Nights are getting lighter, buds are starting to bloom, and hayfever is back in force (not loving that last bit tbh).

It’s time to start prepping your March content!

Here’s your complete list of all the key marketing dates in March you need for your diary and a healthy dose of content ideas to help get you started…

Throughout March:

Month-long: Women’s History Month

Month-long: Endometriosis Action Month

Month-long: Social Work Month

Month-long: Brain Tumor Awareness Month

Month-long: Red Cross Month

Month-long: Marie Curie Daffodil Appeal Month

6th – 12th: British Pie Week

6th – 12th: Food Waste Action Week

12th – 19th: MS Awareness Week

20th – 26th: Shakespeare Week

March Week 1:

1st: St. David’s Day

1st: Global Day of Unplugging

1st: Barista Day

• Share your favorite local coffee shop
• Shoutout your office coffee aficionado (there’s always one who makes the best cuppas)
• Share a team pic or virtual pic of you all enjoying a cuppa from your favourite local coffee spot

2nd: World Book Day

• Share what you’re currently reading
• Share your book recommendations with your audience
• Arrange a virtual or in-person book club or workplace book swap

3rd: World Wildlife Day

3rd: Day of Unplugging

3rd: Employee Appreciation Day

• This one is pretty self-explanatory, right? Shout about those amazing colleagues and team members!
• Freelancer or work alone? Tag your career inspirations or post about the benefits of self-employment (it’s good to shout about yourself too every now and again!)

March Week 2:

4th: Grammar Day

8th: International Women’s Day

• This one’s for the Women 🙌
• Share the wonderful women in your team or in your personal life – their personalities, their stories, their achievements
• Tag women within your industry you look up to or enjoy working with
• Ask your audience to share the women in their lives that deserve some attention

10th: Mother’s Day (UK)

March Week 3:

14th: Pi Day

15th: World Speech Day

15th: Red Nose Day

• If you’re raising money for Red Nose Day this year, share your team’s totals and the stories of how you’ve raised money
• Arrange a work fundraiser, bake-off, raffle etc or create one-off Red Nose Day goods to sell
• Get your audience involved and ask them to donate

17th: St. Patrick’s Day

• Arrange some festive decor for the office and post some pics of your celebrations
• Share your Paddy’s Day creations, be that cakes, drinks etc.
• Celebrate any Irish team members or share some interesting facts about the day.

17th: World Sleep Day

March Week 4:

18th: Global Recycling Day

18th: Robot Day

20th: International Day of Happiness

• We love any excuse for a day full of happiness, so spread a little joy today.
• Share the things that make you happy, or even a discount for your audience (to make them happy ofc)
• Tag the people or local businesses you love
• Ask your audience to share their tips on happiness or to tag someone that makes them happy

20th: World Frog Day

21st: World Poetry Day

• Ask ChatGPT to write you a poem about your business or industry

21st: World Down Syndrome Day

21st: Early Music Day

22nd: World Water Day

22nd: Beginning of Ramadan

• If any of your team are celebrating Ramadan, share some personal or cultural traditions
• Share traditional Ramadan foods or recipes
• Share any local community events

March Week 5:

25th: Earth Hour (20:30 – 21:30 GMT)

26th: Good Hair Day (created by GHD, ofc)

27th: International Whiskey Day

29th: Piano Day

31st: British Summer Time Begins (clocks go forward, wooooooo!!!)

31st: Wear a Hat Day

31st: International Transgender Day of Visibility

31st: Easter Sunday

If you’re struggling for ideas to fill up your content calendar this March, and throughout the year, get in touch and let’s chat about how we can conjure captivating content together!