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Jewellery social media calendar — January 2026

Jewellery brands have 3 anchor days in January 2026. The highest-value date is Pongal on 14 January. Creative for the earliest campaign should be briefed by 2 December. Weeks 2, 4 and 5 have no anchor days: plan evergreen. Plan 17 evergreen posts to hold a 4-per-week schedule.

Anchor days3
Densityhigh+2 vs December
Peak day14Pongal
Earliest lock2Dec
Evergreen posts17at 4/week

When should jewellery brands start creating Pongal content?

Production runway — Pongal

BRIEFDec 15CREATIVEDec 25TEASERJan 4LIVEJan 1430 days of lead timePongal

Pongal runs 30 days of lead time. Brief by 15 December 2025 to go live on 14 January.

Which January days matter for jewellery brands?

Anchor days for Jewellery, January 2026, ranked by relevance score
DateObservanceScoreBrief byAlso relevant to
Pongal TN/PY4 days 4 15 Dec Beauty & Salon, Fashion & Apparel, Food & Beverage, Real Estate, Retail & E-commerce
New Year's Day 3 2 Dec Beauty & Salon, Fashion & Apparel, Fitness & Wellness, Food & Beverage, Retail & E-commerce
Makar Sankranti 3 20 Dec Fashion & Apparel, Food & Beverage, Retail & E-commerce

How many posts do jewellery brands need in January 2026?

Jewellery runs a 4-post-per-week cadence by default. January 2026 spans 5 weeks, so a full schedule needs 20 posts. 3 of those are anchored to an observance, leaving 17 evergreen slots to fill.

Week 1 · 1–4 New Year's Day
Week 2 · 5–11 No anchor day — evergreen slot
Week 3 · 12–18 Pongal, Makar Sankranti
Week 4 · 19–25 No anchor day — evergreen slot
Week 5 · 26–31 No anchor day — evergreen slot

What work starts this month for next month?

These observances fall after January, but their creative lock dates land inside it.

Content angles and hashtags

Pongal 4 14 Jan
  • Harvest-season gold buying
  • Family heirloom storytelling

#Pongal #ThaiPongal #HarvestFestival

New Year's Day 3 1 Jan

No jewellery-specific angles recorded for New Year's Day yet. See the New Year's Day page for angles by other industry.

#NewYear #NewYearNewMe #Resolutions

Makar Sankranti 3 14 Jan

No jewellery-specific angles recorded for Makar Sankranti yet. See the Makar Sankranti page for angles by other industry.

#MakarSankranti #Uttarayan #KiteFestival

Questions about January 2026

How many days matter for jewellery brands in January 2026?
3. MarketingDays counts an observance as an anchor day when it scores 3 or higher for that industry. January 2026 is high density for Jewellery against its annual median of 2.
What is the most important date for jewellery brands in January 2026?
Pongal on 14 January. It scores 4 out of 5 for Jewellery. Creative must be briefed by 15 December, 30 days earlier.
Which January campaigns need briefing before January?
3 of 3: Pongal by 15 Dec, New Year's Day by 2 Dec, Makar Sankranti by 20 Dec.
How many posts do jewellery brands need in January 2026?
20 in total at a 4-per-week cadence over 5 weeks. 3 are anchored to observances, leaving 17 evergreen slots.
What needs briefing in January for the following month?
1 campaign. Valentine's Day falls 14 February but its brief is due 10 January, inside January.

The same month for other industries

Jewellery in other months