Welcome to the Little Owls Resources Special Dates Calendar for EYFS and primary schools. Our calendar highlights important festivals, celebrations and awareness days throughout the year, helping Early Years practitioners plan engaging seasonal learning opportunities.

On this page you can download our free printable special dates calendars for every month of the year. Simply click on the calendar image to visit the download page. You can access them once you become a ‘FREE Access’ Member. These calendars include key awareness days and events commonly used in nurseries, preschools, childminding settings and KS1 classrooms.

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March 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our March 2026 Calendar)

• Tue 17th Feb - Wed 18th Mar - Ramadan (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.)

• Sun 1st - St. David’s Day

• Tue 3rd - World Wildlife Day

• Wed 4th - Holi

• Thu 5th - World Book Day

• Fri 6th - Sun 15th - British Science Week

• Sun 8th - International Women’s Day

• Mon 9th - Sun 15th - Healthcare Science Week

• Thu 12th - World Kidney Day

• Fri 13th - World Sleep Day

• Sun 15th - Mother’s Day (UK)

• Mon 16th - Sun 22nd - Nutrition and Hydration Week

• Mon 16th - Sun 22nd - Neurodiversity Celebration Week

• Tue 17th - St. Patrick’s Day

• Wed 18th - Global Recycling Day

• Thu 19th - Fri 20th - Eid Al-Fitr (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.)

• Fri 20th - World Oral Health Day

• Fri 20th - World Sparrow Day

• Fri 20th - Red Nose Day

• Sat 21st - International Colour Day

• Sat 21st - World Poetry Day

• Sun 22nd - World Water Day

• Mon 23rd - Sun 29th - Shakespeare Week

• Thu 26th - Purple Day

• Sun 29th - Clocks go forward (UK)

April 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our April 2026 Calendar)

• National Pet Month (UK)

• World Autism Acceptance Month

• *Spring Break Activities*

• Wed 1st - April Fools’ Day

• Wed 1st - Thu 9th April - Passover

• Thu 2nd - International Children’s Book Day

• Thu 2nd - World Autism Awareness Day

• Fri 3rd - Mon 6th - Easter

• Tue 7th - World Health Day

• Thu 9th - National Unicorn Day

• Fri 10th - Siblings Day

• Wed 22nd - Earth Day

• Thu 23rd - St. George’s Day

• Thu 23rd - Shakespeare Day

• Sat 25th - World Penguin Day

• Wed 29th - International Dance Day

May 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our May 2026 Calendar)

• National Walking Month

• Sun 3rd - World Laughter Day

• Tue 5th - Cinco de Mayo

• Tue 5th - World Hand Hygiene Day

• Thu 7th - Outdoor Classroom Day

• Fri 8th - VE Day

• Sat 16th - Sun 24th- National Doughnut Week (in aid of The Children’s Trust)

• Sun 10th - National Children’s Day UK

• Mon 11th - Sun 17th - Sun Awareness Week

• Mon 11th - Sun 17th - Mental Health Awareness Week

• Tue 12th - International Nurses Day

• Tue 12th - Sat 16th - Eurovision Song Contest

• Fri 15th - International Day of Families

• Fri 15th - Endangered Species Day

• Mon 18th - International Museum Day

• Mon 18th - Fri 22nd - Walk To School Week

• Wed 20th - World Bee Day

• Wed 20th - National Numeracy Day

• Thu 21st - International Tea Day

• Fri 22nd - International Day for Biological Diversity

• Sat 23rd - World Turtle Day

• Thu 23rd - Sun 31st - National Children’s Gardening Week

• Fri 29th - National Biscuit Day

June 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our June 2026 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

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

• Mon 1st - International Dinosaur Day

• Mon 1st - Global Day of Parents

• Mon 1st - Sun 7th - Child Safety Week

• Wed 3rd – World Bicycle Day

• Fri 5th – World Environment Day

• Fri 5th - Childhood Day (run by NSPCC)

• Sat 6th - Butterfly Education And Awareness Day (International)

• Sat 6th - Sun 14th - Great Big Green Week

• Mon 8th - World Oceans Day

• Thu 11th June - Sun 19th July - Men’s Football World Cup

• Big Wild Weekend (The Wildlife Trusts) TBA

• Mon 15th – Smile Power Day

• Mon 15th - Sun 21st - National School Sports Week (UK) TBC

• Tue 16th - World Refill Day

• Wed 17th - Eat your Veg Day

• Thu 18th - International Picnic Day

• Sat 20th - King Charles III’s Official Birthday

• Sun 21st – Father’s Day (UK)

• Sun 21st - Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)

• Sun 21st - World Music Day

• Sun 21st - World Giraffe Day

• Mon 22nd - Sun 28th - Insect Week

• Tue 23rd - International Women in Engineering Day

• Tue 23rd - Public Service Day

• Wed 24th – International Fairy Day

• National Writing Day (UK) TBA

• Sat 27th - National Sunglasses Day

• Mon 29th June - Sun 12th July - Wimbledon

July 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our July 2026 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• School Sports Days

• Thu 11th June - Sun 19th July - Men’s Football World Cup

• Mon 29th June - Sun 12th July - Wimbledon

• Wed 1st - International Joke Day

• Fri 3rd - International Plastic Bag Free Day

• Alice’s Day (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) TBA

• Fri 10th - Don’t Step on a Bee Day

• Tue 14th - Shark Awareness Day

• Wed 15th - St. Swithin’s Day

• Fri 17th - World Emoji Day

• Big Butterfly Count TBA

• Fri 24th - National Cousins Day

• Sat 25th July - Sun 9th August - National Marine Week TBC

• Wed 29th - International Tiger Day

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

August 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our August 2026 Calendar)

• International Pirate Month

• Summer School Holiday Activities

• Fri 17th July - Sun 9th August - Big Butterfly Count

• Fri 24th July - Sat 8th August - National Marine Week

• Sat 1st - Fri 7th - International Clown Week

• Tue 4th - International Owl Awareness Day

• Sat 8th - International Cat Day

• Mon 10th - World Lion Day

• Wed 12th - Thu 13th - Annual Perseid Meteor Shower (Peak Night)

• Wed 12th - World Elephant Day

• Wed 19th - International Orangutan Day

• Wed 26th - International Dog Day

• Sun 30th - National Beach Day

• Sat 29th - Sun 30th - International Bat Night

September 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our September 2026 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• August/September - Back To School

• Harvest Festival

• Snack-tember

• Friendship Month

• Mon 7th - Fri 11th - Zero Waste Week

• Sun 6th - National Read a Book Day

• Tue 8th - International Literacy Day

• Wed 9th - International Sudoku Day

• Wed 9th - Teddy Bear Day

• Sun 13th - Positive Thinking Day

• Fri 11th – Sun 13th - Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year

• Sat 19th - International Talk Like a Pirate Day

• Fri 18th - Sun 27th - The Great British Beach Clean TBC

• Sun 20th - International Red Panda Day

• Sun 20th - Mon 21st - Yom Kippur

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

• Mon 21st - Sun 27th - Recycle Week TBC

• Mon 21st - Sun 27th - National Eye Health Week

• Thu 24th - National Fitness Day

• Fri 25th – Fri 2nd Oct - Sukkot

• Fri 25th - World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

• Sat 26th - European Day of Languages

October 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our October 2026 Calendar)

• Harvest Festival

• Black History Month (UK, IRL & NL)

• Fri 25th Sep – Fri 2nd Oct - Sukkot

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

• Thu 1st - National Poetry Day (UK)

• Fri 2nd - World Smile Day

• Sun 4th - World Animal Day

• Sun 4th - Grandparents’ Day

• Sun 4th - Sat 10th - World Space Week

• Mon 5th - World Teachers’ Day

• Mon 5th - Sun 11th - Dyslexia Awareness Week

• Tue 6th - National Badger Day (UK)

• Sat 10th - World Mental Health Day

• Thu 15th - Global Handwashing Day

• Fri 16th - World Food Day

• Sat 17th - World Singing Day

• Wed 21st - Reptile Awareness Day

• Wed 21st - Apple Day

• Sun 25th - World Opera Day

• Sun 25th - Clocks go back (UK)

• Sat 31st - Halloween

November 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our November 2026 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

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

• Thu 5th - Outdoor Classroom Day

• Sat 7th - World Numbat Day

• Sun 8th - Diwali

• Sun 8th - Remembrance Sunday

• Sun 8th - International Tongue Twister Day

• Mon 9th - Fri 13th - World Nursery Rhyme Week

• Mon 9th - Fri 13th - Anti-bullying Week

• Tue 10th - World Science Day

• Wed 11th - Remembrance Day

• Fri 13th - World Kindness Day

• Mon 16th - Sun 22nd - Road Safety Week (UK)

• Mon 16th - Sun 22nd - Sugar Awareness Week (TBC)

• Thu 19th November - Sat 19th December - UK Disability History Month

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

• Sat 21st - World Hello Day

• Thu 26th - Thanksgiving

• Mon 30th - St Andrew’s Day

December 2026

(Click on above image to visit download page for our December 2026 Calendar)

• Thu 19th November - Sat 19th December - UK Disability History Month

• Thu 3rd - International Day of People with Disabilities

• Fri 4th - Sat 12th - Hanukkah

• Sat 5th - Sun 6th - Tree Dressing Day

• Thu 10th - International Human Rights Day

• Thu 10th - Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children)

• Mon 21st - National Robin Day

• Thu 24th - Christmas Eve

• Fri 25th - Christmas Day

• Thu 31st - New Year’s Eve