20+ Quick and Easy January Social Media Event Ideas for Your Marina

Here are some highlights for quick and easy January Social media event ideas for your marina to choose from. This month features several food themes, like National Hot Heads Chili, Curried Chicken, Quinoa, and Popcorn Days, as well as potential outdoor events like Walk Your Pet, World Snow, and Take a Walk Days. Don’t forget Get to Know Your Customers Day!

January 1

• Global Family Day
• National Bloody Mary Day
• New Year’s Day
• Polar Bear / Plunge Swim Day
• World Peace Day

January 2

• 55 MPH Speed Limit Day
• Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
• National Motivation and Inspiration Day
• Swiss Cheese Day

January 3

• Drinking Straw Day
• Festival of Sleep Day
• Fruitcake Toss Day
• International Mind –Body Wellness Day
• JRR Tolkien Day
• National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
• Women Rock Day

January 4

• Earth at Perihelion Day
• Free Flower Basket Day
• National CanDo Day
• National Spaghetti Day
• Pop Music Day
• Tom Thumb Day
• Trivia Day

January 5

• GW Carver Day
• National Bird Day
• National Whipped Cream Day

January 6

• Apple Tree Day
• Day of Los Reyes
• Epiphany/Three Kings Day
• National Bean Day
• National Cuddle Day
• National Simth Day
• National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day
• National Thank God It’s Monday Day
• National Technology Day

January 7

• Harlem Globetrotters Day
• I Am a Mentor Day
• National Bobblehead Day
• National Pass Gas Day
• National Tempura Day
• Old Rock Day
•  Orthodox Christmas Day

January 8

• Argyle Day
• Earth’s Rotation Day
• International Typing Day
• National Bubble Bath Day
• National Take the Stairs Day
• National Winter Skin Relief Day
• Show and Tell Day at Work

January 9

• Balloon Ascension Day
• National Apricot Day
• National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
• Play God Day (do something nice for someone)
• Poetry at Work Day
• Static Electricity Day

January 10

• Houseplant Appreciation Day
• National Bittersweet Chocolate Day
• National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
• National Oysters Rockefeller Day
• National Peculiar People Day
• Quitters Day
• Save the Eagles Day

January 11

• Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day
• International Parity at Work Day
• International Thank You Day
• Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
• National Girl Hug Boy Day
• National Hot Toddy Day
• National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
• National Milk Day
• National Vision Board Day
• No Longer New Year’s Day
• Secret Pal Day
• Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day
• World Sketch Note Day

January 12

• Kiss a Ginger Day
• National Curried Chicken Day
• National Hot Tea Day
• National Kettlebell Day
• National Marzipan Day
• National Pharmacists Day
• National Sunday Supper Day
• National Youth Day
• No Pants Subway Ride Day
• Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution Day
• Work Harder Day

January 13

•  Korean American Day
• Make Your Dreams Come True Day
• National 4th Graders Day
• National Clean Your Desk Day
• National Gluten-Free Day
• National Peach Melba Day
• National Rubber Ducky Day
• National Sticker Day
• Plough Monday
• Poetry Break Day
• Public Radio Broadcasting Day
• Stephen Foster Memorial Day

January 14

• Cesarean Section Day
• International Kite Day
• National Dress Up Your Pet Day
• National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
• National Shop For Travel Day
• Organize Your Home Day
• Orthodox New Year
• Poetry at Work Day
• Printing Ink Day
• Ratification Day
• World Logic Day

January 15

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Day
• Museum Selfie Day
• Humanitarian Day
• National Bagel Day
• National Hat Day
• National Kombucha ‘Booch’ Day
• National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
• National Pothole Day
• Strawberry Ice Cream Day
• Wikipedia Day

January 16

• Get to Know Your Customers Day
• International Hot & Spicy Food Day
• National Fig Newton Day
• National Good Teen Day
• National Nothing Day
• National Quinoa Day
• National Religious Freedom Day
• Prohibition Remembrance Day

January 17

• Benjamin Franklin Day
• Betty White Day
• Customer Service Day
• Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day
• Kid Inventors’ Day
• National Bootleggers Day
• National Hot-Buttered Rum Day
• National Hot Heads Chili Day
• National Lose the Jet Lag Day
• Popeye Day

January 18

• National Gourmet Coffee Day
• National Use Your Gift Card Day
• Maintenance Day
• Peking Duck Day
• Thesaurus Day
• Winnie the Pooh Day

January 19

• Brew a Potion Day
• Good Memory Day
• National Popcorn Day
• National Tin Can Day
• Tenderness Toward Existence Day
• World Religion Day (third Sunday in January)
• World Snow Day

January 20

• Blue Monday
• Brew Monday
• Camcorder Day
• Civil Rights Day
• Elementary School Teacher Day
• Inauguration Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• National Buttercrunch Day
• National Cheese Lovers Day
• National Coffee Break Day
• National Penguin Day
• Penguin Awareness Day
• Take A Walk Outdoors Day

January 21

• Grandma Day
• International Playdate Day
• International Sweatpants Day
• Mariachi Day
• National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day
• National Cheesy Socks Day
• National Granola Bar Day
• National Hug Your Puppy Day
• National Hugging Day
• New England Clam Chowder Day
• One-Liners Day
• Own Your Own Home Day
• Squirrel Appreciation Day
• Soup Swap Day
• Thank Your Mentor Day

January 22

• Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
• Come in From the Cold Day
• Library Shelfie Day
• National Blonde Brownie Day
• National Grandpa Day
• National Hot Sauce Day
• National Polka Dot Day

January 23

• Clashing Clothes Day
• International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day
• National Pie Day
• National Rhubarb Pie Day
• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day

January 24

• “Just Do It” Day
• Beer Can Appreciation Day
• National Activity Professionals Day
• National Compliment Day
• National Peanut Butter Day
• Macintosh Computer Day
• Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day

January 25

• National Fish Taco Day
• National Irish Coffee Day
• National IV Nurse Day
• Observe the Weather Day
• Opposite Day

January 26

• International Customs Day
• International Environmental Education Day
• National Green Juice Day
• National Peanut Brittle Day
• Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement
• Spouse’s Day

January 27

• Auschwitz Liberation Day
• Better Business Communication Day
• Community Manager Appreciation Day
• Holocaust Memorial Day
• International Holocaust Remembrance Day
• National Chocolate Cake Day
• National Geographic Day
• Punch the Clock Day
• Vietnam Peace Day

January 28

• Daisy Day
• International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day
• National LEGO Day
• National Blueberry Pancake Day
• National Kazoo Day
• National Pediatrician Day
• National Plan for Vacation Day
• Pop Art Day
• Speak Up and Succeed Day

January 29

• Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day
• Chinese New Year
• Curmudgeons Day
• Freethinkers Day
• National Carnation Day
• National Corn Chip Day
• National Puzzle Day
• Seeing Eye Guide Dog Anniversary

January 30

• NASA’s Day of Remembrance
• National Croissant Day
• National Draw A Dinosaur Day
• National Escape Day
• National Inane Answering Message Day

January 31

• Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day
• Eat Brussels Sprouts Day
• Grammy Awards Day
• Hell is Freezing Over Day
• Inspire Your Heart with the Arts Day
• International Zebra Day
• National Backward Day
• National Big Wig Day
• National Fun at Work Day (last Friday in January)
• National Hot Chocolate Day
• National Preschool Health and Fitness Day (last Friday in January)
• Scotch Tape Day

Weekly Observances

• Celebration of Life Week (January 1-7)
• Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration Week (January 8-11)
• Cuckoo Dancing Week (January 11-17)
• National Mocktail Week (January 12-18)
• National Pizza Week (January 12-18)
• Home Office Safety and Security Week (January 12-18)
• Hunt for Happiness Week (January 19-25)
• National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week (January 19-25)
• International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week (January 18-25)
• National Clean Out Your Inbox Week (January 22-28)
• Kiss a Shark Week (January 26-February 1)
• Catholic Schools Week (January 26-February 1)
• National Meat Week (January 26-February 2)

Monthly Observances

• Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
• Apple and Apricots Month
• Artichoke and Asparagus Month
• Bath Safety Month
• Be Kind to Food Servers Month
• Book Blitz Month
• Brain Teaser Month
• Family Fit Lifestyle Month
• Financial Wellness Month
• Get Organized Month
• International Creativity Month
• International Wealth Mentality Month
• Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
• March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
• National Be On-Purpose Month
• National Birth Defects Prevention Month
• National Blood Donor Month
• National Candy Month
• National CBD Month
• National Clean Up Your Computer Month
• National Egg Month
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• National Hobby Month
• National Hot Tea Month
• National Meat Month
• National Mentoring Month
• National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month
• National Polka Music Month
• National Poverty in America Awareness Month
• National Radon Action Month
• National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
• National Slow Cooking Month
• National Skating Month
• National Soup Month
• National Staying Healthy Month
• National Sunday Supper Month
• National Thank You Month
• Oatmeal Month
• Random Action Month
• Retail Bakers Month
• Teen Driving Awareness Month
• Walk Your Pet Month

Additional Information:

• January holidays and Observances
• National Day Calendar
• Events Calendar

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