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 annual event organized by the World Sleep Society to raise awareness of sleep disorders and promote the importance of good sleep.
A day to celebrate venues and businesses that have good accessibility, encouraging disabled people and their families to try something new.
A global event dedicated to raising voices in unity against destructive water development projects and promoting healthy rivers.
An annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi), celebrated on March 14 (3/14).
A day celebrating mothers and the mother church in the UK and Ireland, falling on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
An international campaign to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences, aiming to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported.
A global initiative to promote awareness of the importance of good nutrition and hydration in health and social care.
A celebration of British Sign Language (BSL) and the culture and community of deaf people who use it.
A week dedicated to celebrating and fostering intercultural understanding and community harmony through education and dialogue.
A campaign to raise awareness of the health risks associated with high salt intake and encourage the food industry to reduce salt in products.
The national day of Ireland, celebrating the country's patron saint, Saint Patrick.
A national day to raise awareness of young carers and young adult carers, promoting their needs and rights.
An informal day celebrating poultry products.
A day celebrating the power of social prescribing in improving health and well-being by linking people to non-medical support in the community.
A United Nations observance that recognizes the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations, calling for economic growth that promotes both.
An informal day celebrating the filled pasta dish, ravioli.
The date marking the start of spring, when the centre of the sun passes directly over the Equator.
A national campaign encouraging people to clean up litter in their local area, organized by Keep Britain Tidy.
An international day to raise global awareness of the issues around oral health and the importance of good oral hygiene to prevent oral diseases.
A global awareness day officially observed by the United Nations to raise awareness about Down syndrome and promote the inclusion and well-being of people with Down syndrome.
A UN observance to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems of racism, calling on people to stand up against racial prejudice and intolerance.
A UN observance to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and trees, and to celebrate the ways in which they sustain and protect us.
A global awareness day officially observed by the United Nations to raise awareness about Down syndrome and promote the inclusion and well-being of people with Down syndrome.
A UNESCO-declared day to promote the reading, writing, publishing, and teaching of poetry, and to celebrate one of humanity's most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression.
A campaign to raise awareness of the help and free debt advice available to those struggling with financial problems.