Forget about the “season of giving.” The holidays are now the “season of earning.” Holidays are a great opportunity to make sales, as potential customers will be in gift-buying mode.
“Despite the latest boost in confidence, holiday spending will be driven by the bargains consumers have come to expect.” – Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators and Surveys
To help you take advantage of these important dates, we’ve compiled all the notable holidays and sales opportunities below:
January
- January 1st: New Year’s Day
- January 15th: Martin Luther King Day
February
- February 2nd: Groundhog Day
- February 3rd: Super Bowl
- February 5th: Chinese New Year
- February 14th: Valentine’s Day
- February 18th: Chinese New Year
March
- March 17th: St. Patrick’s Day
- March 20th: First day of spring
April
- April 1st: April Fool’s Day
- April 21st: Easter
- April 22nd: Earth Day
May
- May 5th: Cinco de Mayo
- May 12th: Mother’s Day
- May 27th: Memorial Day
June
- June 16th: Father’s Day
- June 21st: First day of summer
July
- July 4th: Independence Day
August
- Late August: Back to school
September
- September 2nd: Labor Day
- September 23rd: First day of fall
October
- October 31st: Halloween
November
- November 11th: Veteran’s Day
- November 28th: Thanksgiving
- November 29th: Black Friday
December
- December 2nd: Cyber Monday
- December 21st: Super Saturday
- December 25th: Christmas
- December 26th: Boxing Day
- December 31st: New Year’s Eve