Calendar for Public Holidays and key shopping events in the US

Maximize revenue opportunities throughout the year by featuring the following major US tentpole shopping events and holidays in your commerce content.

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Q1 2025

For Q1, your commerce content strategy should maintain a consistent flow, starting with New Year’s and continuing through key events like Valentine’s Day and Sleep Week.

Jan 01New Year’s Day
Jan 20
Martin Luther King Junior Day
Feb 02Groundhog Day
Feb 02
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards
Feb 09Super Bowl LIX
Feb 14Valentine’s Day
Feb 17Presidents’ Day
Mar 02
The 97th Academy Awards (The Oscars)
Mar 07
Employee Appreciation Day
Mar 08
International Women’s Day
Mar 9-15
Sleep Awareness Week
Mar 14
World Sleep Day
Mar 17St. Patrick’s Day
Mar 20
First Day of Spring

 

Q2 2025

In Q2, keep your commerce content strategy strong by focusing on and optimizing content for high- impact holidays such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Memorial Day.

Apr 01April Fools’ Day
Apr 01
Summer Holiday Planning Begins
Apr 10Siblings Day
Apr 11
National Pet Day
Apr 15Tax Day
Apr 17Good Friday
Apr 20Easter Sunday
Apr 22Earth Day
May 04Star Wars Day
May 05Cinco De Mayo
May 11Mother’s Day
May 26Memorial Day
Jun 01 – 30Pride Month
Jun 04
Global Running Day
Jun 9-15
125th US Open Golf
Jun 15Father’s Day
Jun 19Juneteenth
Jun 20
First Day of Summer
Jun 21
International Yoga Day

 

Q3 2025

Maintain momentum in Q3 by leveraging key events such as the Fourth of July and Back to School, then transition to planning for the December holidays.

Jul 04
Independence Day
Jul 31
National Orgasm Day
Aug 01-31
December Holiday Planning
Aug 01
Back to School Planning Begins
Aug 25-Sep 06US Open Tennis
Sep 01Labor Day
Sep 29
National Coffee Day

 

Q4 2025

Q4 is marked by Cyber Week as the main event for holiday shopping, yet it’s crucial to also focus on early Q4 events such as Singles’ Day and Halloween to boost revenue.

Oct 10
World Mental Health Day
Oct 13
Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day
Oct 16
National Boss’s Day
Oct 31Halloween
Nov 11
Singles’ Day/Veterans Day
Nov 27Thanksgiving
Nov 28Black Friday
Nov 29
Small Business Saturday
Dec 01Cyber Monday
Dec 02Giving Tuesday
Dec 24Christmas Eve
Dec 25Christmas Day
Dec 25-Jan 02Hanukkah
Dec 26Boxing Day
Dec 26Kwanzaa
Dec 31New Year’s Eve

Will be added once dates have been publicly announced

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Wayfair Way Day
TBD
Amazon Prime Day
TBD
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

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