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Global & National Awareness Days 2026
Mark key National and International Awareness Days recognised by governments, the UN, and the WHO. These events unite people globally around shared values, remembrance, and action.
See also: our curated Marketing Calendar 2026 — a month-by-month year-view of the most-observed dates.
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Awareness months
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All Global & National Events in 2026
October 202611 events
23 Oct23 OctFridayCountry National DaysInternationalHungary — Hungarian National Day (23 October)
24 Oct24 OctSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalUnited Nations Day
24 Oct24 OctSaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalZambia — Independence Day
25 Oct25 OctSundayCountry National DaysInternationalKazakhstan — Republic Day
26 Oct26 OctMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalLabour Day in New Zealand
26 Oct26 OctMondayArts & CultureInternationalAustrian National Day
27 Oct27 OctTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalSaint Vincent and the Grenadines — Independence Day
28 Oct28 OctWednesdayArts & CultureInternationalCzech Independence Day
28 Oct28 OctWednesdayArts & CultureInternationalOhi Day
29 Oct29 OctThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalTurkiye — Republic Day
31 Oct31 OctSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalNational Unity DayNovember 202625 events
1 Nov1 NovSundayCountry National DaysInternationalAlgeria — Revolution Day
1 Nov1 NovSundayCountry National DaysInternationalAntigua and Barbuda — Independence Day
3 Nov3 NovTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalDominica — Independence Day
3 Nov3 NovTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalMicronesia (Federated States of) — Independence Day
3 Nov3 NovTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalPanama — Separation Day
4 Nov4 NovWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalTonga — Constitution Day (National Day)
8 Nov8 NovSundayGlobal & NationalUKRemembrance Sunday 2026
9 Nov9 NovMondayCountry National DaysInternationalCambodia — Independence and National Day
11 Nov11 NovWednesdayGlobal & NationalUKArmistice Day
11 Nov11 NovWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalAngola — Independence Day
15 Nov15 NovSundayCountry National DaysInternationalPalestine — Independence Day
17 Nov17 NovTuesdayGlobal & NationalUSNational Homemade Bread Day
18 Nov18 NovWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalProclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia
19 Nov19 NovThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalMonaco — National Day (Fete du Prince)
20 Nov20 NovFridayCountry National DaysInternationalOman — National Day
22 Nov22 NovSundayCountry National DaysInternationalLebanon — Independence Day
25 Nov25 NovWednesdayArts & CultureInternationalBosnia and Herzegovina – Statehood Day
25 Nov25 NovWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalSuriname — Independence Day
27 Nov27 NovFridayGlobal & NationalUSNational Bavarian Cream Pie Day
28 Nov28 NovSaturdayGlobal & NationalUSNational French Toast Day
28 Nov28 NovSaturdayArts & CultureInternationalAlbania – Independence Day
28 Nov28 NovSaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalMauritania — Independence Day
29 Nov29 NovSundayGlobal & NationalUSNational Chocolates Day
30 Nov30 NovMondayCountry National DaysUKSt Andrews Day 2026
December 202621 events
1 Dec1 DecTuesdayGlobal & NationalUSNational Day of Giving
1 Dec1 DecTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalCentral African Republic — Republic Day (National Day)
1 Dec1 DecTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalRomania — National Day
2 Dec2 DecWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalLaos — Lao National Day
2 Dec2 DecWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalUnited Arab Emirates — National Day (Eid Al Etihad)
5 Dec5 DecSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalThailand – National Day
6 Dec6 DecSundayCountry National DaysInternationalFinland Independence Day
8 Dec8 DecTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalSyria — Liberation Day
9 Dec9 DecWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalTanzania — Independence and Republic Day
11 Dec11 DecFridayCountry National DaysInternationalBurkina Faso National Day (Republic Day)
12 Dec12 DecSaturdayArts & CultureInternationalKenya – Jamhuri Day
13 Dec13 DecSundayArts & CultureInternationalMalta – Republic Day
16 Dec16 DecWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalBahrain National Day
16 Dec16 DecWednesdayArts & CultureInternationalBangladesh Victory Day16 Dec16 DecWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalKazakhstan Independence Day
17 Dec17 DecThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalBhutan National Day
18 Dec18 DecFridayCountry National DaysInternationalNiger — Republic Day
18 Dec18 DecFridayCountry National DaysInternationalQatar — National Day
24 Dec24 DecThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalLibya — Independence Day
25 Dec25 DecFridayReligious & FaithAustraliaChristmas Day 2026
26 Dec26 DecSaturdaySeasonalUKBoxing DayJanuary 20278 events
1 Jan1 JanFridayCountry National DaysInternationalCuba — Liberation Day (Triumph of the Revolution)
1 Jan1 JanFridayCountry National DaysInternationalHaiti — Independence Day
1 Jan1 JanFridayCountry National DaysInternationalSlovakia — Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic
1 Jan1 JanFridayCountry National DaysInternationalSudan — Independence Day
4 Jan4 JanMondayCountry National DaysInternationalMyanmar — Independence Day
26 Jan26 JanTuesdayGlobal & NationalAustraliaAustralia Day 2027
26 Jan26 JanTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalIndia — Republic Day
31 Jan31 JanSundayCountry National DaysInternationalNauru — Independence DayFebruary 202719 events
4 Feb4 FebThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalSri Lanka — Independence Day
6 Feb6 FebSaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalNew Zealand — Waitangi Day
7 Feb7 FebSundayCountry National DaysInternationalGrenada — Independence Day
8 Feb – 8 MarMonth8 Feb to 8 MarMonthGlobal & NationalInternationalRamadan 2027
11 Feb11 FebThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalVatican City State Foundation Anniversary (Lateran Treaty Day)
11 Feb11 FebThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalIran — Islamic Revolution Victory Day (National Day)
11 Feb11 FebThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalJapan National Foundation Day
15 Feb15 FebMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalPresidents’ Day 2027
15 Feb15 FebMondayCountry National DaysInternationalSerbia — Statehood Day
16 Feb16 FebTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalDay of Restoration of the State of Lithuania
18 Feb18 FebThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalGambia — Independence Day
22 Feb22 FebMondayCountry National DaysInternationalSaint Lucia — Independence Day
23 Feb23 FebTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalBrunei National Day
23 Feb23 FebTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalGuyana — Republic Day (Mashramani)23 Feb23 FebTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalEmperor’s Birthday (Japan’s National Day)
24 Feb24 FebWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalEstonia — Estonian Independence Day
25 Feb25 FebThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalKuwait National Day26 Feb26 FebFridayCountry National DaysInternationalKuwait Liberation Day
27 Feb27 FebSaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalDominican Republic — Independence DayMarch 202720 events
1 Mar1 MarMondayCommunityUKSt David’s Day 2027
1 Mar1 MarMondayCountry National DaysInternationalBosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day
2 Mar2 MarTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalEthiopia — Adwa Victory Day
3 Mar3 MarWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalBulgaria — Liberation Day (National Day)
5 Mar5 MarFridayGlobal & NationalInternationalInternational Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Mar6 MarSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalGhana Independence Day
8 Mar8 MarMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalCommonwealth Day
9 Mar9 MarTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalEid al-Fitr 202711 Mar11 MarThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalRestoration of Independence Day of Lithuania
12 Mar12 MarFridayCountry National DaysInternationalMauritius — National Day15 Mar15 MarMondayCountry National DaysInternationalHungary — Hungarian Revolution Day (15 March)
17 Mar17 MarWednesdayCommunityInternationalSt Patricks Day 202718 Mar18 MarThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalSyria — Syrian Revolution Day
20 Mar20 MarSaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalTunisia — Independence Day
21 Mar21 MarSundayCountry National DaysInternationalNamibia — Independence Day
23 Mar23 MarTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalPakistan Day
25 Mar25 MarThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalGreece — Greek Independence Day26 Mar26 MarFridayCountry National DaysInternationalBangladesh — Independence and National Day
29 Mar29 MarMondayCommunityUSNational Vietnam War Veterans Day in the USA 2027
31 Mar31 MarWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalMalta — Freedom DayApril 202717 events
1–30 AprMonth1 Apr to 30 AprMonthGlobal & NationalUSGenocide Awareness Month
4 Apr4 AprSundayGlobal & NationalInternationalInternational Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
4 Apr4 AprSundayApril Awareness DaysInternationalSenegal — Independence Day
7 Apr7 AprWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalDay of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
9 Apr9 AprFridayCancerInternationalWorld Psycho-Oncology Day (WPOD)
11 Apr11 AprSundayGlobal & NationalUSNational Submarine Day
14 Apr14 AprWednesdayGlobal & NationalUSPan American Day 202717 Apr17 AprSaturdayApril Awareness DaysInternationalSyria — Independence Day (Evacuation Day)
18 Apr18 AprSundayApril Awareness DaysInternationalZimbabwe — Independence Day
23 Apr23 AprFridayEducation & YouthAustraliaSaint George’s Day 202725 Apr25 AprSundayGlobal & NationalInternationalInternational Delegates’ Day25Apr25 Apr25 AprSundayGlobal & NationalAustraliaAnzac Day26 Apr26 AprMondayApril Awareness DaysInternationalTanzania — Union Day
27 Apr27 AprTuesdayApril Awareness DaysInternationalNetherlands — King’s Day (Koningsdag)
27 Apr27 AprTuesdayApril Awareness DaysInternationalSierra Leone — Independence Day
27 Apr27 AprTuesdayApril Awareness DaysInternationalSouth Africa — Freedom Day
27 Apr27 AprTuesdayApril Awareness DaysInternationalTogo — Independence DayMay 202729 events
1 May1 MaySaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalGlobal Love Day
1–31 MayMonth1 May to 31 MayMonthGlobal & NationalUSNational Military Appreciation Month 2027
1 May1 MaySaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalMarshall Islands — Constitution Day
3 May3 MayMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalWorld Press Freedom Day 20273May3 May3 MayMondaySeasonalUKEarly May Bank Holiday
3 May3 MayMondayCountry National DaysInternationalPoland — Constitution Day4 May4 MayTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalRestoration of Independence Day of Latvia5 May5 MayWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalEthiopia — Ethiopian Patriots’ Victory Day
8 May8 MaySaturdayGlobal & NationalUKVE (Victory in Europe) Day 20278 May8 MaySaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalHoly See National Day (Election of Pope Leo XIV)
9 May9 MaySundayGlobal & NationalInternationalEurope Day 2027
12 May12 MayWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalIsrael Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)
14 May14 MayFridayCountry National DaysInternationalParaguay — Independence Day
17 May17 MayMondayCountry National DaysInternationalNorway — Constitution Day
20 May20 MayThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalCameroon National Day
20 May20 MayThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalTimor-Leste — Restoration of Independence Day
21 May21 MayFridayCountry National DaysInternationalMontenegro — Independence Day
22 May22 MaySaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalYemen — Unification Day
24 May24 MayMondayCountry National DaysInternationalEcuador — Battle of Pichincha Day
24 May24 MayMondayCountry National DaysInternationalEritrea — Independence Day
25 May25 MayTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalArgentina — May Revolution Day
25 May25 MayTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalJordan — Independence Day
26 May26 MayWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalGeorgia — Independence Day26 May26 MayWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalGuyana Independence Day
28 May28 MayFridayCountry National DaysInternationalArmenia Republic Day
28 May28 MayFridayCountry National DaysInternationalAzerbaijan — Independence Day
30 May30 MaySundayCountry National DaysInternationalCroatia — Statehood Day
31 May31 MayMondayGlobal & NationalUSMemorial Day 2027
31 May31 MayMondaySeasonalUKSpring Bank HolidayJune 202726 events
1 Jun1 JunTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalKenya — Madaraka Day
1 Jun1 JunTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalSamoa — Independence Day
2 Jun2 JunWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalItaly – Republic Day
5 Jun5 JunSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalDenmark – Constitution Day
6 Jun6 JunSundayCountry National DaysInternationalSweden — National Day7 Jun7 JunMondayCountry National DaysInternationalMalta — Sette Giugno
10 Jun10 JunThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalPortugal Day12Jun12 Jun12 JunSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalKing’s Birthday
12 Jun12 JunSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalPhilippines – Independence Day
12 Jun12 JunSaturdayCountry National DaysInternationalRussia Day
14 Jun14 JunMondayGlobal & NationalUSArmy Birthday
14 Jun14 JunMondayGlobal & NationalUSNational Flag Day
14 Jun14 JunMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalFalkland Islands – Liberation Day
16 Jun16 JunWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalInternational Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun17 JunThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalIcelandic National Day
19 Jun19 JunSaturdayGlobal & NationalUSJuneteenth20Jun20 Jun20 JunSundayGlobal & NationalUSNational West Virginia Day
22 Jun22 JunTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalWindrush Day 2027
23 Jun23 JunWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalLuxembourg National Day
25 Jun25 JunFridayCountry National DaysInternationalMozambique — Independence Day
25 Jun25 JunFridayCountry National DaysInternationalSlovenia — Statehood Day
26 Jun26 JunSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalMadagascar – Independence Day
27 Jun27 JunSundayArts & CultureInternationalDjibouti Independence Day
29 Jun29 JunTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalSeychelles — National Day (Independence Day)
30 Jun30 JunWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalDemocratic Republic of the Congo – Independence Day
30 Jun30 JunWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalInternational Day of ParliamentarismJuly 202737 events
1 Jul1 JulThursdayEducation & YouthInternationalCanada Day 2027
1 Jul1 JulThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalSomalia – Independence Day
1 Jul1 JulThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalBurundi Independence Day
1 Jul1 JulThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalRwanda — Independence Day
3 Jul3 JulSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalBelarus – Independence Day
4 Jul4 JulSundayArts & CultureUSIndependence Day 20274 Jul4 JulSundayCountry National DaysInternationalRwanda — Liberation Day (Kwibohora)
5 Jul5 JulMondayArts & CultureInternationalCape Verde – Independence Day5Jul5 Jul5 JulMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalCayman Islands – Constitution Day5 Jul5 JulMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalAlgeria – Independence Day
5 Jul5 JulMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalVenezuela – Independence Day
6 Jul6 JulTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalMalawi – Independence Day
6 Jul6 JulTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalComoros — Independence Day6 Jul6 JulTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalLithuania Statehood Day (Coronation of King Mindaugas)
7 Jul7 JulWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalSolomon Islands — Independence Day
9 Jul9 JulFridayGlobal & NationalInternationalArgentina – Independence Day
9 Jul9 JulFridayCountry National DaysInternationalSouth Sudan — Independence Day
10 Jul10 JulSaturdayArts & CultureInternationalBahamas – Independence Day
11 Jul11 JulSundayCountry National DaysInternationalMongolia — National Day (Naadam)
12 Jul12 JulMondayCountry National DaysInternationalKiribati — Independence Day
12 Jul12 JulMondayCountry National DaysInternationalSao Tome and Principe — Independence Day13 Jul13 JulTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalMontenegro — Statehood Day
14 Jul14 JulWednesdayArts & CultureInternationalBastille Day (France) 2027
18 Jul18 JulSundayCommunityInternationalNelson Mandela International Day 2027
19 Jul19 JulMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalLiberation Day (Nicaragua) 2027
19 Jul19 JulMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalMartyrs Day (Myanmar) 2027
20 Jul20 JulTuesdayArts & CultureInternationalColombia Independence Day
21 Jul21 JulWednesdayArts & CultureInternationalBelgian National Day 2027
23 Jul23 JulFridayCountry National DaysInternationalEgypt — Revolution Day (National Day)
26 Jul26 JulMondayCountry National DaysInternationalLiberia — Independence Day
26 Jul26 JulMondayCountry National DaysInternationalMaldives — Independence Day26 Jul26 JulMondayCountry National DaysInternationalNiger — National Sovereignty Day
28 Jul28 JulWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalPeru – Independence Day28Jul28 Jul28 JulWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalKing Rama X’s Birthday29Jul29 Jul29 JulThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalFaroe Islands – Ólavsøka
30 Jul30 JulFridayCountry National DaysInternationalMorocco — Throne Day
August 202736 events
1 Aug1 AugSundayGlobal & NationalUKYorkshire Day 2027
1 Aug1 AugSundayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalBenin — Independence Day
1 Aug1 AugSundayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalSwitzerland — Swiss National Day
2 Aug2 AugMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalNew Brunswick Day
2 Aug2 AugMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalCivic Holiday2Aug2 Aug2 AugMondayGlobal & NationalAustraliaNew South Wales Bank Holiday2Aug2 Aug2 AugMondayBusiness & FinanceInternationalCommerce Day2Aug2 Aug2 AugMondayArts & CultureInternationalBritish Columbia Day2Aug2 Aug2 AugMondayArts & CultureInternationalNatal Day3 Aug3 AugTuesdayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalNiger — Independence Day
5 Aug5 AugThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalInternational Traffic Light Day5 Aug5 AugThursdayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalBurkina Faso Independence Commemoration
6 Aug6 AugFridayGlobal & NationalInternationalBolivia Independence Day
6 Aug6 AugFridayGlobal & NationalInternationalJamaica Independence Day
7 Aug7 AugSaturdayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalCôte d’Ivoire — Independence Day9Aug9 Aug9 AugMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalNational Women’s Day
9 Aug9 AugMondayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalSingapore — National Day
10 Aug10 AugTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalEcuador – Independence Day
11 Aug11 AugWednesdayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalChad — Independence Day
14 Aug14 AugSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalPakistan Independence Day
15 Aug15 AugSundayGlobal & NationalInternationalRepublic of the Congo – National Day
15 Aug15 AugSundayGlobal & NationalInternationalIndia Independence Day
15 Aug15 AugSundayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalLiechtenstein National Day
17 Aug17 AugTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalIndonesia Independence Day
17 Aug17 AugTuesdayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalGabon — Independence Day
19 Aug19 AugThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalAfghanistan Independence Day
20 Aug20 AugFridayArts & CultureInternationalHungary – Saint Stephen’s Day
24 Aug24 AugTuesdayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalUkraine — Independence Day
25 Aug25 AugWednesdayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalUruguay — Independence Day
27 Aug27 AugFridayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalMoldova — Independence Day
29 Aug29 AugSundayArts & CultureInternationalJimmy Buffett Day
29–30 Aug29 Aug to 30 AugArts & CultureUKNotting Hill Carnival
30 Aug30 AugMondaySeasonalUKUK Summer Bank Holiday
31 Aug31 AugTuesdayArts & CultureInternationalHari Merdeka
31 Aug31 AugTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalKyrgyzstan Independence Day
31 Aug31 AugTuesdayAugust Awareness DaysInternationalTrinidad and Tobago — Independence DaySeptember 202732 events
1 Sep1 SepWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalSlovakia — Constitution Day
1 Sep1 SepWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalUzbekistan — Independence Day
2 Sep2 SepThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalVietnam – National Day
2 Sep2 SepThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalCeuta – Ceuta Day
3 Sep3 SepFridayCountry National DaysInternationalSan Marino — Foundation Day
6 Sep6 SepMondayGlobal & NationalInternationalEswatini – Independence Day
7 Sep7 SepTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalBrazil Independence Day
8 Sep8 SepWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalAndorra – Our Lady of Meritxell Day
8 Sep8 SepWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalMalta – Victory Day
8 Sep8 SepWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalNorth Macedonia — Independence Day9Sep9 Sep9 SepThursdayArts & CultureUSCalifornia Admission Day
9 Sep9 SepThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalNorth Korea — Day of the Foundation of the Republic
9 Sep9 SepThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalTajikistan — Independence Day
15 Sep15 SepWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalCosta Rica – Independence Day
15 Sep15 SepWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalNicaragua – Independence Day
15 Sep15 SepWednesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalGuatemala – Independence Day
15 Sep15 SepWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalEl Salvador — Independence Day
15 Sep15 SepWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalHonduras — Independence Day
16 Sep16 SepThursdayArts & CultureInternationalMexican Independence Day
16 Sep16 SepThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalMalaysia Day
16 Sep16 SepThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalPapua New Guinea — Independence Day
18 Sep18 SepSaturdayGlobal & NationalInternationalChile – Independence Day
19 Sep19 SepSundayCountry National DaysInternationalSaint Kitts and Nevis — Independence Day
21 Sep21 SepTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalBelize – Independence Day
21 Sep21 SepTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalArmenia Independence Day
21 Sep21 SepTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalMalta – Independence Day
22 Sep22 SepWednesdayCountry National DaysInternationalMali — Independence Day
23 Sep23 SepThursdayCountry National DaysInternationalSaudi Arabia — National Day
24 Sep24 SepFridayGlobal & NationalInternationalGuinea-Bissau – Independence Day
27 Sep27 SepMondayCountry National DaysInternationalTurkmenistan — Independence Day28 Sep28 SepTuesdayCountry National DaysInternationalCzechia — Czech Statehood Day (Saint Wenceslas Day)
30 Sep30 SepThursdayGlobal & NationalInternationalBotswana Independence DayPlan your 2026 global & national calendar
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Frequently Asked Questions
What global & national awareness days are in 2026?
We list 281 global & national awareness days, weeks and months over the next 12 months, from October 2026. The full list above is grouped by month, each event at its next date.
How many global & national awareness events are there?
Over the next 12 months there are 278 single-day events, 0 awareness weeks and 3 awareness months in the global & national category.
How can I plan around global & national awareness days?
The Awareness Days Toolkit gives you every global & national date for the year in a spreadsheet, printable calendars and an iCal feed, so you can plan social posts, articles and campaigns around the dates that matter to your audience.
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