2024 Awareness Days

As we step into the year 2024, it's important to recognise the myriad of awareness days that bring to light vital issues, causes, and moments of celebration.

These days offer us an opportunity to educate ourselves, spread awareness, and engage in activities that contribute positively to our world.

So thought I'd take a moment to highlight some of the key awareness days in 2024 that you may feel deserve attention and participation. (National refers to UK in this instance!)

I'd love to make this the biggest free community resource ever, so if I'm missing any key dates please let me know so I can add them in!

JANUARY

Jan - Veganuary 

4 Jan – National Trivia Day 

10 Jan - National Quitter's Day (The day most people quit their New Year’s Resolutions.)

14 Jan - World Logic Day

15 Jan - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday of January) #MLKDay

15 Jan - National Hat Day

15 Jan - Blue Monday

16 Jan - International Hot And Spicy Food Day

17 Jan - Ditch New Year's Resolution Day

18 Jan - Get to Know Your Customers Day #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay

20 Jan - Cheese Lovers Day

22 Jan - Community Manager Appreciation Day

24 Jan - International Education Day #InternationalDayofEducation

25 Jan - Opposite Day

28 Jan - International Lego Day

28 Jan - Data Privacy Day

31 Jan - Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

FEBRUARY

Black History Month #BlackHistoryMonth

02 Feb - World Wetlands Day

04 Feb - World Cancer Day  

05 – 11 Feb National Apprenticeship Week 

07 Feb - National Send A Card To A Friend Day

07 Feb - Safer Internet Day

09 Feb - National Pizza Day

10 Feb - Chinese New Year #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear

10 Feb to 17 Feb  –  Lunar New Year / Spring Festival (CHINA)

11 Feb - Inventors Day

11 Feb - International Day of Women in Science

13 Feb - World Radio Day

14 Feb - Valentine's Day

17 Feb - Random Acts of Kindness Day

19-25 Feb - Engineering Week

20 Feb - Love Your Pet Day

21 Feb - International Mother Language Day #IMLD

22 Feb - World Thinking Day #WorldThinkingDay

23 Feb - National Skip the Straw Day #SkiptheStrawDay

MARCH

Women’s History Month #WomensHistoryMonth

1 Mar - World Compliment Day #WorldComplimentDay

1 Mar - National Employee Appreciation Day #EmployeeAppreciationDay

1 Mar - National Day of Unplugging

3 Mar - World Wildlife Day 

7 Mar - Food Waste Action Week 

8 Mar - International Women's Day

10 Mar - International Day of Awesomeness

14 Mar - International Day for Action for Rivers 

15 Mar - World Consumer Rights Day #WorldConsumerRightsDay

17 Mar - St. Patrick's Day

18 Mar - Global Recycling Day 

20 Mar - International Day of Happiness

20 Mar - World Storytelling Day #WorldStorytellingDay

21 Mar - World Poetry Day #WorldPoetryDay

21 Mar - International Day of Forests 

22 Mar - World Water Day 

23 Mar - National Puppy Day

25 Mar - International Waffle Day

29 Mar – Good Friday

30 Mar – Black Saturday

31 Mar - Transgender Day of Visibility #TDOV

31 Mar - Easter

APRIL

1 Apr –  Easter Monday

1 Apr - April Fools' Day

2 Apr - World Autism Awareness Day #WAAD

3 Apr - Find a Rainbow Day

3 Apr - World Party Day

4 Apr - Hug a Newsperson Day

4 Apr to 6 Apr – Qing Ming Festival (CHINA)

5 Apr - Walk to Work Day #WalktoWorkDay 

7 Apr - World Health Day

10 Apr - Hari Raya Pause end of Ramadan (SINGAPORE)

20 Apr - National Look-A-Like Day

21 Apr - World Creativity and Innovation Day

21 Apr - Get to know your customers day

22 Apr - Earth Day

23 Apr - World Book Day #WorldBookDay

26 Apr - Stop Food Waste Day 

28 Apr - National Superhero Day

29 Apr - World Wish Day #WishDay #WorldWishDay

29 Apr - International Dance Day

30 Apr - National Honesty Day #NationalHonestyDay

MAY

Mental Health Awareness Month #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

1 May - International Workers Day #IntWorkersDay

1 May to 5 May – Labour Day (CHINA, Singapore)

4 May - Star Wars Day

5 May - Cinco de Mayo

6 May - No Diet Day

9 May - Europe Day

12 May - Mother's Day

15 May – Vesak Day - Buddha’s Birthday

17 May - International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia #IDAHOT

17 May - National Bike To Work Day

20 May - World Bee Day 

22 May - International Day of Biodiversity (conservation focus)

25 May - National Wine Day

27 May - Sunscreen Day

28 May - National Burger Day

JUNE

Jun - Pride Month

1 Jun - International Children’s Day

2 Jun - National Leave the Office Early Day

3 Jun - World Bicycle Day

5 Jun - World Environment Day

5 – 11 Jun - World Bike Week 

6 Jun - National Higher Education Day #HigherEducationDay

7 Jun - National Doughnut Day

8 Jun - National Best Friends Day

8 Jun - World Oceans Day #WorldOceansDay

10 Jun – Tuen Ng - Dragon Boat Festival (CHINA)

14 Jun - World Blood Donor Day

15 Jun - Global Wind Day

16 Jun - World Refill Day 

16 Jun - Father's Day

17 Jun - Hard Raya Haji - Feast of Sacrifice (SINGAPORE)

20 Jun - First Day Of Summer

21 Jun - International Yoga Day

21 Jun - National Selfie Day

21 Jun - World Music Day

22 Jun - World Rainforest Day 

27 Jun - National Sunglasses Day

30 Jun - Social Media Day

JULY

Jul - Plastic-free month 

1 Jul – Hong Kong Special Administrative, Region Establishment Day

1 Jul - International Joke Day

2 Jul - World UFO Day

4 Jul - American Independence

7 Jul - World Chocolate Day

11 Jul - Cheer Up the Lonely Day

14 Jul - Bastille Day

15 Jul - Give Something Away Day #GiveSomethingAwayDay

17 Jul - World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay 

18 Jul - World Listening Day

18 Jul - Nelson Mandela International Day

21 Jul - Get to know your customer day

21 Jul - National Ice Cream Day

28 Jul - National Tree Day 

30 Jul - International Day of Friendship #DayOfFriendship

AUGUST

1 Aug - World Wide Web Day

7 – 13 Aug - National allotments Week 

8 Aug - International Cat Day

9 Aug - National Day (SINGAPORE)

9 Aug - National Book Lovers Day

10 Aug - National Lazy Day

11 Aug - National Sons and Daughters Day

12 Aug - International Youth Day #YouthDay

13 Aug - International Lefthanders Day

14 Aug - National Financial Awareness Day #FinancialAwarenessDay 

15 Aug - National Relaxation Day

16 Aug - National Tell a Joke Day

19 Aug - World Photo Day #WorldPhotoDay

19 Aug - World Humanitarian Day

20 Aug - National Lemonade Day

26 Aug - National Women’s Equality Day #WomensEqualityDay

SEPTEMBER

Sep - National Hispanic Heritage Month (US)

Sep - National Organic Month (US)

1 Sep - World Letter Writing Day

2 Sep - Labor Day (US)

5 Sep - International Day of Charity #CharityDay

6 Sep - Read a Book Day

6 Sep - National Lazy Mom’s Day

8 Sep - World Literacy Day

12 Sep - National Video Games Day

15 Sep to 17 Sep – Mid-Autumn Festival (CHINA)

18 Sep - International Equal Pay Day #EqualPayDay

21 Sep - International Day of Peace

22 Sep - Hobbit Day

22 Sep - First Day of Fall

26 Sep - European Day of Languages

27 Sep - World Tourism Day #WorldTourismDay

30 Sep - International Podcast Day #InternationalPodcastDay

OCTOBER

Global Diversity Awareness Month #GlobalDiversityAwarenessMonth

1 Oct - International Coffee Day #CoffeeDay #InternationalCoffeeDay

1 Oct - World Vegetarian Day

1 Oct to 7 Oct – National Day Golden Week (CHINA)

1 Oct – National day (HONG KONG)

2 Oct - International Day of Nonviolence

3 Oct - National Techies Day

4 Oct - National Taco Day

4 Oct - World Animal Day

4 Oct - World Smile Day

5 Oct - World Teachers' Day

8 Oct - World Octopus Day

10 Oct - World Mental Health Day #WorldMentalHeathDay

11 Oct – Chung Yeung Festival

12 Oct - World Sight Day

14 Oct - National Dessert Day

15 Oct - Global Handwashing Day

16 Oct - Bosses Day #BossesDay

16 Oct - World Food Day #FoodDay

24 Oct - United Nations Day #UNDay

30 Oct - Checklist Day #ChecklistDay

31 Oct - Halloween

NOVEMBER

Men’s Health Awareness Month – Movember #Movember

1 Nov - World Vegan Day #WorldVeganDay 

1 Nov - National Authors' Day

4 Nov - National Candy Day

8 Nov - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) Day #STEMDay

12 Nov - Deepavali/Diwali #Deepavali #Diwali

13 Nov - World Kindness Day #WKD

15 Nov - America Recycles Day #BeRecycled

16 Nov - International Day for Tolerance #ToleranceDay

17 Nov - International Students' Day

19 Nov - International Men's Day #InternationalMensDay

19 Nov - National Entrepreneurs Day #EntrepreneursDay 

21 Nov - World Hello Day

28 Nov - US Thanksgiving Day #Thanksgiving

29 Nov - National Day of Listening #DayOfListening

29 Nov - Black Friday

30 Nov - Computer Security Day

30 Nov - Small Business Saturday

DECEMBER

1 Dec - World AIDS Day

2 Dec - Cyber Monday

2 Dec - World Nuclear Energy Day

3 Dec - International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPWD

4 Dec - National Cookie Day

5 Dec - World Soil Day

8 Dec - Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day#PretendToBeATimeTravelerDay

10 Dec - International Human Rights Day #HumanRightsDay

11 Dec - International Mountain Day

21 Dec - First Day of Winter

24 Dec - Christmas Eve

25 Dec to 26 Dec –  Christmas Holiday

31 Dec - New Year's Eve