UK Content Marketing Calendar 2025
To help with your content marketing planning for 2025, we've created a list of popular and some lesser-known dates that includes public holidays, seasonal events, awareness days, and popular cultural moments from January through to December.
January
1 January: New Year’s Day
4 January: World Braille Day
20 January: Blue Monday
20 January: Brew Monday (Samaritans tea and talk)
25 January: Burns Night
February
1–28 February: LGBT+ History Month
4 February: World Cancer Day
6 February: Time to Talk Day (Mental Health Awareness)
6-12 February: Children’s Mental Health Week
11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
14 February: Valentine’s Day
17 February: Random Acts of Kindness Day
20 February: Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday
20 February: World Day of Social Justice
21 February: Ash Wednesday
24 February–2 March: Eating Disorders Awareness Week
28 February: Rare Disease Day
March
1–31 March: Women's History Month
1 March: St. David’s Day
2 March: World Book Day
8 March: International Women’s Day
10 March: Mothering Sunday
11 March: No Smoking Day
17 March: St. Patrick’s Day
20 March: International Day of Happiness
21 March: International Day of Forests
22 March: World Water Day
29 March: Good Friday
31 March: Easter Sunday
April
1-30 April: Stress Awareness Month
1 April: April Fool’s Day
2 April: World Autism Awareness Day
7 April: World Health Day
20 April: Easter Sunday
22 April: Earth Day
23 April: St. George’s Day
First Friday: Walk to Work Day
May
1 May: May Day
1-7 May: Deaf Awareness Week
6 May: Early May Bank Holiday
12 May: International Nurses Day
12–18 May: Mental Health Awareness Week
19 May: Spring Bank Holiday
20 May: World Bee Day
June
1 June: Global Day of Parents
1-30 June: Pride Month
5 June: World Environment Day
8 June: World Oceans Day
16 June: Father’s Day
20 June: World Refugee Day
21 June: Summer Solstice
22 June: Windrush Day
23 June: International Women in Engineering Day
July
1–31 July: Disability Pride Month
5 July: NHS Birthday
7 July: World Chocolate Day
15 July: World Youth Skills Day
30 July: International Friendship Day
August
5 August: International Beer Day
9 August: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 August: International Youth Day
19 August: World Humanitarian Day
25 August: Summer Bank Holiday
September
1-30 September: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
8 September: International Literacy Day
10 September: World Suicide Prevention Day
21 September: International Day of Peace
22 September: World Car-Free Day
26 September: European Day of Languages
29 September: World Heart Day
October
1 October: International Day of Older Persons
1-31 October: Black History Month
4 October: World Animal Day
6–13 October: Dyslexia Awareness Week
10 October: World Mental Health Day
16 October: World Food Day
18 October: Anti-Slavery Day
18 October: World Menopause Day
31 October: Halloween
November
1-30 November: Movember
5 November: Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes Night
11 November: Remembrance Day
13 November: World Kindness Day
14 November: World Diabetes Day
19 November: International Men’s Day
25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
30 November: St. Andrew’s Day
December
1 December: World AIDS Day
3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
10 December: Human Rights Day
24 December: Christmas Eve
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Boxing Day
31 December: New Year’s Eve
Just pick some relevant dates from the lists above to incorporate into your social media and content strategy. And remember, even if an event isn't directly relevant to your company, product or brand, there may be a spin you can put on it, or it may just inspire your own creativity!
If you need help with your content and social media marketing, contact us for a no-obligation chat about how we can work together.
