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Awareness Days, events and support groups in 2025
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Featured Awareness Days
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18 Oct
World Menopause Day 2025
World Menopause Day is held each year to raise awareness, break the stigma and highlight the support available for improving health and wellbeing for those experiencing menopause.
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26 Oct
Intersex Awareness Day 2025
Intersex Awareness Day is an internationally observed awareness day each October 26, designed to highlight human rights issues faced by intersex people.
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1 Nov
Movember - Men's Health Awareness Month 2025
An annual global campaign that encourages men to grow moustaches and participate in various activities to raise awareness about men's health issues.
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Awareness Days
Environment
Sustainability
Impact
Seed Gathering Season 2025
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September 23, 2025
In the autumn, we get people out gathering seeds, fruits and nuts and experiencing the magic of seeing them grow into trees!
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D&I
Awareness Days
Neurodiversity
ADHD
ADHD Awareness Month 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
October is ADHD Awareness Month! ADHD Awareness Month is celebrated every October.
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D&I
Awareness Days
Diversity & Inclusion
Black History Month 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
Black History Month is a nationwide celebration of Black History, Arts and Culture throughout the UK.
Featured Day
D&I
Awareness Days
Neurodiversity
Accessibility
Dyslexia Awareness Month 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
Dyslexia Awareness Month in October aims to support those with this learning difficulty.
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Awareness Days
Wellbeing
Health
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease.
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Awareness Days
Health
Wellbeing
Stoptober 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
Encouraging the nation’s smokers to make a quit attempt for the month of October and beyond.
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Awareness Days
Wellbeing
Health
Go Sober October 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
Sober October is a month-long challenge where adults commit to abstaining from alcohol.
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Awareness Days
Health
Wellbeing
National Cholesterol Month 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
Devoted to raising funds for HEART UK and raising awareness of the dangers of high cholesterol.
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Awareness Days
D&I
Diversity & Inclusion
Dwarfism Awareness Month 2025
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October 1, 2025
People with dwarfism still face social and physical barriers that stand in the way of choices and opportunities.
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Awareness Days
Education
Wellbeing
International Walk to School Month 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
October is International Walk to School Month, when pupils around the globe celebrate the benefits of walking and wheeling to school.
Featured Day
Awareness Days
Digital Accessibility
Technology
Training
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025
Events
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October 1, 2025
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is an annual campaign held in October that focuses on raising awareness about the importance of cybersecurity.
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Awareness Days
Mental Health
Family
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025
Events
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October 9, 2025
Every year the week ends with the Wave of Light on 15 October, a moment which commemorates all the much-loved and much-missed babies.
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Awareness Days
D&I
Disability
Accessibility
National Braille Week 2025
Events
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October 9, 2025
National Braille Week is a week to raise awareness of braille as a communication and literacy tool for people who are blind or visually impaired.
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Awareness Days
Food & Drink
UNSDG
UK Malnutrition Awareness Week 2025
Events
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October 9, 2025
UK Malnutrition Awareness Week focuses on raising awareness about malnutrition issues and promoting preventative measures within the UK population.
Featured Day
Awareness Days
D&I
Diversity & Inclusion
National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2025
Events
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October 11, 2025
National Hate Crime Awareness Week exists to encourage Hate Crime Reporting to the police, councils, and independent third-party organisations.
Featured Day
Awareness Days
OCD
Mental Health
OCD Awareness Week 2025
Events
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October 12, 2025
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder affecting 1 in 100 people in the UK.
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Awareness Days
Food & Drink
National Baking Week 2025
Events
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October 13, 2025
National Baking Week is a time for baking enthusiasts to enjoy baking activities.
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Awareness Days
Sustainability
Environment
Recycle Week 2025
Events
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October 14, 2025
Recycle Week is celebrated annually, typically in September/October.
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Awareness Days
D&I
Diversity & Inclusion
International Pronoun Day 2025
Events
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October 15, 2025
International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace.
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Awareness Days
Health
UNSDG
Global Handwashing Day 2025
Events
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October 15, 2025
Global Handwashing Day is an international hand washing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilise people around the world to improve their hand washing habits.
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Awareness Days
Leadership & Governance
Includability
World Values Day 2025
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October 16, 2025
World Values Day provides a unique opportunity for people from all walks of life to come together and celebrate the power of values.
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Awareness Days
Education
Health
The Children's Trust Pyjama Week 2025
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October 16, 2025
The Children's Trust Pyjama Week is a heart-warming fundraising campaign that encourages individuals, schools, and organisations to wear their favourite pyjamas.
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Awareness Days
Food & Drink
Chocolate Week 2025
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October 16, 2025
Chocolate Week was established to celebrate the joy of chocolate. It was first organised in the United Kingdom but has since gained popularity worldwide as a time to indulge in all things chocolate.
Featured Day
Awareness Days
Food & Drink
UNSDG
World Food Day 2025
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October 16, 2025
World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation in 1945.
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