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Safety & Prevention Awareness Days 2026

Discover Safety Awareness Days that highlight injury prevention, emergency preparedness, and public safety. These important dates promote safer communities at home, work, and beyond.

See also: our curated Health Awareness Calendar 2026 — a month-by-month year-view of the most-observed dates.

19
Single-day events
6
Awareness weeks
7
Awareness months
32
Total events
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All Safety & Prevention Events in 2026

All 32 Safety & Prevention dates for the next 12 months as a list
  1. : National Home Security Month (UK)
  2. : National Fire Prevention Month (US)
  3. : World Tsunami Awareness Day (International)
  4. : World Quality Day (International)
  5. : Road Safety Week (UK)
  6. : International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime (International)
  7. : World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (International)
  8. : World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence (International)
  9. : 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (International)
  10. : International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage (International)
  11. : International Anti-Cybercrime Day (International)
  12. : National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month (US)
  13. : National Pet Travel Safety Day (US)
  14. : National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (US)
  15. : International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (International)
  16. : International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism (International)
  17. : Brake Zebra’s Beep Beep Day (UK)
  18. : Tick Bite Prevention Week (International)
  19. : National Child Abuse Prevention Month (US)
  20. : Sexual Assault Awareness Month (US)
  21. : Resilience Week (International)
  22. : Child Safety Week (International)
  23. : World Food Safety Day (International)
  24. : National Bed Bug Prevention Day (US)
  25. : Drowning Prevention Week (UK)
  26. : National Button Battery Awareness Day (UK)
  27. : Lifeguard Appreciation Day (US)
  28. : National Road Victim Month (UK)
  29. : Tradies National Health Month (Australia)
  30. : International Traffic Light Day (International)
  31. : Emergency Services Day (UK)
  32. : World Patient Safety Day (International)

October 20262 events

1–31 OctMonth1 Oct to 31 OctMonthSafety & PreventionUKNational Home Security Month 2026UK · 1–31 Oct1–31 OctMonth1 Oct to 31 OctMonthSafety & PreventionUSNational Fire Prevention MonthUS · 1–31 Oct

November 20268 events

5 Nov5 NovThursdaySafety & PreventionInternationalWorld Tsunami Awareness Day 2026International · Thu 5 Nov12 Nov12 NovThursdaySafety & PreventionInternationalWorld Quality Day 2026International · Thu 12 Nov15–21 NovWeek15 Nov to 21 NovWeekSafety & PreventionUKRoad Safety Week 2026UK · 15–21 Nov15 Nov15 NovSundaySafety & PreventionInternationalInternational Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime 2026International · Sun 15 Nov15 Nov15 NovSundaySafety & PreventionInternationalWorld Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2026International · Sun 15 Nov18 Nov18 NovWednesdaySafety & PreventionInternationalWorld Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence 2026International · Wed 18 Nov25 Nov – 10 DecWeek25 Nov to 10 DecWeekCommunityInternational16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2026International · 25 Nov – 10 Dec27 Nov27 NovFridaySafety & PreventionInternationalInternational Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage 2026International · Fri 27 Nov

December 20261 event

24 Dec24 DecThursdaySafety & PreventionInternationalInternational Anti-Cybercrime Day 2026International · Thu 24 Dec

Plan your 2026 safety & prevention calendar

Every 32 events in a fact-checked spreadsheet, printable PDFs and an iCal feed.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What safety & prevention awareness days are in 2026?+

We list 32 safety & prevention 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 safety & prevention awareness events are there?+

Over the next 12 months there are 19 single-day events, 6 awareness weeks and 7 awareness months in the safety & prevention category.

How can I plan around safety & prevention awareness days?+

The Awareness Days Toolkit gives you every safety & prevention 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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