UK 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. Tuesday 1 July 2036

    • Co-op Fortnight

      Awareness23 June to 6 July 2036

      A fortnight celebrating co-operative businesses across the UK, running 22 June to 5 July in 2026.

    • Swift Awareness Week

      Awareness28 June to 6 July 2036

      A week of walks, talks and events in late June and early July to help protect swifts, a declining summer visitor.

    • Community Energy Fortnight

      Awareness1 to 14 July 2036

      A two week campaign in early July that showcases community owned renewable energy groups across the UK.

  2. Thursday 3 July 2036

    • Cycle to Work Day

      Awareness

      A UK day on the first Thursday of July that encourages people to ride a bike to work.

  3. Friday 4 July 2036

    • Action Mesothelioma Day

      Awareness

      Action Mesothelioma Day is held in early July to remember people affected by mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, held on Friday 3 July 2026.

  4. Saturday 5 July 2036

    • International Day of Cooperatives

      AwarenessInternational

      The International Day of Cooperatives, on the first Saturday of July, celebrates member-owned businesses and their role in fair and inclusive economies.

    • National Meadows Day

      Awareness

      A Plantlife day on the first Saturday of July celebrating wildflower meadows and calling for their protection.

  5. Sunday 6 July 2036

    • National Kissing Day

      AwarenessInternational

      National Kissing Day is a light-hearted UK day on 6 July, with kissing tips, surveys and stories for radio, TV and online media.

    • World Rural Development Day

      AwarenessInternational

      World Rural Development Day on 6 July draws attention to sustainable development in rural areas, where much of the world lives and works.

    • World Zoonoses Day

      AwarenessInternational

      Held on 6 July, World Zoonoses Day raises awareness of diseases that pass between animals and people, marking Pasteur's first rabies vaccination in 1885.

  6. Monday 7 July 2036

    • Alcohol Awareness Week

      Awareness7 to 13 July 2036

      A UK week run by Alcohol Change UK each July to get people thinking about alcohol and its effects.

    • Great British Pea Week

      Awareness7 to 13 July 2036

      An early July week marking the peak of the UK pea harvest, run by the Yes Peas! campaign to encourage people to cook with British peas.

    • World Kiswahili Language Day

      AwarenessInternational

      World Kiswahili Language Day on 7 July celebrates Kiswahili, spoken by more than 200 million people across East, Central and Southern Africa.

  7. Wednesday 9 July 2036

    • Group B Strep Awareness Week

      Awareness9 to 15 July 2036

      Group B Strep Awareness Week raises awareness of group B strep infection in newborn babies, held from 8 to 14 July in 2026.

  8. Friday 11 July 2036

    • International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica

      AwarenessInternational

      On 11 July the UN remembers the victims of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica and works to counter denial and prevent future genocides.

    • Srebrenica Memorial Day

      Awareness

      A day on 11 July remembering the genocide of over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995.

    • World Horse Day

      AwarenessInternational

      World Horse Day on 11 July celebrates the long partnership between people and horses and calls attention to their welfare.

    • World Population Day

      AwarenessInternational

      World Population Day on 11 July focuses attention on population issues and their links to development, health and the environment.

  9. Saturday 12 July 2036

  10. Monday 14 July 2036

    • Bees' Needs Week

      Awareness14 to 20 July 2036

      A Defra led week in July that shows people simple ways to help bees and other pollinators.

  11. Tuesday 15 July 2036

    • World Youth Skills Day

      AwarenessInternational

      World Youth Skills Day on 15 July highlights the value of giving young people skills for work, decent jobs and enterprise.

  12. Friday 18 July 2036

    • Nelson Mandela International Day

      AwarenessInternational

      Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July, his birthday, encourages people to take action in their communities in his honour.

  13. Saturday 19 July 2036

    • Festival of Archaeology

      Religious and cultural19 July to 3 August 2036

      A UK festival of archaeology events held over two weeks in July, which ran from 18 July to 2 August in 2026.

  14. Sunday 20 July 2036

    • International Moon Day

      AwarenessInternational

      International Moon Day on 20 July marks the first human landing on the Moon in 1969 and promotes sustainable lunar exploration.

    • World Chess Day

      AwarenessInternational

      World Chess Day on 20 July celebrates chess as a game that builds goodwill, dialogue and cooperation between people.

  15. Monday 21 July 2036

    • Farm Safety Week

      Awareness21 to 25 July 2036

      A five day July campaign by the Farm Safety Foundation to cut deaths and injuries on UK farms. In 2026 it ran 20 to 24 July.

  16. Tuesday 22 July 2036

    • World Brain Day

      AwarenessInternational

      A global day on 22 July that raises awareness of brain health and neurological conditions.

  17. Thursday 24 July 2036

    • International Self-Care Day

      AwarenessInternational

      A global day on 24 July that promotes self-care as part of good health. The date reflects self-care being practised 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    • Samaritans Awareness Day

      Awareness

      Samaritans Awareness Day falls on 24 July each year, a date chosen to reflect that Samaritans volunteers are there to listen 24/7.

  18. Friday 25 July 2036

    • International Day for Judicial Well-being

      AwarenessInternational

      The International Day for Judicial Well-being on 25 July recognises that the wellbeing of judges supports fair, independent and effective justice.

    • International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent

      AwarenessInternational

      On 25 July the UN recognises the contributions of women and girls of African descent and the discrimination they still face.

    • Love Parks Week

      Awareness25 July to 3 August 2036

      A Keep Britain Tidy campaign celebrating parks and green spaces in England, held over about ten days from late July into early August.

    • World Drowning Prevention Day

      AwarenessInternational

      World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July highlights the toll of drowning on families and communities and promotes ways to prevent it.

  19. Saturday 26 July 2036

  20. Sunday 27 July 2036

    • International Bog Day

      AwarenessInternational

      A day on the fourth Sunday of July that raises awareness of peatlands, their benefits and the threats they face.

  21. Monday 28 July 2036

    • World Hepatitis Day

      AwarenessInternational

      World Hepatitis Day on 28 July raises awareness of viral hepatitis and calls for a stronger global response.

  22. Tuesday 29 July 2036

    • Global Tiger Day

      AwarenessInternational

      Held on 29 July, Global Tiger Day raises awareness of wild tigers and efforts to protect them and their habitats.

  23. Wednesday 30 July 2036

    • International Day of Friendship

      AwarenessInternational

      The International Day of Friendship on 30 July celebrates friendship between people, cultures and countries as a foundation for peace.

    • World Day against Trafficking in Persons

      AwarenessInternational

      The World Day against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July raises awareness of human trafficking and calls for better protection of victims.

  24. Thursday 31 July 2036

    • World Ranger Day

      AwarenessInternational

      Held on 31 July, World Ranger Day honours rangers killed or injured on duty and recognises their work protecting nature and cultural heritage.