2018 Business & Marketing Calendar

Below, you'll find some of the national days that you can promote and leverage with your marketing, while national holidays, marketing and business-related dates like estimated income tax dates are also listed. Please be sure to double check dates as many dates change from year to year when it comes to National Days & Weeks on nationaldaycalendar.com.

​January
  • Kickstart the New Year right: Create new routines & place them on your calendar, so areas like accounting, monitoring your marketing budget & goals become routine.
  • Preparations should begin for Valentine's Day promotions, don't forget that President's Day weekend is February 20th
  • 6 - National Technology Day 
  • 9 - National Clean Off Your Desk Day – Second Monday in January 
  • 16 - MLK Jr. Holiday: 3 Day weekend
  • 19 - Get to Know Your Customers Day 
  • 28 - National Have Fun At Work Day 

February
  • National Heart Month 
  • Start to Make Your Summer Season Preparations
  • Easter holiday & Spring Break holiday preparations should begin (Easter is 4/16)
  • 13 - National Clean Out Your Computer Day – Second Monday in February 
  • 14 - Valentine's Day
  • 17 - National Random Acts of Kindness Day 
  • 20 - President's Day Holiday: 3-day weekend

March
  • National Caffeine Awareness Month
  • Continue Summer Season Preparations 
  • 3 - National Employee Appreciation Day – First Friday in March 
  • 29 - National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 

April
  • Summer Season Preparations Should Be in Full Swing
  • Mother's Day (5/14) promotional preparations should begin
  • Begin "Dad's & Grad's" Promotional Preparations
  • National Inventor’s Month 
  • 4 - National Hug a Newsperson Day 
  • 15 - Q1 Estimated Taxes Due
  • 16 - Easter Sunday & Spring Break
  • 20 - Get to Know Your Customers Day 
  • 30 - May 5 National Small Business Week 

May
  • Final Summer Preparations to be Made
  • Continue "Dad's & Grad's" Preparations
  • National Military Appreciation Month 
  • Begin Your Father's Day Promotional Preparations
  • Prepare for Memorial Day (5/29) 3-Day Weeked
  • 14 - Mother's Day
  • 29 - Memorial Day Holiday

June
  • Graduation Month
  • Begin Back to School Promotional Preparations
  • 2 - National Leave The Office Early Day 
  • 15 - Q2 Estimated Taxes Due
  • 18 - Father's Day
  • 29 - National Handshake Day 
  • 30 -Social Media Day 

July
  • Begin Holiday Season Planning
  • Mid to Late July Begins Back to School Season
  • Prepare for Labor Day Weekend
  • 4 - National Holiday falls on Monday 
  • 20 - Get to Know Your Customers Day 


August
  • Early August - Back to School Season is in Full Swing

September
  • Continue Holiday Season Planning / Map Out Marketing on Marketing Plan Budget & Planning Tool
  • Begin to build your business & marketing plan/budget for next year 
  • Re-visit / meet w/ strategic partners to re-establish connection & plan for next year 
  • Begin Halloween Preparations
  • 4 - Labor Day Holiday: 3-Day Weekend
  • 15 - Q3 Estimated Taxes Due
  • 22 - American Business Women’s Day 
  • 29 - National Coffee Day 

October
  • Build your business & marketing plan/budget for next year 
  • Final Halloween Prepartions Should be Taking Place
  • Last minute holiday marketing planning
  • 20 - Get to Know Your Customers Day 
  • 31 - Halloween

November
  • Final Holiday Preparations Take Place
  • National Entrepreneurship Month 
  • 23 - Thanksgiving
  • 24 - Black Friday
  • 25 - Small Business Saturday 
  • 27 - Cyber Monday
  • 28 - Giving Tuesday

December
  • Focus on the starting the New Year off right 
  • Keep Focused, Make Sure Time Between Black Friday and Christmas are Filled with Ways to Continue Sales & Traffic
  • 24 - Christmas Eve
  • 25 - Christmas
  • 31 - New Year's Eve