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BNF Healthy Eating Week 2026

United Kingdom

The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) is transforming its annual Healthy Eating Week into a month-long campaign called Snack-tember for 2026. This new initiative aims to help children and young people...

World Beach Day

International

World Beach Day takes place on Tuesday, 1 September 2026. The day celebrates beaches as treasured ecosystems and places of recreation, while drawing attention to the threats they face from...

Cap Classique Day

International

Cap Classique Day takes place on 1 September 2026, marking the first day of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and celebrating South Africa's traditional-method sparkling wine. Launched in 2020 by...

Japan Dolphin Day

International

Japan Dolphin Day is an international day of action and awareness held each year on or around 1 September, the date that marks the start of Japan's annual dolphin hunting...

Acne Positivity Day

International

Acne Positivity Day is observed on 1 September each year, encouraging people with acne to embrace their skin, reject stigma, and practise self-acceptance. Founded in 2020 by skincare brand La...

National Chicken Boy Day

United States

National Chicken Boy Day is observed every year on 1 September, celebrating one of Los Angeles's most beloved and eccentric landmarks: Chicken Boy, a 22-foot-tall fiberglass statue of a figure...

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month / A Month of Movement 2026

United Kingdom

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is an important observance dedicated to raising awareness about pediatric cancer and the challenges faced by children and families affected by this disease. Throughout September, various...

Oddfellows Friendship Month 2026

United Kingdom

Oddfellows Friendship Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Oddfellows Friendship Month is a heartwarming annual campaign dedicated to promoting the values of friendship, community, and social connection. Organized by the...

Urology Awareness Month 2026

United Kingdom

Urology Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Urology Awareness Month is an annual campaign aimed at increasing public understanding of urological health and the various conditions that affect the...

World Alzheimer’s Month 2026

United Kingdom

World Alzheimer’s Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. World Alzheimer’s Month is a global campaign held every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s disease and other...

Organic September 2026

United Kingdom

Organic September 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Organic September is a month-long campaign dedicated to promoting organic products and raising awareness about the benefits of organic farming and living. Organized...

Blood Cancer Awareness Month 2026

United Kingdom

Blood Cancer Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Blood Cancer Awareness Month is observed every September to raise awareness about blood cancers, which include leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other...

Rear Facing Awareness Month 2026

United States

Rear Facing Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Rear-Facing Awareness Month is a dedicated campaign observed every September to promote the safety benefits of rear-facing car seats for young...

Second Hand September 2026

United Kingdom

Second Hand September 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Second Hand September is an annual campaign that encourages people to avoid buying new clothes for the entire month of September. It...

Blue September

Australia

Blue September 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Blue September is a powerful month-long campaign dedicated to raising awareness about cancers that affect men. It’s a time to spotlight often-overlooked health...

Vascular Disease Awareness Month 2026

International

Vascular Disease Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Every year in September, Vascular Disease Awareness Month brings vital attention to health conditions affecting the body’s arteries, veins, and blood...

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

International

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. Every September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month brings together global communities - healthcare providers, survivors, researchers, and families - to shine a...

National Hand Health Month

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United States

National Hand Health Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. What is National Hand Health Month? National Hand Health Month raises awareness about the importance of maintaining hand health and function...

Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month

International

Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month runs from Tuesday, 1 September to Wednesday, 30 September 2026. Promoted by the Foundation for Women's Cancer (FWC), the official foundation of the Society of Gynecologic...

Move More September

United Kingdom

Move More September is a UK awareness month that encourages people of all ages and abilities to add more physical activity to their daily lives. The campaign uses the start...

Happy Cat Month

United States

Happy Cat Month takes place throughout September, running from 1 to 30 September 2026. Presented by the CATalyst Council, it encourages cat owners to focus on the health, welfare and...

NICU Awareness Month

International

NICU Awareness Month takes place throughout September every year and recognises the work of neonatal intensive care units, the families whose babies are cared for in them, and the medical...

National Sickle Cell Awareness Month

United States

National Sickle Cell Awareness Month takes place throughout September each year in the United States. It is dedicated to raising public understanding of sickle cell disease, the most common inherited...

Festival of Learning Have a Go Month

United Kingdom

Festival of Learning Have a Go Month takes place throughout September each year across the United Kingdom, running from 1 to 30 September. Coordinated by the Learning and Work Institute,...

National Recovery Month

United States

National Recovery Month runs throughout September 2026, from Tuesday, 1 September to Wednesday, 30 September. It is a national observance in the United States that celebrates the millions of people...

Chiari Awareness Month

International

Chiari Awareness Month takes place throughout September each year, including in 2026. The month is dedicated to raising awareness of Chiari malformation, a serious neurological condition in which part of...

Alopecia Areata Awareness Month

United States

Alopecia Areata Awareness Month takes place throughout September each year, and in 2026 it runs from Tuesday, 1 September to Wednesday, 30 September. Led by the National Alopecia Areata Foundation...

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month

United States

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month is observed throughout September each year in the United States. Formally recognised by the US Senate through Senate Resolution 533 in 2014, the campaign...

Pain Awareness Month

International

Pain Awareness Month is observed throughout September each year, shining a light on the experiences of people living with chronic pain and working to reduce the stigma, misunderstanding, and barriers...

National Library Card Sign-up Month

United States

National Library Card Sign-up Month 2026 runs throughout September 2026. National Library Card Sign-up Month takes place every September, led by the American Library Association (ALA) to remind families that...