For marketers, it’s important to be aware of key dates and events to help you with your content ideas and to ensure that your social platforms are kept up-to-date. Each year, Ballyhoo creates a guide of the key dates and events for your social media and PR calendars – see below for this years edition.
St Patrick’s Day (& Bank Holiday Northern Ireland)
Yes
18 March
Global Recycling Day
Yes
19 March
Eid al-Fitr begins
No
20 March
First Day of Spring/Spring Equinox
Yes
21 March
Red Nose Day/Comic Relief
No
21 March
World Poetry Day
Yes
22 March
World Water Day
Yes
26 March
Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness)
Yes
29 March
Clocks Go Forward
No
April 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
1 April
April Fools Day
Yes
1 April
Passover begins
No
2 April
World Autism Awareness Day
Yes
2 April
International Children’s Book Day
Yes
3 April
Good Friday & Bank Holiday
No
5 April
Easter Sunday
No
6 April
Easter Monday & Bank Holiday
No
7 April
World Health Day
No
22 April
Earth Day
No
23 April
St George’s Day
Yes
26 April
London Marathon
No
26 April
World Intellectual Property Day
Yes
May 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
1 May
Big Asthma Bake Sale Month
Yes
4 May
Early May Bank Holiday
No
12 May
International Nurses’ Day
Yes
9 May
World Fair Trade Day
2nd Saturday in May
15 May
International Day of Families
Yes
17 May
World Baking Day
No
20 May
World Bee Day
No
23 May
Sam’s Birthday
Yes
25 May
Spring Bank Holiday
No
26 May
Ballyhoo’s Birthday
Yes
June 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
1 June
Pride Month
Yes
5 June
World Environment Day
Yes
15 June
National Beer Day
Yes
21 June
Father’s Day
No
21 June
World Music Day
Yes
21 June
Summer Solstice
Between June 20-22
26 June
Take Your Dog to Work Day
No
29 June
Wimbledon begins
No
July 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
7 July
World Chocolate Day
Yes
12 March
Battle of the Boyne
No
13 July
Bank Holiday (Northern Ireland)
No
17 July
World Emoji Day
Yes
29 July
International Tiger Day
Yes
30 July
World Friendship Day
Yes
August 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
1 August
World Wide Web Day
No
1 August
Edinburgh International Festival Begins
No
3 August
Bank Holiday (Scotland
No
8 August
International Cat Day
Yes
13 August
National Prosecco Day
Yes
13 August
International Left-Handers Day
Yes
19 August
World Photo Day
Yes
29 August
Notting Hill Carnival Begins
No
31 August
Summer Bank Holiday
No
September 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
5 September
International Day of Charity
Yes
5 September
International Bacon Day
No
9 September
Rebecca’s Birthday
Yes
10 September
World Suicide Prevention Day
Yes
13 September
Roald Dahl Day
Yes
21 September
International Week of Happiness at Work begins
No
19 September
International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Yes
19 September
Great British Beach Clean Week begins
No
19 September
Oktoberfest begins
No
20 September
Recycle Week begins
No
23 September
Autumn equinox
No
27 September
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Yes
October 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
1 October
Black History Month
Yes
1 October
World Vegetarian Day
Yes
3 October
Buy British Day
No
5 October
World Teachers’ Day
Yes
8 October
World Dyslexia Day
No
9 October
World Post Day
Yes
10 October
World Mental Health Day
Yes
11 October
National Coming Out Day
Yes
15 October
Global Hand Washing Day
Yes
16 October
World Food Day
Yes
17 October
Conflict Resolution Day
No
25 October
Clocks Go Back
No
30 October
James’ Birthday
Yes
31 October
Halloween
Yes
November 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
1 November
World Vegan Day
Yes
1 November
National Stress Awareness Day
Yes
5 November
Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night
Yes
8 November
Diwali
No
8 November
Remembrance Sunday
No
11 November
Remembrance Day
Yes
13 November
World Kindness Day
Yes
14 November
World Diabetes Day
Yes
20 November
World Children’s Day (observed by ~28 countries)
Yes
26 November
Thanksgiving
No
27 November
Black Friday
No
28 November
Small Business Saturday
No
30 November
Cyber Monday
No
30 November
St Andrew’s Day
Yes
December 2025
Date
Event
Same date next year?
3 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Yes
4 December
Hanukkah
No
10 December
Christmas Jumper Day
No
21 December
Winter solstice
No
25 December
Christmas Day
Yes
26 December
Boxing Day
Yes
28 December
Bank Holiday
No
31 December
New Years Eve
Yes
31 December
Hogmanay
Yes
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Rebecca
Rebecca helps to keep the team organised and supports all of our clients with day to day activities and content. She also runs all of Ballyhoo's internal marketing.
