December 2022 observance calendar roundup
What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in December you might want to build content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts.
Please keep in mind that this may not be a full list, and we encourage you to check other sources like List of National Days or National Today, with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or GSM network.
Observed in the month of December
- National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
- Operation Santa Paws
- Read A New Book Month
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- Seasonal Depression Awareness Month
- Universal Human Rights Month
Weeks observed in December
- National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 4-10
- Older Driver Safety Awareness Week: December 5-9
- National Influenza Vaccination Week: December 5-9
- Las Posadas: December 16-24
- Hanukkah: December 18-26
- Kwanzaa: December 26-January 1
Days observed in December
- National Christmas Lights Day: December 1
- Rosa Parks Day: December 1
- World AIDS Day: December 1
- National Special Education Day: December 2
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities: December 3
- World Soil Day: December 5
- National Miners Day: December 6
- National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance: December 7
- Human Rights Day: December 10
- International Mountain Day: December 11
- U.S. National Guard Birthday: December 13
- National Energy Conservation Day: December 14
- National Ugly Sweater Day: December 16
- National Wreaths Across America Day: December 17
- Wright Brothers Day: December 17
- Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day: December 18
- Winter Solstice: December 21
- Festivus: December 23
- Christmas Eve: December 24
- Christmas: December 25
- Boxing Day: December 26
- International Day of Epidemic Preparedness: December 27
- New Year’s Eve: December 31
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