Awareness Days
Health awareness and important causes
Explore all 89 awareness days and observances with full details including history, fun facts, and ideas for how to celebrate. Each entry includes upcoming dates, related occasions, and frequently asked questions to help you make the most of every awareness celebration throughout the year.
National Cybersecurity Awareness Day
National Cybersecurity Awareness Day is an informal U.S. awareness date marked on October 15. In 2026 that is Thursday, October 15. It sits…
National Mammography Day
National Mammography Day is a U.S. breast-health awareness observance on the third Friday in October. In 2026 that is Friday, October 16…
World Polio Day
Support a polio-free world on World Polio Day. Rotary International established the October 24 observance to honor Jonas Salk’s birthday…
International Day of Care and Support
International Day of Care and Support on October 29 is a United Nations date for the paid and unpaid work that keeps children, elders…
National Diabetes Awareness Month
National Diabetes Awareness Month - also called American Diabetes Month - is observed throughout November. In 2026 that means the full…
National Alzheimer's Awareness Month
National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is observed throughout November. In 2026 that means the full month of November 2026 - not a one-day…
National Healthy Skin Month
National Healthy Skin Month is observed throughout November. In 2026 that means the full month of November 2026 - not a one-day holiday…
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month is observed throughout November. In 2026 that means the full month of November 2026 - not a one-day…
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month is observed throughout November. In 2026 that means the full month of November 2026 - not a one-day…
National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Month
National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Month (also called National Marrow Awareness Month in some calendars) is observed throughout November…
National Diabetes Awareness Day
National Diabetes Awareness Day is commonly used in the United States for November 14 - the same date as World Diabetes Day. In 2026 that…
World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is the global diabetes awareness campaign on November 14. In 2026 that is Saturday, November 14. It marks the birthday…
National Recycling Day
National Recycling Day is a common alternate name for America Recycles Day, observed on November 15. In 2026 that is Sunday, November 15…
World Sustainable Transport Day
World Sustainable Transport Day on November 26 is a United Nations date for moving people and goods with less harm — buses, trains, bikes…
National Influenza Vaccination Week
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is a week-long U.S. public-health observance created by the Centers for Disease Control and…
National Hand Washing Awareness Week
National Hand Washing Awareness Week is a week-long U.S. hygiene awareness observance in early December - not a single holiday. In 2026 it…
World Meditation Day
World Meditation Day on December 21 is the United Nations date for a simple, secular pause: sit, breathe, and notice what is here. You do…