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Stock event calendar

Stock sells months ahead of the date. Nearly 200 holidays, regional festivals, retail moments and trending commercial themes — with the day your assets need to be live, plus keywords and shoot ideas to work from.

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World Kindness Day

Event date: 13 Nov 2026

Recommended upload by: 24 Sept 2026 · Event in 51 days

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World AIDS Day

Event date: 1 Dec 2026

Recommended upload by: 2 Oct 2026 · Event in 69 days

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Event date: 3 Dec 2026

Recommended upload by: 29 Sept 2026 · Event in 71 days

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Human Rights Day

Event date: 10 Dec 2026

Recommended upload by: 6 Oct 2026 · Event in 78 days

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Dry January & mindful drinking

Event date: 1 Jan 2027

Recommended upload by: 3 Oct 2026 · Event in 100 days

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World Mental Health Day

Event date: 10 Oct 2026

Recommended upload by: 6 Aug 2026 · Event in 17 days

198 events
Happening nowTrendingGlobal · Retail & commerce

Online store & fulfilment

Event date: 15 Aug – 14 Oct 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 16 Jun 2026

Small-seller imagery — packing at home, label printing, stock counting — is heavily requested.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
60 days

Keyword pack

ecommerceonline storepacking ordersfulfilmentshipping labelsmall sellerinventorydropshippingwarehouseentrepreneur

What to shoot or generate

  • Seller packing orders at a kitchen table
  • Label printer and parcels, close-up
  • Inventory shelves in a garage
  • Blank storefront screen on a laptop
Open studio
Happening nowTrendingGlobal · Business & finance

Hybrid & online learning

Event date: 20 Aug – 4 Oct 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 26 Jun 2026

Edtech buys year-round; the gap is adult learners and vocational training, not children.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
55 days

Keyword pack

online learningedteche-learningadult educationupskillingvirtual classroomcoursetutorialstudytraining

What to shoot or generate

  • Adult learner at a laptop with notes
  • Virtual classroom on a screen, blank UI
  • Vocational training in a workshop
  • Certificate and laptop on a desk
Open studio
Happening nowGlobal · Seasonal

Harvest season

Event date: 1 Sept – 31 Oct 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 18 Jun 2026

Agriculture, farm-to-table and rural-lifestyle imagery for food brands.

Buyer demand:
Medium
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
75 days

Keyword pack

harvestfarmagriculturetractorcrop fieldfarmers marketgrapes vineyardapple pickingrural lifefarm to table

What to shoot or generate

  • Combine harvester in a wheat field at dusk
  • Apple picking with a wooden crate
  • Vineyard grape harvest by hand
  • Farmers market stall with seasonal produce
Open studio
Happening nowGlobal · Retail & commerce

Gift guide creation window

Event date: 1 Sept – 16 Oct 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 24 Apr 2026

Publishers build holiday gift guides in September — clean product-agnostic gifting shots win.

Buyer demand:
Very high
Competition:
High
Lead time:
130 days

Keyword pack

gift guidegift wrappingpresentshopping listholiday giftsribbonunboxinggift boxwrapping papercopy space

What to shoot or generate

  • Wrapped gifts on a plain background with copy space
  • Hands tying a ribbon, macro
  • Unboxing a plain gift box
  • Writing a holiday shopping list
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Happening nowGlobal · Business & finance

Autumn hiring & recruitment push

Event date: 1 Sept – 1 Oct 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 23 Jun 2026

September is the second-biggest recruitment window after January.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
70 days

Keyword pack

recruitmentjob interviewhiringcvcareer changeonboardinghandshakejob searchhrworkplace

What to shoot or generate

  • Interview across a small table, natural light
  • Person updating a CV on a laptop
  • New starter being shown a workspace
  • Job listings on a phone screen, blank UI
Open studio
Happening nowGlobal · Seasonal

Back to university

Event date: 5 Sept – 26 Sept 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 12 Jun 2026

Distinct from school: dorm rooms, laptops, campus life and student budgeting all sell.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
85 days

Keyword pack

universitystudent lifecampusdorm roomlecture hallstudystudent budgetfresherslaptophigher education

What to shoot or generate

  • Student unpacking boxes in a dorm room
  • Lecture hall from the back rows
  • Study desk with notes and coffee, overhead
  • Group of students walking a campus path
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Happening nowUS & Canada · Awareness

Hispanic Heritage Month

Event date: 15 Sept – 15 Oct 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 7 Jul 2026

Corporate DEI campaigns with limited authentic supply — culture, food and family.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Low
Lead time:
70 days

Keyword pack

hispanic heritagelatino familylatin culturehispanic communitytraditional dancelatin foodheritage celebrationbilinguallatina professional

What to shoot or generate

  • Multi-generational Latino family meal
  • Traditional dance costume detail
  • Latina professional in a modern office
  • Neighbourhood cultural street festival
Open studio
Happening nowGlobal · Business & finance

Q4 business planning

Event date: 15 Sept – 15 Oct 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 7 Jul 2026

Corporate reports, forecasts and strategy meetings — evergreen business demand peaks.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
70 days

Keyword pack

business planningquarterly reportstrategy meetingfinancial forecastteam meetingoffice collaborationdata analysiswhiteboardkpigrowth chart

What to shoot or generate

  • Team reviewing charts on a whiteboard
  • Laptop with a generic dashboard, blank UI
  • Executive presenting to a boardroom
  • Printed report and coffee on a desk
Open studio
Happening nowTrendingGlobal · Business & finance

Digital nomad & workation

Event date: 15 Sept – 14 Nov 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 17 Jul 2026

Visa schemes keep launching; buyers want laptop-and-location imagery that still looks like work.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
60 days

Keyword pack

digital nomadworkationremote workercoworkinglaptop travelvisabeach officefreelancerflexible workabroad

What to shoot or generate

  • Laptop on a balcony table with a sea view
  • Coworking space with people at desks
  • Passport, laptop and coffee flat lay
  • Video call from a rental apartment
Open studio
Happening nowEurope · Sports & culture

Oktoberfest

Event date: 20 Sept – 6 Oct 2026 · Event is today

Recommended upload-by date was 7 Jul 2026

Beer, pretzels and traditional dress; keep all brewery marks out of frame.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
75 days

Keyword pack

oktoberfestbeer festivalpretzelbavariadirndllederhosenbeer muggerman foodfestival tentautumn festival

What to shoot or generate

  • Beer steins raised in a toast, unbranded
  • Pretzel and sausage board styled rustically
  • Traditional Bavarian dress detail
  • Festival tent atmosphere with warm lights
Open studio
Too late this yearAsia · Holiday

Mid-Autumn Festival

Event date: 25 Sept 2026 · Event in 2 days

Recommended upload-by date was 17 Jun 2026

Mooncake gifting is a multi-billion retail season across China and Southeast Asia.

Buyer demand:
Very high
Competition:
Medium
Lead time:
100 days

Keyword pack

mid autumn festivalmooncakelanternfull moonfamily reunionchinese festivaltea ceremonygift boxautumncelebration

What to shoot or generate

  • Mooncake sliced to show the filling, macro
  • Red lanterns against a night sky with full moon
  • Family sharing tea and mooncakes
  • Gift box of mooncakes on a plain surface
Open studio
Too late this yearAsia · Holiday

Chuseok (Korean harvest)

Event date: 25 Sept 2026 · Event in 2 days

Recommended upload-by date was 22 Jun 2026

Korean gifting and food brands buy heavily; supply is far thinner than for Lunar New Year.

Buyer demand:
High
Competition:
Low
Lead time:
95 days

Keyword pack

chuseokkorean holidaysongpyeonhanbokharvest festivalfamily gatheringgift setkorean foodautumntradition

What to shoot or generate

  • Songpyeon rice cakes arranged on a wooden tray
  • Hanbok detail in soft light
  • Family preparing food together in a kitchen
  • Traditional gift set wrapped in cloth
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How to use the calendar

  1. 1. Work backwards. Buyers license imagery weeks or months before the date. Each card shows a submit-by date that already includes review time and the indexing delay on Adobe Stock and Shutterstock.
  2. 2. Pick low-competition wins. Very-high-demand moments like Christmas are saturated. Events marked low competition — Hanukkah, disability inclusion, men's health, small business — convert far better per upload.
  3. 3. Star your shortlist. Starred events are saved in your browser and export to CSV or TXT so you can plan a shoot schedule.
  4. 4. Hand off to the other tools. Send an event straight to the prompt generator to create AI concepts, or copy the keyword pack into the metadata studio.