| January | February | March |
|---|---|---|
| Dry January
Veganuary 4: World Braille Day 9-15: Houseplant Week 15: World Religion Day 16: Samaritans Brew Monday 17-23: Big Energy Saving Week |
LGBT History Month
1-7: World Interfaith Harmony Week 2: Time to Talk Day 2: World Wetlands Day 4: World Cancer Day 6-12: National Apprenticeship Week 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science 20: World Day of Social Justice 21-6: Fairtrade Fortnight 28-6: Eating Disorder Awareness Week |
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
1: UN Zero Discrimination Day 3: World Wildlife Day 6-11: National Careers Week 6-12: WRAP Food Waste Action Week 8: International Women’s 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: Trans Visibility Day |
| April | May | June |
| Stress Awareness Month
2: World Autism Awareness Day 7: Walk to Work Day 7: World Health Day 15: International Microvolunteering Day 22: Earth Day 24-30: Lesbian Visibility Week 27: Stop Food Waste day 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
National Walking Month
1-7: Deaf Awareness Week 15-21: Mental Health Awareness Week 15-21: Learning at Work Week 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 18: Global Accessibility Awareness Day 21: World Meditation Day 22-26: Water Saving Week |
Pride Month
30 Days Wild 1-7: Volunteers’ Week 3: World Bike Day 5: World Environment Day 5-11: National Growing for Wellbeing Week 8: World Oceans Day 8-15: Team Green Britain Bike Week 13-17: Loneliness Awareness Week 14: World Blood Donor Day 15: National Clean Air Day 16: World Refill Day 19-25: Learning Disability Week 20-26: Refugee 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: The Big Listen 28-4: Love Parks Week
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2: Earth Overshoot Day
3: Cycle to Work Day 12: International Youth Day |
Secondhand September
5: International Day of Charity 10: World Suicide Prevention Day 15: Pension Awareness Day 16: World Clean Up Day 16-25: Great British Beach Clean 18: International Equal Pay Day 18-24: International Week of Happiness at Work 18-24: Recycle Week 22: World Car Free Day 23: Bi Visibility Day 25-1: National Inclusion Week 26: 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 2-6: 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 1: Stress Awareness Day 6-10: Trustee Week 6-10: Talk Money Week 6-12: Living Wage Week 7-11: International Stress Awareness Week 13: World Kindness Day 13-17: Anti-Bullying Week 19: International Men’s Day 25-3: National Tree Week |
3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5: International Volunteers Day 7: Christmas Jumper Day |
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