Special Dates Calendar | EYFS & KS1 Events
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, supporting Early Years practitioners to enhance provision with seasonal learning opportunities.
On this page you can access & 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 to:
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Celebrate diversity and real-world events
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May 2026
(Click on above image to visit download page for our May 2026 Calendar)
Sun 3rd - World Laughter Day
Tue 5th - Cinco de Mayo
Tue 5th - World Hand Hygiene 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 - Outdoor Classroom Day
Thu 21st - International Tea Day
Fri 22nd - International Day for Biological Diversity
Sat 23rd - World Turtle Day
Sat 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)
‘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
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
Mon 15th – Smile Power Day
Tue 16th - World Refill Day
Wed 17th - Eat your Veg Day
Thu 18th - International Picnic Day
Sat 13th - 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
Wed 24th - National Writing Day (UK)
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)
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
Sat 4th - Alice’s Day (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
Mon 6th - Sun 12th - National School Sports Week (UK)
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
Fri 17th July - Sun 9th Aug - Big Butterfly Count
Fri 24th - National Cousins Day
Sat 25th July - Sun 9th August - National Marine Week
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)
Fri 17th July - Sun 9th August - Big Butterfly Count
Sat 25th July - Sun 9th 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
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)
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
January 2027
(Click on above image to visit download page for our January 2027 Calendar) Some TBC dates.
Fri 1st - New Year’s Day
Fri 1st - Sun 31st - Walk your dog month
Tue 5th Jan - Fri 12th Feb - Big Schools Birdwatch (TBC)
Wed 6th - Epiphany
Mon 11th - Sun 17th - Houseplant Week UK (TBC)
Sat 16th - Fri 22nd - Big Energy Saving Week (TBC)
Sun 17th - World Religion Day
Mon 18th - Winnie the Pooh Day
Wed 20th - Penguin Awareness Day
Thu 21st - Squirrel Appreciation Day
Mon 25th - Burns Night
Fri 29th - Sun 31st - Big Garden Birdwatch (TBC)
Sat 30th Jan - Sun 7th Feb - National Storytelling Week (TBC)
February 2027
(Click on above image to visit download page for our February 2027 Calendar) Some TBC dates.
Tue 5th Jan - Fri 12th Feb - Big Schools Birdwatch (TBC)
Sat 30th Jan - Sun 7th Feb - National Storytelling Week (TBC)
Mon 1st - Sun 7th - Children’s Mental Health Week (TBC)
Tue 2nd - World Wetlands Day
Thu 4th - Time to Talk
Fri 5th - Number Day (NSPCC)
Fri 5th - National Wear Red Day (Children’s Heart Surgery Fund) (TBC)
Sat 6th - Chinese/Lunar New Year
Sun 7th - Send a Card to a Friend Day
Mon 8th Feb - Wed 10th Mar - Ramadan (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.) (TBC)
Tue 9th - Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day
Tue 9th - National Toothache Day
Sun 14th - Valentine’s Day
Sun 14th - Sat 20th - Random Acts of Kindness Week (TBC)
Sun 14th - Sun 21st - National Nestbox Week
Wed 17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day
Sat 20th - Love Your Pet Day
Fri 26th - Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Sat 27th - International Polar Bear Day
The following calendars are currently being updated for 2027
March 2026
(Click on above image to visit download page for our March 2026 Calendar)
~ Currently being updated ~
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 - Fri 20th - 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)
~ Currently being updated ~
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
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