There are many holidays through 2026 that you may want to wish your colleagues (affiliate) and customers a happy holiday on social media. This post will help you find various engaging holiday greeting images to share with your followers. The list below shows the main holidays scheduled for 2026. Please feel free to let me know of other major holidays so I can add them as the post gets updated.
Key Takeaways
- The article lists major holidays for 2026, helping you plan holiday greetings for social media.
- It suggests using online tools like Canva or Adobe Photoshop to create customized holiday greeting images.
- For effective images, consider common image sizes, legible fonts, and contrasting colors.
- Engagement matters, so choose holidays relevant to your audience and check your social insights.
- The author encourages sharing your own holiday greetings images and links to additional resources.
2026 Holidays and Dates
Here is the first half of the year.
First half of the year.
New Year’s Day – Thursday, January 1, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 19, 2026
Chinese New Year – Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (Year of the Horse)
Groundhog Day – Monday, February 2, 2026
Valentine’s Day – Saturday, February 14, 2026
Presidents’ Day – Monday, February 16, 2026
Mardi Gras – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
International Women’s Day – Sunday, March 8, 2026
Ramadan – Tue, Feb 17, 2026 – Wed, Mar 18, 2026 (subject to moon sighting)
St. Patrick’s Day – Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Eid Al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) – Thursday, March 19 or Friday, March 20, 2026 (subject to moon sighting)
Passover – Wed, Apr 1, 2026 – Thu, Apr 9, 2026
Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 2026
Easter Sunday – Sunday, April 5, 2026
Earth Day – Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Cinco de Mayo – Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 10, 2026
Memorial Day – Monday, May 25, 2026
Eid Al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) – Evening of Wed, May 27, 2026 (subject to moon sighting)
The second half of the year
Below are the second-half-of-the-year holidays.
Father’s Day – Sunday, June 21, 2026
Juneteenth National Independence Day – Friday, June 19, 2026
Independence Day – Saturday, July 4, 2026
Labor Day – Monday, September 7, 2026
Grandparents Day – Sunday, September 13, 2026
Rosh Hashanah – Evening of Fri, Sep 11, 2026 – Sun, Sep 13, 2026
Yom Kippur – Evening of Sun, Sep 20, 2026 – Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Boss’s Day – Friday, October 16, 2026
Diwali – Sunday, November 8, 2026
Halloween – Saturday, October 31, 2026
Veterans Day – Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 26, 2026
Black Friday – Friday, November 27, 2026
Hanukkah – Evening of Fri, Dec 4, 2026 – Sat, Dec 12, 2026
Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
Kwanzaa – Saturday, Dec 26, 2026 – Friday, Jan 1, 2027
New Year’s Eve – Thursday, December 31, 2026
Now that you know the dates of each of the holidays. Determine which one you want to share on your social media pages. You don’t need to do all of them unless you want to do it. Please keep in mind that these are the major holidays, and there are many more you may want to share on social media; please leave a comment below so I can add them next year. Thank you.
How to create engaging holiday greeting images for social media
Creating your own images will let you customize them to match your business’s brand. You can use an online app like Canva, or Snappa, Adobe Express, or use more advanced software like Adobe Photoshop. (Feel free to read a review about Snappa from a colleague of mine. Whichever you choose, you should consider several factors when creating your own images for social media.
- You want to engage your audience. Creating images is great, but you need to know why you want to create an image to share and who your audience is. Visit your social media insights and analytics for details. We have instructions on where and how to use this information. Visit your most engaged social media profile page and do some research. Each profile page has its own analytics to review. Note: You can no longer see X’s analytics unless you have a paid version.
- Determine which holiday you want to share a greeting. Not all holidays may apply to you and your followers. Choose wisely.
Holiday Greeting Images Tips
If you want to create your own holiday greeting images, keep these tips in mind.
Decide on a common image size and shape that fits most of your social media pages, if not all of them.
A square image (600×600 or 1200×1200 pixels) works well on Instagram and Facebook. But if you use a square image on Twitter, the image will show only the top of the image in your timeline. So, have the text at the top half of the image. While LinkedIn shows the entire square image, it is slightly smaller, with two gray bars on each side.
In 2026, Instagram image sizes changed, and they recommend using
Feed Posts (Portrait): 1080 x 1350 px (4:5 aspect ratio)
Feed Posts (Square): 1080 x 1080 px (1:1 aspect ratio).
Stories & Reels: 1080 x 1920 px (9:16 aspect ratio).
Profile Photo: 320 x 320 px (1:1 aspect ratio).
Carousel Posts: 1080 x 1350 px (4:5) is ideal, allowing up to 20 photos/videos.
Learn more about Threads and what I learned.
Make it a contrasting color if you want to write words on the image.
For example, if the image is lighter, use darker text.
Use images that are less busy if you want to write words on the image.
Not all images work with text; look for images with blank areas and fewer lines, so they don’t take away from the text.
Colors are important.
Ask yourself: when you look at the image, does it instill happiness or gratitude? If the image makes you feel negative emotions, you may want to stay clear.
Stock images are great attention-grabbers, but use caution.
You may get a negative response from your readers. Pick calming images for better responses. Make sure you can use the stock images before you use them.
Pick the right font.
Not all fonts are legible on social media. Check and pick fonts that work best on mobile, since many people view your posts on that device. Sans Serif fonts like this one on my blog work well for reading on mobile devices.
Review images on your mobile device first.
Some images look great on the desktop but not on mobile. Be sure to check the image on mobile, since that is where most of your followers are going to view it.
Remember that it does take time to make holiday greeting images, so, above all else, make sure it is something you want to do and spend time on throughout the year. I hope this motivates you to share your best greetings with your followers.
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