2024 Autumn term
Popular autumn events include Halloween, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, Children in Need and Christmas. Explore our ideas for more autumn events.
September
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1 |
Jane Hissey (b. 1952) |
Author-Illustrator |
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2 |
Zero Waste Week (2-6 Sept 2024) |
National week |
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4 |
Joan Aiken (b. 1924) 100 years |
Author |
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7 |
Eric Hill (b. 1927) |
Author |
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13 |
International Chocolate Day Roald Dahl Day (b. 1916) Rutland Day |
Food day Author County day |
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16 |
Julia Donaldson (b. 1948) |
Author |
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19 |
Hermione Granger (b. 1979) 45 years Talk Like a Pirate Day |
Literary character |
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20 |
British Food Fortnight (20 Sept to 6 Oct 2024) |
Food week (UK) |
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22 |
Michael Faraday (b. 1791) Derbyshire Day September equinox 2024 (UK) |
Chemist County day Season |
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25 |
Monmouthshire Day World School Milk Day 2024 |
County day Food day |
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26 |
George Gershwin (b. 1898) |
Composer |
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27 |
Campaign
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29 |
Westmorland Day |
County day |
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October
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DATE |
EVENT |
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October |
Black History Month International School Library Month National Pizza Month |
Campaigns Food month |
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1 |
Lincolnshire Day International Coffee Day National Vegetarian Week (1-7 Oct 2024) |
County day Food day/week
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2 |
Rosh Hashana (2-4 Oct 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
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3 |
National Poetry Day 2024 (30th anniversary, theme: counting) |
Literacy |
See our PTA poems |
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5 |
Observance |
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6 |
Grandparents’ Day 2024 |
Grandparents’ Day |
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10 |
World Porridge Day |
Food day |
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11 |
World Egg Day |
Food day |
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11 |
Yom Kippur (11-12 Oct 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
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14 |
National Baking Week (14-20 Oct, 2024) Recycle Week (14-20 Oct 2024) |
UK food week Awareness |
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16 |
World Food Day |
Food day |
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16 |
Sukkot (16-23 Oct 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
Cultural celebrations |
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17 |
Event |
Literacy fundraisers | |
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19 |
Oxfordshire Day |
County day |
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21 |
Alfred Nobel (b. 1833) 190 Apple Day (UK) |
Chemist Food day |
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22 |
National Nut Day |
Food day |
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23 |
Simchat Torah (23-25 Oct 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
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25 |
Pablo Picasso (b. 1881) Northamptonshire Day World Pasta Day Global Champagne Day 2024 |
Artist County day Food days
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Step-by-step: Art exhibition
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26 |
Essex Day |
County day |
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28 |
UK Sausage Week (28 Oct to 3 Nov 2024) |
Fook week |
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31 |
Halloween Diwali (31 Oct to 1 Nov 2024) |
Observance Hindu holiday |
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November
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DATE |
EVENT |
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1 |
All Saint’s Day Diwali (31 Oct to Nov 1 2024) World Vegan Day |
Christian Hindu holiday Food day |
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2 |
All Soul’s Day |
Christian |
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5 |
Bonfire Night |
Observance |
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7 |
Marie Curie (b. 1867) |
Physicist |
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11 |
Remembrance Day/Armistice Day National School Meals Week (11-15 Nov 2024) Anti-Bullying Week (11-15 Nov 2024) |
Observance UK food week Awareness |
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12 |
Odd Socks Day 2024 |
Awareness |
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14 |
World Diabetes Day |
Awareness |
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15 |
Children in Need 2024 (appeal show date) |
Campaign |
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19 |
Campaign |
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20 |
Edwin Hubble (b. 1889) 135 years |
Astronomer |
Step-by-step: Stargazing and space fundraiser |
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24 |
Frances Hodgson Burnett (b. 1849) 175 years Scott Joplin (b. 1868) |
Author Composer |
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25 |
Georgia O’Keeffe (b. 1887) |
Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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26 |
Charles M Schulz (b. 1922) |
Author |
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27 |
Lancashire Day |
County day |
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28 |
Bedfordshire/Caernarfonshire Day |
County days |
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29 |
C S Lewis (b. 1898) |
Author |
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30 |
St Andrew’s Day |
National day (Scotland) |
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December
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DATE |
EVENT |
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2 |
English Breakfast Day |
Food day |
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5 |
UN initiative |
Volunteering is good for you | |
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10 |
Ada Lovelace (b.1815) |
Mathematician and writer |
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12 |
Christmas Jumper Day 2024 |
Awareness |
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15 |
Wear A Christmas Hat Day 2023 (2024 date TBC) |
Campaign |
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16 |
Ludwig van Beethoven (b. 1770) |
Composer |
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21 |
December solstice (2024) |
Season |
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22 |
Mick Inkpen (b. 1952) |
Author |
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24 |
Christmas Eve |
Observance |
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25 |
Christmas Day First day of Hanukkah 2024 (Last day of Hanukkah (2 Jan 2025)) Sir Isaac Newton (b. 1642) |
Bank holiday Jewish celebration Physicist |
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26 |
Boxing Day Charles Babbage (b. 1791) |
Bank holiday Computer Scientist |
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30 |
Rudyard Kipling (b. 1865) |
Author |
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31 |
New Year’s Eve |
Observance |
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2024 Spring term
Popular spring term events include Burns Night, Lunar New Year, Pancake Day, Valentine’s Day, Leap Day, World Book Day, Mother’s Day, Comic/Sport Relief, Easter and April Fool’s Day. Discover more spring term ideas.
January
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DATE |
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1 |
New Year’s Day |
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2 |
New Year’s Day (Scotland bank holiday) 2024 |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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3 |
J R R Tolkien (b. 1892) |
Author |
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5 |
Wassail |
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8 |
Stephen Hawking (b. 1942) RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch (8 Jan to 19 Feb 2024) |
Physicist Campaign |
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13 |
Michael Bond (b. 1926) |
Author |
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15 |
Activist |
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18 |
A A Milne (b. 1882) Arthur Ransome (b. 1884) 140 years Raymond Briggs (b. 1934) 90 years |
Authors |
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24 |
Tu Bishvat (24-25 Jan 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
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25 |
Burns Night |
Local observance (Scotland) |
Step-by-step: Ceilidh |
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26 |
RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch (26-28 Jan 2024) |
Campaign |
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27 |
National Storytelling Week (27 Jan to 4 Feb 2024) Lewis Carroll (b. 1832) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1756) |
Author Composer |
February
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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February |
LGBT+ History Month (UK) |
Awareness |
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1 |
Time To Talk Day 2024 |
Awareness |
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2 |
NSPCC’s Number Day 2024 Wear Red Day 2024 |
Campaign Awareness |
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5 |
Children’s Mental Health Week (5-11 Feb 2024) Schools' Football Week (5-11 Feb 2024) |
Awareness Sports week |
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6 |
Safer Internet Day 2024 |
Event |
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7 |
Charles Dickens (b. 1812) |
Author |
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9 |
Awareness |
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10 |
Lucy Cousins (b. 1964) 60 years Lunar New Year 2024 (Dragon) |
Author-Illustrator
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11 |
Campaign |
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12 |
Judy Blume (b. 1938) Charles Darwin (b. 1809) 215 years Student Volunteering Week (12-18 Feb 2024) |
Author Biologist
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13 |
Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) 2024 |
Christian |
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14 |
Valentine’s Day International Book Giving Day |
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15 |
Galileo Galileo (b. 1564) 460 years |
Polymath |
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17 |
Random acts of kindness day |
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19 |
Nicolaus Copernicus (b. 1473) |
Astronomer |
Step-by-step: Stargazing and space fundraiser |
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21 |
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23 |
George Frideric Handel (b. 1685) Shropshire Day |
Composer County day |
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29 |
Leap Year (2028) Let's Create Art (replacing Children’s Art Week) 17 Nov 2023 to 29 Feb 2024 (Next event: 1-28 Feb 2025) |
Events |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
March
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
St David’s Day Frederic Chopin (b. 1810) Ron Weasley (b. 1980) |
National day (Wales) Composer Literary character |
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2 |
Dr. Suess (b. 1904) 120 years |
Author Event (UK) |
Request donations of ‘old stuff’ (unwanted items) for tombola prizes, on National Old Stuff Day! |
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4 |
Antonio Vivaldi (b. 1678) |
Composer |
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5 |
Cornwall Day (St Piran’s Day) |
County day |
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6 |
Michaelangelo (b. 1475) |
Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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7 |
World Book Day 2024 |
Event |
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8 |
British Science Week a 10 day celebration (8-17 Mar 2024) |
Campaigns |
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10 |
Mother’s Day (UK) 2024 Ramadan starts 2024 |
Mother’s Day (UK) Muslim |
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11 |
Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel (previously The Big Pedal) (11-22 Mar 2024) |
Campaign |
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14 |
Albert Einstein (b. 1879) |
Theoretical physicist |
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15 |
The Great British Spring Clean (15-31 Mar 2024) |
Keep Britain Tidy campaign UK charity |
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17 |
St Patrick’s Day |
Bank holiday (Northern Ireland) |
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18 |
Neurodiversity Celebration Week (18-24 Mar 2024) |
Awareness |
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19 |
March Equinox |
Season |
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20 |
County Durham Day |
County day |
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21 |
World Poetry Day |
Literacy |
See our PTA poems |
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23 |
World Maths Day 2024 |
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23 |
Purim (23-24 Mar 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
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24 |
Holi (24-25 Mar 2024) |
Hindu holiday |
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26 |
Purple Day 2024 |
Campaign |
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27 |
Dick King-Smith (b. 1922) |
Author |
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28 |
Wear A Hat Day 2024 Piano Day 2024 |
Campaign
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29 |
West Riding Day Good Friday 2024 |
County day Bank holiday (UK) |
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30 |
World Bipolar Day Vincent Van Gogh (b. 1853) |
Awareness Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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31 |
J S Bach (b. 1685) Easter Sunday 2024 Daylight Savings Time starts (2024) |
Composer Christian
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Mar |
*Sport Relief is evolving into a year-round celebration linked with major sport events and partnerships throughout the year. |
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April
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DATE |
EVENT |
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April |
National Pet Month (1 Apr to 1 May 2024) |
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April Fool’s Day Easter Monday 2024 |
Bank holiday (Eng, Wal, NI) |
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2 |
Hans Christian Andersen (b. 1805) World Autism Acceptance Week (2-8 Apr 2024) International Dark Sky Week (2-8 Apr 2024) |
Author Campaign Event |
Step-by-step: Stargazing and space fundraiser |
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Observance |
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9 |
Eid al-Fitr (9-10 Apr 2024) |
Islamic celebration |
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2024 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, plus the Paris Olympics in 2024. Find more summer event inspiration.
April
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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15 |
Leonardo da Vinci (b. 1452) Cressida Cowell (b. 1966) 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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21 |
The London Marathon 2024 |
Event |
Success story: London Marathon fundraiser |
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22 |
Stephen Lawrence Day Allergy Awareness Week (22-28 Apr 2024) Passover (Pesach) (22-30 Apr 2024) |
Observance Awareness Jewish celebration |
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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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29 |
National Gardening Week (29 Apr - 5 May 2024) |
Nature |
May
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DATE |
EVENT |
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May |
Campaign Literacy Community |
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May Day Staffordshire Day |
County day |
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1 |
The Big Lunch 2024 (1-2 June) |
National event |
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5 |
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) (5-11 May 2024) |
Awareness |
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6 |
Sun awareness week (6-12 May 2024) |
Campaign |
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6 |
Early May bank holiday 2024 |
Bank holiday (UK) |
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7 |
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky (b. 1840) |
Composer |
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7 |
The Big Help Out 2024 (7-9 June) |
Volunteering initiative |
Read more about The Big Help Out |
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8 |
VE Day |
National event |
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9 |
J M Barrie (b. 1860) |
Author |
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11 |
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (Grand Final), Malmö, Sweden Salvador Dalí (b. 1904) 120 years Somerset Day |
Event Artist County day |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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12 |
National Limerick Day National Children’s Day UK (2024) |
Literacy Campaign |
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13 |
Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May 2024) |
Awareness |
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15 |
L. Frank Baum (b. 1856) |
Author |
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16 |
Middlesex Day |
County day |
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18 |
National Doughnut Week (18-24 May 2024) |
Food week |
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20 |
Walk to School Week (20-24 May 2024) |
Campaign Campaign |
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25 |
National Children’s Gardening Week (25 May to 2 June 2024) |
Campaign |
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25 |
Lag BaOmer (25-26 May 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
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26 |
Kent Day |
County day |
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27 |
National BBQ Week (27 May to 2 June 2024) |
Event |
June
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
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1 |
Dorset/Pembrokeshire Day |
County days |
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3 |
Volunteers' Week (3-9 June 2024) Fiver Challenge (3-28 June 2024) |
Event Campaign |
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4 |
Devon Day |
County day |
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5 |
Allan Ahlberg (b. 1938) Wiltshire Day |
Author County day Nature |
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7 |
National Doughnut Day 2024 |
Food day |
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8 |
Tim Berners-Lee (b. 1955) The Great Big Green Week (8-16 June 2024) |
Computer Scientist Campaigns |
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10 |
Bike Week (10-16 June 2024) BNF Healthy Eating Week (10-14 June 2024) |
Campaign Awareness |
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11 |
Jacques Cousteau (b. 1910) |
Oceanographer |
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11 |
Shavuot (11-13 Jun 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
Cultural celebrations |
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16 |
Sussex Day Father’s Day 2024 |
County day Father’s Day |
Father’s Day gifts and fundraising events |
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17 |
National School Sports Week (17-23 June 2024) |
Campaign |
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18 |
International Picnic Day |
Event |
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19 |
National Writing Day 2024 |
Literacy |
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21 |
Summer solstice |
Season |
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21 |
Shetland/Suffolk Day |
County days Event |
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22 |
Windrush Day |
Observance |
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24 |
National Insect Week (24-30 June 2024) |
Campaign |
Step-by step: Beetle Drive |
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25 |
Eric Carle (b. 1929) 95 years |
Author |
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27 |
Global pride day |
Awareness |
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July
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EVENT |
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July |
Campaign |
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6 |
Frida Khalo (b. 1907) |
Artist |
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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12 |
Battle of the Boyne |
Bank holiday (Northern Ireland) |
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15 |
Edvard Grieg (b. 1843) |
Composer UN initiative |
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17 |
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20 |
Kenneth Grahame (b. 1859) 165 years |
Author |
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25 |
Rosalind Franklin (b. 1920) |
Biologist |
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27 |
Norfolk Day |
County day |
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26 |
Paris Olympics (26 July to 11 Aug 2024) |
Global sporting event |
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28 |
Beatrix Potter (b. 1866) |
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
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
Yorkshire Day |
County day |
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5 |
Northumberland Day |
County day |
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5 |
Summer bank holiday (Scotland) 2024 |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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11 |
Enid Blyton (b. 1897) |
Author |
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12 |
UN initiative |
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12 |
Tisha B'av (12-13 Aug 2024) |
Jewish celebration |
Cultural celebrations |
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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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26 |
Summer bank holiday (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) 2024 |
Bank holiday (Eng, Wal, NI) |
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