We all must have seen some awareness days popping up on social media platforms like Facebook every so often. Maybe you’ve seen National Dog Day or Wear Red Day. Awareness days like these are a great opportunity to increase both employee interaction and client engagement.
You can build a marketing strategy around these awareness days and plan which days would be more valuable to your team or business. Each special day can stimulate unique activities and involves lots of industries so you can be sure to always find something relevant to your company.
So here are your Awareness Days in 2021
If you’re looking for a specific awareness day, just skip to the month it’s in here – January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
January
Veganuary Month / Dry January
3rd – Festival of Sleep Day
4th – Word Braille Day
11th – National Marketing Day
14th – STIQ Day
18th – Brew Monday
18th – Blue Monday
20th – 25th – Sugar Awareness Week
20th – 25th – Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
21st – International Hug Day
23rd – National Reading Day
25th – Burns Night
25th – Chinese New Year
27th – Holocaust Memorial Day
February
3rd – 8th – Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week
3rd – 8th – Sign2Sing Week
3rd – 8th – Tinnitus Awareness Week
3rd – 8th – Children’s Mental Health Week
3rd – National Sickie Day
4th – World Cancer Day
5th – World Nutella Day
6th – Time to Talk Day
10th – International Epilepsy Day
14th – Valentine’s Day
17th – International Random acts of Kindness Day
20th – National Love Your Pet Day
25th – Pancake Day
26th – Wear Red Day
March
Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal Month
1st – St David’s Day
1st – 7th – Time for a Cuppa Week
2nd – 7th – Eating Disorders Awareness Week
3rd – World Hearing Day
5th – World Book Day
9th – 12th Sport Relief
11th – 14th – Crufts
16th – 21st – Compost Week
18th – International Recycling Day
19th – First Day of Spring
20th – International Day of Happiness
22nd – Mother’s Day
23rd – 28th – National Workouts and Wellbeing Week
27th – Wear a Hat Day
April
Stress Awareness Month / National Pet Month
2nd – International Children’s Book Day
3rd – International Walk to Work Day
2nd – Good Friday
4th – Easter Sunday
6th – 11th – Community Garden Week
19th – 23rd – National Stop Snoring Week
19th – 25th – Allergy Awareness Week
19th – 25th – MS Awareness Week
23rd – Saint George’s Day
24th – National Skipping Day
26th – DNA Day
27th – 2nd May – National Gardening Week
29th – International Dance Day
May
National Walking Month / National Smile Month
2nd – World Asthma Day
3rd – 9th – Children’s Book Week
4th – Star Wars Day
8th – World Red Cross Day
11th – 16th – Dementia Awareness Week
11th – 16th – National Vegetarian Week
12th – International Nurses Day
17th – National Children’s Day
18th – 21st – Walk to School Week
18th – 23rd – Mental Health Awareness Week
20th – 25th – National Epilepsy Week
23rd – World Turtle Day
23rd – 30th – English Wine Week
June
SANDS Awareness Month / National Sweet Month
1st – World Milk Day
3rd – 8th – Message at Work Week
4th – National Fish and Chip Day
7th – Cancer Survivors Day
8th – National Best Friends Day
8th – 13th – Diabetes Awareness Week
10th – 15th – Employer Branding Awareness Week
13th – Cupcake Day
15th – National Beer Day
15th – 18th – Learning Disability Week
16th – 23rd – March For Men
20th – Father’s Day
21st – World Music Day
21st – Bring your dog to work day
22nd – 27th – National Picnic Week
26th – Parma Violets Day
July
Sarcoma Awareness Month / National Picnic Month / Plastic Free Month
2nd – 11th – National BBQ Week
3rd – National Bereaved Parents Day
6th – International Kissing Day
7th – World Chocolate Day
10th – Don’t Step on a Bee Day
10th – 18th – National Doughnut Week
12th – 21st – Love Parks Week
15th – Social Media Giving Day
17th – World Emoji Day
24th – 24/7 Samaritans Awareness Day
25th – National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
27th – Walk the Night
30th – World Friendship Day
August
Proriasis Awareness month
1st – Yorkshire Day
1st – 6th – World Breastfeeding Week
5th – Play Day
6th – Cycle to Work Day
8th – International Cat Day
10th – 15th – National Allotments Week / Afternoon Tea Week
13th – International Prosecco Day
15th – Cavernoma Awareness Day
19th – International Photo Day
24th – National Plum Day
26th – International Dog Day
September
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month / World Alzheimer’s Month
2nd – Toothache Day
3rd – EveryWoman Day
4th – National Fish & Chip Day
5th – International Bacon Day
6th – National read-a-book Day
7th – 12th – Organ Donation Week
7th – Young Mental Health Day
11th – Hot Cross Buns Day
13th – Roald Dahl Day
13th – 19th – Jeans for Genes Day
14th – 19th – National Coding Week
15th – Pension Awareness Day
18th – 20th – Great British Beach Clean
20th – 26th – Recycle Week
21st – World Alzheimer’s Day
25th – National Doodle Day
25th – World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Macmillan’s
October
ADHD Awareness Month / Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1st – 30th – Go Sober For October
1st – International Coffee Day
4th – World Dyslexia Awareness Day
4th – World Animal Day
5th – World Teachers Day
7th – 12th – National Curry Week
8th – World Sight Day
12th – 15th – National Work Life Week
14th – 19th – Chocolate Week
14th – 19th – National Baking Week
21st – Apple Day
23rd – Wear it Pink
30th – Mischief Night
November
Movember for Men’s Health
1st – National Authors Day
1st – World Vegan Day
3rd – National Sandwich Day
4th – 9th – National Spa Week
5th – Guy Fawkes Night
6th – National Stress Awareness Day
7th – International Stout Day
9th – International Social Media Kindness Day
11th – 14th – Anti-bullying Week
13th – Blue Wednesday
16th – 21st – Road Safety Week
18th – Micky Mouse’s Birthday
19th – International Men’s Day
21st – World Television Day
26th – Thanksgiving
27th – Black Friday
30th – St Andrews Day
December
10th – Christmas Jumper Day
20th – Festival of Winter Walks
25th – Christmas
26th – Boxing Day
31st – National Champagne Day
If you need some help planning your marketing strategy for 2021, get in touch with the team at onefoursix and we’ll be happy to help. onefoursix are a digital marketing and SEO agency in Northampton.
