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Social Media Calendar 2026 for Instagram
Instagram loves visual and emotional occasions — and 2026 has plenty: Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, World Photography Day, Halloween and the Advent season. This calendar bundles all 39 DACH dates with content ideas and exports them as a CSV for your editorial planning.
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January 2026
- Jan 1NeujahrDE · AT · CH
- Jan 6Heilige Drei KönigeDE · AT
February 2026
- Feb 14ValentinstagDE · AT · CH
- Feb 16RosenmontagDE · AT
March 2026
- Mar 8WeltfrauentagDE · AT · CH
April 2026
- Apr 3KarfreitagDE · CH
- Apr 6OstermontagDE · AT · CH
- Apr 7WeltgesundheitstagDE · AT · CH
- Apr 22Tag der ErdeDE · AT · CH
- Apr 23Welttag des BuchesDE · AT · CH
May 2026
- May 1Tag der ArbeitDE · AT
- May 10MuttertagDE · AT · CH
- May 14Christi HimmelfahrtDE · AT · CH
- May 14VatertagDE
- May 25PfingstmontagDE · AT · CH
June 2026
- Jun 4FronleichnamDE · AT
- Jun 5WeltumwelttagDE · AT · CH
July 2026
- Jul 17Weltemoji-TagDE · AT · CH
August 2026
- Aug 1Bundesfeier (Nationalfeiertag Schweiz)CH
- Aug 8WeltkatzentagDE · AT · CH
- Aug 15Mariä HimmelfahrtDE · AT
- Aug 19WeltfotografietagDE · AT · CH
September 2026
- Sep 20WeltkindertagDE
October 2026
- Oct 3Tag der Deutschen EinheitDE
- Oct 26Nationalfeiertag ÖsterreichAT
- Oct 30WeltspartagDE · AT
- Oct 31HalloweenDE · AT · CH
- Oct 31ReformationstagDE
November 2026
- Nov 1AllerheiligenDE · AT
- Nov 11Singles DayDE · AT · CH
- Nov 18Buß- und BettagDE
- Nov 27Black FridayDE · AT · CH
- Nov 291. AdventDE · AT · CH
- Nov 30Cyber MondayDE · AT · CH
December 2026
- Dec 6NikolausDE · AT · CH
- Dec 8Mariä EmpfängnisAT
- Dec 251. WeihnachtstagDE · AT · CH
- Dec 262. WeihnachtstagDE · AT · CH
- Dec 31SilvesterDE · AT · CH
Planning 2026 on Instagram — the key facts
- 39 DACH dates in 2026: 18 public holidays + 21 awareness days for DE, AT and CH.
- Instagram highlights: Valentine’s Day (Feb 14), Mother’s Day (May 10), International Cat Day (Aug 8), World Photography Day (Aug 19), Halloween (Oct 31), 1st Advent (Nov 29).
- CSV export as editorial plan: date,time,content,platforms — dates as the skeleton, visuals come from you.
- Best time for Instagram per benchmark: evenings 7–9 p.m. — see our best-time tool for Instagram.
Frequently asked questions
- Which 2026 dates are especially worthwhile for Instagram?
- Visual and emotional occasions: Valentine’s Day (Feb 14), Mother’s Day (May 10), World Photography Day (Aug 19), International Cat Day (Aug 8), Halloween (Oct 31) and the Advent weeks. Anything that yields strong images or personal stories plays to Instagram’s strengths.
- How do I plan holiday content for Instagram sensibly in advance?
- Visuals need lead time: plan photo or reel production 2–3 weeks before the date, and the post itself on the day or the evening before. The CSV export drops the dates into your plan as a skeleton — you then attach the creative work (editorial recommendation).
- Can PostPublify publish directly to Instagram?
- Instagram publishing is coming soon to PostPublify. You can still use the calendar right now: as a CSV editorial plan for your Instagram dates — and PostPublify already publishes directly to X, LinkedIn and Bluesky.
- Public holidays or awareness days — which works better on Instagram?
- Both, but differently: public holidays (Christmas, Easter) carry mood content and greeting formats, awareness days (International Cat Day, World Photography Day) carry creative participation formats. Instagram users are active on holidays — unlike on LinkedIn.