Key dates for your diary October - December 2025

Speak Up Month

Black History Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Stoptober

World Menopause Awareness Month https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/menopause-awareness-month

Good Employment Week (Greater Manchester only) - 2025 date TBC

Wednesday 1st World Vegetarian Day https://worldvegetarianday.navs-online.org/

Wednesday 1st International Coffee Day https://www.internationalcoffeeday.org/

Monday 6th - Friday 10th National Work Life Week https://workingfamilies.org.uk/nationalworklifeweek/

Monday 6th - Sunday 13th Dyslexia Awareness Week https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/awareness-events

Monday 6th - Friday 10th International Week of Happiness at Work https://internationalweekofhappinessatwork.com/

Thursday 9th World Sight Day https://www.iapb.world/world_sight_day

Friday 10th World Mental Health Day https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

Monday 20th Diwali

Friday 31st Halloween

Movember

Saturday 1st World Vegan Day https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/celebrate-world-vegan-month-november

Monday 3rd - Friday 7th International Stress Awareness Week https://isma.org.uk/isma-international-stress-awareness-week

Wednesday 5th Bonfire Night

Sunday 9th Remembrance Day https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/about-remembrance/armistice-day

Monday 10th - Friday 14th Anti-Bullying Week https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/

Thursday 13th World Kindness Day

Disability History Month date TBC https://ukdhm.org/

National Self-Care Week date TBC https://www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week-resources/

Wednesday 19th International Men’s Day https://ukmensday.org.uk/

Friday 28th Black Friday

Friday 12th Christmas Jumper Day

Sunday 14th - Monday 22nd Hanukkah

Sunday 21st Winter Solstice (Shortest Day)

Thursday 25th Christmas Day

Wednesday 31st New Year’s Eve