Social Media Calendar for January 2021 - Post Ideas for Your Business

Fresh ideas are waiting for you to implement them to your social media strategy, and they promise to gather many likes and shares. From the beginning of the year, you need to find creative resources to help you create content on Facebook, Instagram or even LinkedIn pages, and for that, we put together the January holidays to organize you in time. Use ideas from our Social Media Calendar to increase your brand engagement and community, attracting new visitors!

January 1 - New Year

Posting ideas: superstitions related to the first day of the year, curiosities about what the first day of the year means from an astrological point of view, forecasts for 2021, trends that will take place, movies/series/books to be released in 2021, top tourist destinations for 2021

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Cinemas, Bloggers / Vloggers, travel agencies, NGOs, Bookstores




January 2 - Science Fiction Day

Post ideas: top best SF movies in history, curiosities about the first SF movie that was made, the best SF movie on IMDb

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: Cinemas, Film industry





January 3 - JRR Tolkien Day

Posting ideas: Mention the large volumes of books he wrote, such as Lord of The Rings, The Hobbit, but also about the screenings that were made, based on the books

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Cinemas, Bookstores




January 4 - Spaghetti Day

Posting ideas: homemade recipes for spaghetti, traditional spaghetti recipes with various sauces, information about the shortest time a person ate a plate of spaghetti - 26.69 seconds

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Vloggers / Bloggers / Influencers, Chefs, Restaurants, Health




January 5 - Bird Day

Posting ideas: Special species of birds and their place of origin, curiosities about rare birds, pets and how to care for them

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Zoo Gardens, Pet Shops




January 6 - Bean Day

Posting ideas: Recipes with beans from various parts of the world, the fibre and vitamin content of beans

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Restaurants




January 7 - Elvis Presley Day

Posting ideas: the singer's bibliography, the song he became known for, the discography and his most popular album, the importance of his music in the music industry, the importance of his image in the polio vaccination campaign

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: Music stations, radios




January 8 - Earth's rotation day

Post ideas: scientific information about the Earth's rotation, information about the history of this day: commemorates the day Leon Foucault, a French physicist, discovered in 1851 that the earth rotates around its own axis

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: NGOs, Museums




January 9 - Fools' Day

Posting ideas: The importance of education and a sense of responsibility in the learning process, activities that nerds practice: constant learning, reading and consulting the dictionary frequently, word games

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Bookstores, NGOs




January 10 - Day of houseplants

Posting ideas: rare and common species of houseplants, ways to care for houseplants according to their variety, beneficial effects that houseplants have for people

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: General culture, florists




January 11 - Milk Day

Posting ideas: Curiosities about different types of milk from animals, the importance of milk in the first months of newborns, the nutritional value of milk, the benefits of milk, milk-based foods

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Restaurants, Agro-agriculture, Culinary Bloggers




January 12 - Pharmacists' Day

Posting ideas: words of appreciation for the work that pharmacists put in to help people get the medication they need and to recommend the treatment they need

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: Pharmaceutical industry, pharmacies, NGOs




January 13 - Gluten-Free Day

Posting ideas: the impact of gluten on the body, gluten-free recipes, tips on how to reduce gluten in everyday foods

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Bloggers and Culinary Vloggers, Restaurants




January 14 - The day of organizing your home

Posting Ideas: DIY Home Decorating Ideas, Modern and Smart Home Cleaning Appliances, Tips to Keep Your Home Cleaner Longer, Recipes for Natural Home Cleaning Solutions

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Home deco, DIY stores




January 15 - Martin Luther King Day

Posting ideas: the rights of people of color, about racial discrimination, about his speeches that influenced the audience, mentioning the fact that he was the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: NGOs




January 16 - Hat Day

Posting ideas: different eras in which the hat was an indispensable accessory, signs of politeness related to the hat, the importance of hats in royal families

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Fashion, General culture




January 17 - Michelle Obama's birthday

Posting Ideas: Charitable Events Involving Michelle Obama, Famous Speeches She Held, Mentioning the Launch of Her First Book

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Bookstores, NGOs, Volunteering




January 18 - Winnie the Pooh Day

Posting Ideas: Winnie the Pooh's Ways to Change His Appearance Over the Years

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Children's toy stores, Cinemas




January 19 - Popcorn Day

Posting ideas: the popularity of popcorn in the world and its appearance as a favourite snack in cinemas, special flavours with which to make popcorn, ways to make popcorn (in the microwave, in the pan, on the fire, in the popcorn machine)

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: Restaurants, Bloggers / Vloggers, Grocery stores, Cinemas




January 20 - Cheese Lovers Day

Posting ideas: how many types of cheese exist, the oldest cheese on the planet, ways to make cheese according to its type, popular recipes with cheese (mac & cheese, pizza quattro formaggi)

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Restaurants, Bloggers / Culinary Vloggers




January 21 - Hug Day

Posting ideas: the beneficial effects of hugs for people, the record for the longest hug (24 hours and 33 minutes), hugging - a sign of affection for loved ones, occasions when we hug people (in times of sadness, joy, consolation, goodbye or greeting)

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: NGOs, Volunteering




January 22 - Life Celebration Day

Posting ideas: events in history that endangered people's lives, but also actions that led to their eradication; providing reasons for the joy that makes life worth living, information about wars and the casualties they have caused among people

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: NGOs, Volunteering, Medical centres, Psychology



January 23 - Pie Day

Posting Ideas: The World's Largest Pie, Unusual Pie Recipes, Pie History, Seasoning Pie Filling Ideas

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Restaurants, Bloggers / Culinary Vloggers




January 24 - Small Union of Romania

Posting ideas: historic information about this event, events that take place on the occasion of this holiday, traditions and customs

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: NGOs, Education, General Culture




January 25 - Chinese New Year

Posting Ideas: The meanings of the Chinese New Year, how is the New Year celebrated in China, superstitions about the Chinese New Year, the Chinese zodiac, the history of this holiday in China, and its origins

Areas of activity that can benefit from this holiday: NGOs, Cultural Institutions, Museums




January 26 - Partners' Day

Posting ideas: reasons why life as a couple is beautiful, beneficial effects of a partner in our life, extraordinary activities for partners (DIY projects, new recipe in the kitchen, meditation as a couple), authors addressing relationships and couples, top of the books for couples, famous couples, movies in which famous couples play.

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Cinemas, Bookstores, Psychology, Sociology




January 27 - Holocaust Remembrance Day

Posting ideas: historical information about the Holocaust, the causes of this event, how it ended, the negative consequences it had on the people involved, what was pursued through the Holocaust, books and movies based on this event, people who have remained in history from this period

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: NGOs, Volunteering, Cinemas, Bookstores, Museums




January 28 - Lego Day

Posting ideas: the importance of lego games in children's development, interesting figurines made of lego, constructions made entirely of lego

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Children's shops, Psychology




January 29 - Puzzle Day

Posting ideas: the biggest puzzle in the world, the importance of puzzles in children's mental development, puzzle - a method of relaxation and socialization

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Psychology, Retail




January 30 - Croissant Day

Post ideas: the history of croissant in France and its national importance, croissant recipes, combinations of a croissant with coffee for breakfast

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: restaurants, bloggers/vloggers, grocery stores, cafes




January 31 - Hot Chocolate Day

Posting ideas: homemade hot chocolate recipes, traditional and popular hot chocolate bars, hot chocolate types and flavours

Areas of activity that can take advantage of this holiday: Restaurants, Bloggers / Vloggers, Cafes


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