Share your favorite chili recipe
#ChiliCookoffwithBrandName
February 26th
- National Pistachio Day
- Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Video Contest: Share a video of you telling your favorite fairy tale
#Tellusyourtale
#TellaFairyTaleDaywithBrandName
February 28th
- Public Sleeping Day
Poll: “Where’s the most embarrassing or funny place you’ve ever dozed off?”
#GetYourSleepOnwithBrandName
#PublicSleepingDay
We hope these holiday contest ideas jumpstart your February marketing!
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