Sunday 25th October 2026: Let the music soar! 🎶🎭 World Opera Day is an annual worldwide celebration of opera, observed on October 25th. It was jointly established by Opera Europa, Opera America, and Ópera…
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Wednesday 21st October 2026: An apple a day! 🍏🍎 Apple Day is an annual celebration of apples and orchards, primarily observed across the UK, typically on October 21st. Initiated by the charity Common Ground in…
Read moreReptile Awareness Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Wednesday 21st October 2026: Scales, slither, and hiss! 🐍🦎🐢 Reptile Awareness Day is an unofficial awareness day, often observed on October 21st. It's dedicated to promoting understanding, appreciation, and…
Read moreWorld Singing Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Saturday 17th October 2026: Let's sing together! 🎤 World Singing Day is a global, non-political, non-religious, non-commercial, annual sing-along that takes place on the third Saturday in October (which in 2025…
Read moreWorld Food Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Friday 16th October 2026: Let's celebrate our food! 🍎🥕🍞 World Food Day is an international day celebrated annually worldwide on October 16th. It commemorates the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture…
Read moreGlobal Handwashing Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Thursday 15th October 2026: Wash, wash, wash your hands! 💧 Global Handwashing Day is an annual global advocacy day celebrated on October 15th. It's dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the…
Read moreWorld Mental Health Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Saturday 10th October 2026: Let's look after our minds! 🧠 World Mental Health Day is an international day dedicated to global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma. It's observed…
Read moreNational Badger Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Tuesday 6th October 2026: Meet the badger! 🦡 National Badger Day is an annual awareness day in the UK, celebrated on October 6th. This day aims to raise awareness about badgers, their unique behaviours, their…
Read moreWorld Teachers’ Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Monday 5th October 2026: Hooray for our teachers! 🍎 World Teachers’ Day is a significant international day observed annually on October 5th. Established by UNESCO in 1994, in partnership with the International…
Read moreWorld Space Week | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Sunday 4th - Saturday 10th October 2026: To infinity and beyond! 🚀 World Space Week is an international celebration of science and technology's contribution to the betterment of the human condition. It takes place annually from…
Read moreWorld Animal Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Sunday 4th October 2026: Let's celebrate all creatures great and small! 🐾 World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare, celebrated annually on October 4th. It began in 1931 at an…
Read moreWorld Smile Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Friday 2nd October 2026: Share a smile! 😊 World Smile Day is celebrated every year on the first Friday in October. This special day was created by Harvey Ball, the artist who…
Read moreNational Poetry Day | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Thursday 1st October 2026: Let's make some rhymes! National Poetry Day is a much-loved annual celebration of poetry and all things verse in the UK. Organised by the Forward Arts Foundation, it takes place on the first…
Read moreThe Big Draw Festival | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
Thursday 1st - Saturday 31st October 2026: Let's get drawing! 🎨 The Big Draw Festival is the world's biggest drawing festival and takes place annually throughout October. Run by The Big Draw, a registered charity, its aim is to…
Read moreBlack History Month (UK, IRL & NL) | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas
October 2026: Celebrating stories, celebrating people! Black History Month is an annual observance in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands every October. It's a dedicated time to celebrate the history…
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