Key dates in Q2 and Q3; sporting, religious and other events!
10th April 2018
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As we leave the winter period and enter spring (at last!), it is always important to keep on top of your game to plan in advance. With a busy summer ahead of us, thanks to 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Tour de France and many non-sporting events, marketers should take full advantage and plan promotional campaigns around them.
Shannon Dunne, Account Support Executive, has done the homework for you and has collected all the dates and details you need.
April
April 14th– Grand National
April 23rd– St. George’s Day
April 23rd– Shakespeare Day
May
May 3rd– Lag B’Omer (Judaism)
May 7th– Early May Bank Holiday
May 10th– Pentecost
May 11th-12th– Rugby Union European Challenge Cup final
May 15th– Beginning of Ramadan (evening)
May 19th– FA Cup final
May 26th– Rugby Union Premiership final
May 27th– Start of Tennis French Open
May 28th– Spring Bank Holiday
June
June 2nd– Epsom Derby
June 9th– The Queen’s birthday
June 14th– Start of 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia
June 14th– Ending of Ramadan (evening)
June 15th– Eid al-Fitr
June 17th– Father’s Day
June 19th-23rd– Royal Ascot
June 21st– June Solstice
July
July 2nd-15th– Wimbledon
July 7th-29th– Tour de France
July 8th– Grand Prix at Silverstone
July 12th– Battle of the Boyne
July 15th – Final – 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia
July 22nd– Tisha B’Av (Judaism)
August
August 6th– Summer Bank Holiday
August 22nd– Eid al-Adha
August 11th– Football Premier League starts
August 26th– Raksha Bandhan (India)
August 27th– Summer Bank Holiday
September
September 2nd– Janmashtami
September 2nd-9th– Cycling Tour of Britain
September 10th– Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)
September 12th– Ganesh Chaturthi (Hiduism)
September 12th– Islamic New Year
September 19th– Yom Kippur
September 23rd– September equinox
September 28th– Start of the Ryder Cup (golf)
Need a little help with planning? Not a problem – team at GottaBe! is always a phone call away – +44 2380 634283.