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 informal day celebrating the jelly bean candy.
A national day commemorating the life of Stephen Lawrence and promoting racial harmony and education in his memory.
A UN observance to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity, dedicated to the English language, one of the six official languages of the UN.
The national day of England, celebrating Saint George, the country's patron saint.
A day encouraging parents and workplaces to show children the different types of work and inspire their career aspirations.
An annual campaign that aims to give away books to those who don’t regularly read, promoting reading for pleasure.
A celebration of the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953, promoting genetic science education.
A day raising awareness of the health impacts of engine idling and encouraging drivers to switch off their engines when stationary.
A national challenge encouraging employees to spend less time sitting and more time moving throughout the working day to improve health.
An event where students take a day-long vow of silence to protest the bullying and harassment of LGBTQ students.
A WHO-coordinated event to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease, observed in the last week of April.
A day to raise awareness of parental alienation, a dynamic where a child resists contact with one parent, often due to manipulative behaviour from the other.
An international observance to raise awareness about malaria, a major global health issue, and to encourage sustained investment and political commitment to its prevention and control.
An informal observance dedicated to celebrating penguins and raising awareness of their conservation issues.
An annual event dedicated to raising awareness of allergies, anaphylaxis, and the importance of early diagnosis and management.
A campaign to celebrate the benefits of relationships between different generations and promote intergenerational practice.
A week dedicated to raising awareness of the work of guide dogs and promoting acceptance and access rights for guide dog users.
A day dedicated to celebrating lesbians, raising awareness of the challenges they face, and promoting their visibility.
A week promoting visibility, celebration, and awareness of the lesbian community.
A day commemorating the birthday of Charles Richter, inventor of the Richter scale for measuring earthquake magnitude.
An annual major international marathon held in London, famous for its fundraising and competitive running.
A day established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to raise awareness of the role of intellectual property in encouraging innovation and creativity.
A day to remember workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work, promoting the right to a safe working environment.
A day to remember workers killed or injured on the job, promoting the right to a safe workplace (synonymous with International Workers' Memorial Day).
A global day dedicated to reducing food waste, educating people on responsible consumption and disposal.