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September 2024

(Click on above image to visit download page for our September 2024 Calendar)

• August/September - Back To School

• Harvest Festival

• Friendship Month

• Mon 2nd - Fri 6th - Zero Waste Week

• Fri 6th - National Read A Book Day

• Sun 8th - International Literacy Day

• Mon 9th - International Sudoku Day

• Mon 9th - Teddy Bear Day

• Fri 13th - Positive Thinking Day

• Wed 18th - National Fitness Day

• Thu 19th - International Talk Like a Pirate Day

• Fri 20th - Sun 29th - The Great British Beach Clean

• Sat 21st - International Red Panda Day

• Sat 21st - U.N. International Day of Peace

• Mon 23rd - Sun 29th - National Eye Health Week

• Thu 26th - European Day of Languages

• Fri 27th - World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

October 2024

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• Harvest Festival

• Black History Month (UK, IRL & NL)

• Tue 1st - Thu 31st - The Big Draw Festival

• Wed 2nd – Fri 4th - Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year

• Thu 3rd - National Poetry Day (UK)

• Fri 4th - World Animal Day

• Fri 4th - World Smile Day

• Fri 4th - Thu 10th - World Space Week

• Sat 5th - World Teachers’ Day

• Sun 6th - Grandparents’ Day

• Sun 6th - National Badger Day (UK)

• Mon 7th - Sun 13th - Dyslexia Awareness Week

• Thu 10th - World Mental Health Day

• Fri 11th – Sat 12th - Yom Kippur

• Mon 14th - Sun 20th - Recycle Week

• Tue 15th - Global Handwashing Day

• Wed 16th - World Food Day

• Wed 16th – Wed 23rd - Sukkot

• Sat 19th - World Singing Day

• Mon 21st - Reptile Awareness Day

• Mon 21st - Apple Day

• Fri 25th - World Opera Day

• Sun 27th - Clocks go back (UK)

• Tue 29th Oct - Sun 3rd Nov - Diwali

• Thu 31st - Halloween

NOVEMBER 2024

(Click on above image to visit download page for our November 2024 Calendar)

• Tue 29th Oct - Sun 3rd Nov - Diwali

• Sat 2nd - World Numbat Day

• Tue 5th - Guy Fawkes/Bonfire/Fireworks Night

• Thu 7th - Outdoor Classroom Day

• Sun 10th - World Science Day

• Sun 10th - Remembrance Sunday

• Sun 10th - International Tongue Twister Day

• Mon 11th - Remembrance Day

• Mon 11th - Fri 15th - World Nursery Rhyme Week

• Mon 11th - Fri 15th - Anti-bullying Week (Odd Socks Day Tue 12th)

• Wed 13th - World Kindness Day

• Sat 16th Nov - Mon 16th Dec - UK Disability History Month

• Sun 17th - Sat 23rd - Road Safety Week (UK)

• Mon 18th - Sun 24th - Sugar Awareness Week

• Wed 20th - U.N. World Children’s Day

• Thu 21st - World Hello Day

• Thu 28th - Thanksgiving

• Sat 30th - St Andrew’s Day

December 2024

(Click on above image to visit download page for our December 2024 Calendar)

• Sat 16th Nov - Mon 16th Dec - UK Disability History Month

• Tue 3rd - International Day of People with Disabilities

• Sat 7th - Sun 8th - Tree Dressing Day

• Tue 10th - International Human Rights Day

• Thu 12th - Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children)

• Sat 21st - National Robin Day

• Tue 24th - Christmas Eve

• Wed 25th - Christmas Day

• Wed 25th Dec - Thu 2nd Jan - Hanukkah

• Tue 31st - New Year’s Eve

January 2025

(Click on above image to visit download page for our January 2025 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• Wed 1st - New Year’s Day

• Wed 1st - Fri 31st - Walk your dog month

• Jan - Feb - Big Schools Birdwatch

• Mon 6th - Epiphany

• Mon 6th - Sun 12th - Houseplant Week UK

• Fri 17th - Thu 23rd - Big Energy Saving Week

• 18th - Winnie the Pooh Day

• Sun 19th - World Religion Day

• Mon 20th - Penguin Awareness Day

• Tue 21st - Squirrel Appreciation Day

• Fri 24th - Sun 26th - Big Garden Birdwatch

• Sat 25th - Burns Night

• Sat 25th Jan - Sun 2nd Feb - National Storytelling Week (TBC)

• Wed 29th - Chinese/Lunar New Year

february 2025

(Click on above image to visit download page for our February 2025 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• Jan - Feb - Big Schools Birdwatch

• Sat 25th Jan - Sun 2nd Feb - National Storytelling Week (TBC)

• Sun 2nd - World Wetlands Day

• Mon 3rd - Sun 9th - Children’s Mental Health Week (TBC)

• Thu 6th - Time to Talk

• Fri 7th - National Wear Red Day (Children’s Heart Surgery Fund)

• Fri 7th - Number Day (NSPCC)

• Fri 7th - Send a Card to a Friend Day

• Sun 9th - National Toothache Day

• Fri 14th - Valentine’s Day

• Fri 14th - Fri 21st - National Nestbox Week

• Sun 16th - Sat 22nd - Random Acts of Kindness Week (TBC)

• Mon 17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day

• Thu 20th - Love Your Pet Day

• Wed 26th - Tell a Fairy Tale Day

• Thu 27th - International Polar Bear Day

• Fri 28th Feb - Sun 30th Mar - Ramadan (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.)

March 2025

(Click on above image to visit download page for our March 2025 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• Fri 28th Feb - Sun 30th Mar - Ramadan (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.)

• Sat 1st - St. David’s Day

• Mon 3rd - World Wildlife Day

• Tue 4th - Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day

• Thu 6th - World Book Day

• Fri 7th - Sun 16th - British Science Week (TBC)

• Sat 8th - International Women’s Day

• Mon 10th - Sun 16th - Nutrition and Hydration Week (TBC)

• Mon 10th - Fri 14th - Healthcare Science Week (TBC)

• Thu 13th - World Kidney Day (TBC)

• Fri 14th - Holi

• Fri 14th - Red Nose Day (TBC)

• Fri 14th - World Sleep Day

• Mon 17th - St. Patrick’s Day

• Mon 17th - Sun 23rd - Neurodiversity Celebration Week (TBC)

• Mon 17th - Sun 23rd - Shakespeare Week (TBC)

• Tue 18th - Global Recycling Day

• Thu 20th - World Oral Health Day

• Thu 20th - World Sparrow Day

• Fri 21st - International Colour Day

• Fri 21st - World Poetry Day

• Sat 22nd - World Water Day

• Wed 26th - Purple Day

• Sun 30th - Mother’s Day (UK)

• Sun 30th - Clocks go forward (UK)

• Sun 30th - Mon 31st - Eid Al-Fitr (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.)

April 2025

(Click on above image to visit download page for our April 2025 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• National Pet Month (UK)

• Tue 1st - April Fools Day

• Wed 2nd - International Children’s Book Day

• Wed 2nd - World Autism Awareness Day

• Wed 2nd - Tue 8th - World Autism Acceptance Week (TBC)

• Mon 7th - World Health Day

• Wed 9th - National Unicorn Day

• Thu 10th - Siblings Day

• Sat 12th - Sun 20th April - Passover

• Fri 18th - Mon 21st - Easter

• Tue 22nd - Earth Day

• Wed 23rd - St. George’s Day

• Wed 23rd - Shakespeare Day

• Fri 25th - World Penguin Day

• Tue 29th - International Dance Day

May 2025

(Click on above image to visit download page for our May 2025 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• National Walking Month

• Eurovision Song Contest (TBC)

• Sun 4th - World Laughter Day

• Mon 5th - Cinco de Mayo

• Mon 5th - World Hand Hygiene Day

• Mon 12th - Sun 18th - Sun Awareness Week

• Mon 12th - International Nurses Day

• Sun 11th - Children’s Day UK (TBC)

• Mon 12th - Sun 18th - Mental Health Awareness Week (TBC)

• Thu 15th - International Day of Families

• Thu 15th - Dinosaur Day (TBC)

• Fri 16th - Endangered Species Day

• Sun 18th - International Museum Day

• Sat 17th - Sun 25th - National Doughnut Week (in aid of The Children’s Trust) (TBC)

• Tue 20th - World Bee Day

• Mon 19th - Fri 23rd - Walk To School Week (TBC)

• Wed 21st - International Tea Day

• Wed 21st - National Numeracy Day

• Thu 22nd - International Day for Biological Diversity

• Thu 22nd - Outdoor Classroom Day (TBC)

• Fri 23rd - World Turtle Day

• Sat 31st May - Sun 8th June - National Children’s Gardening Week (TBC)

• Thu 29th - National Biscuit Day

JUNE 2025

(Click on above image to visit download page for our June 2025 Calendar)

• ‘30 Days Wild’ Month - Organised by The Wildlife Trusts

• Sat 31st May - Sun 8th June - National Children’s Gardening Week (TBC)

• Sun 1st - International Dinosaur Day

• Sun 1st - Global Day of Parents

• Mon 2nd - Sun 8th - Child Safety Week (TBC)

• Tue 3rd – World Bicycle Day

• Thu 5th – World Environment Day

• Fri 6th - Childhood Day (run by NSPCC) (TBC)

• Sat 7th - Butterfly Education And Awareness Day (International)

• Sat 7th - Sun 15th - Great Big Green Week (TBC)

• Sun 8th - World Oceans Day

• Mon 9th - Fri 13th - Healthy Eating Week

• Fri 13th - Sun 15th – Big Wild Weekend (The Wildlife Trusts) (TBC)

• Sun 15th – Smile Power Day

• Sun 15th – Father’s Day (UK)

• Mon 16th - World Refill Day

• Mon 16th - Sun 22nd - National School Sports Week (UK) (TBC)

• Tue 17th - Eat your Veg Day

• Wed 18th - International Picnic Day

• Wed 18th – National Writing Day (UK) (TBC)

• Sat 21st - Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)

• Sat 21st - King Charles III’s Official Birthday

• Sat 21st - World Music Day

• Sat 21st - World Giraffe Day

• Mon 23rd - International Women in Engineering Day

• Mon 23rd - Public Service Day

• Mon 23rd - Sun 29th - Insect Week

• Tue 24th – International Fairy Day

• Fri 27th - National Sunglasses Day

• Mon 30th June - Sun 13th July - Wimbledon

JUly 2025

(Click on above image to visit download page for our July 2025 Calendar)

• School Sports Days

• Mon 30th June - Sun 13th July - Wimbledon

• Tue 1st - International Joke Day

• Wed 2nd - Sun 27th July - UEFA Women’s Euro 2025

• Thu 3rd - International Plastic Bag Free Day

• Fri 4th - Alice’s Day (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) (TBC)

• Thu 10th - Don’t Step on a Bee Day

• Fri 11th July - Sun 3rd Aug - Big Butterfly Count (TBC)

• Mon 14th - Shark Awareness Day

• Tue 15th - St. Swithin’s Day

• Thu 17th - World Emoji Day

• Thu 24th - National Cousins Day

• Sat 26th July - Sun 10th August - National Marine Week (TBC)

• Tue 29th - International Tiger Day

• Wed 30th - International Day of Friendship/World Friendship Day