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 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.
A UN observance to recognize the efforts, contributions, and rights of migrants worldwide, promoting respect and protection of their fundamental freedoms.
A UN observance to celebrate the unity of people in diversity and encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication and the promotion of human and social development.
The day marking the shortest period of daylight and the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
The day marking the shortest period of daylight and the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
A major public holiday in the UK and worldwide, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, marked by family gatherings, feasts, and gift-giving.
A public holiday celebrated the day after Christmas Day, traditionally a day for giving gifts to people in need, staff, or those providing services.
An annual seven-day celebration observed by African communities around the world, honouring African heritage and culture.
The final day of the Gregorian calendar year, marked by celebrations, often involving fireworks and parties, leading up to the new year.