Key global retail dates that you should add to your 2023 calendar

As an ecommerce business, you know that it is vital to take advantage of shopping holidays in your target market. Having a calendar of global retail dates is therefore key to delivering your sales targets.

It’s also important to plan your marketing and advertising strategies, promotions and sales events well in advance. After all, successful campaigns don’t happen overnight!

That’s why we have put together a comprehensive list of global retail dates for 2023. You can add these key dates to your business calendar and use it to plan:

• Marketing campaigns
• Social media content
• Promotions and discounts
• New product launches
• Giveaways and competitions 

January 

1^st – New Year’s Day

16^th – Blue Monday

22^nd – Chinese New Year

26^th – Australia Day

February

1^st – LGBT History Month begins UK)

1^st – Black History Month begins (US)

4^th – World Cancer Awareness Day

14^th – Valentine’s Day

17^th – Random Act of Kindness Day

21^st – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras

March

8^th – International Women’s Day

17^th – St Patrick’s Day

19^th – Mother’s Day (UK)

20^th – First Day of Spring

20^th – International Day of Happiness

22^nd – Ramadan begins

26^th – British Summer Time starts

April

1^st – April Fool’s Day

7^th – World Health Day

7^th-10^th – Easter weekend

22^nd – Earth Day

May

1^st – Mental Health Awareness Month begins

5^th – Cinco de mayo

7^th – World Laughter Day

13^th – World Cocktail Day

14^th – Mother’s Day (US / World)

June

1^st – LGBTQ Pride Month begins

5^th – World Environment Day

18^th – Father’s Day

21^st – Summer Solstice / Start of Summer

21^st – 25^th June – Glastonbury Festival (UK)

30^th – World Social Media Day

July

1^st – Canada Day

4^th – US Independence Day

14^th – Bastille Day (France)

20^th – FIFA Women’s World Cup begins

30^th – International Friendship Day

August

19^th – World Photography Day

September

1^st – Back to School Time

4^th – Labour Day (US)

5^th – International Charity Day

17^th – Oktoberfest begins

23^rd – Last day of Summer

October

1^st – Black History Month begins (UK)

10^th – World Mental Health Day

31^st – Halloween

November

1^st – November month begins

1^st – World Vegan Day

12^th – Diwali

13^th – World Kindness Day

19^th – International Men’s Day

24^th – Black Friday

25^th – Small Business Saturday

27^th – Cyber Monday

28^TH – Giving Tuesday 

December

1^st – Countdown to Christmas begins

7^th – Hanukkah begins

9^th – Christmas Jumper Day

11^th Green Monday

14^th – National Free Shipping Day (US)

22^nd – First Day of Winter

25^th – Christmas Day

26^th – Boxing Day (UK)

31^st – New Year’s Eve

We hope that this calendar of key shopping dates has sparked some creative campaign ideas. Now it is time to choose the holidays that are most relevant to your brand and market, and make the most of 2023!

In addition to killer marketing campaigns, your brand needs a cutting-edge sales platform to supercharge your wholesale business. Contact our team for a demo of BLANC to discover how you can combine our B2B platform with your marketing strategy to boost your global sales.