Here’s the regular look ahead…
…this time at the coming month of November 2023…
…for events, occasions and anniversaries to use for campaigns and promotions in your marketing calendar for November 2023.
FIRST…a reminder that the end of the year and CHRISTMAS is fast approaching!
This year, the first Sunday in Advent falls on December 3.
For pretty much all marketers, Christmas and the New Year is a time of peak opportunity to make sales…
…BUT there is a lot of competition of course. So, it’s important to be well prepared.
Before that…in the USA it’s…THANKSGIVING (this year on Thursday November 23).
(In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is a month earlier on Monday October 9).
“Black Friday” follows, which marks the start of the Christmas season shopping frenzy!
On a more somber note, November 11 is Remembrance Day (Veterans Day in the USA).
Another occasion to note…
…”Singles Day” in China on November 11…which has become one of the world’s biggest online shopping days of the year.
There are also a number of religious holidays in November across a number of different faiths. For example, Diwali/Deepavali is celebrated on November 12 this year. So, check the details if it’s appropriate for your audience.
Here’s a more comprehensive list of events and occasions…
November 1 – All Saints’ Day
November 1 – Extra Mile Day
November 1 – Authors’ Day
November 1 – World Vegan Day
November 2 – All Souls’ Day
November 3 – Cliche Day
November 3 – Sandwich Day
November 4 – Use Your Common Sense Day
November 5 – Gunpowder Day (Guy Fawkes/Firework Night in the UK)
November 8 – International Day of Radiology (anniversary of the discovery of X-rays)
November 8 – Bram Stoker’s birthday (author of “Dracula”)
November 9 – World Quality Day (part of World Quality Week 6-10 November)
November 9 – World Freedom Day (anniversary of the “fall” of the Berlin Wall in 1989)
November 10 – World Science Day
November 10 – International Accounting Day
November 11 – Remembrance Day / Armistice Day (marking the end of World War 1)
November 11 – Veterans Day (USA)
November 11 – Origami Day
November 12 – World Pneumonia Day
November 13 – World Kindness Day
November 13 – World Orphans Day (second Monday in November)
November 14 – World Diabetes Day
November 15 – Philanthropy Day
November 16 – International Day for Tolerance
November 16 – Fast Food Day
November 16 – World Philosophy Day (third Thursday in November)
November 17 – International Students Day
November 18 – Mickey Mouse Day (anniversary of the first appearance of Mickey in “Steamboat Willie” in 1928)
November 18 – Occult Day
November 19 – International Men’s Day (in 60 countries, including Australia, Canada, USA and UK)
November 20 – World Children’s Day
November 21 – World Television Day
November 21 – World Hello Day
November 21 – Entrepreneurs’ Day (third Tuesday in November). NOTE…this is a US occasion…there is also a World Entrepreneurs’ Day on August 21
November 23 – Thanksgiving (USA)
November 23 – Birthday of notorious Wild West outlaw William “Billy the Kid” Bonney
November 23 – Fibonacci Day
November 24 – “Black Friday” (USA)
November 25 – Small Business Saturday (USA)
November 26 – Charles Schultz’s birthday (cartoonist and creator of “Peanuts”)
November 27 – “Cyber Monday”
November 30 – St Andrew’s Day
November 30 – Computer Security Day
Taking a look at events and occasions in individual countries…
In the USA…
November 1 – All Saints’ Day
November 2 -All Souls’ Day
November 5 – New York City Marathon
November 5 – Daylight Saving Time ends
November 7 – Election Day (many regions)
November 10 – US Marine Corps Day
November 10 – Veterans Day Holiday (many regions)
November 11 – Veterans Day/Armistice Day
November 13 – Barack Obama Day (Alabama)
November 13 – Veterans Day Holiday (Rhode Island)
November 19 – George Rogers Clark Day (Ohio)
November 23 – Thanksgiving Day
November 24 – Black Friday
November 24 – State Holiday (Georgia)
November 24 – Presidents’ Day (New Mexico)
November 24 – Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day (Indiana, West Virginia)
November 24 – American Indian Heritage Day (Maryland)
November 24 – Family Day (Nevada)
November 24 – Acadian Day (Louisiana)
November 25 – Small Business Saturday
November 27 – Cyber Monday
November 28 – Giving Tuesday
November 29 – Nellie Tayloe Ross’s Birthday (Wyoming)
Canada…
November 5 – Daylight Saving Time ends
November 8 – National Aboriginal Veterans Day
November 11 – Remembrance Day
The UK…
November 5 – Guy Fawkes Day / “Bonfire Night”
November 11 – Remembrance Day
November 12 – Remembrance Sunday
November 30 – St Andrew’s Day (patron saint of Scotland)
Australia…
In Australia…the “main event” is undoubtedly…
…MELBOURNE CUP DAY…on Tuesday 7 November.
Remember this is the Spring Racing Season so it’s not just about the one race on the big day.
Melbourne Cup Day also marks the unofficial start of the run in to Christmas.
November 6 – Recreation Day (Tasmania)
November 7 – Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria)
November 11 – Remembrance Day
Wishing you every success with your event-driven marketing in November 2023!