December 2026 posting timeline
- Nov 27 to Dec 6: gift cards launch; office party and catering posts.
- Dec 7 to 13: holiday special, seasonal drink, dessert tray pre-orders.
- Dec 14 to 20: the full hours sign, Google hours, New Year's Eve announcement, order-ahead reminders.
- Dec 21 to 24: last-minute gift cards, pickup reminders, Christmas Eve closing time and reopening day.
- Fri, Dec 25: a Merry Christmas post, then nothing else. Let the account rest.
- Sat, Dec 26 to Wed, Dec 30: reopening post, then a daily special each morning, plus a New Year's Eve reminder on the 29th.
- Thu, Dec 31: New Year's Eve dinner and January 1 hours. Fri, Jan 1: brunch post.
Holiday hours posts people can read in two seconds
- Put the day of the week next to every date: "Thu, Dec 24: 7am to 2pm."
- List only the days that change. Everything else is "regular hours."
- Say "closed" in plain type, not in a festive script that's hard to read.
- Use the same design in the feed, your Story, Google and the front door.
- Post it early, then again the day before each change.
Keep December's posts consistent
The hardest part of December isn't the design. It's keeping the hours, prices and dates identical everywhere. Studio pulls dish names and prices from your menu, and the same post can be sized for Instagram, Facebook, Google Business Profile and TikTok, so one change doesn't leave an old version floating around. Make the month's posts in early December and schedule them. You can still edit any of them before they go out.
