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. Monday 1 July 2047

    • Co-op Fortnight

      Awareness24 June to 7 July 2047

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

    • Swift Awareness Week

      Awareness29 June to 7 July 2047

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

    • Alcohol Awareness Week

      Awareness1 to 7 July 2047

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

    • Community Energy Fortnight

      Awareness1 to 14 July 2047

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

    • Disability Pride Month

      Awareness1 to 31 July 2047

      A month each July celebrating disabled people and challenging negative attitudes towards disability.

    • Great British Pea Week

      Awareness1 to 7 July 2047

      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.

    • Sarcoma Awareness Month

      Awareness1 to 31 July 2047

      A UK month every July that raises awareness of sarcoma, a rare cancer of bone and soft tissue, and the need for faster diagnosis.

    • South Asian Heritage Month

      Religious and cultural1 to 31 July 2047

      A UK month celebrating South Asian history, culture and communities, held throughout July from 2026.

  2. Thursday 4 July 2047

    • 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 5 July 2047

    • 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 6 July 2047

    • 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.

    • National Meadows Day

      Awareness

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

  5. Monday 8 July 2047

    • Bees' Needs Week

      Awareness8 to 14 July 2047

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

  6. Wednesday 10 July 2047

    • Group B Strep Awareness Week

      Awareness10 to 16 July 2047

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

  7. Thursday 11 July 2047

    • Srebrenica Memorial Day

      Awareness

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

  8. Monday 15 July 2047

    • Farm Safety Week

      Awareness15 to 19 July 2047

      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.

  9. Saturday 20 July 2047

    • Festival of Archaeology

      Religious and cultural20 July to 4 August 2047

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

  10. Wednesday 24 July 2047

    • 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.

  11. Friday 26 July 2047

    • Love Parks Week

      Awareness26 July to 4 August 2047

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

  12. Saturday 27 July 2047

    • National Marine Week

      Awareness27 July to 11 August 2047

      The Wildlife Trusts' 16-day celebration of UK seas and coastlines, held 25 July to 9 August in 2026.