Holiday badges
Holiday badges are a record of the days you marked with music. One badge per holiday, earned once. They're free.
How do I earn a holiday badge?
- Open Gatefold on a music holiday. That's enough.
- Or spin a record that day. A spin you confirm counts too.
- The day is your own local day, not UTC. A spin you confirm before noon the next day still counts toward the holiday.
- The Spin of the Day that Gatefold picks for you doesn't count on its own. Opening the app or confirming a spin does.
- Two holidays also check the format. CD Player Day needs a CD spin and Cassette Store Day needs a cassette spin. Opening the app isn't enough for those two.
- The badge is for a holiday spin or an app open. It isn't for matching the record to the holiday.
- Nothing is taken back once it's earned.
When does the badge show up?
Badges are granted by a sweep that runs once a day at 12:20 UTC (7:20 am US Central). So the badge lands the morning after the holiday, not the minute you spin. If it isn't there yet, give it a day.
Where do I see my badges?
Kebab (3 dots) > your name (Profile), and scroll to Holiday Spinner. Earned badges are lit, the rest are dimmed, with a count of how many you've earned.
To show them to other people: Kebab (3 dots) > Settings > Public Profile. Turn on Make profile public, and leave Badges on. Then they appear on your public page at gatefold.fm/u/your-name.
Where's the full calendar?
On the Music Holidays page: Kebab (3 dots) > Settings > Help > Open Music Holidays. What a holiday does to your Spin page is in Music holidays and your Spin of the Day.
What's coming up in late 2026?
- Metal Day: Wed Nov 11
- Día del Músico: Sun Nov 22
- Ausmusic T-Shirt Day: Thu Nov 26
- Hendrix Day: Fri Nov 27
- Christmas: Fri Dec 25
- New Year's Eve: Thu Dec 31
Cassette Store Day is off for 2026, so there is no badge for it this year.