A Comprehensive January 2018 Holiday & Hashtag Guide

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A Comprehensive January 2018 Holiday & Hashtag Guide

While the December holiday season will soon be behind us, there are plenty of lesser-known holidays worth recognizing in January. Spice up your January marketing efforts. Use any of these celebrations, hashtags, and campaign ideas if it's relevant to your brand or product.

*When you use any of the example hashtags below, remember to replace “BrandName” with your own business’s name.

January Monthly Holidays

  • National Blood Donor Month
Landing Page: Details on donating blood, why it’s important, how to make an appointment, etc.
  • National Hobby Month
Poll: “What’s your favorite winter hobby?” or “What new hobby do you want to try this year?” Sweepstakes: Prize – Award winners with gear for their favorite winter hobby #NationalHobbyMonth #BrandNameHobbyContest
  • National Hot Tea Month
january holiday contest idea Instant Win: Prize – Tea gift baskets, tea cups, tea infusers, or other tea-related items
  • National Oatmeal Month
  • National Soup Month
Download: E-book containing recipes for winter soups

January Daily Holidays

January 1st

  • National Hangover Day
Poll: Favorite hangover cure
  • New Year’s Day
Sweepstakes: Prize – Award a New Year’s Resolution-themed prize, like exercise equipment or free groceries #NewYearsResolutionsContest with #BrandName

January 2nd

  • National Buffet Day
Coupon: Discount on a buffet meal
  • National Cream Puff Day
  • National Science Fiction Day
Instant Win: Prize – Win the next 10 books on your reading wishlist #NationalScienceFictionDay #ReadingWithBrandName

January 3rd

  • National Fruitcake Toss Day
  • National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

January 4th

  • National Spaghetti Day
  • National Trivia Day
Quiz: Trivia related to your products/services.

January 5th

  • National Bird Day
January Holiday Contest Ideas for Facebook and Instagram UGC Photo Contest: Submit a photo of a wild bird Sweepstakes: Prize – Win a camera for birdwatching Instant Win: Prize – Win a bird feeder, bird seed, etc.
  • National Whipped Cream Day

January 6th

  • National Cuddle Up Day
  • National Shortbread Day

January 7th

  • National Tempura Day

January 8th

  • National Winter Skin Relief Day
Coupon: Discount on a skin care product #WinterSkinReliefDay
  • National Bubble Bath Day

January 9th

  • National Apricot Day
Facebook Contest Ideas for January Holidays UGC: Have users submit their favorite apricot recipes #ApricotDay #ApricotRecipeContest
  • National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

January 10th

  • National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
January Holiday Contests for Facebook Twitter Instagram Form: Have users pledge to reduce their energy usage Poll: “What are you doing to reduce your energy costs?” #CutYourEnergyCosts #SaveEnergyWithBrandName

January 11th

  • National Milk Day

January 12th

  • National Curried Chicken Day

January 13th

  • National Sticker Day
Form: Send branded stickers to users who fill out the form. #FreeStickersFromBrandName #NationalStickerDay

January 14th

  • National Dress Up Your Pet Day
Woobox Fancy Facebook Contest Cat UGC Photo Contest: Share a picture of your pet wearing a silly outfit Coupon: Offer free or discounted clothing for pets

January 15th

  • National Hat Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Quiz: Trivia about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Sweepstakes: Prize – Win a trip for two to visit the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.

January 18th

  • National Thesaurus Day
Quiz: Match words to their synonyms (choose words that are related to your business)
  • Get to Know Your Customers Day (Third Thursday of Each Quarter)

January 19th

  • National Popcorn Day

January 20th

  • National Cheese Lover’s Day
Download: Provide an e-book full of recipes featuring a variety of cheeses UGC Recipe Contest: Share your favorite cheese recipe Bracket: A head-to-head competition of various cheeses

January 21st

  • National Granola Bar Day
  • National Hugging Day

January 23rd

  • National Pie Day (Also celebrated in December, but pie is so good it has two national days!)
Ideas for Pie Contests on Facebook in January Coupon: Buy one slice of pie, get one free if you’re a restaurant Video Contest: Show your favorite pie recipe Download: Share a pie recipe

January 24th

  • National Compliment Day
  • National Peanut Butter Day
Instant Win – Prize: A year’s supply of peanut butter Pinterest PintoWin: Favorite peanut butter recipe pins Quiz: Trivia about the many uses for peanuts

January 25th

  • National Irish Coffee Day
Instant Win: Prize – Pound of high-quality coffee beans #IrishCoffeeDay, #CoffeeWithBrandName

January 26th

  • National Green Juice Day
  • National Peanut Brittle Day

January 27th

  • National Chocolate Cake Day
Photo Contest: Share a photo of your homemade chocolate cake #NationalChocolateCakeDay, #ChocolateCakePhotoContest Sweepstakes: Prize – Give away a tool used by bakers, like a new oven or a stand mixer

January 28th

  • Data Privacy Day
Landing page: Share information about data privacy and why it’s important
  • National Blueberry Pancake Day
  • National Have Fun at Work Day
January Contest Ideas for Office Party Woobox Instant Win: Prize – Win a catered party for your office #HaveFunAtWorkWithBrandName #BrandNameMakesWorkFun

January 29th

  • National Puzzle Day
Download: Provide a crossword or word search related to your business

January 30th

  • National Plan for a Vacation Day
Sweepstakes: Prize – Win a trip for two to a dream destination #PlanForAVacationDay #WinAVacationFromBrandName
  • National Croissant Day

January 31st

  • National Backward Day

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