2024 Equestrian Events & Days of the Year | Calendar for Equine Businesses
Get the lowdown on the key equestrian events happening in 2024. From showing to showjumping there are lots of horse shows to attend or watch this year.
This calendar also includes horse related holidays and days of the year. If you’re planning social media posts or looking for content ideas for your equine business this is a good starting point.
I’ve included a range of shows and holidays as there are too many to list them all. You might like to do a bit of extra research to see what’s going on in your local area, or to check out more events in your chosen discipline.
Click the buttons below to jump to the equestrian events in each month.
Dates are correct at time of publishing.
January Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st New Year’s Day
6th Cuddle Up Day
8th - 14th Al Shira’aa Horse Show
14th Dress Up Your Pet Day
15th Blue Monday
21st Hugging Day
26th – 28th Snow Polo World Cup - St. Moritz, Switzerland
February Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st Time to Talk Day
4th World Cancer Day
6th #ReclaimSocial Day
8th - 11th Longines League of Nations - Abu Dhabi, UAE
14th Valentine’s Day
17th Random Acts of Kindness Day
20th Love Your Pet Day
March Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st National Horse Protection Day
7th World Book Day
7th - 10th Crufts
8th International Women’s Day
10th Daylight Savings Begin (Clocks Go Forward US/Canada) and Mother’s Day (UK)
12th - 15th Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham, UK
15th World Sleep Day
17th Saint Patrick’s Day
19th - 23rd Longines League of Nations - Ocala, Florida
20th International Day of Happiness and First Day of Spring (Spring Equinox)
21st World Forestry Day
22nd World Water Day
23rd National Puppy Day
31st British Summertime Begins (Clocks Go Forward) and Easter Sunday
National Craft Month
April Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
Equine Grass Sickness Awareness Week (date TBC)
1st April Fool’s Day
3rd National Tweed Day
4th Carrot Day
7th World Health Day
9th Unicorn Day
10th National Hug Your Dog Day and International Day of Pink
11th Pet Day
11th - 13th Randox Grand National - Aintree, UK
18th - 21st Adelaide Equestrian Festival - Adelaide, Australia
22nd Earth Day
23rd National Picnic Day
24th Help Animals Day and International Guide Dog Day
25th – 28th Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5* - Lexington, US
26th Help a Horse Day
27th World Veterinary Day
Animal Cruelty Prevention Month, Stress Awareness Month, Active Dog Month
May Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st – 5th Royal Windsor Horse Show – Berkshire, UK
5th World Laughter Day
6th - 12th Strangles Awareness Week
8th – 12th Mars Badminton Horse Trials CCI5* - Gloucestershire, UK
8th World Donkey Day
12th Mother’s Day (US/Canada)
16th Horse Rescue Day
17th – 19th Chatsworth Horse Trials – Derbyshire, UK
29th - 2nd June Millstreet International Horse Trials – Co.Cork, Ireland
30th - 2nd June Longines League of Nations - St Gallen, Switzerland
National Photography Month
June Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
1st Say Something Nice Day
4th Hug Your Cat Day
5th World Environment Day
6th – 9th Bramham International Eventing CCI4*- West Yorkshire, UK
6th – 10th Melbourne International Three Day Event CCI4*- Melbourne, Australia
6th - 16th Bolesworth International Equestrian Summer Festival - Chester, UK
7th Donut Day
8th Best Friends Day
12th – 16th Spruce Meadows National CSI5* – Calgary, Canada
13th – 16th Luhmuhlen Eventing CCI5*-L – Luhmuhlen, Germany
15th Trooping the Colour - London, UK
16th Father’s Day
18th International Picnic Day
20th – 23rd Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby, Sussex, UK
20th - 23rd Longines League of Nations - Rotterdam, Netherlands
21st Take Your Dog to Work Day
21st - 23rd Longines Global Championships Tour - Paris, France
26th - 30th Spruce Meadows Pan American CSI5* Show Jumping – Calgary, Canada
28th - 30th Longines Global Championships Tour - Stockholm, Sweden
28th –2nd July CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival, Dressage, Show Jumping, Vaulting, Eventing – Aachen, Germany
Pride Month, National Great Outdoors Month
July Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
3rd – 7th Spruce Meadows North American CSI5* Show Jumping – Calgary, Canada
4th Independence Day
5th – 14th Calgary Stampede – Alberta, Canada
6th International Kissing Day
15th I Love Horses Day
16th - 21st FEI World Vaulting Championship - Bern, Switzerland
23rd - 28th Agria Royal International Horse Show - Hickstead, UK
27th National Day of the Cowboy
27th - 6th August 2024 Olympics - Paris, France
28th World Nature Conservation Day
30th International Day of Friendship
Plastic Free July, Picnic Month, Independent Retailer Month
August Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
2nd - 4th Festival of British Eventing - Gloucestershire, UK
7th – 11th NAF Five Star Hartpury International Horse Trials - Gloucester, UK
8th International Cat Day
14th – 18th Dublin Horse Show - Dublin, Ireland
15th - 18th Longines Global Championships Tour - London, UK
19th World Photography Day
22nd – 25th Defender Blair Castle International Horse Trials CCI4* - Perthshire, UK
26th National Dog Day
30th National Holistic Pet Day
28th - 8th September 2024 Paralympics - Paris, France
September Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
4th – 8th Spruce Meadows Masters CSI5* Show Jumping – Calgary, Canada
4th - 8th FEI World Driving Championship - Szilvasvarad, Hungary
5th International Day of Charity
5th - 8th Defender Burghley Horse Trials CCI5* - Lincolnshire, UK
7th FEI World Endurance Championship - Monpazier, France
8th Hug Your Hound Day
12th - 15th National Dressage Championships - Cheshire, UK
13th Stand Up to Cancer Day
19th – 22nd Blenheim Palace Horse Trials - Oxfordshire, UK
22nd Business Women’s Day and Autumn Equinox/First Day of Autumn
25th World Dream Day
Friendship Month, Read a Book Month, National Guide Dog Month, Happy Cat Month
October Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
2nd World Farm Animals Day
3rd - 6th Longines League of Nations - Barcelona, Spain
4th World Animal Day and World Smile Day
9th - 13th Horse of the Year Show - Birmingham, UK
10th World Mental Health Day
14th Thanksgiving (Canada)
17th - 20th Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill - Maryland, US
26th Make a Difference Day
27th British Summertime Ends (Clocks Go Back)
31st Halloween
Mental Health Month
November Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
3rd Daylight Savings End (Clocks Go Back US/Canada)
5th Bonfire Night
6th Stress Awareness Day
10th World Run Day
11th Remembrance Day
13th World Kindness Day
16th World Horse Appreciation Day
18th - 24th Road Safety Awareness Week
22nd Go For a Ride Day
28th Thanksgiving (US)
29th Black Friday and Native American Heritage Day
30th Small Business Saturday (US)
Native American Heritage Month, Movember
December Equestrian Events & Horse Days of the Year
2nd Cyber Monday
3rd Disability Day and Make a Gift Day
5th World Soil Day
10th International Animal Rights Day
13th Day of the Horse (US)
19th – 23rd London International Horse Show – London, UK
24th Christmas Eve
25th Christmas Day
26th Boxing Day
31st New Year’s Eve
Which events are you looking forward to in 2024?
I hope these equestrian events and days of the year give you some inspiration for content ideas. If you need help with marketing your equine business, please get in touch. I offer social media management and copywriting, as well as coaching and consulting.