July 2025 observance calendar roundup
Jun 24, 2025Summer is in full swing, and so are opportunities to create timely, engaging posts that connect with your community. From meaningful observances to fun social holidays, July’s lineup is packed with ways to inform, celebrate, and inspire.
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Please keep in mind that this is not meant to be a full list of observances and we encourage you to check with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or free GSM Network. Other helpful resources for additional observances include List of National Days, National Today, Ready.Gov’s Preparedness Calendar, NWS Awareness and Preparedness Calendar, or the United Nations List of International Days and Weeks.
Observed in the month of July
- Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month
- Disability Pride Month
- French-American Heritage Month
- Herbal/Prescription Interaction Awareness Month
- Independent Retailer Month
- National Bison Month
- National Fishing Month (Jul 26-Aug 31)
- National Grilling Month
- National Ice Cream Month
- National Lost Pet Prevention Month
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Pet Hydration Awareness Month
- National Picnic Month
- National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month
- Park and Recreation Month
- Smart Irrigation Month
- Social Wellness Month
- South Asian Heritage Month (Jul 18-Aug 17)
- UV Safety Month
- Wild About Wildlife Month
- Vehicle Theft Prevention Month
Weeks observed in July
- 1-7: Clean Beaches Week
- 5-27: Tour De France
- 6-13: Shark Week
- 13-19: Operation Safe Driver Week
- 19-27: National Moth Week
- 21-27: Coral Reef Awareness Week
Days observed in July
- 1: American Zoo Day
- 1: Canada Day
- 1: National Postal Worker Day
- 1: National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
- 1: Second Half of the Year Day
- 1: Zip Code Day
- 2: National Wildland Firefighter Day
- 2: Special Recreation for the Disabled Day
- 2: World UFO Day
- 3: National Stay Out of the Sun Day
- 4: Filipino-American Friendship Day
- 4: Independence Day
- 5-6: Ashura
- 5: Hop A Park Day
- 6: Dalai Lama’s Birthday
- 6: International Day of Cooperatives
- 6: National Air Traffic Control Day
- 6: Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
- 6: World Rural Development Day
- 9: Martyrdom of the Bab
- 10: Don’t Step On A Bee Day
- 10: Global Energy Independence Day
- 11: 7-11 Day
- 11: All American Pet Photo Day
- 11: International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
- 11: National Swimming Pool Day
- 11: World Population Day
- 12: National Motorcycle Day
- 14: Bastille Day
- 14: International Non-Binary People’s Day
- 14: National Be Nice to Bugs Day
- 14: Shark Awareness Day
- 15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
- 15: World Youth Skills Day
- 16: Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day
- 16: National Hot Dog Day
- 16: Rural Transit Day
- 16: World Snake Day
- 17: World Day for International Justice
- 17: World Emoji Day
- 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
- 18: World Listening Day
- 19: Flight Attendant Safety Professionals’ Day
- 19: National Urban Beekeeping Day
- 20: National Moon Day
- 20: Space Exploration Day
- 20: World Chess Day
- 21: National Ice Cream Day
- 23: National Women Touched by Addiction Day
- 24: Amelia Earhart Day
- 24: International Self-Care Day
- 25: National Hire a Veteran Day
- 25: World Drowning Prevention Day
- 26: Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day
- 26-27: Islamic New Year
- 27: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
- 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
- 27: Parents’ Day
- 28: Buffalo Soldiers Day
- 28: World Hepatitis Day
- 28: World Nature Conservation Day
- 29: National Chicken Wing Day
- 30: International Day of Friendship
- 30: National Support Public Education Day
- 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
- 31: National Intern Day
- 31: National Mutt Day
- 31: World Ranger Day
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