Here’s the regular look ahead…
…this time at the coming month of November 2024…
…for events, occasions and anniversaries to use for campaigns and promotions in your marketing calendar for November 2024.
FIRST…a reminder that the end of the year and CHRISTMAS is fast approaching!
This year, the first Sunday in Advent falls on December 1.
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 28).
(In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is just over 6 weeks earlier on Monday October 14).
“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, the main day of Diwali/Deepavali is celebrated on November 1 this year. So, check the details if it’s appropriate for your audience.
In the USA…it’s Election Day on Tuesday November 5.
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 Freedom Day (anniversary of the “fall” of the Berlin Wall in 1989)
November 10 – Remembrance Sunday
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 – World Orphans Day (second Monday in November)
November 11 – Origami Day
November 12 – World Pneumonia Day
November 13 – World Kindness Day
November 14 – World Diabetes Day
November 14 – World Quality Day (the second Thursday in November, part of World Quality Week 11-15 November)
November 15 – Philanthropy Day
November 16 – International Day for Tolerance
November 16 – Fast Food Day
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 19 – Entrepreneurs’ Day (third Tuesday in November). NOTE…this is a US occasion…there was also a World Entrepreneurs’ Day on August 22, 2024
November 20 – World Children’s Day
November 21 – World Television Day
November 21 – World Philosophy Day (third Thursday in November)
November 21 – World Hello Day
November 23 – Birthday of notorious Wild West outlaw William “Billy the Kid” Bonney
November 23 – Fibonacci Day
November 26 – Charles Schultz’s birthday (cartoonist and creator of “Peanuts”)
November 28 – Thanksgiving (USA)
November 29 – “Black Friday” (USA)
November 30 – Small Business Saturday (USA – the Saturday after Thanksgiving)
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 3 – New York City Marathon
November 3 – Daylight Saving Time ends
November 5 – Election Day
November 5 – Susan B. Anthony Day (West Virginia)
November 7 – Return Day (Delaware)
November 10 – US Marine Corps Day
November 11 – Veterans Day/Armistice Day
November 11 – Barack Obama Day (Alabama)
November 19 – George Rogers Clark Day (Ohio)
November 28 – Thanksgiving Day
November 29 – Black Friday
November 29 – State Holiday (Georgia)
November 29 – Presidents’ Day (New Mexico)
November 29 – Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day (Indiana, West Virginia)
November 29 – American Indian Heritage Day (Maryland)
November 29 – Family Day (Nevada)
November 29 – Acadian Day (Louisiana)
November 29 – Nellie Tayloe Ross’s Birthday (Wyoming)
November 29 – Native American Heritage Day (Washington)
November 30 – Small Business Saturday
Canada…
November 3 – Daylight Saving Time ends
November 8 – National Aboriginal Veterans Day
November 11 – Remembrance Day
The UK…
November 5 – Guy Fawkes Day / “Bonfire Night”
November 10 – Remembrance Sunday
November 11 – Remembrance Day
November 27 – Lancashire Day
November 30 – St Andrew’s Day (patron saint of Scotland)
Australia…
In Australia…the “main event” is undoubtedly…
…MELBOURNE CUP DAY…on Tuesday 5 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 4 – Recreation Day (Tasmania)
November 5 – Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria)
November 11 – Remembrance Day
Wishing you every success with your event-driven marketing in November 2024!