2027 Spring term
Popular spring term events include Burns Night, Lunar New Year, Pancake Day, Valentine’s Day, Leap Day (next occurring in 2028), World Book Day, Comic Relief, Mother’s Day, Easter and April Fool’s Day. Discover more spring term ideas.
January 2027
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DATE |
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1 |
New Year’s Day |
Bank holiday (Eng, Scot, Wal, NI) |
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4 |
Second Hogmanay/New Year bank holiday (Scotland) |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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6 |
RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch (6 Jan to 12 Feb) |
Campaign |
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22 |
Tu Bishvat (22-23 Jan) |
Jewish festival |
Cultural celebrations |
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25 |
Burns Night |
Local observance (Scotland) |
Step-by-step: Ceilidh |
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28 |
International LEGO Day |
Event |
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29 |
RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch (23-25 Jan) |
Campaign |
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30 |
National Storytelling Week (30 Jan to 7 Feb) |
Campaign |
Literacy fundraisers |
February 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
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LINKS |
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Feb |
LGBT+ History Month (UK) |
Awareness |
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Feb |
Campaign |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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1 |
Children's Mental Health Week (1-7 Feb) |
Awareness | |
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4 |
Awareness |
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5 |
Campaign Campaign |
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6 |
Lunar New Year (Goat) |
Festival |
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8 |
Student Volunteering Week (8-14 Feb) Ramadan begins (8 Feb to 10 Mar) |
Campaign Muslim observance |
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9 |
Shrove Tuesday |
Event Event |
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11 |
Campaign |
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13 |
Awareness |
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14 |
Valentine’s Day |
Event |
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17 |
Random Acts of Kindness Day |
Event |
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23 |
Shropshire Day |
County day |
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29 |
Leap Year (2028) |
March 2027
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EVENT |
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1 |
St David’s Day |
National day (Wales) |
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Awareness |
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5 |
Cornwall Day (St Piran’s Day) British Science Week (5-14 Mar) |
County day Event |
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7 |
Mother's Day (UK) |
Event |
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8 |
Campaign |
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10 |
Eid al-Fitr (10-11 Mar) |
Muslim celebration |
Event inspiration |
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12 |
The Great British Spring Clean (12-28 Mar 2026) |
Keep Britain Tidy campaign |
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15 |
Neurodiversity Celebration Week (15-19 Mar) Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel (15-26 Mar) |
Awareness Campaign |
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17 |
St Patrick’s Day |
Bank holiday (Northern Ireland) |
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18 |
Global Recycling Day - 10th anniversary in 2027 |
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19 |
Event |
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20 |
County Durham Day March Equinox |
County day
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21 |
World Poetry Day |
Event |
See our PTA poems |
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22 |
Holi Festival of Colour Purim |
Hindu festival Jewish festival |
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22 |
Schools' Football Week (22-28 Mar) |
Campaign |
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26 |
Epilepsy Society's Purple Day Brain Tumour Research's Wear a Hat Day |
Event Campaign Campaign |
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26 |
Easter (26-29 Mar) |
Christian holiday |
Easter fundraisers |
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29 |
West Riding Day |
County day |
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30 |
World Bipolar Day Vincent Van Gogh (b. 1853) |
Awareness Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
April 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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Apr |
Campaign Awareness |
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1 |
April Fool’s Day |
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5 |
International Dark Skies Week (5-11 Apr) |
Awareness |
Step-by-step: Space fundraiser |
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21 |
Passover (21-29 Apr) |
Jewish celebration |
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2026 Summer term
Popular summer celebrations include The London Marathon, May Day, VE Day, Father’s Day, sports day and leavers’ events as well as summer fairs and festivals. Find more summer event inspiration.
April 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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15 |
Leonardo da Vinci (b. 1452) Cressida Cowell (b. 1966) 60 years International Micro-volunteering Day |
Artist/Inventor Author & Children’s Laureate (2019-2021) Event |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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16 |
Orkney Day |
County day |
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20 |
Allergy Awareness Week (20-26 Apr 2026) |
Awareness |
Catering for PTA events |
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22 |
Stephen Lawrence Day |
Observance |
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23 |
St George’s Day Shakespeare Day |
National day (England) Observance |
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25 |
Huntingdonshire Day |
County day |
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26 |
The London Marathon 2026 |
Event |
Success story: London Marathon fundraiser |
May 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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May |
Campaign Literacy Community |
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1 |
May Day Staffordshire Day |
County day |
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3 |
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) (3-9 May 2026) |
Awareness |
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4 |
Early May bank holiday 2026 Lag BaOmer (4-5 May 2026) Sun awareness week (4-10 May 2026) |
Bank holiday (UK) Jewish celebration Campaign |
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7 |
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky (b. 1840) |
Composer |
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8 |
VE Day |
National event |
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9 |
J M Barrie (b. 1860) |
Author |
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10 |
National Children’s Day UK (2026) |
Campaign |
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11 |
Salvador Dalí (b. 1904) Somerset Day |
Artist County day |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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12 |
National Limerick Day Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18) |
Literacy Awareness |
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15 |
L. Frank Baum (b. 1856) 170 years |
Author |
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16 |
Middlesex Day Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Grand Final), Innsbruck, Vienna, (70th edition) National Doughnut Week (16-24 May 2026) |
County day Event Food week |
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18 |
Walk to School Week (18-22 May 2026) |
Campaign |
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20 |
Campaign |
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21 |
Shavuot (21-23 May 2026) |
Jewish celebration |
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23 |
National Children’s Gardening Week (23 May to 31 May 2026) |
Campaign |
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25 |
Spring bank holiday 2026 |
Bank holiday (UK) |
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26 |
Kent Day National BBQ Week (26 May to 1 June 2026, 30th edition) |
County day Event |
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June 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
Dorset/Pembrokeshire Day Volunteers' Week (1-7 June 2026) Fiver Challenge (1-26 June 2026) |
County days Event Campaign |
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4 |
Devon Day |
County day |
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5 |
Allan Ahlberg (b. 1938) Wiltshire Day National Doughnut Day 2026 The Big Lunch and the Big Help Out (5-8 June) |
Author County day Food day Nature Event |
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6 |
The Great Big Green Week (6-14 June) |
Campaign |
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8 |
Tim Berners-Lee (b. 1955) |
Computer Scientist Campaign |
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8 |
Bike Week (8-14 June) |
Campaign |
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11 |
Jacques Cousteau (b. 1910) |
Oceanographer |
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16 |
Sussex Day |
County day |
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18 |
International Picnic Day |
Event |
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21 |
Shetland/Suffolk Day Father’s Day Summer solstice |
County days Event Father’s Day Season |
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22 |
Windrush Day National Insect Week (22-28 June) |
Observance Campaign |
Step-by step: Beetle Drive |
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25 |
Eric Carle (b. 1929) |
Author |
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27 |
Global pride day |
Awareness |
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July 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
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LINKS |
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July |
Campaign |
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6 |
Frida Khalo (b. 1907) National School Sports Week (6-12 July) |
Artist Campaign |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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7 |
World Chocolate Day |
Food day |
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10 |
International Don’t Step on a Bee Day |
Awareness |
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13 |
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) |
Bank holiday (NI) |
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15 |
Edvard Grieg (b. 1843) |
Composer UN initiative |
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20 |
Kenneth Grahame (b. 1859) |
Author |
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22 |
Tisha B'av (22-23 July) |
Jewish celebration |
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25 |
Rosalind Franklin (b. 1920) |
Biologist |
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27 |
Norfolk Day |
County day |
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28 |
Beatrix Potter (b. 1866) 160 years |
Author-Illustrator/ Scientist/ Conservationist |
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29 |
Buckinghamshire Day |
County day |
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31 |
JK Rowling (b. 1965) Harry Potter (b. 1980) |
Author Literary character |
August 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
Yorkshire Day |
County day |
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3 |
Summer bank holiday (Scotland) |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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5 |
Northumberland Day |
County day |
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11 |
Enid Blyton (b. 1897) |
Author |
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12 |
UN initiative |
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19 |
World Photo Day |
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How to take better event photos |
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22 |
North Riding Day |
County day |
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24 |
East Riding Day |
County day |
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31 |
Summer bank holiday (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) |
Bank holiday (Eng, Wal, NI) |
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2026 Autumn term
Popular autumn events include Halloween, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, Children in Need and Christmas. Explore our ideas for more autumn events and inspiration for Christmas fundraising.
September 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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Sept |
Snack-tember helping children and young people (aged 5-16 years) have healthier snacks |
Campaign |
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7 |
Zero Waste Week (7-11 Sept) |
Campaign |
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11 |
Rosh Hashanah (11-13 Sept) |
Jewish festival |
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13 |
International Chocolate Day Roald Dahl Day (b. 1916) 110 years Rutland Day |
Food day Author County day |
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14 |
Recycle Week (14-20 Sept) |
Campaign |
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16 |
Event |
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20 |
Yom Kippur (20-21 Sept) |
Jewish observance |
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22 |
Derbyshire Day Autumnal equinox |
County day
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25 |
National Teaching Assitant's Day Monmouthshire Day Sukkot (25-27 Sept) |
County day Jewish celebration Campaign |
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26 |
British Food Fortnight (26 Sept to 11 Oct) |
Campaign |
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29 |
Westmorland Day |
County day |
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October 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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Oct |
International School Library Month National Pizza Month The Big Draw (1-31 October) - 2026 theme is Make a Mark |
Awareness Campaigns Food month Campaign |
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1 |
Lincolnshire Day International Coffee Day National Vegetarian Week (1-7 Oct) National Poetry Day - 2026 theme is Wonder
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County day Food day/week
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See our PTA poems |
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3 |
Simchat Torah (3-4 Oct) |
Jewish celebration |
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4 |
Grandparents’ Day |
Event |
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5 |
National Curry Week (5-11) |
Observance Event |
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8 |
Event |
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14 |
National Baking Week (14-20 Oct) |
Campaign |
Cake! |
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16 |
Food day |
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19 |
Oxfordshire Day |
County day |
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21 |
Apple Day (UK) National Honey Day (UK) |
Event Event |
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25 |
Northamptonshire Day |
County day Food day |
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26 |
Essex Day |
County day |
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30 |
National Spa Week (30 Oct to 5 Nov) |
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Step-by-step: Pamper Evening |
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31 |
Halloween |
Observance |
November 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
All Saint’s Day |
Observance Food day |
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2 |
All Soul’s Day |
Observance |
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5 |
Bonfire Night |
Observance |
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6 |
Festival of Lights/Diwali (6-10 Nov) |
Hindu festival |
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11 |
Remembrance Day/Armistice Day |
Observance |
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14 |
World Diabetes Day |
Awareness |
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16 |
Anti-Bullying Week (16-20 Nov) Odd Socks Day (part of Anti-Bullying Week) |
Campaign Event |
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19 |
Campaign |
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20 |
Campaign |
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23 |
Parliament Week (23-29 Nov) |
Awareness |
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27 |
Lancashire Day |
County day |
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28 |
Bedfordshire and Caernarfonshire Day |
County days |
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30 |
St Andrew’s Day |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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December 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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4 |
Hanukkah (4-12 Dec) |
Jewish festival |
Cultural celebrations |
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10 |
Campaign |
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21 |
Winter solstice (shortest day) |
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24 |
Christmas Eve |
Christian celebration |
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25 |
Christmas Day |
Christian holiday |
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26 |
Boxing Day |
Christian holiday |
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28 |
Boxing Day bank holiday |
Bank holiday (Eng, Scot, Wal, NI) |
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31 |
New Year’s Eve |
Observance |
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