www.aptuk.org Calendar of events 2021 www.aptuk.org July Date Event Associated Religion 11th Feast of Saint Benedict Christianity 11th - 18th 9 days Jewish Observance 17th World Day for International Justice 17th - 18th Fast of Tisha B'Av (end of three weeks of mourning) Jewish Observance 18th July - 17th Aug South Asian Heritage Month 20th - 23rd Eid ul Adha Islamic holiday 24th The Big Listen - Samaritans Awareness Day 24th Asalha Puja Buddhist 28th World Hepatitis Day 30th World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 30th International Day of Friendship Make a Difference Month, Group B Strep Awareness Month, Ethnic Minorities Cancer Awareness Month, International Women with Alopecia www.aptuk.org August Date Event Associated Religion 1 st - 7 th World Breastfeeding Week 2 nd Summer Bank Holiday - Scotland 6 th Transfiguration Chistianity 9 th International Day of Indigenous People 10 th Al - Hijra (Islamic New Year Begins) Islam 12 th International Youth Day 15 th Assumption of Mary Christianity 18 th - 19 th Ashura Islam 19 th World Humanitarian Day 21 st International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism 22 nd Raksha Bandhan Hindu holiday 27 th - 30 th Manchester Pride 30 th Krishna Janmashtami (Birthday of Lord Krishna) Hindu festival 30 th Summer Bank Holiday 31 st International Overdose Awareness Day Health & Safety Month, Psoriasis Awareness Month, Black Business Month, Children's Eye Health & Safety Month www.aptuk.org September Date Event Associated Religion 5 th International Day of Charity 6 th - 8 th Rosh Hashana ( Jewish New Year) Jewish 6 th - 12 th Migraine awareness Week 9 th Fast of Gedaliah Jewish 10 th Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Holiday 10 th World Suicide Prevention Day 13 th World Sepsis Day 14 th Holy Cross Day Christianity 15 th International Day of Democracy 15th - 16th Yom Kippur Jewish 16 th International Preservation of the Ozone Layer Day 17 th National Patient Safety Day Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Menopause Awareness Month, Sickle Cell Awareness Month, International Blood Cancer Awareness Month, World Alzheimer's Date Event Associated Religion 20th - 27th Sukkot Jewish 21st International Day of Peace 22nd Autumn equinox (season) 22 nd World Car - Free Day 23 rd International Day of Sign Language 23rd Bi Visibility Day 24th World's Biggest Coffee Morning with MacMillan 27th - 29th Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah Jewish Holiday 28 th World Rabies Day 29 th World Heart Day 29th St Michael & All Angels Christianity www.aptuk.org October Date Event Associated Religion 1 st International Day of Older Persons 2 nd International Day of Non Violence 4 th St Francis Day Christian 4 th World Dyslexia Awareness Day 6 th World Cerebral Palsy Day 6 th - 14 th Navaratri Hindu holiday 9 th Birthday of Guru Ram Das Sikhism 9 th - 15 th Baby Loss Awareness Week 9 th World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 10 th World Homelessness Day 10 th World Mental Health Day 11 th National Coming Out Day 11 th World Arthritis Day 14 th World Sight Day 14 th - 19 th National Adoption week 15 th Dussehra Hindu Holiday Black History Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Global Diversity Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month Date Event Associated Religion 15 th World Handwashing Day 17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 18th Anti - Slavery Day 18th World Menopause Day 18th - 19th Milad un Nabi Islamic 19 th World Pharmacy Technician Day 20 th International Pronouns Day 20 th World Osteoporosis Day 22 nd International Stammering Awareness Day 25 th International Dwarfism Awareness Day 26 th Intersex Awareness Day 27 th World Occupational Therapy Day 29 th World Stroke Day 31 st Halloween www.aptuk.org November Date Event Associated Religion 1 st All Saint's Day Christianity 1 st World Vegan Day 2 nd All Soul's Day Christianity 4 th Diwali Hindu 4 th Bandi Chhor Divas Sikh 5 th Guy Fawkes Day (Bonfire night) 10 th International Science Day for Peace and Development 11 th Armistice Day Interfaith 13 th World Kindness Day 13 th - 19 th Transgender Awareness Week 14 th Remembrance Sunday 14 th World Diabetes Day 16 th International Day of Tolerance Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, Mouth Cancer Awareness Month, COPD Awareness Month, Movember Men's Health Awareness Month, UK Disability History Month, Islamophobia Awareness Month Date Event Associated Religion 18 th - 20 th UK Disability Awareness Month 18 th - 25 th Alcohol Awareness Week 19 th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sikh 19 th World Toilet Day 19 th International Men's Day 20 th Universal Children's Day 20 th Transgender Day of Remembrance 21 st World Hello Day 24 th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikh 25 th International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 28 th First Sunday of Advent Christianity 28 th First Day of Chanukah Jewish holiday 30 th Saint Andrew's Day Christianity www.aptuk.org December Date Event Associated Religion 1 st World Aids Day 2 nd International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3 rd International Day of Person's with Disabilities 5 th International Volunteer Day 6 th Last Day of Chanukah Jewish Holiday 6 th Saint Nicholas' Day Christianity 8 th Bodhi Day Buddhist 9 th International Anti - Corruption Day 9 th International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide 10 th Human Rights Day 11 th UNICEF Day 12 th Universal Health Coverage Day Universal Month for Human Rights, Spiritual Literacy Month, Decembeard Date Event Associated Religion 12 th International Day of Neutrality 14 th Fast of Tevet 10 Jewish Observance 14 th World Energy Conservation Day 15 th International Tea Day 18th International Migrants Day 20th International Human Solidarity Day 21st Winter Solstace (Yule) 24th Christmas Eve Christianity 25th Christmas Day Christianity 26th Boxing Day Christianity 26th Saint Stephen's Day Christianity 27th Bank Holiday 28th Bank Holiday 31st New Year's Eve / Hogmany – Scotland