2023 Charity Awareness Days and Events
Stay up-to-date with 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 [email protected].
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
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