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THE DIARY DAYS & DATES
Monday 11 August
•National Bakewell Tart Day
•World Steelpan Day More…
•Independence Day, Chad
Monday 11 August to Sunday 17 August
•Afternoon Tea Week More…
•National Allotments Week More…
Sunday 10 August
•International Biodiesel Day
•World Lion Day
•International Vlogging Day
•International Update your Bio Day
Saturday 9 August
•International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples More…
Saturday 9 August to Sunday 24 August
•Edinburgh International Book Festival More…
Friday 8 August
•International Cat Day More…
•International CBD Day
Friday 8 August to Sunday 10 August
•Bristol International Balloon Fiesta More…
Thursday 7 August
•Independence Day, Ivory Coast
Thursday 7 August to Sunday 24 August
•Edinburgh Art Festival #EAF25 More…
Wednesday 6 August
•Playday More…
•Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony More…
•Independence Day, Jamaica
•Independence Day, Bolivia
Tuesday 5 August
•National Dash Cam Day
•International Traffic Light Day
•Independence Day, Burkina Faso
Monday 4 August
•Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland)
•International Clouded Leopard Day More…
Sunday 3 August
•Independence Day, Niger
Sunday 3 August to Saturday 9 August
•International Assistance Dog Week
Saturday 2 August
•International Forgiveness Day More…
Saturday 2 August to Friday 8 August
•Cowes Week More…
Saturday 2 August to Saturday 9 August
•National Eisteddfod of Wales More…
Friday 1 August
•World Wide Web Day
•Yorkshire Day More…
•International Beer Day More…
•World RNA Day
•Emancipation Day More…
Friday 1 August to Thursday 7 August
•World Breastfeeding Week #WBW2025 More…
•International Clown Week
AUGUST
•Third month of summer More…
•National Road Victim Month More…
Thursday 31 July
•National Orgasm Day
•HMRC deadline for self-employed ‘payments on account’ More…
•Harry Potter’s birthday (and also JK Rowling’s)
•World Ranger Day More…
•Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day
Wednesday 30 July
•International Day of Friendship More…
•World Day against Trafficking in Persons More…
•Independence Day, Vanuatu
Tuesday 29 July
•Buckinghamshire Day
•International Tiger Day More…
•Wallis and Futuna Territory Day
Tuesday 29 July to Saturday 2 August
•Goodwood Festival More…
Monday 28 July
•World Hepatitis Day More…
Sunday 27 July
•Norfolk Day
•Bog Day More…
•Bagpipe Appreciation Day
Saturday 26 July
•International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem More…
•Esperanto Day: celebration of the world’s most widely spoken constructed auxiliary language
•Independence Day, Maldives
•Independence Day, Liberia
Saturday 26 July to Sunday 3 August
•Tour de France (women’s) More…
•National Whale and Dolphin Watch More…
Saturday 26 July to Sunday 10 August
•National Marine Week More…
Saturday 26 July to Sunday 31 August
•National Fishing Month More…
Friday 25 July
•National Schizophrenia Awareness Day More…
•Ask an Archaeologist Day #AskAnArchaeologist More…
•World Drowning Prevention Day More…
Friday 25 July to Sunday 3 August
•Love Parks Week #LoveParks More…
Thursday 24 July
•Samaritans Awareness Day (24/7 cos they’re there 24/7) More…
•International Self-Care Day More…
Thursday 24 July to Monday 1 September
•House of Lords summer recess More…
•House of Commons summer recess More…
Wednesday 23 July
•World Sjögren’s Day More…
Tuesday 22 July
•World Brain Day
Monday 21 July
•Swan Upping begins, Sunbury-on-Thames More…
•Belgian National Day
•Independence Day, Colombia
Monday 21 July to Thursday 24 July
•Royal Welsh Show More…
Sunday 20 July
•World Ice Cream Day
•World Chess Day More…
•International Moon Day More…
•International Busker Day
•Independence Day, Colombia
Saturday 19 July
•Liberation Day, Nicaragua
Saturday 19 July to Sunday 3 August
•Council for British Archaeology Festival of Archaeology More…
Saturday 19 July to Monday 15 September
•BBC Proms concerts More…
Saturday 19 July to Sunday 19 October
•Folkestone Triennial More…
Friday 18 July
•Nelson Mandela International Day More…
•Black Leaders Awareness Day More…
Friday 18 July to Sunday 20 July
•Bristol Harbour Festival More…
Friday 18 July to Sunday 10 August
•Big Butterfly Count More…
Thursday 17 July
•World Day for International Justice More…
•World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay More…
Wednesday 16 July
•World Snake Day
Tuesday 15 July
•Hampshire Day
•St Swithin’s Day: According to legend, if it rains today, it will rain for 40 days; if it’s fine, it’ll be fine for 40 days
•World Youth Skills Day More…
Monday 14 July
•Emmeline Pankhurst Day
•Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day): Bank Holiday, Northern Ireland
•World Orca Day More…
•World Chimpanzee Day More…
•Shark Awareness Day
•International Non-Binary People's Day: falling halfway between International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day
•Bastille Day (France and French dependencies)
•International Town Criers’ Day
Sunday 13 July to Sunday 20 July
•The Open: 152nd year of the golf tournament More…
Saturday 12 July
•International Cava Day
•Simplicity Day
•Malala Day More…
•International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms More…
•International Skinny-dip Day
•Independence Day, São Tomé and Príncipe
•Independence Day, Kiribati
Friday 11 July
•World Kebab Day
•International Raw Food Day
•World Rum Day More…
•World Population Day More…
Friday 11 July to Sunday 20 July
•Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival More…
Thursday 10 July
•Nikola Tesla Day More…
•Independence Day, Bahamas
◊Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas: a mythical beachside resort◊
Thursday 10 July to Sunday 13 July
•Goodwood Festival of Speed More…
Wednesday 9 July
•Independence Day, Argentina
•Independence Day, South Sudan
Monday 7 July
•World Chocolate Day
•International Peace and Love Day: Founded by Ringo Starr #peaceandlove
•Independence Day, Solomon Islands
•World Kiswahili Language Day More…
Monday 7 July to Sunday 13 July
•Alcohol Awareness Week More…
◊Can you prevent a hangover?◊
•Great British Pea Week More…
Sunday 6 July
•International Kissing Day More…
•World Zoonoses Day (diseases transmitted between animals and humans) More…
•Independence Day, Comoros
•Independence Day, Malawi
Sunday 6 July to Saturday 12 July
•Dyspraxia Week More…
Saturday 5 July
•Tynwald Day: National day of the Isle of Man
•National Meadows Day More…
•Research Appreciation Day More…
•International Day of Cooperatives More…
•Independence Day, Algeria
•Independence Day, Cape Verde
•Independence Day, Venezuela
Saturday 5 July to Sunday 27 July
•Tour de France (men’s) More…
Friday 4 July
•Alice in Wonderland Day
•Independence Day, USA
•Action Mesothelioma Day More…
•Caribbean Community (Caricom) Day More…
•Liberation Day, Northern Mariana Islands
Thursday 3 July
•Cycle to Work Day #CycletoWorkDay More…
•Plastic Bag Free Day More…
•National Bereaved Parents Day More…
•Independence Day, Belarus
Thursday 3 July to Sunday 6 July
•British Grand Prix, Silverstone More…
Wednesday 2 July
•The midway point of the year, with 182 days before it, and 182 days after it
•World UFO Day
Wednesday 2 July to Sunday 27 July
•Women’s Euros More…
Tuesday 1 July
•Start of Q3
•International Joke Day #InternationalJokeDay #JokeDay
•International Reggae Day
•Independence Day, Burundi
•Independence Day, Rwanda
Tuesday 1 July to Sunday 6 July
•RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival More…
•Henley Royal Regatta More…
Tuesday 1 July to Monday 7 July
•Create Week More…
JULY
•Second month of summer More…
•Plastic Free July More…
•National Picnic Month
•Good Care Month
•Group B Strep Awareness Month More…
•Sarcoma Awareness Month More…
•World Watercolour Month
•Global Enterprise Agility Month
Monday 30 June
•International Asteroid Day More…
•International Day of Parliamentarism More…
•Social Media Day
Monday 30 June to Sunday 6 July
•Schools Alumni Week More…
Monday 30 June to Sunday 13 July
•Wimbledon Tennis Championships More…
Saturday 28 June to Sunday 13 July
•Bristol Pride More…
Tuesday 24 June to Monday 30 June
•World Wellbeing Week More…
Monday 23 June to Monday 30 June
•World Female Ranger Week More…
Tuesday 17 June to Sunday 17 August
•Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy More…
Saturday 7 June to Sunday 15 February 2026
•Design and Disability, Victoria & Albert Museum More…
JUNE
•First month of summer More…
•LGBT Pride month More…
•National Safety Month More…
•National Microchipping Month More…
•30 Days Wild: From The Wildlife Trusts More…
•London Festival of Architecture More…
•Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month More…
Saturday 12 April to Sunday 16 November
•Cartier, Victoria & Albert Museum More…
Friday 28 March to Sunday 17 August
•Splash: a Century of Swimming and Style, Design Museum More…
Thursday 20 March to Sunday 21 September
•Trees Love Care More…
2025
•International Year of Peace and Trust More…
•European Year of Digital Citizenship Education More…
•International Year of Quantum Science and Technology More…
•International Year of Cooperatives More…
•International Year of Glaciers Preservation More…
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