Marketing Event Calendar for February: 85+ Ideas & Great Email Examples

Although February is the shortest month of the year, marketers start getting ready for it in early January at the least. The reason for being such an early bird in terms of email marketing ideas is Valentine’s Day: Inboxes will be flooded with love-celebrating emails throughout the month. But there are way more opportunities to generate interest in your brand and boost additional revenue during the second month of the year.

To help you plan, let’s take a look at some February email content ideas beyond Valentine’s Day.

Day Holidays and Events to Look for in February 2022

Feb 1

Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year);

Saint Brigid's Day (Ireland);

World Hijab Day;

National Freedom Day (US);

National Baked Alaska Day.

Feb 2

World Wetlands Day;

Agriculture Day (Thailand);

Marmot Day (Alaska);

Constitution Day (Philippines);

Day of Youth (Azerbaijan);

Candles Day (Estonia);

Groundhog Day.

Feb 3

Setsubun (Japan);

Veteran's Day (Thailand);

National Carrot Day (US);

Harry Potter Book Night.

Feb 4

World Cancer Day;

Rosa Parks Day (US);

Homemade Soup Day (US);

Winter Olympics 2022.

Feb 5

World Nutella Day;

Pisco Sour Day (Peru);

National Weatherperson's Day (US).

Feb 6

National Frozen Yogurt Day (US);

Waitangi Day (New Zealand);

Bob Marley Day.

Feb 7

Constitution Day (first Monday of February) (Mexico);

Saint Mel's Day (Ireland);

Independence Day (Grenada);

Northern Territories Day (Japan);

Charles Dickens Day.

Feb 8

Propose Day;

Culture Day (Slovenia);

Safer Internet Day;

Science Day (Russia);

Sports Day (second Tuesday of February), (Qatar).

Feb 9

Civil Aviation Day (Russia);

Food Freedom Day (Canada).

Feb 10

Diplomatic Employee Day (Russia);

World Pulses Day.

Feb 11

International Day of Women & Girls in Science;

National Foundation Day (Japan);

Youth Day (Cameroon);

Inventors' Day (US);

Animal Feeding Day (Poland).

Feb 12

Darwin Day;

Lincoln's Birthday;

National Freedom to Marry Day (US);

Youth Day (Venezuela).

Feb 13

International Condom Day;

World Radio Day;

Children's Day (Myanmar);

National Tortellini Day (US);

Trndez (Armenia);

World Marriage Day (second Sunday of February);

Mother's Day (second Sunday of February), (Norway);

Autism Sunday (second Sunday of February).

Feb 14

International Book Giving Day;

Valentine's Day.

Feb 15

National Day (Serbia);

Shrove Monday (German-speaking countries);

Singles Awareness Day;

Nirvana Day, (East Asia).

Feb 16

National Almond Day (US).

Feb 17

Random Acts of Kindness Day (US);

Global Information Governance Day;

No Smoking Day (Ireland).

Feb 19

Democracy Day (Nepal);

Army Day (Mexico);

Ornithologist Day (Russia);

Book Giving Day (Armenia);

National Chocolate Mint Day (US).

Feb 20

World Day of Social Justice;

National Cherry Pie Day (US).

Feb 21

International Mother Language Day;

Family Day (third Monday of February), (Canada);

President's Day (third Monday of February);

International Tourist Guide Day;

February Half Term Holiday.

Feb 22

World Thinking Day;

Cat Day (Japan).

Feb 23

Emperor's Birthday (Japan);

National Banana Bread Day (US).

Feb 24

Independence Day (Estonia);

Engineer's Day (Iran);

National Artist Day (Thailand);

Flag Day (Mexico);

Dragobete (Romania).

Feb 25

Radio Day (Thailand).

Feb 26

Pistachio Day (US).

Feb 27

World NGO Day;

Anosmia Awareness Day;

International Polar Bear Day;

Doctors' Day (Vietnam);

Pokemon Day.

Feb 28

National Science Day (India);

Teachers' Day (Arab countries);

Andalusia Day (Spain);

Culture Day (Finland).

9 Tips to Improve Your February Marketing Campaigns

As you can see there are tons of opportunities to connect: you can choose any event applicable for your business and run a promo campaign or publish a corresponding social media post.

However, I do recognize that most brands would foster the efforts to February 14 anyway, so I’ve come up with several February newsletter ideas to simplify the Survive-Valentine’s-Day challenge for all of you creative folks out there. Which doesn’t mean, of course, that these techniques can’t be used for other events.

1. Pick up the right template.

If you don't have your own template or are looking for new design, select the free HTML template at one of these platforms. You can also choose them in our drag-and-drop editor and edit right here. You don't have to deal with HTML code. Drag or remove blocks and structures in one click, add different elements like CTA, video, emoji, and preview your ready February emails on desktop and mobile straight in the editor.

2. Write an appealing subject line.

Any email starts with a subject line, and holiday campaigns are no exception. However, the topic is so big and we have so much to tell about it that we’ve created a separate article on Valentine's Day subject lines alone.

Spoiler: VALENTINE’S DAY SALE. 100% OFF isn’t the only option.

In case you're stuck with leap year subject lines, try using one of email subject line generators. Don't expect them to solve all of your problems though. Generators typically give you the most common variations but at least you'll know which direction to move in.

3. Run a contest on social media.

People like social media, and contests that are run there are often easy to participate in. Usually, you only need to give a page a follow and tag a friend on the contest post. Images with corresponding hashtags will drive page views and generate a lot of shares on social media.

As a result, you'll have good engagement (provided your contest is at least somehow interesting) and much user-generated content that you'll be able to use in further campaigns.

4. Start a competition with a prize for two.

Although marketers have been trying to make Valentine’s Day an inclusive holiday celebrated regardless of the relationship status, it remains the big day for couples rather than singles. So when asking your audience to participate in a contest or challenge with a prize for two, avoid using the words partner, sweetheart, so that anyone can become the second winner: friend, parent, colleague, etc. The idea is to celebrate love and appreciation in all forms.

5. Get social media backup.

Spread the word across all the available channels. People from your Facebook or Instagram community may not be subscribed to your campaigns yet, they would like to know if you’re up on something interesting.

6. Send web push reminders.

To ensure your offer gets in front of people’s eyes, send a web push notification with a brief description of the offer. While the email may be lost somewhere in Inbox, a web push is hard to remain unnoticed.

7. Run an offline event for the local community.

It may be a thematic brunch, garage sale, any kind of contest, non-profit activities, etc. Letting people commit beyond purchases builds stronger brand loyalty and makes people feel part of something bigger than just a sale.

In 2022, such an activity may be hard to implement due to the lockdown-forced restrictions. However, online meals or board games have become commonplace so you can share the same experience the digital way.

8. Say thank you.

If you aren’t planning to introduce any thematic products or run a special campaign yet still want to remind of your existence, send a thank you email. Stick to maximum text and CTAs, and simple and clear design.

9. Include a quiz.

Gamification is one of the biggest marketing trends of recent years. As the holiday spirit is spreading, excitement and buying drive are growing as well. A simple quiz on the website or in the email would deliver a bit of entertaining vibes and generate more clicks.

For more useful tips and strategies see 4 Steps to Creating Valentine's Day Emails Your Readers Will Love. The article contains even more examples and detailed guidelines on how to ace Valentine’s campaigns this season.

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Thinking outside of the box and looking for opportunities are pieces of advice that never get old. Little known holidays and events can make awesome opportunities to have fun with your audience. People definitely expect many campaigns on February 14, but bet they’d be surprised to know about World Thinking Day or Crepe Day. Unexpected campaigns would help raise additional brand awareness alongside standard February email marketing ideas, so don’t miss a chance to speak up.