2023 Charity Awareness Days and Events

I’ve searched the internet and put together a handy list of awareness days and events for you to get involved with. Please note that some dates have not been confirmed yet, so 2022 dates are shown. If your charity has an awareness day or event you’d like us to add to the calendar, please email it to me at gpoznansky@dsc.org.uk.

February

17 February – Random Acts of Kindness Day 

23 February – Helplines Awareness Day 

27-5 March – You Can Care Week 

27-5 March – Eating Disorders Awareness Week 

March 

Brain Tumour Awareness Month  

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 

Endometriosis Action Month

Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 

3 March – World Book Day 

7-12 March – National Careers Week 

8 March – International Women’s Day 

9 March – National No Smoking Day 

10 March – International School Meals Day 

11- 20 March – British Science Week 

18th March – World Young Rheumatic Diseases day 

18 March – Global Recycling Day 

18 March – Comic Relief/ Red Nose Day 

21 March – International Day of Forests 

21-27 March – Neurodiversity Celebration Week 

22 March – World Water Day 

25 March – FND Awareness Day 

30 March – World Bipolar Day 

31 March – Wear a Hat Day 

April 

Stress Awareness Month 

Parkinson’s Awareness Month 

Step up for 30 for Bowel Cancer UK (Month) 

2 April – World Autism Awareness Day 

7 April – World Health Day 

11 April – World Parkinson’s Day 

22 April – Earth Day

25 April – World Malaria 

25 April – 1 May – MS Awareness Week 

27 April – Stop Food Waste Day 

May  

National Walking Month 

Skin Cancer Awareness Month 

Maternal Mental Health Month 

Make May Purple Month 

National Share a Story Month 

Dying Matters week 

2-8 May – Deaf Awareness Week 

2-8 May – Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 

4 May – Firefighters’ Memorial Day 

6-8 May – The Coronation Big Lunch

6-13 May – Red Cross Week 

8-14 May – Food Allergy Awareness Week 

9-15 May – Mental Health Awareness Week 

12 May – Fibromyalgia Awareness

15 – 21 May – Action for Brain Injury Week

19 May – Hats for Headway

23-27 May – Water Saving Week 

23-29 May – National Conversation Week 

28 May – World Hunger Day 

28-5 June – National Childrens Gardening Week 

June  

Aphasia Awareness Month

Pride Month  

1-7 June –Volunteers Week 2022 

5 June – World Environmental Day  

6-23 June – Child Safety Week 

8 June – World Ocean Day

9 June – Clothing Poverty Awareness Day 

13-17 June – BNF Healthy Eating Week 

13-17 June – Loneliness Awareness Week 

13-19 June – Diabetes Awareness Week 

15 June – National Bug Busting Day 

16 June – National Clean Air Day 

19-25 June – Learning Disability Awareness Week

19-25 June – LDN awareness day

20 June – World Refugee Day 

20-26 – Learning Disability Week 

20-26 – Refugee Week 

23 June – National Writing Day 

July  

Talk To Us month 

Plastic Free July 

3-7 July – Haemochromatosis Awareness Week 

17 July – World Day for International Justice 

18 July – Black Leaders Awareness Day 

24 July – 24/7 Samaritans Awareness Day / The Big Listen 2022 

24-Aug 7 – National Marine Week 2022 

25 July– National Schizophrenia Awareness Day  

30 July – International Day of Friendship 

August 

National Road Victim Month

7-13 August – National Allotments Week 

12 August – International Youth Day 

September 

World Alzheimer’s Month  

Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month  

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month  

Vascular Disease Awareness Month  

Organic September 

Blood Cancer Awareness Month 

3 September – EveryWoman Day 

3-10 – Fibromyalgia Awareness awareness week

5 September – International Day of Charity 

5-12 September – Migraine Awareness Week 

8 September – International Literacy Day  

10 September – World Suicide Prevention Day 

12-17 September – Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 

12-18 September – Orchid Male Cancer Awareness Week 

12-18 September – National Eczema Week 

13 September – Roald Dahl Story Day  

16-25 September – Great British Beach Clean 

19 September – Youth Mental Health Day 

19-25 September – Recycle Week 

19-25 September – National Eye Health Week 

20 September – Raspberry Cavernoma Awareness Day 

21 September – International Day of Peace 

21 September – World Alzheimer’s Day 

24-30 September – Forest Week 

29 September – World Heart Day

October 

Black History Month 

National Cholesterol Month 

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 

Go Sober for October 

Lupus Awareness Month 

National Bullying Prevention Month 

3 October – World Habitat Day 

3-7 October – Cycle to School Week 

4 October – World Animal Day 

6 October – World Dyslexia Awareness Day 

9th-15th October – Baby Loss Awareness week

10 October – World Mental Health Day

11-17 October – UK Malnutrition Awareness Week

12 October – World Arthritis Day 

12 October – World Sight Day

17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 

18 October – Anti-Slavery Day 

22 October – International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD)

November  

Mouth Cancer Action Month 

Movember Men’s Health Awareness Month 

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 

Veg Pleg Month 

Lung Cancer Awareness Month 

COPD Awareness Month 

1 November – Purple Tuesday 

1-5 November– Trustee Week 

1 November – World Vegan Day 

1 November – National Authors Day 

2-6 November – International Stress Awareness Week 

6 November – National Stress Awareness Day 

9 November – Social Media Kindness Day 

11-15 November – Anti-Bullying Week 

13 November – Blue Wednesday  

16-22 November – Road Safety Week 

16-22 November – Book Week Scotland 

16 November-16 December – Disability History Month

18 November – World Pancreatic Cancer Day  

19 November – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

22 November – Oceans of Plastic 

22-26 November – International Leadership Week 

24 November – Buy Nothing New Day

25 November – Carers Rights Day 

December 

1 December – World AIDS Day

2-8 December – National Grief Awareness Week 

3 December – International Disabled People’s Day

5 December – World Soil Day 

5 December – International Volunteers Day 

10 December – Human Rights Day