Events & Awareness Days
What’s On: Events & Awareness Days You Won’t Want to Miss
Stay up to date with key dates, awareness days, and community events to engage with and celebrate what matters, all year round.
An observance encouraging families and communities to record and share stories, promoting the value of oral history.
The UK's largest tree planting campaign, encouraging people to celebrate and plant trees.
The national day of Scotland, celebrating the country's patron saint, Saint Andrew.
A fundraising campaign encouraging men to grow beards throughout December to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK.
A global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world, encouraging giving back after the Thanksgiving holiday.
A campaign to raise awareness of Islamophobia, challenge stereotypes, and promote positive dialogue between Muslim and non-Muslim communities.
An international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those who have died of the disease.
A UN day focusing on contemporary forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and the worst forms of child labour, working towards their global eradication.
A campaign to open conversations about grief and bereavement, and ensure those who are grieving have access to support.
A day dedicated to celebrating the massive contribution of the curry industry to British culture and raising money to support those in the hospitality sector.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development.
A day promoting the importance of reading for literacy and education.
A day dedicated to raising awareness of wildlife crime and promoting efforts to conserve endangered species and habitats.
The Jewish Festival of Lights, an eight-day celebration commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
A UN observance to celebrate the efforts of volunteers and organizations, and to promote volunteering at local, national, and international levels.
An international day to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources for food security and ecosystem functions.
Also known as Intersex Pride Day, a day dedicated to celebration, solidarity, and continued action for intersex human rights.
A day to celebrate and raise visibility for the pansexual community, defined by attraction to people regardless of their gender.
A UN observance to raise awareness of corruption and the role of the Convention against Corruption in fighting and preventing it.
An annual fundraising event, primarily for Save the Children, where people wear festive jumpers to school, work, or elsewhere and donate money to charity.
Observed annually on the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, promoting and protecting human rights globally.
A day dedicated to campaigning for the recognition of animal rights, coinciding with Human Rights Day.
An informal day celebrating lager beer.
An informal day celebrating cotton candy (or candy floss).
A UN observance to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity, dedicated to the Arabic language, one of the six official languages of the UN.