In 2024, several important days will resonate across cultures and communities. New Year's Day on January 1st marks fresh beginnings, while Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 15th honors the legacy of civil rights.
Earth Day on April 22nd emphasizes environmental awareness and action, crucial in our changing climate. Memorial Day on May 27th pays tribute to those who served in the military, and Independence Day on July 4th celebrates freedom in the United States.
As autumn approaches, Halloween on October 31st brings joy and creativity through costumes and festivities. Finally, the holiday season culminates with Christmas on December 25th, uniting families in celebration and reflection.
Each of these days not only highlights significant events and values but also offers moments for connection and remembrance throughout the year.
Day | Events |
January |
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4th Jan | International World Braille Day |
6th Jan | World Day -War Orphans |
9th Jan | Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas |
10th Jan | World Hindi Day |
11th Jan | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day |
12th Jan | National Youth Day (India) |
15th Jan | Army Day (India) |
17th Jan | World Religion Day |
24th Jan | National Girl child day (India) |
25th Jan | Tourism Day
National Voters Day |
26th Jan | Republic Day (India) |
27th Jan | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
30th Jan | Martyrs’ Day
World Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Last Sunday of January | World Leprosy Eradication Day |
February |
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2nd Feb | World Wetlands Day |
4th Feb | World Cancer Day |
6th Feb | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
9th Feb | Safer Internet Day |
10th Feb | National De-Worming Day |
11th Feb | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
13th Feb | World Radio Day (UNESCO)
National Women’s Day |
20th Feb | World Day of Social Justice |
21st Feb | International Mother Language Day |
23th Feb | World Peace and Understanding Day |
24th Feb | Central Excise Day |
27th Feb | World NGO Day |
28th Feb | National Science Day (India) |
March |
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1st Mar | Zero Discrimination Day
World Civil Defence Day |
3rd Mar | World Wildlife Day |
4th Mar | World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
National Security Day |
8th Mar | International Women’s Day |
11th Mar | World Kidney Day |
14th Mar | International Day of Action for Rivers |
15th Mar | World Consumer Rights Day |
16th Mar | National Vaccination Day |
18th Mar | Ordnance Factories Day |
20th Mar | World Sparrow Day
International Day of Happiness |
21st Mar | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
World Forestry Day |
22nd Mar | World Day for Water |
23rd Mar | World Meteorological Day |
24th Mar | World Tuberculosis Day |
27th Mar | World Theatre Day |
April |
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2nd Apr | World Autism Awareness Day |
4th Apr | International Day of Mine Awareness |
5th Apr | National Maritime Day |
7th Apr | World Health Day |
10th Apr | World Homeopathy Day |
11th Apr | National Pet Day
National Safe Motherhood Day |
14th Apr | Cultural Unity Day (recognized by India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Nepal) |
15th Apr | World Art Day |
17th Apr | World Haemophilia Day |
18th Apr | World Heritage Day |
21st Apr | National Civil Services Day
National Administrative Professionals Day |
22nd Apr | Earth Day |
23rd Apr | World Book and Copyright Day |
24th Apr | National Panchayati Raj Day |
25th Apr | World Malaria Day |
26th Apr | World Intellectual Property Day |
28th Apr | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
29th Apr | International Dance Day |
30th Apr | Ayushman Bharat Diwas |
May |
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1st May | International Labour Day |
2nd May | International Astronomy Day |
4th May | World Asthma Day |
7th May | World Athletics Day |
8th May | World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
World Thalassemia Day |
9th May | World Migratory Bird Day |
10th May | World Mother Day |
11th May | National Technology Day (India) |
12th May | International Nurses Day (India) |
16th May | Dengue Prevention Day (India) |
17th May | World Telecommunication Day
World Information Society Day |
18th May | International Museum Day |
20th May | World Metrology Day
World Bee Day |
21st May | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Anti-Terrorism Day |
22nd May | International Day for Biological Diversity |
23rd May | World Turtle Day |
24th May | Commonwealth Day |
28th May | International Day of Action for Women’s Health |
29th May | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
International Mount Everest Day (Chosen by Nepal) |
31st May | World Anti-Tobacco Day |
June |
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1st Jun | World Milk Day |
3rd Jun | World Bicycle Day |
4th Jun | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
5th Jun | World Environment Day |
7th Jun | World Food Safety Day |
8th Jun | World Ocean Day |
12th Jun | World Day Against Child Labour |
14th Jun | World Blood Donor Day |
15th Jun | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
16th Jun | International Integration Day |
17th Jun | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
19th Jun | World Sickle Cell Day |
20th Jun | World Refugee Day |
21st Jun | World Music Day
International Yoga Day |
23th Jun | United Nations Public Service Day
International Olympic Day |
26th Jun | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking International Anti-Drugs Day
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
29th June | National Statistics Day |
3rd Sunday of June | International Father’s Day |
July |
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1st Jul | National Doctor’s Day (India) |
2st Jul | World UFO Day
World Sports Journalists Day |
4th Jul | International Cooperative Day |
11th Jul | World Population Day |
15th Jul | World Youth Skills Day |
17th Jul | World Day for International Justice |
18th Jul | Mandela Day |
26th Jul | Kargil Memorial Day (India) |
28th Jul | World Hepatitis Day
World Nature Conservation Day World Nature Day |
29th Jul | International Tiger Day |
30th Jul | International Day of Friendship |
August |
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1st Aug | Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day |
6th Aug | Hiroshima Day |
9th Aug | Nagasaki Day
World Tribal Day International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
10th Aug | World Biofuel Day
World Lion Day |
12th Aug | International Youth Day |
15th Aug | India’s Independence Day |
19th Aug | World Humanitarian Day |
20th Aug | World Mosquito Day |
21st Aug | World Senior Citizen Day |
23rd Aug | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
29th Aug | National Sports Day
International Day against Nuclear Tests |
30th Aug | National Small Industry Day |
September |
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2nd Sep | World Coconut Day |
5th Sep | Teachers Day (India) |
8th Sep | International Literacy Day |
12th Sep | United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
World First Aid Day |
14th Sep | Hindi Day (India) |
15th Sep | International Day of Democracy
National Engineer’s Day |
16th Sep | World Ozone Day |
19th Sep | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
21st Sep | International Day of Peace
World Alzheimer’s Day Biosphere Day |
22nd Sep | World Rhino Day |
23rd Sep | International Day of Sign Languages |
28th Sep | Right to Know Day |
30th Sep | International Blasphemy Rights Day |
October |
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1st Oct | International Day of Older Persons |
2nd Oct | International Day of Non-Violence
Human Rights Day (10th December) |
4th Oct | World Animal Welfare Day |
5th Oct | World Teachers’ Day |
8th Oct | Indian Air Force Day |
10th Oct | National Post Day |
13th Oct | World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
15th Oct | International Day of Rural Women |
16th Oct | World Food Day |
17th Oct | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
20th Oct | International Day of the Air Traffic Controller |
24th Oct | United Nations Day
World Development Information Day World Polio Day |
27th Oct | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
28th Oct | National Ayurveda Day |
30th Oct | World Thrift Day |
31st Oct | National Unity Day |
November |
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2nd Nov | International Journalist’s Remembrance Day |
6th Nov | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
9th Nov | World Legal Services Day |
10th Nov | World Immunization Day |
11th Nov | National Education Day |
12th Nov | World Pneumonia Day |
13th Nov | World Kindness Day |
14th Nov | Children’s Day (India) |
16th Nov | International Day for Tolerance
National Press Day |
17th Nov | International Students Day |
18th Nov | World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day |
19th Nov | International Men’s Day
National Integration Day (India) |
20th Nov | Africa Industrialization Day
Universal Children’s Day Transgender Day of Remembrance |
21st Nov | World Television Day
World Fisheries Day |
25th Nov | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
26th Nov | National Law Day (India)
Constitution Day National Milk Day |
29th Nov | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
December |
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1st Dec | World Aids Day |
2nd Dec | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
3rd Dec | International Day of Disabled Persons |
4th Dec | Indian Navy Day |
7th Dec | Indian Armed Force Flag Day
International Civil Aviation Day |
9th Dec | The International Day Against Corruption |
10th Dec | Human Rights Day
International Animal Rights Day |
11th Dec | International Mountain Day |
14th Dec | National Energy Conservation Day (India) |
18th Dec | International Migrants Day |
20th Dec | International Human Solidarity Day |
22nd Dec | National Mathematics Day |
23rd Dec | Farmers Day (India) |
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