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September 2025

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

• August/September - Back To School

• Harvest Festival

• Snack-tember

• Friendship Month

• Mon 1st - Sun 7th - Zero Waste Week

• Sat 6th - National Read a Book Day

• Mon 8th - International Literacy Day

• Tue 9th - International Sudoku Day

• Tue 9th - Teddy Bear Day

• Sat 13th - Positive Thinking Day

• Fri 19th - International Talk Like a Pirate Day

• Fri 19th - Sun 28th - The Great British Beach Clean

• Sat 20th - International Red Panda Day

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

• Mon 22nd – Wed 24th - Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year

• Mon 22nd - Sun 28th - Recycle Week

• Mon 22nd - Sun 28th - National Eye Health Week

• Wed 24th - National Fitness Day

• Fri 26th - European Day of Languages

• Fri 26th - World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

October 2025

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

• Harvest Festival

• Black History Month (UK, IRL & NL)

• Wed 1st - Fri 31st - The Big Draw Festival

• Wed 1st – Thu 2nd - Yom Kippur

• Thu 2nd - National Poetry Day (UK)

• Fri 3rd - World Smile Day

• Sat 4th - World Animal Day

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

• Sun 5th - World Teachers’ Day

• Sun 5th - Grandparents’ Day

• Mon 6th - National Badger Day (UK)

• Mon 6th – Mon 13th - Sukkot

• Mon 6th - Sun 12th - Dyslexia Awareness Week

• Fri 10th - World Mental Health Day

• Wed 15th - Global Handwashing Day

• Thu 16th - World Food Day

• Fri 18th - Thu 23rd - Diwali

• Sat 18th - World Singing Day

• Tue 21st - Reptile Awareness Day

• Tue 21st - Apple Day

• Sat 25th - World Opera Day

• Sun 26th - Clocks go back (UK)

• Fri 31st - Halloween

NOVEMBER 2025

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

• Sat 1st - World Numbat Day

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

• Thu 6th - Outdoor Classroom Day

• Sun 9th - Remembrance Sunday

• Sun 9th - International Tongue Twister Day

• Mon 10th - World Science Day

• Mon 10th - Fri 14th - World Nursery Rhyme Week

• Mon 10th - Fri 14th - Anti-bullying Week (Odd Socks Day Tue 11th)

• Tue 11th - Remembrance Day

• Thu 13th - World Kindness Day

• Sat 22nd November - Mon 22nd December - UK Disability History Month

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

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

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

• Fri 21st - World Hello Day

• Thu 27th - Thanksgiving

• Sun 30th - St Andrew’s Day

December 2025

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

• Sat 22nd November - Mon 22nd December - UK Disability History Month

• Wed 3rd - International Day of People with Disabilities

• Sat 6th - Sun 7th - Tree Dressing Day

• Wed 10th - International Human Rights Day

• Thu 11th - Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children)

• Sun 14th - Mon 22nd - Hanukkah

• Sun 21st - National Robin Day

• Wed 24th - Christmas Eve

• Thu 25th - Christmas Day

• Wed 31st - New Year’s Eve

January 2026

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

• Thu 1st - New Year’s Day

• Thu 1st - Sat 31st - Walk your dog month

• Big Schools Birdwatch (TBA)

• Mon 5th - Sun 11th - Houseplant Week UK (TBC)

• Tue 6th - Epiphany

• Fri 16th - Thu 22nd - Big Energy Saving Week (TBC)

• Sun 18th - Winnie the Pooh Day

• Sun 18th - World Religion Day

• Tue 20th - Penguin Awareness Day

• Wed 21st - Squirrel Appreciation Day

• Fri 23th - Sun 25th - Big Garden Birdwatch (TBC)

• Sun 25th - Burns Night

• Sat 31st - Sun 8th - National Storytelling Week

february 2026

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

• Big Schools Birdwatch TBA

• Sat 31st Jan - Sun 8th Feb - National Storytelling Week

• Mon 2nd - World Wetlands Day

• Thu 5th - Time to Talk

• Fri 6th - Number Day (NSPCC)

• Fri 6th - National Wear Red Day (Children’s Heart Surgery Fund)

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

• Mon 9th - Sun 15th - Children’s Mental Health Week

• Mon 9th - National Toothache Day

• Sat 14th - Valentine’s Day

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

• Sun 15th - Fri 20th - Random Acts of Kindness Week

• Tue 17th - Chinese/Lunar New Year

• Tue 17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day

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

• Fri 20th - Love Your Pet Day

• Thu 26th - Tell a Fairy Tale Day

• Fri 27th - International Polar Bear Day

March 2026

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

• 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 TBC

• 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 - Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day

• 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 TBC

• Sat 21st - International Colour Day

• Sat 21st - World Poetry Day

• Sun 22nd - World Water Day

• Mon 23rd - Sun 29th - Shakespeare Week TBC

• 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) Some TBC dates.

• National Walking Month

• Sun 3rd - World Laughter Day

• Tue 5th - Cinco de Mayo

• Tue 5th - World Hand Hygiene Day

• Outdoor Classroom Day TBA

• Fri 8th - VE Day - 80th Anniversary

• Sat 9th - Sun 17th - National Doughnut Week (in aid of The Children’s Trust) TBC

• Sun 10th - National Children’s Day UK TBC

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

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

• Tue 12th - International Nurses Day

• Eurovision Song Contest TBA

• Fri 15th - International Day of Families

• Fri 15th - Endangered Species Day

• Mon 18th - International Museum Day

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

• Wed 20th - World Bee Day

• Wed 20th - National Numeracy Day

• Thur 21st - International Tea Day

• Fri 22nd - International Day for Biological Diversity

• Sat 23rd - World Turtle Day

• Sat 25th - Sun 31st - National Children’s Gardening Week TBC

• 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 2025 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