Keeping your marketing plan up-to-date with all the latest awareness days and key dates can be a huge job. So, we’ve decided to share our 2026 marketing calendar, outlining all the key dates you need to know for your 2026 marketing, PR and social media strategies.
You’ll find holidays, awareness days, events and even ONS release dates (essential for PR campaign planning). Here at Energy we use this calendar ourselves every week – hopefully you find it useful too!
January 2026 marketing dates
Month: Dry January, Veganuary
Weeks: National Obesity Awareness Week (10th – 16th January), Big Energy Saving Week (17th – 23rd January), Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (19th – 25th January)
1st January – New Years Day
2nd January – World Introvert Day, Science Fiction Day
3rd January – Festival of Sleep Day, Mind-Body Wellness Day
4th January – World Braille Day
5th January – Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (TBC), National Divorce Day
6th January – Epiphany
7th January – Orthodox Christmas
12th January – Plough Monday, National Gluten-Free Day
19th January – Blue Monday, Brew Monday
20th January – National Cheese Lover’s Day, ONS Labour market data released
21st January – National Hug Day
23rd January – ONS Public opinions and social trends data released
24th January – International Day of Education
25th January – Burns Night
27th January – Chocolate Cake Day
28th January – Ofcom’s Adults’ Media Literacy Tracker released
30th January – Parent Mental Health Day
February 2026 marketing dates
Month: LGBT+ History Month UK
Weeks: National Storytelling Week (2nd – 8th February), National Apprenticeship Week (9th – 15th February)
3rd February – National Sickie Day 2026
5th February – Time To Talk Day
6th February – Reclaim Social Day, Wear Red Day
9th February – National Pizza Day
11th February – Safer Internet Day, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, World Day of the Sick 2026
13th February – Get a Different Name Day 2026, Galentine’s Day
14th February – Valentine’s Day
15th February – Hola Mohalla
17th February – Lunar/Chinese New Year (Year of the Fire Horse), Start of Ramadan, Random Acts of Kindness Day, Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), ONS Labour market data released
18th February – Ash Wednesday
19th February – ONS Healthy life expectancy data released
20th February – National Love Your Pet Day
21st February – Care Day 2026
22nd February – World Thinking Day 2026
24th February – Emotional Health Day 2026
TBC – Ofcom Pricing trends for communications services in the UK released
March 2026 marketing dates
Month: Women’s History Month
Weeks: Women in Construction Week (1st – 7th March), National Careers Week (2nd – 7th March), NO MORE Week (4th – 10th March), British Science Week (6th – 15th March), Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16th – 22nd March)
1st March – St. David’s Day
3rd March – World Wildlife Day
4th March – Holi Festival
5th March – World Book Day
7th March – Employee Appreciation Day
8th March – International Women’s Day
15th March – Mother’s Day (UK), Red Nose Day
16th March – Freedom of Information Day
17th March – St. Patrick’s Day
19th March – Eid al-Fitr
20th March – International Day of Happiness, First Day of Spring
21st March – World Poetry Day
29th March – British Summer Times Begins
TBC – Spring Budget, Ofcom’s Children and Parents’ Media Literacy tracker, ONS Housing affordability in England and Wales
April 2026 marketing dates
Month: Stress Awareness Month, Autism Acceptance Month
Weeks: MS Awareness Week (20th – 26th April), Allergy Awareness Week (22nd – 28th April)
1st April – Passover begins, April Fool’s Day
3rd April – Good Friday, Orthodox Good Friday
5th April – Easter Sunday, Orthodox Easter Sunday
6th April – Easter Monday
7th April – World Health Day
11th April – National Pet Day
12th April – Orthodox Easter Sunday
13th April – Orthodox Easter Monday
14th April – Vaisakhi, National Gardening Day
21st April – National Tea Day, Late Queen Elizabeth’s II’s 100th Birthday
22nd April – World Earth Day
23rd April – St. George’s Day
TBC – ONS National population projections released
May 2026 marketing dates
Month: Celiac Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month
Weeks: Construction Safety Week (4th – 8th May), Mental Health Awareness Week (12th – 18th May), Chelsea Flower Show (19th – 23rd May), Shavuot (21st – 23rd May), Eid Al-Adha (26th – 27th May)
1st May – International Labour Day, May Day
2nd May – International Harry Potter Day
3rd May – World Press Freedom Day (#WPFD2026), International Family Equality Day, World Laughter Day
4th May – Star Wars Day, Early May Bank Holiday, Met Gala
7th May – World Password Day
8th May – VE Day, Ovarian Cancer Day
10th May – Fair Trade Day
12th May – International Nurse Day
13th May – Cannes Film Festival, World Facilities Management Day
14th May – ONS GDP first quarterly estimate data released
16th May – FA Cup Final, Eurovision final
17th May – World Baking Day
20th May – National Rescue Dog Day
25th May – Spring Bank Holiday, Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling
30th May – UEFA Champions League Final
TBC: Ofcom News Consumption Survey, Ofcom Podcast Survey, UEFA Women’s Champions League Final
June 2026 marketing dates
Month: Pride Month
Weeks: Child Safety Week (1st – 7th June), Monaco Grand Prix (5th – 7th June), Men’s Health Week (8th – 14th June), Learning Disability Week (15th – 21st June), Refugee Week (15th – 21st June), Royal Ascot (16th – 20th June), Isle of Wight Festival (18th – 21st June)
1st June – Global Day of Parents
3rd June – Global Running Day, World Bicycle Day
5th June – World Environment Day
6th June – D-Day
8th June – World Oceans Day
12th June – World Day Against Child Labour
13th June – Global Wellness Day, Trooping the Colour, King’s Official Birthday
14th June – World Blood Donor Day
18th June – National Clean Air Day
21st June – Summer solstice, Fathers’ Day
23rd June – National Pink Day, International Women in Engineering Day
24th June – Midsummer’s Day, National Writing Day
25th June – Ashura
26th June – Take Your Dog to Work Day
27th June – National PTSD Awareness Day, Armed Forces Day
29th June – National Camera Day
TBC: Ofcom BBC Performance Tracker, Ofcom Communications Market Report, ONS Consumer trends Q1 data released, ONS UK Environmental Accounts data released, Hyde Park Festival
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July 2026 marketing dates
Month: Disability Pride Month, Plastic Free July, Sarcoma Awareness Month
Weeks: British Grand Prix (2nd – 5th July), Alcohol Awareness Week (6th – 12th July)
3rd July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
4th July – Tour de France begins
7th July – World Chocolate Day
11th July – World Population Day
12th July – Wimbledon Final
15th July – World Youth Skills Day, St Swithin’s Day
17th July – World Emoji Day
18th July – World Listening Day
20th July – School summer holidays begin (date varies by council)
23rd July – ONS Crime in England and Wales (year ending March 2026) data released
24th July – International Self-care Day
30th July – International Day of Friendship
TBC: ONS Infrastructure in the UK, investment, and net stocks data released, London Pride
August 2026 marketing dates
Month: Happiness Happens Month, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, National Wellness Month
Weeks: World Breastfeeding Awareness Week (1st – 7th August), National Allotments Week (12th – 18th August), Reading and Leeds Festival (27th – 30th August), Notting Hill Carnival (29th – 31st August)
1st August – Brighton Pride
7th August – Cycle to Work Day
8th August – International Cat Day
9th August – Book Lovers Day, International Coworking Day
12th August – International Youth Day
13th August – Left Handers Day, ONS GDP first quarterly estimate (April – June 2026) data released, A-Level results day
14th August – Financial Awareness Day
17th August – Black Cat Appreciation Day
19th August – World Humanitarian Day
21st August – GCSE results day
26th August – Women’s Equality Day, International Dog Day
31st August – Summer bank holiday
September 2026 marketing dates
Month: Back to school
Weeks: National Inclusion Week (15th – 21st September), International Happiness at Work Week (21st – 25th September), International Week of the Deaf (20th – 26th September)
1st September – Back to School, World Letter Writing Day
4th September – Krishna Janmashtami
5th September – International Day of Charity
8th September – International Literacy Day, World Physical Therapy Day
9th September – International Sudoku Day
10th September – World Suicide Prevention Day
11th September – Rosh Hashanah
12th September – Stand Up To Cancer Day
14th September – Ganesh Chaturthi, National Hug Your Hound Day
18th September – International Equal Pay Day
20th September – Yom Kippur
21st September – International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer’s Day
3rd September – Bisexual Visibility Day, International Day of Sign Languages
25th September – World’s Biggest Coffee Morning (Macmillan), World Rivers Day
25th September – Sukkot (Judaism)
29th September – World Heart Day, International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
October 2026 marketing dates
Month: Black History Month, Stoptober, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ADHD Awareness Month
Weeks: World Space Week (4th – 8th October), National Work Life Week (5th – 9th October), Dyslexia Awareness Week (6th – 12th October)
1st October – World Vegetarian Day
2nd October – International Day of Non-Violence
4th October – World Animal Day
5th October – World Teachers Day
6th October – World Cerebral Palsy Day
7th October – World Financial Planning Day
8th October – World Sight Day
9th October – World Post Day
10th October – World Mental Health Day, World Homeless Day
11th October – International Day of the Girl, National Coming Out Day
13th October – International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
15th October – Global Handwashing Day
16th October – World Food Day
24th October – United Nations Day
29th October – World Stroke Day
31st October – Halloween, World Cities Day
TBC – Ofcom Television access services report (for the first six months of 2025), Ofcom Online Experiences Tracker, ONS Business Register and Employment Survey release
November 2026 marketing dates
Month: UK Disability History Month, Islamophobia Awareness Month, Movember
Weeks: International Stress Awareness Week (2nd – 6th November), Talk Money Week (2nd – 6th November), Transgender Awareness Week (13th – 19th November)
1st November – Movember starts, World Vegan Day, All Saints’ Day (Christian)
2nd November – Trustees Week, All Souls’ Day (Christian)
5th November – Bonfire Night (UK), World Tsunami Awareness Day 2026
8th November – Start of Diwali, Remembrance Sunday
9th November – World Adoption Day
11th November – Armistice Day
13th November – World Kindness Day
14th November – World Diabetes Day
15th November – National Philanthropy Day
16th November – International Day for Tolerance
19th November – International Men’s Day
20th November – World Children’s Day
25th November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
27th November – Black Friday
28th November – Thanksgiving
30th November – Cyber Monday
TBC – Ofcom Switching Experience Tracker data release
December 2026 marketing dates
Month: Advent, Decembeard
Weeks: Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week (1st – 7th December), National Grief Awareness Week (2nd – 8th December)
1st December – World AIDS Day, Sports Personality of the Year, Giving Tuesday
3rd December – International Day for Disabilities
4th December – Wildlife Conservation Day, First day of Hannukah
5th December – International Volunteer Day
10th December – Human Rights Day, Christmas Jumper Day
12th December – Last day of Hannukah
18th December – International Migrants Day
21st December – Winter Solstice/ Yule
24th December – Christmas Eve
25th December – Christmas Day
26th December – Kwanzaa begins, Boxing Day
30th December – Resolution Planning Day
31st December – New Year’s Eve, Hogmanay Day
TBC – Ofcom Pricing trends for communications services in the UK released
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