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 to celebrate the essential work of charity trustees and encourage new people to volunteer for the role.
An informal day celebrating the sandwich, commemorating the birthday of the alleged inventor, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich.
A day dedicated to improving the customer experience for disabled people and their families, with businesses committing to long-term changes.
A day raising awareness of stress management and promoting psychological well-being.
An annual commemoration in the UK to celebrate the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, marked by bonfires and fireworks displays.
A week in the UK encouraging positive engagement between different faith and belief communities and increasing awareness of the contribution of faith communities to society.
A national observance on the second Sunday in November, marking the primary commemoration of the war dead with ceremonies and poppy wreaths.
A day dedicated to celebrating adoption and raising awareness of the need for adoptive families.
A national campaign to promote the best start for babies and their families, focusing on early years health and services.
A campaign encouraging everyone to open up conversations about money to improve financial well-being.
A day promoting positive online behaviour, encouraging users to spread kindness and combat online abuse.
A day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
An international day to celebrate and promote kindness in all its forms, encouraging people to reflect on and practice simple acts of kindness.
The world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign, observed on November 14th (the birthday of insulin co-discoverer Frederick Banting), to promote prevention and management of the condition.
A UK campaign coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance to raise awareness of bullying and promote ways to prevent it in schools and communities.
A day to recognize the great contributions of philanthropy—and those people active in the philanthropic community—to the enrichment of communities.
A day dedicated to encouraging respect, dialogue, and cooperation among different cultures, civilizations, and peoples, following the UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance.
A day to celebrate what makes us all unique, marking the start of Anti-Bullying Week, by wearing odd socks.
An event focused on encouraging primary schools to teach and explore computer programming and coding with students.
The UK's biggest road safety campaign, aiming to inspire thousands of schools, organisations, and communities to take action on road safety.
A month dedicated to celebrating the lives of disabled people, campaigning for equality, and reflecting on the history of disability rights.
A week of action leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance, focusing on education, advocacy, and celebration.
A campaign to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood education and literacy.
An international observance of student activism and honouring Czech students who demonstrated against the Nazi occupation in 1939.
A UK event focusing on the history of struggle for equality and human rights for disabled people.