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.
A campaign by the Marine Conservation Society to clean beaches across the UK and collect data on marine litter to inform policy.
A UN observance dedicated to highlighting the gender pay gap and raising awareness of the need for equal pay for work of equal value.
A global celebration of Afro hair, culture, and identity, promoting acceptance and self-love.
An informal parodic holiday encouraging people to talk like a pirate for the entire day.
A campaign encouraging the public to collect tree seeds to grow new trees, promoting conservation and forestry.
A global social action programme aimed at combating the global solid waste problem, encouraging community clean-up events.
An annual week encouraging people to learn about the importance of responsible forest management and choose products certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
The holiest day of the year in Judaism (Day of Atonement), observed by fasting, intensive prayer, and seeking forgiveness.
A week focused on promoting inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging across all sectors globally.
A UN observance dedicated to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples, observing a 24-hour period of non-violence and cease-fire.
A week promoting Deaf culture and human rights, culminating in the International Day of Sign Languages.
A week dedicated to putting happiness at the top of the agenda in the workplace, celebrating employee well-being and positive culture.
A UK campaign to promote the importance of eye health and the need for regular eye tests.
A national campaign encouraging the public to recycle more and highlighting the importance of correct recycling practices.
A day to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, focusing on stigma and the need for support.
A global event encouraging people to give up their cars for a day, highlighting the benefits of walking, cycling, and public transport.
The date marking the start of autumn, when the centre of the sun passes directly over the Equator and day and night are of nearly equal length.
An awareness day celebrating the bisexual community, recognizing and celebrating bisexual people, their history, and culture.
A UN observance to raise awareness of sign languages and strengthen the status of sign languages for the deaf community globally.
A UK campaign encouraging people to celebrate the fun of fitness and promote physical activity.
A day encouraging people to use social media for positivity, kindness, and to amplify good causes, rather than for negativity or trolling.
Macmillan Cancer Support’s largest annual fundraising event, encouraging people to host a coffee morning to raise money for people living with cancer.
A celebration of linguistic diversity across Europe, encouraging language learning and intercultural understanding.
A global celebration of the world’s waterways, aiming to raise awareness of their importance and promote better stewardship.
A UN observance to raise awareness of the importance of the issue and promote global efforts toward reducing food loss and waste.