Here’s the regular look ahead…
…this time at the coming month of November 2025…
…for events, occasions and anniversaries to use for campaigns and promotions in your marketing calendar for November 2025.
FIRST…a reminder that the end of the year and CHRISTMAS is fast approaching!
This year, the first Sunday in Advent falls on November 30.
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 27).
(In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is just over 6 weeks earlier on Monday October 13).
“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. 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 2 – World Ballet Day
November 3 – Cliche Day
November 4 – Use Your Common Sense Day
November 5 – Gunpowder Day (Guy Fawkes/Firework Night in the UK)
November 6 – International Project Management Day
November 8 – World Radiography Day (anniversary of the discovery of X-rays)
November 8 – Bram Stoker’s birthday (author of “Dracula”)
November 8 – World Town Planning Day
November 8 – World Pianist Day
November 9 – World Freedom Day (anniversary of the “fall” of the Berlin Wall in 1989)
November 9 – Remembrance Sunday
November 10 – World Science Day
November 10 – World Orphans Day (second Monday in November)
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 Origami Day
November 12 – World Pneumonia Day
November 13 – World Kindness Day
November 13 – World Quality Day (the second Thursday in November)
November 14 – World Diabetes 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 18 – Entrepreneurs’ Day (third Tuesday in November). NOTE…this is a US occasion…there was also a World Entrepreneurs’ Day on August 21, 2025
November 19 – International Men’s Day (in 60 countries, including Australia, Canada, USA and UK)
November 19 – International Journalist Day
November 20 – World Children’s Day
November 20 – World Philosophy Day (third Thursday in November)
November 21 – World Television Day
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”)…also known as “Good Grief Day”
November 27 – Thanksgiving (USA)
November 28 – “Black Friday” (USA)
November 29 – Small Business Saturday (USA – the Saturday after Thanksgiving)
November 30 – St Andrew’s Day
November 30 – Computer Security Day (USA…but applicable worldwide)
November 30 – First Sunday of Advent
Taking a look at events and occasions in individual countries…
In the USA…
November 1 – All Saints’ Day
November 2 – All Souls’ Day
November 2 – New York City Marathon
November 2 – Daylight Saving Time ends
November 4 – Election Day
November 10 – US Marine Corps Day
November 10 – Barack Obama Day (Alabama)
November 11 – Veterans Day/Armistice Day
November 19 – George Rogers Clark Day (Ohio)
November 27 – Thanksgiving Day
November 28 – Black Friday
November 28 – State Holiday (Georgia)
November 28 – Presidents’ Day (New Mexico)
November 28 – Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day (Indiana, West Virginia)
November 28 – Native American Heritage Day (Washington)
November 28 – American Indian Heritage Day (Maryland)
November 28 – Family Day (Nevada)
November 28 – Acadian Day (Louisiana)
November 29 – Nellie Tayloe Ross’s Birthday (Wyoming)
November 29 – Small Business Saturday
November 30 – First Sunday in Advent
Canada…
November 2 – Daylight Saving Time ends
November 8 – National Aboriginal Veterans Day
November 11 – Remembrance Day
The UK…
November 5 – Guy Fawkes Day / “Bonfire Night”
November 9 – British Pudding Day
November 9 – 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 4 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 up to Christmas.
November 3 – Recreation Day (Tasmania)
November 4 – Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria)
November 11 – Remembrance Day
Wishing you every success with your event-driven marketing in November 2025!