International 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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  1. Friday 2 April 2027

    • World Autism Awareness Day

      Awareness

      World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April promotes the rights, acceptance and full participation of autistic people.

  2. Sunday 4 April 2027

  3. Monday 5 April 2027

    • International Day of Conscience

      Awareness

      The International Day of Conscience on 5 April encourages people to reflect on their actions and build a culture of peace with love and conscience.

    • Qingming Festival

      Religious and cultural

      Qingming, or Tomb Sweeping Day, is the Chinese festival in early April when families tend ancestors' graves and remember the dead.

  4. Tuesday 6 April 2027

  5. Wednesday 7 April 2027

  6. Saturday 10 April 2027

    • Siblings Day

      Commercial and retail

      Siblings Day on 10 April celebrates brothers and sisters, and is widely marked on social media.

  7. Sunday 11 April 2027

    • World Parkinson's Day

      Awareness

      A global awareness day for Parkinson's held on 11 April, the birthday of James Parkinson.

  8. Monday 12 April 2027

  9. Wednesday 14 April 2027

    • Vaisakhi

      Religious and cultural

      Vaisakhi, usually on 14 April, is the Sikh new year and harvest festival marking the founding of the Khalsa in 1699.

    • World Chagas Disease Day

      Awareness

      World Chagas Disease Day on 14 April raises awareness of a neglected tropical disease that can silently damage the heart and gut.

  10. Thursday 15 April 2027

    • International Wellness Day

      Awareness

      International Wellness Day promotes affordable, inclusive wellness practices for body and mind. The UN lists it in mid April.

    • Ram Navami

      Religious and cultural

      Ram Navami is the Hindu festival in spring celebrating the birth of Lord Rama.

    • World Art Day

      Awareness

      A UNESCO day held on 15 April to celebrate the arts and the part they play in creativity and cultural life.

  11. Saturday 17 April 2027

    • World Hemophilia Day

      Awareness

      A global day on 17 April that raises awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders.

  12. Sunday 18 April 2027

  13. Monday 19 April 2027

    • Lesbian Visibility Week

      Awareness19 to 25 April 2027

      A week in April celebrating lesbian, bi and queer women and non-binary people and raising their visibility.

    • Mahavir Jayanti

      Religious and cultural

      Mahavir Jayanti is the main Jain festival, held in March or April to celebrate the birth of Mahavira.

  14. Tuesday 20 April 2027

    • Chinese Language Day

      Awareness

      Chinese Language Day at the UN on 20 April celebrates Chinese, one of the UN's six official languages, and promotes multilingualism.

    • Hanuman Jayanti

      Religious and cultural

      Hanuman Jayanti is a Hindu festival in spring celebrating the birth of Hanuman, the devoted companion of Lord Rama.

  15. Wednesday 21 April 2027

  16. Thursday 22 April 2027

    • Earth Day

      Awareness

      Earth Day is held on 22 April each year, bringing people in more than 190 countries together to act for the environment.

    • International Girls in ICT Day

      Awareness

      International Girls in ICT Day, on the fourth Thursday of April, encourages girls and young women to study and work in technology.

    • International Mother Earth Day

      Awareness

      International Mother Earth Day on 22 April calls for living in harmony with nature and restoring damaged ecosystems.

    • Passover (Pesach)

      Religious and cultural22 to 29 April 2027

      Passover is the eight-day Jewish spring festival recalling the Exodus from Egypt, opening with the Seder meal.

  17. Friday 23 April 2027

    • English Language Day

      Awareness

      English Language Day at the UN on 23 April celebrates English, one of the UN's six official languages, on the traditional date of Shakespeare's birth and death.

    • Spanish Language Day

      Awareness

      Spanish Language Day at the UN on 23 April celebrates Spanish, one of the UN's six official languages, on the anniversary of Cervantes' death.

    • World Book and Copyright Day

      Awareness

      World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April celebrates books and reading and recognises the role of copyright.

  18. Saturday 24 April 2027

  19. Sunday 25 April 2027

    • International Delegate's Day

      Awareness

      International Delegate's Day on 25 April recognises the work of diplomats who represent their countries at the United Nations.

    • World Malaria Day

      Awareness

      World Malaria Day on 25 April calls for sustained funding and political commitment to prevent, control and eliminate malaria.

  20. Monday 26 April 2027

  21. Wednesday 28 April 2027

  22. Thursday 29 April 2027

    • International Dance Day

      Awareness

      International Dance Day on 29 April celebrates dance in all its forms, falling on the birthday of the ballet reformer Jean-Georges Noverre.

    • International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes

      Awareness

      On 29 April the UN remembers people killed in earthquakes and promotes preparedness and safer buildings.

    • World Wish Day

      Awareness

      World Wish Day on 29 April marks the anniversary of the first wish granted by Make-A-Wish and raises funds to grant wishes for seriously ill children.

  23. Friday 30 April 2027

    • International Jazz Day

      Awareness

      International Jazz Day on 30 April celebrates jazz and its power to bring people together and promote peace and dialogue.