From Winnie the Pooh to doughnuts – 2021 is new year to celebrate!
It’s time to fill your 2021 diary with special dates – from Valentine’s Day to Winnie the Pooh Day – our catch-all calendar helping ensure you don’t miss a thing.
January
Try Vegan week runs from January 1 to 31; Walk Your Dog Month, January 1 to 31; National Mentoring Month, January 1 to 31; Dry January, January 1 to 31; National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, January 1 to January 31
Festival of Sleep, January 3; World Braille Day,
January 4; Big Schools’ Birdwatch, January 6 to February 21, Paget’s Awareness
Day, January 11; Houseplant Week, January 11 to 17; Kiss a Ginger Day, January 12; STIQ Day, January 14; World Religion Day, January 16;
Winnie the Pooh Day, January 18; Sugar Awareness Week, January 18 to
24; Cervical Cancer Promotion Week, January 18 to 24; Burns Night, January 24; Australia Day,
January 26.
February
Time to Talk Day, February 4; Chinese New Year, February 12; Valentine’s Day February 14; Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day February 16; Ash Wednesday, February 17; Fairtrade Fortnight, February 27 to March 11
March
British Pie Week, March 1 to 7; Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, March 1 to 31; The Great Daffodil Appeal, March 1 to 31; Eating Disorder Week, March 1 to 7; St David’s Day, March 1; World Book Day, March 1; Self Injury Awareness Day, March 1
National Doodle Day, March 2; Coffee Break, March 4; World Maths Day, March 7; Commonwealth Day, March 8; International Women’s Day, March 8;
National Science and Engineering Week, March 9 to 18; Brain Awareness Week, March 9 to 18; No Smoking Day, March 10; World Kidney Day, March 11; World Glaucoma Week, March 11 to 17;
Mother’s Day, March
14; Nutrition and Hydration Week, March 15 to 21; St Patrick’s Day, March
17; World Oral Health Day, March 20; First Day of Spring, March 20; World Poetry Day, March 21;
World Sleep Day, March 21; National Down Syndrome Day, March 21; World Day of Water, March 22; World Meteorological Day, March 23; World Tuberculosis Day, March 24;
Lady Day, March 25; British Summertime Begins, March 25; National Salt Awareness Week, March 26 to April 1; World Purple Day, March 26; World Theatre Day, March 27; Palm Sunday, March 28; Edinburgh Science Festival, March 30 to April 15
April
April Fool’s Day, April 1; National Autism Awareness Month, April 1 to 30; Stress Awareness Month, April 1 to 30; National Pet Month, April 1 to 30; The Toddle Waddle, April 1 to 30; International Children’s Book Day, April 2; Good Friday, April 2; Easter Day, April 4; Bank Holiday Monday, April 5; World Health Day, April 7;
The Queen’s Birthday, April 21; London Marathon, April 22; St George’s Day, April 23; World Book Night, April 23; Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, April 26; RSPCA Week, April 30 to May 6
May
National Walking Month, May 1 to 31; International Dawn Chorus Day, May 1; Bank Holiday, May 3; World Asthma Day, May 3; International Firefighters Day, May 4; World Hand Hygiene Day, May 5;
Deaf Awareness Week, May 7 to 13; World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, May 8; National Doughnut 12 to 19; World Fair Trade Day, May 14; Christian Aid Week, May 15 to 21; British Sandwich Week; Limerick Day, May 12;
Foster Care Fortnight, May 16 to 29; Be Nice to Nettles Week, May 18 to 29; Walk to School Week, May 16 to 20;
Friendship Funday, May
20; Noise Action Week, May 23 to 27; Oak Apple Day, May 29; Bank Holiday, May 31; World No Tobacco Day, May 31.
June
National Osteoporosis Month, June 1 to 30; National Microchipping Month, June 1 to 30; Volunteers Week, June 1 to 7; Coronation Day, June 2; World Environment Day, June 5; World Heart Rhythm Week, June 6 to 12; Food Safety Week, June 6 to 12; British Heart Week, June 7 to June 15; World Oceans Day, June 8; Oxfam Water Week, June 11 to 17; Diabetes Week, June 12 to 18; the Queen’s Official Birthday, June 12;
Carers’ Week, June 8 to
13; National School Grounds Week, June 13 to 17; World Blood Donor Day, June 14; Men’s Health Week, June 14 to 20; Cervical Screening Awareness Week, June 15 to 20; Recycle Awareness Week,