November 2021 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 November 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 November
- National Adoption Awareness Month
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
- National Native American Heritage Month
- Movember (No-Shave November)
Weeks observed in November
- Road Safety Week: November 16-22
Days observed in November
- Day of the Dead: November 1-2
- National Stress Awareness Day: November 3
- Diwali: November 4
- Daylight Saving Day: November 7
- Go to an Art Museum Day: November 9
- Marine Corps Birthday: November 10
- National Education Day: November 11
- Veterans Day: November 11
- World Kindness Day: November 13
- National Take a Hike Day: November 17
- Thanksgiving: November 25
- Black Friday: November 26
- Small Business Saturday: November 27
- Hanukkah: November 28 - December 6
- Cyber Monday: November 29
- Giving Tuesday: November 30
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