Key dates for your diary October - December 2026

Speak Up Month

Black History Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Stoptober

World Menopause Awareness Month https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/menopause-awareness-month

Monday 5th - Friday 9th National Work Life Week https://workingfamilies.org.uk/nationalworklifeweek/

Monday 5th - Sunday 11th Dyslexia Awareness Week https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/awareness-events

Thursday 8th World Sight Day https://www.iapb.world/world_sight_day

Saturday 10th World Mental Health Day https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

Saturday 31st Halloween

Movember

UK Disability History Month Monday 16th - Wednesday 16th December

Monday 2nd - Friday 6th International Stress Awareness Week https://isma.org.uk/isma-international-stress-awareness-week

Thursday 5th Bonfire Night

Sunday 8th Remembrance Sunday

Sunday 8th Diwali

Wednesday 11th Remembrance Day https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/about-remembrance/armistice-day

Monday 9th - Friday 13th Anti-Bullying Week https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/

Friday 13th World Kindness Day

National Self-Care Week date TBC https://www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week-resources/

Thursday 19th International Men’s Day https://ukmensday.org.uk/

Friday 27th Black Friday

Friday 10th Christmas Jumper Day

Sunday 4th - Sunday 12th Hanukkah

Monday 21st Winter Solstice (Shortest Day)

Friday 25th Christmas Day

Thursday 31st New Year’s Eve