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March 2024

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

• Fri 1st - St. David’s Day

• Sun 3rd - World Wildlife Day

• Thu 7th - World Book Day

• Fri 8th - International Women’s Day

• Fri 8th - Sun 17th - British Science Week

• Sun 10th - Mother’s Day (UK)

• Sun 10th March - Tue 9th April - Ramadan (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.)

• Mon 11th - Sun 17th - Nutrition and Hydration Week

• Mon 11th - Fri 15th - Healthcare Science Week

• Thu 14th - World Kidney Day

• Fri 15th - Red Nose Day

• Fri 15th - World Sleep Day

• Sun 17th - St. Patrick’s Day

• Mon 18th - Global Recycling Day

• Mon 18th - Sun 24th - Shakespeare Week

• Wed 20th - World Oral Health Day

• Wed 20th - World Sparrow Day

• Thu 21st - International Colour Day

• Thu 21st - World Poetry Day

• Fri 22nd - World Water Day

• Mon 25th - Holi

• Tue 26th - Purple Day

• Fri 29th March - Mon 1st April - Easter

• Sun 31st - Clocks go forward (UK)

April 2024

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

• Fri 29th March - Mon 1st April - Easter

• Sun 10th March - Tue 9th April - Ramadan (The dates of this religious festival can change based on observations of the moon.)

• National Pet Month (UK)

• Mon 1st - April Fools Day

• Tue 2nd - International Children’s Book Day

• Tue 2nd - World Autism Awareness Day

• Tue 2nd - Mon 8th - World Autism Acceptance Week

• Sun 7th - World Health Day

• Tue 9th - National Unicorn Day

• Tue 9th - Wed 10th - Eid Al-Fitr

• Wed 10th - Siblings Day

• Mon 22nd - Earth Day

• Mon 22nd - Tue 30th April - Passover

• Tue 23rd - St. George’s Day

• Tue 23rd - Shakespeare Day

• Thur 25th - World Penguin Day

• Mon 29th - International Dance Day

May 2024

Recently updated!

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

• National Walking Month

• Sun 5th - Cinco de Mayo

• Sun 5th - World Hand Hygiene Day

• Sun 5th - World Laughter Day

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

• Tue 7th - Sat 11th - Eurovision Song Contest

• Sun 12th - International Nurses Day

• Sun 12th - Children’s Day UK

• Mon 13th - Sun 19th - Mental Health Awareness Week

• Wed 15th - International Day of Families

• Fri 17th - Endangered Species Day

• Sat 18th - International Museum Day

• Sat 18th - Sun 26th - National Doughnut Week (in aid of The Children’s Trust)

• Mon 20th - World Bee Day

• Mon 20th - Fri 24th - Walk To School Week

• Tue 21st - Dinosaur Day

• Tue 21st - International Tea Day

• Wed 22nd - National Numeracy Day

• Wed 22nd - International Day for Biological Diversity

• Thu 23rd - Outdoor Classroom Day

• Thu 23rd - Vesak

• Thu 23rd - World Turtle Day

• Sat 25th May - Sun 2nd June - National Children’s Gardening Week

• Wed 29th - National Biscuit Day

JUNE 2024

Recently updated!

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

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

• Sat 25th May - Sun 2nd June - National Children’s Gardening Week

• Sat 1st - International Dinosaur Day

• Sat 1st - Butterfly Education And Awareness Day (International)

• Sat 1st - Global Day of Parents

• Mon 3rd – World Bicycle Day

• Mon 3rd - Sun 9th - Child Safety Week

• Wed 5th – World Environment Day

• Fri 7th - Childhood Day (run by NSPCC)

• Sat 8th - World Oceans Day

• Sat 8th - Sun 16th - Great Big Green Week

• Mon 10th - Fri 14th - Healthy Eating Week

• Fri 14th - Sun 16th – Big Wild Weekend (The Wildlife Trusts)

• Fri 14th June - 14th July - Euro 2024

• Sat 15th – Smile Power Day

• Sat 15th - King Charles III’s Official Birthday

• Sun 16th – Father’s Day (UK)

• Sun 16th - World Refill Day

• Mon 17th - Eat your Veg Day

• Mon 17th - Sun 23rd - National School Sport Week (UK)

• Tue 18th - International Picnic Day

• Wed 19th – National Writing Day (UK)

• Thu 20th - Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)

• Fri 21st - World Music Day

• Fri 21st - World Giraffe Day

• Sun 23rd - International Women in Engineering Day

• Sun 23rd - Public Service Day

• Mon 24th – International Fairy Day

• Mon 24th - Sun 30th - Insect Week

• Thur 27th - National Sunglasses Day

September 2024

Currently being updated!

(Click on above image to visit download page for our September 2024 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• 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

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

• 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

• Wed 25th - National Fitness Day (TBC)

• Thu 26th - European Day of Languages

• Fri 27th - World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

October 2024

Currently being updated!

(Click on above image to visit download page for our October 2024 Calendar) Some TBC dates.

• 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

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

• 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)

• Thu 10th - World Mental Health Day

• Fri 11th – Sat 12th - Yom Kippur

• Mon 14th - Sun 20th - Recycle Week (TBC)

• 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) Some TBC dates.

• 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)

• Mon 11th - Sun 17th - Sugar Awareness Week (TBC)

• Wed 13th - World Kindness Day

• Fri 22nd Nov - Sun 22nd Dec - Disability History Month (TBC)

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

• 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) Some TBC dates.

• Tue 3rd - International Day of People with Disabilities

• Thu 5th - Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children) (TBC)

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

• Tue 10th - International Human Rights Day

• 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 - Sat 25th - Big Energy Saving Week (TBC)

• 18th - Winnie the Pooh Day

• Mon 20th - Penguin Awareness Day

• Sun 19th - World Religion Day

• Tue 21st - Squirrel Appreciation Day

• Sat 25th - Burns Night

• Fri 24th - Sun 26th - Big Garden Birdwatch (TBC)

• 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) - Coming soon!

• Jan - Feb - Big Schools Birdwatch

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

• Thu 6th - Time to Talk

• Sun 2nd - World Wetlands Day

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

• Fri 7th - Number Day (NSPCC)

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

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

• Sun 9th - National Toothache Day

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

• Fri 14th - Valentine’s Day

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

• 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) - Coming soon!

• 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

• Sat 8th - International Women’s Day

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

• Sun 30th - Mother’s Day (UK)

• 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 - Red Nose Day (TBC)

• Fri 14th - World Sleep Day

• Mon 17th - St. Patrick’s Day

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

• Tue 18th - Global Recycling Day

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

• 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

• Fri 14th - Holi

• Wed 26th - Purple Day

• 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) - Coming soon!

• Fri 18th - Mon 21st - Easter

• 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

• Tue 22nd - Earth Day

• Sat 12th - Sun 20th April - Passover

• Wed 23rd - St. George’s Day

• Wed 23rd - Shakespeare Day

• Fri 25th - World Penguin Day

• Tue 29th - International Dance Day