185 Ideas for September Holidays

185 Ideas for September Holidays

6 minute read

Liz Huff Senior Director, Customer Success

Monthly Holidays in September

Happy Cat Month

Happy Cat Month quiz

Piano Month

Piano Month

Sewing Month

  • Fabric Giveaway
  • Best Quilt Photo Contest
  • Sewing Machine Giveaway
  • Favorite Cross Stitch Photo Contest

Sewing Month

National Preparedness Month

  • Weekly Preparedness Virtual Event Webinar
  • Emergency Preparation Trivia Quiz
  • Do You Have A Go-Bag? Poll
  • Emergency Survival Package Sweepstakes

national preparedness month

Baby Safety Month

baby safety month giveaway

Daily Holidays in September

Lazy Mom Day

Lazy Mom Day

National Tailgating Day

  • Can We Guess Your Tailgate Personality?(turnkey available)
  • Home Tailgating Fun Video Contest
  • Top Tailgating Snacks Bracket
  • Ultimate Driveway Tailgate Giveaway
  • School Spirit Photo Contest
  • Tailgate Food Demo Virtual Event

tailgating day sweeps

International Day of Charity

  • Local Charity Give-Back Giveaway
  • Amazing Volunteer Photo Contest
  • Giving Back Charity Ballot

day of charity contest

Read a Book Day

  • Name that Famous Female Author Quiz (turnkey available)
  • A Month of Books Giveaway
  • What Famous Author Are You? Quiz
  • What Book Should You Read Next? Quiz

literary-twin-quiz

Labor Day

labor day giveaway times free press

Beer Lovers Day

  • Best Local Brew Bracket
  • Test Your Beer Knowledge Quiz (turnkey available)
  • What Kind of Craft Beer Are You? (turnkey available)
  • What Kind of Drinker Are You? Quiz
  • Tour Giveaway
  • Battle of the Beers Ballot

Beer Day quiz

Make Your Bed Day

  • Ugly Room Photo Contest
  • Room Makeover Giveaway
  • What Type of Sleeper Are You? Quiz
  • Home Improvement Giveaway

Video Games Day

  • Video Game Console History Quiz
  • Ultimate Gamer Giveaway
  • Best Classic Arcade Game Ballot
  • Game Room Photo Contest

video game day sweeps

Grandparents Day

  • Selfie with Your Grandparents Photo Contest
  • Giveaway for Grandparents
  • Are You Ready to be a Grandparent? Quiz

herald review grandparents day photo contest 1

Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day

Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day

Hug Your Hound Day

Hug Your Hound Day

Cream Filled Doughnut Day

  • What Kind of Donut Are You? Quiz
  • Donut Party Giveaway
  • Donut Trivia Quiz

ajc donut quiz

Working Parents Day

  • Work From Home Life Photo Contest
  • What’s Your Parenting Style? Quiz (turnkey available)
  • Working From Home With Kids Virtual Event
  • ‘Working Parents: How are you handling childcare without schools’Poll
  • Most Necessity Work From Home Items Bracket

parent quiz

Country Music Day

  • Best Local Live Music Ballot
  • What’s Your Music Style? Quiz (turnkey available)
  • Favorite Country Artist Facebook
  • Cutest Country Couple Photo Contest
  • Best Country Song Poll
  • Exclusive Artist Virtual Meet & Greet

Country Music Day poll

Cheeseburger Day

  • Carryout Cheeseburger Bracket Challenge
  • What Kind of Burger Are You? Quiz
  • Best Burger in Ballot
  • Battle of the Burgers Bracket
  • Name that Cheese Quiz (turnkey available)
  • What’s Your Grilling IQ? Quiz (turnkey available)

Burger Day poll

First Love Day

First Love Day

Talk Like a Pirate Day

  • Best Pirate Photo Contest
  • Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Pirate? Quiz
  • What Famous Pirate Are You? Quiz

Eat an Apple Day

  • What Kind of Apple Are You? Quiz
  • What is Your Favorite Kind of Apple? Poll
  • Apple-tastic Teachers Photo Contest
  • Apple picking Photo Contest
  • How ’bout Them Apples? Quiz

apple quiz

Pepperoni Pizza Day

  • Virtual Pizza Making Demo with Local Pizza Maker
  • Favorite Slice Bracket
  • Best of Pizza Ballot (turnkey available)
  • Which Pizza Topping Are You? Quiz (turnkey available)
  • Pizza Trivia Quiz
  • Pizza Party Giveaway
  • Win a Year of Pizza Giveaway

Pizza Day

Mini Golf Day

  • Best Local Mini Golf Ballot
  • What’s Your Golf Game Like? Quiz (turnkey available)
  • Show Us Your Putter Photo Contest
  • Mini Golf Passes Sweepstakes

Ice Cream Cone Day

  • Top Ice Cream Toppings Bracket
  • Best of Ice Cream Shop Ballot
  • What Ice Cream Flavor are You? Quiz (turnkey available)
  • What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Poll
  • Giveaway
  • Best Ice Cream Creation Ballot

Ice Cream Cone Day

Binge Day

  • New TV/Entertainment Center Giveaway
  • Netflix or Hulu? Poll
  • Favorite Streaming Service Ballot
  • Have You Binge Watched? Poll
  • Best Binge Day Snacks

hulu or netflix poll

Cooking Day

Cooking Day

Hug a Vegetarian Day

  • Best Meat-Replacement Products Bracket
  • Grocery Giveaway (turnkey available)
  • Are You a Vegetarian? Poll
  • Best Vegetarian Restaurant Ballot
  • Vegetarian Trivia Quiz

vegetable poll

Better Breakfast Day

  • What Breakfast Food Are You? Quiz
  • Breakfast at Tiffany’s Trivia
  • Best of Breakfast Ballot

breakfast giveaway

Family Day

  • Family Staycation Sweepstakes
  • Favorite Indoor Family Activity Bracket
  • Which TV Family Are You? Quiz
  • Family Fun Photo Contest
  • Best for Families Ballot (turnkey available)

Family Day

Morning Show Hosts Day

  • Virtual Meet and Greet with Hosts (turnkey available)
  • Which Morning Show Personality Are You? Quiz
  • How Much Do You Know About the Morning Show Team? Quiz
  • What’s Your Favorite Morning Show Segment? Poll
  • Best of the Morning Show Bracket

WXIN fox59 morning show host quiz

Tourism Day

Tourism Day sweeps

World Heart Day

  • Heart-Health Webinar with Healthcare Provider
  • Heart-Healthy Recipe Contest
  • How Much Do You Know About Heart Health? Quiz (turnkey available)

heart health quiz

Coffee Day

  • Favorite Coffee Flavors Faceoff Bracket
  • Best of Coffee Ballot
  • Test Your Coffee Knowledge Quiz (turnkey available)
  • Coffee Day Giveaway
  • Which Flavor Coffee Are You? Quiz
  • Virtual Demo with Local Barista

coffee day quiz
It’s time to make September one of the best months for growing your annual engagement and revenue goals. Discover even more ideas for September, October, and November in our Fall Revenue Guide now.

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