UK awareness days and key dates

Saturday 2 April 2022

• World Autism Awareness Day

  Awareness

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

Monday 4 April 2022

• International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

  Awareness

  On 4 April the UN raises awareness of landmines and explosive remnants of war and supports efforts to clear them.

Tuesday 5 April 2022

• 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.

Wednesday 6 April 2022

• International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

  Awareness

  On 6 April the UN celebrates the power of sport to promote social change, community development and peace.

Thursday 7 April 2022

• International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

  Awareness

  On 7 April the UN remembers the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and reflects on how to prevent such crimes.

• World Health Day

  Awareness

  The World Health Organization's day on 7 April, marking its founding in 1948 and highlighting a global health theme each year.

Sunday 10 April 2022

• Palm Sunday

  Religious and cultural

  Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter, when Christians remember Jesus entering Jerusalem and Holy Week begins.

Monday 11 April 2022

• World Parkinson's Day

  Awareness

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

Tuesday 12 April 2022

• International Day of Human Space Flight

  Awareness

  The International Day of Human Space Flight on 12 April marks Yuri Gagarin's 1961 flight, the first by a human in space.

Thursday 14 April 2022

• Maundy Thursday

  Religious and cultural

  Maundy Thursday falls three days before Easter Sunday and remembers the Last Supper.

• 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.

Friday 15 April 2022

• Good Friday (Christian observance)

  Religious and cultural

  Good Friday, two days before Easter Sunday, is the day Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus.

• International Wellness Day

  Awareness

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

• 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.

Sunday 17 April 2022

• Easter Sunday

  Religious and cultural

  The main Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. Its date moves each year with the spring full moon.

• World Hemophilia Day

  Awareness

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

Monday 18 April 2022

• Allergy Awareness Week

  Awareness18 to 24 April 2022

  A UK week in April run by Allergy UK to raise awareness of allergy and the importance of getting a proper diagnosis.

• International Day for Monuments and Sites

  Awareness

  The International Day for Monuments and Sites on 18 April, also known as World Heritage Day, raises awareness of cultural heritage and its protection.

• Lesbian Visibility Week

  Awareness18 to 24 April 2022

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

• MS Awareness Week

  Awareness18 to 24 April 2022

  A UK week in April when MS charities work together to raise understanding of multiple sclerosis, held 20 to 26 April in 2026.

• National Stalking Awareness Week

  Awareness18 to 22 April 2022

  A UK week in April raising awareness of stalking and calling for better responses to victims.

Wednesday 20 April 2022

• 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.

Thursday 21 April 2022

• International Day of Greening the Planet

  Awareness

  The International Day of Greening the Planet on 21 April is a new UN day focused on making the planet greener.

• National Tea Day

  Commercial and retail

  A UK celebration of tea held on 21 April each year, with tea parties and events in cafes, pubs, hotels and tea rooms.

• World Creativity and Innovation Day

  Awareness

  World Creativity and Innovation Day on 21 April highlights how creative thinking and new ideas help solve problems and drive development.

Friday 22 April 2022

• 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 Mother Earth Day

  Awareness

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

Saturday 23 April 2022

• 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.

• Great British Beef Week

  Awareness23 to 30 April 2022

  An annual week starting on St George's Day, 23 April, that promotes British beef and the farmers who produce it, led by Ladies in Beef and AHDB.

• 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.

• St George's Day

  Religious and cultural

  England's national day on 23 April, the feast of its patron saint St George.

• World Book and Copyright Day

  Awareness

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

• World Book Night

  Awareness

  An evening on 23 April when The Reading Agency encourages everyone to spend an hour reading, especially those who rarely do.

Sunday 24 April 2022

• International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

  Awareness

  On 24 April the UN promotes multilateral cooperation and diplomacy as the way to settle disputes between nations peacefully.

• World Immunization Week

  Awareness24 to 30 April 2022

  World Immunization Week, 24 to 30 April, promotes vaccines that protect people of all ages from disease.

Monday 25 April 2022

• 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.

• National Gardening Week

  Awareness25 April to 1 May 2022

  The RHS week celebrating gardening and its benefits, held 27 April to 3 May in 2026.

• World Malaria Day

  Awareness

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

Tuesday 26 April 2022

• International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

  Awareness

  On 26 April the UN remembers the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident and the communities still living with its effects.

• World Intellectual Property Day

  Awareness

  World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April explains how patents, trade marks, designs and copyright encourage innovation and creativity.

Thursday 28 April 2022

• 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.

• World Day for Safety and Health at Work

  Awareness

  The World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April promotes the prevention of accidents and illness at work.

Friday 29 April 2022

• 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.

Saturday 30 April 2022

• International Jazz Day

  Awareness

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