February is packed with cultural moments, awareness days and light-hearted celebrations that give social media managers plenty of opportunities to engage their audience. From reflective awareness days to playful food celebrations, animated video can help brands show relevance, empathy and creativity throughout the month.
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The Ultimate February social media content calendar
Whole of February - Black History Month
In the United States and Canada, February is dedicated to recognising and celebrating Black History Month. It’s an opportunity to highlight the contributions, achievements and experiences of Black communities, past and present. Social media managers can use VideoScribe to create thoughtful, educational videos that spotlight key figures, share historical context or amplify stories, keeping content respectful, informative and culturally aware.
1st February - World Hijab Day
A day focused on inclusion and religious understanding. Brands should only participate if they can do so respectfully and authentically. VideoScribe’s library includes a selection of illustrated characters wearing hijabs, in a range of poses, emotions and situations. These characters can be customized, allowing you to adjust skin tone and clothing colors to suit your content.
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2nd February - Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day offers a light-hearted moment for fun, timely content. Create short animated videos predicting the weather ahead, explaining the tradition, or adding a playful twist connected to your industry, ideal for quick engagement posts.
4th February - World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day focuses on awareness, prevention and support. Brands choosing to participate can create simple, understated videos sharing key facts, highlighting fundraising efforts or showing solidarity, keeping messaging supportive rather than promotional.
5th February - World Nutella Day
World Nutella Day is perfect for informal, feel-good content. Create playful animated videos featuring recipes, fun facts or branded illustrations that tap into the theme without needing complex production.
7th February - National Send a Card to a Friend Day
A great moment to focus on connection and appreciation. Create short animated messages thanking customers, partners or colleagues, or encouraging audiences to reach out and reconnect.
8th February - Super Bowl
Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest cultural moments of the year in the US, extending far beyond sport into advertising, storytelling and shared experiences. Create videos analyzing standout ads, highlighting branding lessons, running playful polls or predictions, or sharing “what marketers can learn” style content. Illustrated explainers and quick social clips work especially well for joining the conversation without needing live footage or sports rights.
9th-15th February - Children's Mental Health Week
This week is about raising awareness and promoting wellbeing for young people. Create gentle, accessible animations sharing resources, tips or supportive messages. Use VideoScribe to communicate with care and clarity. Our 5 steps to mental wellbeing can be easily adapted to suit:
10th February - World Pulses Day
World Pulses Day highlights the role of pulses — such as lentils, beans and chickpeas — in nutrition, sustainability and global food systems. Social media managers can use VideoScribe to create short explainer videos breaking down the benefits of pulses, animated infographics showing their environmental impact, or quick educational stories linking healthy, affordable food to wider themes like sustainability or wellbeing. This works particularly well for food brands, public sector organisations, education providers and sustainability-focused businesses.
11th February - National Inventors' Day
This day celebrates creativity and innovation. Create animated stories about innovation in your industry, highlight problem-solving, or showcase how your product or service supports new ideas.
13th -18th February - Carnival
Carnival is one of the most significant cultural celebrations in Brazil, known for its music, color, creativity and community spirit. For brands with a Brazilian or global audience, this is an opportunity to acknowledge culture and joy rather than push promotion. Create vibrant illustrated videos explaining the meaning of Carnival, highlighting themes such as creativity and togetherness, or sharing culturally respectful greetings.
13th February - Galentine's Day
Galentine’s Day is a fun opportunity to celebrate female friendship and community. Create animated videos highlighting teamwork, customer appreciation or brand communities, keeping the tone warm and inclusive.
14th February - Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day content doesn’t need to be sales-led. Create short animations focused on appreciation, connection or customer love, from thank-you messages to light-hearted brand stories. We have a range of ready to go Valentine's Day video templates you can easily customize:
14th February - World Cinema Day
World Cinema Day is a chance to celebrate storytelling. VideoScribe works well for movie-inspired animations, visual countdowns of favourite films, or content that links cinematic storytelling techniques back to your brand.
14th February - International Book Donation Day
This is a great opportunity to highlight learning and accessibility. Create simple explainer videos encouraging donations, sharing reading recommendations or supporting literacy initiatives.
Customize this template15th February - Singles Awareness Day
Singles Awareness Day offers a chance to focus on self-care and independence. Create positive, empowering animated content that celebrates individuality, balance or personal growth.
17th February - Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the Year of the Horse, which is traditionally associated with energy, progress and momentum. For social media managers, this provides a strong storytelling hook. Create short videos explaining the symbolism of the year, sharing culturally respectful greetings, or linking themes like growth, movement and ambition back to your business goals for the year ahead.
17th February - Random Acts of Kindness Day
This day is ideal for uplifting, values-led content. Use VideoScribe to share simple kindness ideas, spotlight community initiatives or encourage small positive actions, reinforcing brand values in an authentic way.
17th February - Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday, commonly known as Pancake Day in the UK, is a popular cultural moment that blends tradition with light-hearted fun. Create playful videos sharing quick pancake recipes, fun facts about the tradition, or interactive content such as polls and countdowns. Illustrated step-by-step animations or themed visuals are an easy way to join the conversation while creatively linking the idea of “mixing things up” or “starting fresh” back to your brand.
18th February - Ash Wednesday (Quarta-feira de Cinzas)
Ash Wednesday or Quarta-feira de Cinzas, marks the end of Carnival in Brazil and the beginning of Lent for many Christians. The day is more reflective in tone, shifting focus from celebration to pause, intention and renewal. Create calm, understated videos that acknowledge the transition, share messages about reflection or fresh starts, or explain the cultural significance of the day.
20th February - World Day of Social Justice
World Day of Social Justice focuses on fairness, equality and inclusion. Create thoughtful videos that highlight commitments, share educational content or support awareness campaigns without overt promotion.
20th February - Love Your Pet Day
A light-hearted opportunity to increase engagement. Create animated pet-themed content, showcase team pets or connect the theme of care and loyalty back to your brand.
22nd February - World Day of Humility
This day encourages reflection and perspective. VideoScribe can help brands share thoughtful messages about learning, collaboration or listening, positioning your brand as grounded and people-focused.
26th February - Digital Learning Day
Digital Learning Day is ideal for educational and B2B brands. Create explainer videos about tools, processes or learning resources, highlighting how digital solutions support growth and understanding.
27th February - National Strawberry Day
A fun, seasonal moment for creative content. Create bright, illustrated videos featuring recipes, colour-themed posts or playful storytelling tied loosely to your brand.
28th February - Rare Disease Day
Rare Disease Day is about awareness, education and support. Brands choosing to acknowledge it should create clear, respectful animations sharing facts, amplifying voices or showing solidarity, keeping messaging human and informative.
And there you have it, our ultimate social media calendar for February! Have you added these celebrations to your content calendars? Let us know in the comments below and make your content creation even easier with a 7-day trial of VideoScribe or grab a subscription! 🚀
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