January | February | March |
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Dry January
Veganuary 4: World Braille Day 15: World Religion Day 15: Samaritans Brew Monday 17-23: Big Energy Saving Week |
LGBT History Month
1-7: World Interfaith Harmony Week 1: Time to Talk Day 2: World Wetlands Day 4: World Cancer Day 5-11: National Apprenticeship Week 5-11: Race Equality Week 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science 20: World Day of Social Justice 28-6: Eating Disorder Awareness Week |
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
1: UN Zero Discrimination Day 3: World Wildlife Day 4-9: National Careers Week 4-10: WRAP Food Waste Action Week 8: International Women’s Day 16: Digital Clean Up Day 16: Disabled Access Day 18: Global Recycling Day 20: International Day of Happiness 21: International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21: International Day of Forests 22: World Water Day 23: Earth Hour 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility |
April | May | June |
Stress Awareness Month
2: World Autism Awareness Day 5: Walk to Work Day 7: World Health Day 15: International Microvolunteering Day 22: Earth Day 24: Stop Food Waste Day 26-2: Lesbian Visibility Week 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
National Walking Month
1-7: Deaf Awareness Week 13-19: Mental Health Awareness Week 13-19: Learning at Work Week 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 18: Global Accessibility Awareness Day 19: Endangered Species Day 20-26: Water Saving Week |
Pride Month
30 Days Wild 1-7: Volunteers’ Week 3: World Bike Day 5: World Environment Day 8: World Oceans Day 10-16: Loneliness Awareness Week 10-16: Team Green Britain Bike Week 14: World Blood Donor Day 15: National Clean Air Day 16: World Refill Day 17-23: Refugee Week 19-26: Learning Disability Week 22: World Rainforest Day 26-2: London Climate Action Week 27: Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day |
July | August | September |
Plastic Free July
1-7: Net Zero Week 15: World Youth Skills Day 24: Earth Overshoot Day 26-2: Love Parks Week 30: International Friendship Day
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3: Cycle to Work Day
12: International Youth Day 19: World Humanitarian Day |
Secondhand September
5: International Day of Charity 9-14: Pension Awareness Week 9-22: Fair Trade Fortnight 10: World Suicide Prevention Day 15-24: Great British Beach Clean 18: International Equal Pay Day 20: World Clean Up Day 22: World Car Free Day 23: Bi Visibility Day 23-27: Recycle Week 23-29: National Inclusion Week 24: City Giving Day 29: Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning |
October | November | December |
Go Sober for October
Black History Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1: World Vegetarian Day 1: International Day of Older Persons 2: World Habitat Day 7-11: National Work Life Week 4: No Disposable Cup Day 10: World Mental Health Day 11: National Coming Out Day 18: World Menopause Day |
Movember
1: World Vegan Day 6: Stress Awareness Day 11-17: Talk Money Week 13: World Kindness Day 13-17: Anti-Bullying Week 19: International Men’s Day TBD: National Tree Week TBD: Trustee Week TBD: Living Wage Week |
2: Small Business Saturday
3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities 5: International Volunteers Day 7: Christmas Jumper Day |
2024 Awareness Days
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