Marketing holidays 2023

Marketing holidays 2023
~ 5 min read

08 September

Stripo / Blog / Email Marketing Holiday Calendar for 2022-2023

Holidays are coming! Whether it’s Christmas and Easter or local holidays like Anzac Day and Ferragosto, there is always an excellent reason to impress your subscribers with eye-catching and brand-consistent emails. 

For your convenience, Stripo has prepared a holiday calendar for 2022-2023 and responsive templates for most of these special occasions. Now you just have to choose a template, align it with your brand style guide, and you are all set to delight your recipients with festive emails!

Email Marketing Holiday Calendar

September 2022

  • Back to School — July 15–September 17.
  • Labor Day — September 5.
  • New York Fashion Week — September 9–September 14.
  • Video Game Day — September 12 (mainly in the US).
  • International Programmers’ Day — September 13.
  • Greenpeace Day — September 15.
  • Oktoberfest — September 17–October 3.
  • World Tourism Day — September 27.

October 2022

  • Oktoberfest — September 17–October 3.
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month — the entire month.
  • International Coffee Day — October 1.
  • German Unity Day — October 3 (Germany).
  • World Teachers’ Day — October 5.
  • Diwali — October 24 (US, India, China).
  • Halloween — October 31.

November 2022

  • Day of the Dead — November 1–2 (mostly in Mexico).
  • World Vegan Day — November 1.
  • International Men’s Day — November 19.
  • Thanksgiving Day — November 24 (US).

Marketing holidays 2023

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  • Black Friday — November 25.
  • Small Business Saturday — November 26 (US).
  • Cyber Monday — November 28.
  • Giving Tuesday — November 29 (mostly in the US).

December 2022

  • Winter Email Templates — December-February.
  • Hanukkah — December 18–December 26 (Jewish holiday).
  • Christmas — December 25.

January 2023

  • New Year — January 1.
  • Orthodox Christmas — January 7 (Ukraine, Georgia, Egypt, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Serbia, Macedonia, Moldova).
  • Friday the 13 — January 13.
  • Chinese New Year — January 22 (China, South Korea, Vietnam, and countries with a significant overseas Chinese population).
  • Australia Day — January 26 (Australia). 

February 2023

  • Black History Month — the entire month.
  • Waitangi Day — February 6 (New Zealand).
  • New York Fashion Week — February 9–February 15, 2023.
  • Super Bowl — February 12.
  • Valentine’s Day — February 14.
  • Presidents’ Day — February 20 (US).
  • Shrove Monday — February 20.
  • Mardi Gras — February 21.

March 2023

  • Spring Email Templates — March-May.
  • Purim — March 6–March 7 (Jewish holiday).
  • Women’s Day — March 8 (mostly in Eastern Europe).
  • St. Patrick’s Day — March 17.
  • Ramadan — March 22–April 20 (Muslim majority countries).
  • Earth Hour — March 25, 8:30 PM.

April 2023

  • April Fools’ Day — April 1.
  • Catholic Easter — April 9.

Marketing holidays 2023

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  • World Art Day — April 15.
  • Orthodox Easter — April 16 (Ukraine, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Republic of Macedonia).
  • Earth Day — April 22.
  • Anzac Day — April 25 (Australia and New Zealand).

May 2023

  • Cinco de Mayo — May 5 (Mexico and the US).
  • International Nurses Day — May 12.
  • Mother’s Day — May 14.
  • International Day of Families — May 15.
  • World Meditation Day — May 21.
  • Geek Pride Day — May 25.
  • Buddha’s Day — May 26 (East Asia and South Asia).
  • Memorial Day — May 29 (US).

June 2023

  • Summer Email Templates — June–August.
  • LGBTQ Pride Month — the entire month.
  • World Environment Day — June 5.
  • Men’s Health Week — June 12–June 18.
  • Father’s Day — June 18.
  • Juneteenth — June 19 (US).
  • Kurban Bayrami — June 28–July 2 (Muslim majority countries).
  • Social Media Day — June 30.

July 2023

  • Independence Day — July 4 (US).
  • International Chocolate Day — July 7.

Marketing holidays 2023

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  • Bastille Day — July 14 (France).
  • Back to School — July 15–September 17.
  • World Emoji Day — July 17.

August 2023

  • Back to School — July 15–September 17.
  • Book Lovers Day — August 9.
  • Ferragosto — August 15 (Italy).
  • National Waffle Day — August 24.
  • Women’s Equality Day — August 26 (mostly in the US).

Wrapping up

Holiday emails will make your subscribers feel appreciated and motivate them to open your messages more often. Customize our prebuilt email templates to match your brand style guide, and start sending responsive messages straight away!

Join Stripo to empower your holiday email marketing campaign

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