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.
Showing only days marked in UK. Tick "Include international days" to add worldwide days.
Running all month
- Disability Pride Month 1 to 31 July 2047
- Sarcoma Awareness Month 1 to 31 July 2047
- South Asian Heritage Month 1 to 31 July 2047
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Monday 1 July 2047
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Co-op Fortnight
A fortnight celebrating co-operative businesses across the UK, running 22 June to 5 July in 2026.
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Swift Awareness Week
A week of walks, talks and events in late June and early July to help protect swifts, a declining summer visitor.
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Alcohol Awareness Week
A UK week run by Alcohol Change UK each July to get people thinking about alcohol and its effects.
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Community Energy Fortnight
A two week campaign in early July that showcases community owned renewable energy groups across the UK.
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Disability Pride Month
A month each July celebrating disabled people and challenging negative attitudes towards disability.
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Great British Pea Week
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.
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Sarcoma Awareness Month
A UK month every July that raises awareness of sarcoma, a rare cancer of bone and soft tissue, and the need for faster diagnosis.
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South Asian Heritage Month
A UK month celebrating South Asian history, culture and communities, held throughout July from 2026.
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Co-op Fortnight
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Thursday 4 July 2047
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Cycle to Work Day
A UK day on the first Thursday of July that encourages people to ride a bike to work.
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Cycle to Work Day
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Friday 5 July 2047
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Action Mesothelioma Day
Action Mesothelioma Day is held in early July to remember people affected by mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, held on Friday 3 July 2026.
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Action Mesothelioma Day
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Saturday 6 July 2047
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National Kissing Day
National Kissing Day is a light-hearted UK day on 6 July, with kissing tips, surveys and stories for radio, TV and online media.
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National Meadows Day
A Plantlife day on the first Saturday of July celebrating wildflower meadows and calling for their protection.
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National Kissing Day
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Monday 8 July 2047
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Bees' Needs Week
A Defra led week in July that shows people simple ways to help bees and other pollinators.
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Bees' Needs Week
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Wednesday 10 July 2047
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Group B Strep Awareness Week
Group B Strep Awareness Week raises awareness of group B strep infection in newborn babies, held from 8 to 14 July in 2026.
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Group B Strep Awareness Week
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Thursday 11 July 2047
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Srebrenica Memorial Day
A day on 11 July remembering the genocide of over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995.
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Srebrenica Memorial Day
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Monday 15 July 2047
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Farm Safety Week
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.
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Farm Safety Week
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Saturday 20 July 2047
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Festival of Archaeology
A UK festival of archaeology events held over two weeks in July, which ran from 18 July to 2 August in 2026.
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Festival of Archaeology
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Wednesday 24 July 2047
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Samaritans Awareness Day
Samaritans Awareness Day falls on 24 July each year, a date chosen to reflect that Samaritans volunteers are there to listen 24/7.
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Samaritans Awareness Day
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Friday 26 July 2047
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Love Parks Week
A Keep Britain Tidy campaign celebrating parks and green spaces in England, held over about ten days from late July into early August.
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Love Parks Week
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Saturday 27 July 2047
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National Marine Week
The Wildlife Trusts' 16-day celebration of UK seas and coastlines, held 25 July to 9 August in 2026.
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National Marine Week

