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Awareness days you should know about in 2026
We have compiled an extensive calendar of the most important awareness days to help you plan your causes, content, and campaigns throughout 2026
Awareness days are a great tool for drawing audience attention to issues, causes, and events. Awareness days audiences to explore specific topics, research into specific areas, or create the opportunity to raise awareness and funds.
An awareness of awareness days helps your organisation to effectively plan your marketing or just get involved. With that in mind, we have put together an extensive awareness days calendar for 2026, covering the most important days, months, and weeks of the year ahead.
We’ve added hyperlinks to vital resources, allowing you to find exactly what you need in a matter of seconds. And you can use the below hyperlinks to skip to a specific month. If you’re interested in actually creating your own awareness day, check out: How to set up an awareness day.
Now, without further ado, let’s begin at the beginning.
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Awareness days in January 2026
01 to 31 January
#DryJanuary
01 to 31 January
#Veganuary
02 January
04 January
#WorldBrailleDay
11 January
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
#HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay
19 January
#WorldReligionDay
20 January
#MLKDay
19–26 January
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
#CervicalCancerPrevent
24 January
International Day of Education
#InternationalDayOfEducation
25 January
25 January
#WorldLeprosyDay
27 January
#HolocaustMemorialDay and #LightTheDarkness
Awareness days in February 2026
01 February to 01 March
Black History Month (US)
01 February to 01 March
#LGBTPlusHM
04 February
#WorldCancerDay
04 February
International Day of Human Fraternity
02 to 08 February
05 February
#TimeToTalk
06 February
#ReclaimSocial
06 February
International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM
10 February
#SaferInternetDay and #SID2026
09 to15 February
#NAW2026
13 February
Galentine’s day
14 February
14 February
17 February
17 February
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year
17 February
#PancakeDay
18 February
20 February
#LoveYourPetDay
20 February
#WorldSocialJusticeDay
28 February
Awareness days in March 2026
01 to 31 March
#WomensHistoryMonth
01 March
01 March
03 March
#WorldHearingDay
03 March
#WorldWildlifeDay
04 March
05 March
08 March
#IWD23
15 March
Mother’s Day (UK)
#MothersDay
16 March
Disabled Access Day
19 March
20 March
International Day of Happiness
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
21 March
22 March
#WorldWaterDay
28 March
#EarthHour
31 March
International Trans Visibility Day
Awareness days in April 2026
01 April
01 April
#AprilFools
02 April
#WAAD or #WorldAutismDay
02 April
International Children’s Book Day
03 April
05 April
07 April
#WorldHealthDay
10 April
#SiblingsDay
11 April
#WorldParkinsonsDay
15 April
21 April
22 April
#EarthDay
22 April
20 to 26 April
#LVW23, #LesbianVisibilityWeek, #LwiththeT
23 April
25 April
#EndMalariaForGood
27 April to 03 May
Awareness days in May 2026
01 May to 31 May
03 May
#WPFD2026
03 May
International Family Equality Day
04 May
#StarWarsDay
04 May
05 May
07 May
08 May
10 May
#WorldLupusDay
10 May
#FairTradeDay
12 May
#InternationalNursesDay
12 May
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
17 May
Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
#IDAHOT2022
15 May
#EndangeredSpeciesDay
18 May
#InternationalMuseumDay
20 May
#NationalRescueDogDay
21 May
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
#GAAD
24 May
#WorldSchizophreniaDay
25 May
International Missing Children’s Day
26 May to 27 May
Eid Al-Adha
28 May
World Blood Cancer Day
#WBCD2026
30 May
Awareness days in June 2026
01 to 07 June
#Volunteers Week
01 to 30 June
#Pride
01 June
05 June
#WorldEnvironmentDay
06 June
07 June
National Cancer Survivor’s Day
08 June
#WorldOceansDay
08 June
Parents’ Day
14 June
21 June
Fathers’ Day
15 to 21 June
Learning Disability Week
#LDAW23 and #LDWeek22
18 June
Autistic Pride Day
#AutisticPrideDay
20 June
#WithRefugees
22 June
#WorldRainforestDay
23 June
International Women in Engineering Day
#INWED25
27 June
Awareness days in July 2026
01 July
International Joke Day
11 July
17 July
#WorldEmojiDay
28 July
#HepatitisDay
30 July
International Friendship Day
Awareness days in August 2026
08 August
#InternationalCatDay
09 August
Book Lovers Day
09 August
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 August
#InternationalYouthDay
19 August
#WorldHumanitarianDay
22 August
International Day commemorating the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief
23 August
International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition
26 August
#InternationalDogDay
31 August
International Overdose Awareness Day
#OverdoseAware or #EndOverdose
Awareness days in September 2026
01 September
04 September
#WorldSexualHealthDay
05 September
#CharityDay
04 September
#NationalFoodBankDay
08 September
#LiteracyDay
10 September
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay, #WSPD, #WSPD2026
12 September
#StandUpToCancer
14 September
18 September
20 September
20 to 26 September
International Week of the Deaf
21 September
#WorldAlzheimersDay
21 September
23 September
23 September
International Day of Sign Languages
25 September
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
#MacmillanCoffeeMorning
29 September
#WorldHeartDay
29 September
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Awareness days in October 2026
01 October
#LGBTHistory
01 October
#BlackHistoryMonth
01 October
#Stoptober
01 October
#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
01 October
02 October
International Day of Non-Violence
#InternationalDayofNonViolence
04 October
#WorldAnimalDay
05 October
#WorldTeachersDay
06 October
07 October
08 October
10 October
#WorldMentalHeathDay
10 October
#WorldHomelessDay
11 October
#DayOfTheGirl
10 October
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
13 October
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
16 October
#FoodDay
17 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
#EndPoverty
24 October
29 October
#WorldStrokeDay
31 October
Awareness days in November 2026
01 November
#Movember
01 November
#WorldVeganDay
02 – 06 November
#TrusteesWeek
05 November
05 November
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2026
08 November
09 November Day
08 November
#RemembranceSunday
11 November
13 November
#WorldKindnessDay
14 November
#WDD
15 November
16 November
International Day for Tolerance
#InternationalDayForTolerance
20 November
#UNChildrensDay
20 November
Transgender Day of Remembrance
25 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
30 November
Awareness days in December 2026
01 December
#WAD2026
01 December
#GivingTuesday
02 December
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 December
International Day for Disabilities
#IDPWD
04 December
04 December
05 December
09 December
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
10 December
#HumanRightsDay
10 December
#ChristmasJumperDay
20 December
International Human Solidarity Day
25 December
26 December
Boxing Day
31 December
The above showcases the most important awareness days of 2026. Charities can use that information to stay ahead of trends, engage in the process of raising awareness, learn and reflect, and so much more. Please let us know below if you want us to include any other awareness days
Follow-up questions for CAI
How can organizations effectively integrate awareness days into marketing campaigns?What strategies increase audience engagement during specific awareness weeks?How do awareness days support fundraising and volunteer recruitment efforts?Which digital tools best track awareness day campaign performance metrics?How can HR leverage awareness days to enhance workplace inclusivity?
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