Canada awareness days and key dates

Awareness days, weeks and months, with bank holidays and the big commercial dates. Pick a country and the types you need, then subscribe in your own calendar.

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September 2047

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  1. Sunday 1 September 2047

    • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

      Awareness1 to 30 September 2047

      Held every September to raise awareness of cancer in children and young people, with the gold ribbon as its symbol.

    • Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

      Awareness1 to 30 September 2047

      A UK month every March that raises awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms such as persistent bloating and the need for earlier diagnosis.

    • Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

      Awareness1 to 30 September 2047

      A US month every September that encourages men to learn their risk of prostate cancer and talk to a doctor about screening.

    • World Alzheimer's Month

      Awareness1 to 30 September 2047

      A global campaign held every September to raise awareness of dementia and challenge the stigma around it.

  2. Monday 2 September 2047

    • Labor Day

      Public holidays

      A US federal holiday on the first Monday in September, honouring working people.

  3. Thursday 5 September 2047

  4. Saturday 7 September 2047

    • Parkinson SuperWalk

      Sports and events7 to 8 September 2047

      Parkinson Canada's national fundraising walk, held in communities across Canada over a weekend in September.

  5. Tuesday 10 September 2047

    • World Suicide Prevention Day

      Awareness

      A global day on 10 September that raises awareness that suicide can be prevented and encourages action to reduce it.

  6. Sunday 15 September 2047

    • Terry Fox Run

      Sports and events

      A non-competitive run and walk held in communities across Canada on a Sunday in mid September, raising money for cancer research in Terry Fox's name.

  7. Friday 20 September 2047

    • Culture Days

      Awareness20 September to 6 October 2047

      Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture in late September and early October, with free events across Canada.

  8. Saturday 21 September 2047

    • World Alzheimer's Day

      Awareness

      A global awareness day for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, held on 21 September each year.

  9. Sunday 22 September 2047

    • National Forest Week (Canada)

      Awareness22 to 28 September 2047

      National Forest Week, held in late September, celebrates Canada's forests and the people who look after them.

  10. Wednesday 25 September 2047

    • National Tree Day (Canada)

      Awareness

      National Tree Day falls on the Wednesday of National Forest Week in September, with tree planting and events across Canada.

  11. Monday 30 September 2047

    • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

      Public holidays

      A federal statutory holiday on 30 September honouring residential school survivors, the children who never came home, and their families and communities.

    • Orange Shirt Day

      Awareness

      Orange Shirt Day on 30 September honours residential school Survivors and their families, with people wearing orange under the message Every Child Matters.