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Jewellery social media calendar — October 2026

Jewellery brands have 3 anchor days in October 2026. The highest-value date is Dussehra on 20 October. Creative for the earliest campaign should be briefed by 27 August. Weeks 1 and 3 have no anchor days: plan evergreen. Plan 17 evergreen posts to hold a 4-per-week schedule.

Anchor days3
Densityhigh+1 vs September
Peak day20Dussehra
Earliest lock27Aug
Evergreen posts17at 4/week

When should jewellery brands start creating Dussehra content?

Production runway — Dussehra

BRIEFSep 10CREATIVESep 23TEASEROct 6LIVEOct 2040 days of lead timeDussehra

Dussehra runs 40 days of lead time. Brief by 10 September 2026 to go live on 20 October.

Which October days matter for jewellery brands?

Anchor days for Jewellery, October 2026, ranked by relevance score
DateObservanceScoreBrief byAlso relevant to
Dussehra 5 10 Sep Beauty & Salon, Fashion & Apparel, Food & Beverage, Real Estate, Retail & E-commerce
Karwa Chauth DL/PB/HR/UP/RJ/MP 5 24 Sep Beauty & Salon, Fashion & Apparel, Food & Beverage, Retail & E-commerce
Navratri 9 days 4 27 Aug Beauty & Salon, Fashion & Apparel, Fitness & Wellness, Food & Beverage, Real Estate, Retail & E-commerce

How many posts do jewellery brands need in October 2026?

Jewellery runs a 4-post-per-week cadence by default. October 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 No anchor day — evergreen slot
Week 2 · 5–11 Navratri
Week 3 · 12–18 No anchor day — evergreen slot
Week 4 · 19–25 Dussehra
Week 5 · 26–31 Karwa Chauth

What work starts this month for next month?

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

  • Black Friday falls 27 November — brief by 18 October (40 days lead)

Content angles and hashtags

Dussehra 5 20 Oct
  • Vehicle and asset purchase pairing
  • Pre-Diwali collection preview

#Dussehra #Vijayadashami

Karwa Chauth 5 29 Oct
  • Husband-gifting edit
  • Mangalsutra range

#KarwaChauth

Navratri 4 11 Oct

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

#Navratri #Garba #NavratriColours

Questions about October 2026

How many days matter for jewellery brands in October 2026?
3. MarketingDays counts an observance as an anchor day when it scores 3 or higher for that industry. October 2026 is high density for Jewellery against its annual median of 2.
What is the most important date for jewellery brands in October 2026?
Dussehra on 20 October. It scores 5 out of 5 for Jewellery. Creative must be briefed by 10 September, 40 days earlier.
Which October campaigns need briefing before October?
3 of 3: Dussehra by 10 Sep, Karwa Chauth by 24 Sep, Navratri by 27 Aug.
How many posts do jewellery brands need in October 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 October for the following month?
1 campaign. Black Friday falls 27 November but its brief is due 18 October, inside October.

The same month for other industries

Jewellery in other months