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January 2028

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  1. Monday 3 January 2028

  2. Tuesday 4 January 2028

    • 2nd January bank holiday

      Public holidays

      A bank holiday in Scotland.

    • World Braille Day

      Awareness

      World Braille Day on 4 January highlights braille as an essential means of communication for blind and partially sighted people.

  3. Thursday 6 January 2028

    • Epiphany

      Religious and cultural

      Epiphany on 6 January is the Christian feast marking the visit of the Magi and the revealing of Jesus to the wider world.

  4. Friday 14 January 2028

    • World Logic Day

      Awareness

      A UNESCO day on 14 January that celebrates logic and its place in science, technology and everyday reasoning.

  5. Monday 17 January 2028

    • Brew Monday

      Awareness

      A UK day on the third Monday of January that encourages people to meet for a cup of tea and talk, in place of so-called Blue Monday.

    • Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

      Awareness17 to 23 January 2028

      A UK week in January that promotes HPV vaccination and cervical screening as ways to prevent cervical cancer.

    • Energy Savers Week

      Awareness17 to 23 January 2028

      A January week run by the Energy Saving Trust and Citizens Advice with simple tips to cut home energy use and bills.

  6. Tuesday 18 January 2028

    • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

      Religious and cultural18 to 25 January 2028

      Observed from 18 to 25 January, when churches of different traditions pray together for Christian unity.

  7. Monday 24 January 2028

    • International Day of Education

      Awareness

      The International Day of Education on 24 January celebrates the role of education in peace, development and fairer societies.

  8. Tuesday 25 January 2028

    • Burns Night

      Religious and cultural

      An evening on 25 January celebrating Scotland's national poet Robert Burns with suppers, haggis and readings of his work.

    • St Dwynwen's Day

      Religious and cultural

      Celebrated in Wales on 25 January, St Dwynwen's Day honours the Welsh patron saint of lovers and is often called the Welsh Valentine's Day.

  9. Wednesday 26 January 2028

    • International Day of Clean Energy

      Awareness

      The International Day of Clean Energy on 26 January calls for a fair and inclusive move away from fossil fuels towards clean energy.

    • Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year)

      Religious and cultural

      Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, falls between late January and mid-February.

  10. Thursday 27 January 2028

  11. Friday 28 January 2028

    • Big Garden Birdwatch

      Awareness28 to 30 January 2028

      The RSPB's annual weekend survey in late January when people count the birds in their garden or local green space for an hour.

    • Data Protection Day

      Awareness

      Marked on 28 January to raise awareness of personal data protection and privacy rights, and known in some countries as Privacy Day.

    • International Day of Peaceful Coexistence

      Awareness

      The International Day of Peaceful Coexistence on 28 January promotes tolerance, respect for diversity and peace through education and dialogue.

  12. Saturday 29 January 2028

    • National Storytelling Week

      Awareness29 January to 6 February 2028

      A UK celebration of oral storytelling that starts on the last Saturday of January, running from 31 January to 8 February in 2026.

  13. Sunday 30 January 2028

    • World Leprosy Day

      Awareness

      An international day on the last Sunday of January that raises awareness of leprosy and the stigma faced by people affected by it.

    • World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

      Awareness

      A global day on 30 January that calls for action to end neglected tropical diseases, which affect more than a billion people.