Consulting a marketing calendar of annual key dates is integral to developing a strong marketing campaign.

By tailoring your social media, PR and advertising campaigns to current events and highly searched topics, you can benefit from increased online traffic and present your business as a reliable source.

For your convenience, we’ve collected our 2026 digital marketing calendar full of awareness days/awareness months, religious events, UK national days, and more. Our range of both popular and obscure dates will help you to bolster your marketing strategy and stay relevant.

Digital Marketing Calendar

January 2026

  • Thursday 1st – New Year’s Day
  • Monday 19th – Blue Monday
  • Sunday 25th – Burns Night (Scotland)
  • Tuesday 27th – Holocaust Memorial Day

February 2026

  • From Sunday 1st February – LGBTQ+ History Month
  • Friday 6th – Winter Olympics Begin
  • Monday 9th – National Apprenticeship Week Begins
  • Saturday 14th – Valentine’s Day
  • Tuesday 17th – Pancake Day
    – Luna New Year
  • *Tuesday 17th – Ramadan Begins
  • Sunday 15th – National Apprenticeship Week Ends
  • Sunday 22nd – Winter Olympics End

*Exact dates contingent upon the sighting of the moon

March 2026

  • Monday 2nd – National Careers Week Begins
  • Thursday 5th – World Book Day
  • Friday 6th – National Employee Appreciation Day
  • Saturday 7th – National Careers Week Ends
  • Sunday 8th – International Women’s Day
  • Sunday 15th – Mother’s Day (UK)
  • *Wednesday 18th – Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan Ends)
  • Friday 20th – Red Nose Day
    – Spring Equinox

*Exact dates contingent upon the sighting of the moon

April 2026

  • From 1st April – Stress Awareness Month
  • Friday 3rd – Good Friday (Bank Holiday UK)
  • Sunday 5th – Easter Sunday
  • Monday 6th – Easter Monday (Bank Holiday UK)
  • Saturday 11th – National Pet Day
  • Wednesday 15th – World Art Day
  • Wednesday 22nd – Earth Day

May 2026

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Our key dates calendar will help your marketing campaigns.
  • Monday 4th – Early May Bank Holiday (UK)
  • Saturday 16th – FA Cup Final
  • Monday 11th – Mental Health Awareness Week Begins
  • Sunday 17th – Mental Health Awareness Week Ends
  • Monday 25th – Spring Bank Holiday (UK)

June 2026

  • From Monday 1st – Pride Month
  • Friday 5th – World Environment Day
  • Saturday 6th June – D-Day
  • Thursday 11th – World Cup Begins
  • Sunday 21st – Father’s Day
    – Summer Solstice
  • Friday 26th – National Take Your Dog to Work Day
  • Saturday 27th – Armed Forces Day
  • Monday 29th – Start of Wimbledon

July 2026

  • From Wednesday 1st – Disability Pride Month
  • Thursday 2nd – Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix Begins
  • Sunday 5th – Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix Ends
  • Sunday 12th – End of Wimbledon
  • Sunday 19th – World Cup Ends
  • Thursday 23rd – Commonwealth Games Begins

August 2026

  • Sunday 2nd – Commonwealth Games Ends
  • Saturday 8th – International Cat Day
  • Wednesday 26th – International Dog Day
  • Monday 31st – Summer Bank Holiday (UK)

September 2026

  • Saturday 5th – International Day of Charity
  • Monday 7th – Zero Waste Week Begins
  • Tuesday 8th – International Literacy Day
  • Wednesday 9th – Emergency Services Day
  • Sunday 13th – Zero Waste Week Ends
  • Thursday 10th – World Suicide Prevention Day
  • Monday 21st – International Day of Peace
  • Wednesday 23rd – The International Day of Sign Languages
    – Autumn Equinox
  • Friday 25th – Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
  • Sunday 27th – World Tourism Day

October 2026

  • From Thursday 1st – Black History Month
  • From Thursday 1st – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Thursday 1st – World Vegetarian Day
  • Saturday 10th – World Mental Health Day
  • Thursday 29th – World Online Networking Day
  • Saturday 31st – Halloween

November 2026

  • From Sunday 1st – Movemeber (Men’s Health Awareness Month)
  • Sunday 1st – World Vegan Day
  • Monday 2nd – International Stress Awareness Week Begins
  • Wednesday 4th – National Stress Awareness Day
  • Thursday 5th – Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night)
  • Friday 6th – International Stress Awareness Week Ends
  • Sunday 8th – Remembrance Sunday
    – Diwali
  • Wednesday 11th – Armistice Day
  • Friday 13th – World Kindness Day
  • Monday 16th – Global Entrepreneurship Week Begins
  • Thursday 19th – International Men’s Day
  • Sunday 22nd – Global Entrepreneurship Week Ends

December 2026

  • Tuesday 1st – World AIDS Day
  • Friday 4th – Hanukkah Begins
  • Thursday 10th – Human Rights Day
  • Thursday 10th – Christmas Jumper Day
  • Saturday 12th – Hanukkah Ends
  • Monday 21st – Winter Solstice
  • Thursday 24th – Christmas Eve
  • Friday 25th – Christmas Day
  • Saturday 26th – Boxing Day
  • Thursday 31st – New Year’s Eve

If looking at a campaign calendar feels overwhelming, don’t fear! At GIANT we can take the reins and create a perfectly tailored and timely content strategy for your business. For more information, contact the GIANT team on 01604 250900 or email info@gogiant.co.uk.