Key dates calendar
your 2025 inclusion calendar
Being mindful of diverse holidays, cultural events, religious celebrations, wellbeing awareness dates and associated training - is key to helping create an inclusive workplace.
The following information highlights important themes and dates each month and supports our diversity, cultural, equality and health and wellbeing initiatives. We hope you find it a useful resource to support one another and celebrate key dates.
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- Key dates below may be linked to associated free staff training sessions or events to support personal development for that month.
- These dates will be highlighted in blue and when clicked will open up the dedicated Join Us - Staff Training and Events with the session summary and registration details. It includes lots of equality, diversity, health and wellbeing training each month - so you are encouraged to regularly check what is on offer!
- Check out what training is on this month at Join Us
JANUARY is Dry January
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| January | Dry January/Alcohol Awareness |
| January | Cervical Health Awareness |
| January | Thyroid Awareness |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 January 2025 | World Braille Day |
| 20 January 2025 | Martin Luther King Day - is a day of remembrance and celebration of the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, a pivotal figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. On Martin Luther King Jr Day, we honour his courage and vision and recommit to his dream of unity, equality and justice for all. Find out more. |
| 25 January 2025 | Robert Burns Night |
| 27 January 2025 | Holocaust Memorial Day |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | New Year |
| 29 January 2025 | Chinese New Year: Gong Xi Fa Cai! Lunar New Year 2025 is a Year of the Snake, more specifically, Wood Snake, starting from 29 January 2025 to 16 February 2026. The 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Do you know your Chinese Zodiac sign? |
FEBRUARY is LGBTQ+ History Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| February | LGBTQ+ History Month |
| February | UK Heart |
| February | Period Dignity |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 to 9 February 2025 | Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week |
| 3 to 9 February 2025 | UK Race Equality Week |
| 4 February 2025 | World Cancer Day |
| 6 February 2025 | Time to Talk Day |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 28 February to 30 March 2025 | Ramadan (Islam) |
MARCH is Women's History Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| March | Women's History |
| March | Prostate Cancer Awareness |
| March | Ovarian Cancer Awareness |
| March | Endometriosis Action Month |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 to 8 March 2025 | Scottish Apprenticeship Week |
| 8 March 2025 | International Women's Day |
| 11 March 2025 | Nutrition and Hydration Week |
| 12 March 2025 | National No Smoking Day |
| 14 March 2025 | World Sleep Day, International Day to Combat Islamophobia |
| 17 to 23 March 2025 | Debt Awareness Week, Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Nutrition and Hydration Week |
| 21 March 2025 | Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 4 March 2025 | Shrove Tuesday (Christian) |
| 5 March 2025 | Ash Wednesday (Christian) |
| 30 March 2025 | Eid al-Fitr (Islam) |
APRIL is Stress Awareness Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| April | Autism Awareness |
| April | Bowel Cancer Awareness |
| April | Testicular Cancer Awareness |
| April | Stress Awareness |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 April 2025 | World Health Day |
| 22 April 2025 | Stephen Lawrence Day |
| 28 April 2025 | World Day for Health and Safety at Work |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 12 to 20 April 2025 | Passover Starts in Evening (Judaism) |
| 14 April 2025 | Vaisakhi (Sikh) |
| 18 April 2025 | Good Friday (Christian) |
| 20 April 2025 | Easter Sunday (Christian) |
MAY is National Walking Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| May | UK Walking |
| May | Action on Stroke |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 to 9 May 2025 | Scottish Learning Disability Week |
| 5 to 11 May 2025 | Deaf Awareness Week |
| 12 to 18 May 2025 | Mental Health Awareness Week, Learning at Work Week |
| 17 May 2025 | International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia |
| 28 May 2025 | Menstrual Hygiene Day |
| 31 May 2025 | World No Tobacco Day |
JUNE is LGBT Pride Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| June | LGBT Pride |
| June | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History |
| June | Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Awareness |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 9 to 14 June 2025 | National Bike Week |
| 8 June 2025 | Global Wellness Day |
| 9 to 15 June 2025 | Carer's Week, Men's Health Week |
| 10 to 14 June 2025 | BNF Healthy Eating Week |
| 10 to 16 June 2025 | Diabetes Awareness Week |
| 14 June 2025 | World Blood Donor Day |
| 16 June 2025 | Neurodiversity Pride Day |
| 16 to 20 June 2025 | UK Learning Disability Week |
| 19 to 24 June 2025 | Cervical Screening Awareness Week |
| 22 June 2025 | UK National Windrush Day |
| 28 June 2025 | Stonewall Riots Anniversary |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 6 to 10 June 2025 | Eid al Adha (Islam) |
JULY is Disability Pride Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| July | Challenging Age Perception |
| July | Disability Pride |
| 18 July to 17 August 2025 | South Asian History Month |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 to 13 July 2025 | Alcohol Awareness Week |
| 15 July 2025 | World Youth Skills Day |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2025 | Dharma Day (Buddhism) |
| 23 July 2025 | Birthday of Haile Selassie I (Rastafari) |
AUGUST is Health & Safety Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| August | Health and Safety |
| August | Psoriasis Awareness |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 to 7 August 2025 | World Breastfeeding Awareness Week |
| 7 August 2025 | UK Cycle to Work Day |
| 23 August 2025 | Remembrance of Slave Trade and it's Abolition |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 9 August 2025 | Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
SEPTEMBER is World Alzheimer's Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| September | World Alzheimer's |
| September | World Dementia Awareness |
| September | East and South East Asian Heritage Month |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 September 2025 | International Day of Charity |
| 8 to 14 September 2025 | Know Your Numbers Week |
| 10 September 2025 | World Suicide Prevention Day |
| 12 to 18 September 2025 | Youth Mental Health Awareness Week |
| 15 September 2025 | World Afro Day, Pension Awareness Day |
| 15 to 21 September 2025 | UK National Inclusion Week |
| 22 to 26 September 2025 | International Week of Happiness at Work |
| 22 to 28 September 2025 | National Eye Health Awareness Week |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2025 | Ethiopian New Year (Rastafari) |
| 22 to 23 September 2025 | Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) |
| 22 September to 1 October 2025 | Navaratri (Hindu) |
OCTOBER is Black History Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| October | Stoptober |
| October | ADHD Awareness Month |
| October | Breast Cancer Awareness |
| October | Down Syndrome Awareness |
| October | Cholesterol Awareness |
| October | Menopause Awareness |
| October | UK Black History |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 to 13 October 2025 | World Dyslexia Awareness Week |
| 9 to 15 October 2025 | Baby Loss Awareness Week |
| 10 October 2025 | World Mental Health Day |
| 12 to 18 October 2025 | Wear Red to Work Day (Show Racism the Red Card) |
| 18 October 2025 | World Menopause Day |
| 19 to 25 October 2025 | Invisible Disabilities Week |
| 27 October 2025 | National Mentoring Day |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 2 October 2025 | Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement (Jewish) |
| 19 to 23 October 2025 | Diwali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) |
NOVEMBER is Men's Health Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| November | Movember - Men's Health Awareness |
| November | Islamophobia Awareness |
| November | Lung Cancer Awareness |
| November | Pancreatic Cancer Awareness |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 to 7 November 2025 | National Talk Money Week, International Stress Awareness Week |
| 9 to 16 November 2025 | Interfaith Week |
| 13 to 19 November 2025 | Anti-Bullying Week, Transgender Awareness Week |
| 17 to 21 November 2025 | Self Care Week |
| 19 November 2025 | International Men's Day |
| 25 November 2025 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Start of the 16 Days of Action Against Violence Against Women |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 5 November 2025 | Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev (Sikh) |
| 27 November 2025 | Gurpurab (Sikh) |
DECEMBER is International Human Rights Month
| Month | Awareness |
|---|---|
| December | Aids Awareness |
| December | Universal Month for Human Rights |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2025 | World Aids Day |
| 2 December 2025 | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 3 December 2025 | International Day for Persons with Disabilities |
| 10 December 2025 | International Human Rights Day |
| 18 December 2025 | International Migrants Day |
| 20 December 2025 | International Human Solidarity Day |
| TBC | National Grief Awareness Week |
| Date | Religious/Cultural |
|---|---|
| 25 December 2025 | Christmas Day (Christian) |
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Last modified on 14 January 2025
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