Awareness Days in 2026 to use for Social Media Content
- Crescent Digital Marketing
- 2 days ago
- 5 min read
Sometimes it can be difficult to think of new content for social media, and this is where awareness days can lend a helping hand. Using a relevant awareness day and creating a post about it and how it links to your business can be a great marketing tool. It doesn't have to be serious either; you can have fun with it. For example, if you love coffee, tie in National Coffee Day with a morning post about how you start your day.
Here's a list of some of the UK national, international events and awareness days for 2026 in date order:
JANUARY 2026
1 January: New Year's Day (Bank Holiday), London's New Year's Day Parade
2 January: World Introvert Day
4 January: World Braille Day
11 January: Human Trafficking Awareness Day
17 January: International Mentoring Day
19 January: World Religion Day
19-26 January: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
24 January: International Day of Education
25 January: Burns Night, World Leprosy Day
27 January: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27 January - 2 February: National Storytelling Week
28 January: International LEGO Day
31 January: Six Nations Championship begins
January (month-long): Veganuary, Dry January, Celtic Connections folk festival Glasgow
FEBRUARY 2026
2-8 February: Race Equality Week
4 February: World Cancer Day, International Day of Human Fraternity
5 February: Time to Talk Day
6 February: Reclaim Social Day, International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM
6-22 February: Winter Olympics begin in Milano Cortina, Italy
9-15 February: National Apprenticeship Week
10 February: Safer Internet Day
13 February: Galentine's Day
14 February: Valentine's Day, International Book Giving Day
17 February: Start of Ramadan, Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year, Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
18 February: Ash Wednesday
20 February: National Love Your Pet Day, World Day of Social Justice
28 February: Rare Disease Day, Brit Awards at Manchester Co-op Live arena
February (month-long): LGBT+ History Month
MARCH 2026
1 March: International Wheelchair Day, Zero Discrimination Day, St David's Day
3 March: World Hearing Day, World Wildlife Day
4 March: Holi Festival
5 March: World Book Day
5-8 March: Crufts dog show Birmingham NEC
6-15 March: Winter Paralympics in Milano Cortina, Italy
8 March: International Women's Day
15 March: Mother's Day
16 March: Disabled Access Day
17 March: St Patrick's Day
19 March: Eid al-Fitr
20 March: International Day of Happiness
21 March: World Down Syndrome Day
22 March: World Water Day
28 March: Earth Hour Day
31 March: International Trans Visibility Day
March (month-long): Women's History Month
APRIL 2026
1 April: Passover begins, April Fool's Day
2 April: World Autism Awareness Day, International Children's Book Day
3 April: Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
5 April: Easter Sunday
6 April: Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
7 April: World Health Day
9-11 April: Grand National
10 April: Siblings Day
10-19 April: Walk Scilly Festival
11 April: World Parkinson's Day
15 April: World Art Day
20-26 April: Lesbian Visibility Week
21 April: National Tea Day
22 April: Earth Day, Stephen Lawrence Day
23 April: St George's Day
25 April: World Malaria Day
26 April: TCS London Marathon
27 April - 3 May: MS Awareness Week
MAY 2026
3 May: World Press Freedom Day, International Family Equality Day
4 May: Star Wars Day, May Day (Bank Holiday)
5 May: African World Heritage Day
7 May: World Password Day
8 May: World Ovarian Cancer Day
10 May: World Lupus Day, Fair Trade Day
11-17 May: Mental Health Awareness Week
12 May: International Nurses Day
15 May: Endangered Species Day
17 May: Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
18 May: International Museum Day
20 May: National Rescue Dog Day
21 May: Global Accessibility Awareness Day
24 May: World Schizophrenia Day
25 May: Spring Bank Holiday
26-30 May: Eid Al-Adha
28 May: World Blood Cancer Day
30 May: World MS Day
May (month-long): Celiac Awareness Month
JUNE 2026
1-7 June: Volunteers' Week
1-30 June: Pride Month
1 June: World Reef Awareness Day
5 June: World Environment Day
6 June: D-Day
7 June: National Cancer Survivor's Day
8 June: World Oceans Day, Parents' Day
11 June: FIFA World Cup 2026 begins (USA, Mexico, Canada) (11 June - 19 July)
14 June: World Blood Donor Day
15-21 June: Learning Disability Week
18 June: Autistic Pride Day
20 June: World Refugee Day
21 June: Father's Day
22 June: World Rainforest Day, UK Windrush Day
23 June: International Women in Engineering Day
27 June: National PTSD Awareness Day
JULY 2026
1 July: International Joke Day
6-12 July: Alcohol Awareness Week
11 July: World Population Day
17 July: World Emoji Day
19 July: FIFA World Cup 2026 ends
21 July: Zero HIV Stigma Day
28 July: World Hepatitis Day
30 July: International Friendship Day
AUGUST 2026
1-7 August: World Breastfeeding Awareness Week
1-8 August: National Eisteddfod in Pembrokeshire (850th anniversary)
7 August: Cycle to Work Day
7-31 August: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
8 August: International Cat Day
9 August: Book Lovers Day, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12 August: International Youth Day
19 August: World Humanitarian Day
22 August: International Day commemorating victims of violence based on religion or belief
23 August: International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition
26 August: International Dog Day
27-30 August: Reading & Leeds Festival, Creamfields Cheshire
31 August: International Overdose Awareness Day, Summer Bank Holiday
SEPTEMBER 2026
1 September: World Letter Writing Day
4 September: World Sexual Health Day, National Food Bank Day
5 September: International Day of Charity
8 September: International Literacy Day
10 September: World Suicide Prevention Day
12 September: Stand Up To Cancer Day
14 September: Ganesh Chaturthi
14-20 September: Sexual Health Week
18 September: International Equal Pay Day, National Fitness Day
19 September: Youth Mental Health Day
20 September: Yom Kippur
20-26 September: International Week of the Deaf
21 September: World Alzheimer's Day, International Day of Peace
22 September: World Car Free Day
22-27 September: Organ Donation Week
23 September: Bisexual Visibility Day, International Day of Sign Languages
24 September: National Fitness Day
25 September: World's Biggest Coffee Morning (Macmillan)
29 September: World Heart Day, International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
OCTOBER 2026
1 October: World Vegetarian Day
2 October: International Day of Non-Violence
4 October: World Animal Day
5 October: World Teachers Day
6 October: World Cerebral Palsy Day
7 October: World Financial Planning Day
8 October: World Sight Day
10 October: World Mental Health Day, World Homeless Day, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
11 October: International Day of the Girl
13 October: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
16 October: World Food Day
17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 October: United Nations Day
29 October: World Stroke Day
31 October: Halloween
October (month-long): Black History Month, Stoptober, Breast Cancer Awareness Month
NOVEMBER 2026
1 November: World Vegan Day
5 November: Bonfire Night, World Tsunami Awareness Day
8 November: Start of Diwali, Remembrance Sunday
9 November: World Adoption Day
11 November: Armistice Day
13 November: World Kindness Day
14 November: World Diabetes Day
15 November: National Philanthropy Day
16 November: International Day for Tolerance
20 November: World Children's Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance
25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
30 November: Cyber Monday
November (month-long): Movember
DECEMBER 2026
1 December: World AIDS Day, Giving Tuesday
2 December: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 December: International Day for Disabilities
4 December: Wildlife Conservation Day, First day of Hannukah
5 December: International Volunteer Day
9 December: International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide
10 December: Human Rights Day, Christmas Jumper Day
20 December: International Human Solidarity Day
25 December: Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
26 December: Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
31 December: New Year's Eve
This comprehensive list should give you plenty of content opportunities for social media throughout 2026!
Did I miss anything? Let me know and I can add it on.