Profitable Promotions: Promo Calendar for June/July 2010

Looking for special days to build promotions around? We've got them here — from quirky to traditional holidays, anniversaries of events and even celebrity birthdays and TV show releases. Here is the calendar for June/July 2010.

Have any to add to our list? Want to share your most successful promotion? E-mail us at NCBProfitablePromos@questex.com!

June

June 1-30
Great Outdoors Month
International Men’s Month
International Surf Music Month
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month
National Candy Month
National Soul Food Month

June 1
National Go Barefoot Day
Marilyn Monroe Birth Anniversary (June 1, 1926)
Say Something Nice Day

June 2
National Leave the Office Earlier Day

June 6
First Drive-in Movie Opens (1933)
National Cancer Survivors Day
"Sex and the City" TV Premiere (1998)

June 7
"$64,000 Question" TV Premiere: 55th Anniversary

June 14-20
Meet a Mate Week

June 16
"Psycho" Film Premiere: 50th anniversary

June 17
Recess at Work Day

June 19
World Juggling Day
National Martini Day

June 20
Father’s Day
"Jaws" Film Release: 35th Anniversary

June 21
National Daylight Appreciation Day
First Day of Summer

June 22
Stupid Guy Thing Day

June 23
Let It Go Day

July

July 1-30
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month

July 4
"American Top 40" Radio Premiere: 40th anniversary
Independence Day

July 5
Bikini Debut Anniversary (1946)
“Name That Tune” TV Premiere Anniversary (1953)

July 10
National Pina Colada Day

July 11
"The Newlywed Game" TV Premiere Anniversary (1966)

July 19
Elvis Presley’s First Single Released (1954)
National Daiquiri Day

July 21
Ernest Hemingway Birth Anniversary (1899)

July 24
National Tell an Old Joke Day
National Tequila Day

July 27
National Scotch Day