81 special events to spice up your September newsletter ideas

Whether or not they were singing for world peace, September 21st is indeed a day to celebrate and strive for peace on Earth. But that’s just one of over eighty (yes, 80!) special events we’ve compiled to inspire your September newsletter ideas.

From events that hold cultural significance like Hispanic Heritage Month and World Afro Day, to our favorite goofy unofficial holidays, like Talk Like a Pirate Day, you’ll find plenty of ways to keep your subscribers engaged in this September roundup.

Father’s Day is celebrated throughout the year depending on what country you hail from. For trans-Tasman Dads, the first Sunday of September is all about them.

• Newsletter idea: Create a Father’s Day gift guide for those who celebrate, and invite those who don’t to opt out of Father’s Day messages for future personalization.

E-commerce brand, Italic, curated gift guides for every type of Dad and included a little sneak preview in their Father’s Day newsletter.

Labor Day was created to celebrate the achievements of workers. These days, Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer as is a great time to take advantage of Labor Day sales.

• Newsletter idea: Create a list of Labor Day celebration ideas that tie in with a product (or products) that you can put on sale.

Last-minute hotel deal service, HotelTonight, targets users who have yet to make plans and shows off some beautiful places subscribers can spend their Labor Day weekend.

The Autumnal equinox on September 23rd marks the end of summer and the first day of falling leaves, pumpkin spice, knitted sweaters and all things fall!

• Newsletter idea: Get into the spirit by injecting fall colors into your newsletter, you can hint at fall product drops or an autumn sale to get subscribers excited

Austin Eastciders celebrate the start of autumn with a huge splash of fall colors and autumnal themes throughout their newsletter including a fall-inspired cocktail recipe.

Recognized for flagons of beer served by lederhosen-clad bar staff, Oktoberfest (ironically celebrated throughout September) is the world’s largest beer festival whose cultural charm has taken the world by storm.

• Newsletter idea: Share ideas for subscribers to hold their own Oktoberfest celebration, including information about local breweries and recipes for traditional Oktoberfest foods like käsespätzle (cheese noodles) and brezen (pretzels).

Don’t forget to include amber designs and refreshing language like the team at LOAH do in their marketing campaigns.

1. Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15, 2024)

Hispanic Heritage Month is held every year in the US across September and October to celebrate the influence Hispanic Americans had in shaping the culture, history and accomplishments of the United States.

• Newsletter idea: Curate a list of ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month including supporting Latinx-owned businesses, taking Spanish classes, cooking a Latin-inspired meal, learning about the history of Hispanic Americans, etc. 

2. Yoga Month

Yoga Month is celebrated throughout all of September every year and aims to promote yoga’s health benefits and a healthy lifestyle.

• Newsletter idea: Create an automated series that delivers new yoga flows for each day in September with themes like stress relief, sleep aid, muscle building and more!

3. Pain Awareness month

Pain Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness about the underlying causes of pain and help improve the treatments for chronic pain sufferers.

• Newsletter idea: Share personal stories of advocates for better pain management and tell subscribers how they can get involved by supporting charities and removing the stigma around invisible disabilities.

1. Suicide Prevention Week (September 8 - September 14, 2024)

Suicide Prevention Week is an annual week-long campaign to raise awareness in both the healthcare system and the general public about the early warning signs of suicide and suicide prevention.

• Newsletter idea: Share local or international resources for suicide prevention (be it suicide hotlines or free group meetings) in your newsletter. This could be a full newsletter feature or a simple P.S line.

2. Keep Kids Creative Week (September 22 - September 28, 2024)

Keep Kids Creative Week is a time to set aside iPads, phones and other devices in exchange for encouraging kids to create something with their own hands (or imaginations)!

• Newsletter idea: Offer a printable activities guide to keep kids creative. Activities could include indoor craft projects like making your own play dough, as well as outdoor activities like building elaborate sand castles at the beach.

3. International Week of the Deaf (September 20 - September 26, 2024)

The Week of the Deaf was first started in Rome in 1958. The week-long observance sets out to celebrate the deaf community, deaf culture, sign language and the ongoing struggle for inclusion and accessibility.

• Newsletter idea: Embed a video of some basic sign language phrases to share with subscribers. Remember, sign language isn’t universal, so make sure to choose the right language to share with your subscribers.

September 1, 2024

• World Letter Writing Day: Handwrite your newsletter intro, include it in an image block in your newsletter and share some international pen-pal websites

• Acne Positivity Day: Highlight an acne positive skinfluencer or share your own acne story with subscribers

September 2, 2024

• World Coconut Day: Promote coconut-related products or tropical holiday destinations to promote the importance of the coconut industry in developing countries

September 3, 2024

• National Another Look Unlimited Day: Encourage subscribers to take another look at items they're throwing away, to identify things that could be donated, reused or recycled

September 4, 2024

• Spice Blend Day: Share your favorite spice blend and some more popular spice blends from around the world

September 5, 2024

• International Day of Charity: Choose a charity or public service you want to support and tell your subscribers about it. You can also share more organizations so subscribers can find one to support as well

• Be Late For Something Day: Send your newsletter later than usual and remind subscribers it’s okay to stop and smell the roses

• Cheese Pizza Day: Share a kid-friendly recipe for cheese pizza

• World Samosa Day: Share an easy samosa recipe subscribers can use to make their own samosas

September 6, 2024

• Read a Book Day: Give away a free ebook chapter to encourage subscribers to read not just any book, but your book today!

• National Food Bank Day: Inform subscribers how they can donate to their local food bank

• National Lazy Moms Day: Create a customizable chores calendar moms can use to delegate all the “mom jobs” to someone else on Lazy Moms Day

September 7, 2024

• Beer Lover’s Day: Share your favorite beer or showcase a local brewery

• World Beard Day: Scruffy or well-groomed, put beards on show by making a social media call-out for a best beard competition and share the best entries with your subscribers

September 8, 2024

• International Literacy Day: Run a sale in which a portion of the proceeds is donated to support global literacy

• Ampersand Day: Have fun & use an obnoxious amount of ampers&s

• Grandparents’ Day: Share a story about your own grandparents (with their permission) to honor them on Grandparents’ Day

• Pet Memorial Day: Honor the furry friends who brought joy to your life while they were on Earth

September 9, 2024

• Care Bears Share Your Care Day: Use Care Bears in your newsletter and encourage giving and volunteering. You can even include a list of easy ways to share your care

• International Sudoku Day: Offer a free downloadable sudoku in your newsletter

September 10, 2024

• World Suicide Prevention Day: This day marks the end of suicide prevention week, remind subscribers of the resources available and how they can look out for people who need help

September 11, 2024

• Patriot Day (9/11): Share a tribute to the innocent victims who died on 9/11 and the first responders who risk their lives to save others

• Make Your Bed Day: Share bed-making hacks with your subscribers

September 12, 2024

• Chocolate Milkshake Day: Share your most indulgent chocolate milkshake recipe with your subscribers. Food bloggers can even use it as a printable lead magnet!

• Day of Encouragement: Uplift your subscribers to make an impact on their lives and encourage them to do the same

• Hug and High-5 Day: Celebrate your achievements and give a virtual high-5 to subscribers for supporting you along the way in the form of a discount coupon or deal

• Video Games Day: Include a quiz in your newsletter or share a link to a fun online minigame 

• Day of the Programmer: Remind subscribers how much of their daily lives they owe to programmers and celebrate the programmers behind your business

September 13, 2024

• Bald is Beautiful Day: Create a shout-out on social media to share beautiful baldies and post the winner in your newsletter

• Celiac Disease Awareness Day: Share gluten-free party recipes and tips to avoid cross-contamination

• Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day: Share some easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks that parents can give their kids to take over the kitchen

September 14, 2024

• Parents Day Off: Have some fun and let your kids write (or contribute to) today’s newsletter while you “take the day off”

• World First Aid Day: Share resources for local first aid training and first aid tips like what to do if someone is choking, fainting, injured, etc

September 15, 2024

• International Dot Day: Hold a competition for subscribers to get creative and make art using any medium then share the winners in your newsletter. More info

• World Afro Day: Honor this natural hairstyle as well as the culture and identity of those who wear it

• Online Learning Day: Provide a free sample of an online course you’re offering as a lead magnet to collect new subscribers

• Wife Appreciation Day: Share a to-do list for husbands that they can use to appreciate their wives today

September 16, 2024

• International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: Provide subscribers with what they can do to protect the ozone layer at a grassroots level, as well as scientific efforts they can support on a grander scale

• Guacamole Day: Share your best guac recipe and tips on how to keep it fresh at a family gathering

• Step Family Day: Pay tribute to your blended family or a step-parent who was instrumental to your personal growth

September 17, 2024

• International Country Music Day: Add a video block to share your favorite country music jam

• National Voter Registration day (US): Remind your subscribers to register to vote and encourage them to remind other people in their community to register too

September 18, 2024

• National Cheeseburger Day: Share your favorite tips and recipes for homemade cheeseburger

September 19, 2024

• Talk Like a Pirate Day: Get silly with your email copy and talk like a pirate (or risk walking the plank)

September 20, 2024

• Fried Rice Day: Ask your subscribers to share their favorite ways to eat fried rice and share the best recipes in your newsletter

September 21, 2024

• World Gratitude Day: Think of it as a global thanksgiving, and share what you’re grateful for. You can even show appreciation to subscribers by offering them an exclusive discount

• International Day of Peace: It’s no secret that we live in tumultuous times. Share links to relief organizations subscribers can donate to or promote a product that you can donate a portion of profits from 

• International Coastal Cleanup Day: Provide subscribers with a checklist of everything you need to organize a beach cleanup

• International Eat an Apple Day: Share some fun and tasty ways subscribers can add juicy apples to their favorite recipes

September 22, 2024

• World Car Free Day: Encourage subscribers to WFH today or use alternative modes of transport to raise awareness about air pollution and global warming

• International Daughters Day: Share a personal story to celebrate your daughter (with their permission) or your favorite moment as a daughter yourself

September 23, 2024

• International Day of Sign Languages: Celebrated in conjunction with Week of the Deaf, you can include a video block and present your newsletter intro in your country’s sign language

September 24, 2024

• Punctuation Day: Celebrate the little dots that allow us to communicate across the globe and stress the importance of punctuation in communication (i.e. “Let’s eat, Grandma! vs. “Let’s eat Grandma!)

September 25, 2024

• World Dream Day: Share your story of how you made a dream come true and encourage subscribers to choose today to take action and set their dreams into motion

• Comic Book Day: Share your marketing message in the form of a comic strip. Use apps like Canva to create the strip, then add it as an image to your newsletter

• One-hit Wonder Day: Share your favorite one-hit wonder with subscribers and ask them to send you theirs

• Dia de la Quesadilla: Ask subscribers to share their favorite ways to eat quesadillas and share the best responses—you can also shoutout small businesses that serve the best quesadillas

September 26, 2024

• World Contraception Day: Share tips on how to educate young people about the different forms of contraception and how to determine which works best for them

September 27, 2024

• World Tourism Day: Offer a discount travel bundle or share tourist attractions in your local area

• Save the Koala Day (Australia): Share links to organizations Aussies can support to preserve Australia’s precious wildlife

September 28, 2024

• World Poke Day: Share your favorite poke restaurants or a recipe for how to make this delicious Hawaiian treat at home

September 29, 2024

• Coffee Day: It’s almost pumpkin spice season! Share your favorite fall coffee recipes to get subscribers in the fall spirit

September 30, 2024

• International Podcast Day: Shamelessly promote your podcast! Or share podcasts that you listen to regularly and explain how they’ve helped you

With 81 events to choose from, I’m sure your September content calendar is bursting at the seams.

Remember, as always, choose newsletter topics that are relevant to your audience and will add value to your email marketing efforts.

With all the brainstorming done in advance, you can kick up your feet and take a load off. I’ll wake you up when September ends. 😉

Got better ideas on how to feature these upcoming events in your newsletters? Tell us in the comments!