What does MarketingDays do?

MarketingDays filters 30 tracked observances down to the ones that matter for one industry in one month, ranks them, and gives the date creative must be briefed.

Is MarketingDays a social media scheduler?

No. MarketingDays decides what to plan and when to start. It does not publish posts or connect to social accounts.

How is an anchor day defined?

An observance scoring 3 or higher out of 5 for a given industry. Days scoring 1 or 2 are excluded from that industry's calendars.

Which years does MarketingDays cover?

2026 and 2027 for full month calendars, with individual observance dates recorded through 2031 where published.

What should your brand post this month?

MarketingDays returns the observances that matter for one industry in one month, scored 1 to 5, with the date creative must be briefed. The corpus covers 30 observances across 8 industries for 2026 to 2027. Pick an industry and a month to see August 2026 ranked, or open a calendar below.

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Pick an industry and a month, then select Show my calendar. Results include the ranked days, their creative lock dates, and the weeks with no anchor day.

How does MarketingDays decide which days matter?

MarketingDays scores every tracked observance from 1 to 5 for each of 8 industries. A day scoring 3 or higher is an anchor day for that industry and appears on its calendar. Days scoring 1 or 2 are excluded entirely, which is why a jewellery calendar and a fitness calendar for the same month are different documents. Scoring is set out on the methodology page.

What is a creative lock date?

A lock date is the day creative production must begin for a campaign to go live on time. MarketingDays stores a lead time in days for every observance and subtracts it from the date. Diwali carries 45 days of lead time, so its brief is due more than six weeks ahead — usually in the previous month.

Calendars for August 2026

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What does MarketingDays do?: MarketingDays filters 30 tracked observances down to the ones that matter for one industry in one month, ranks them, and gives the date creative must be briefed.
Is MarketingDays a social media scheduler?: No. MarketingDays decides what to plan and when to start. It does not publish posts or connect to social accounts.
How is an anchor day defined?: An observance scoring 3 or higher out of 5 for a given industry. Days scoring 1 or 2 are excluded from that industry's calendars.
Which years does MarketingDays cover?: 2026 and 2027 for full month calendars, with individual observance dates recorded through 2031 where published.