Events worldwide

All major events throughout the world

International dates in 2019 and 2020

January | February | March | April | May | June | July |
 August | September | October | November | December

Top JANUARY  
27 January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Top FEBRUARY  
4 February World Cancer Day
6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
13 February World Radio Day
20 February World Day of Social Justice
21 February International Mother Language Day
Top MARCH  
1 March Zero Discrimination Day
3 March World Wildlife Day
8 March International Women's Day
20 March International Day of Happiness
21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March World Poetry Day
21 March International Day of Nowruz
21 March World Down Syndrome Day
21 March International Day of Forests and the Tree
22 March World Water Day
23 March World Meteorological Day 
24 March World Tuberculosis Day
24 March International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
25 March International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25 March International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
Top APRIL  
2 April World Autism Awareness Day
4 April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
6 April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7 April Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
7 April World Health Day 
12 April International Day of Human Space Flight
22 April International Mother Earth Day
23 April World Book and Copyright Day
23 April English Language Day 
25 April World Malaria Day 
26 April World Intellectual Property Day 
28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 April Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 April International Jazz Day
Top MAY  
3 May World Press Freedom Day
8-9 May Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
10-11 May World Migratory Bird Day 
13 May "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
15 May International Day of Families
17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity
23 May International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
29 May International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May World No-Tobacco Day 
Top JUNE  
1 June Global Day of Parents
4 June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June World Environment Day 
8 June World Oceans Day
12 June World Day Against Child Labour
14 June World Blood Donor Day 
15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 June World Refugee Day
23 June United Nations Public Service Day
23 June International Widows' Day
25 June Day of the Seafarer 
26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 June United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Top JULY  
4 July 
(First Saturday
in July)
International Day of Cooperatives
11 July World Population Day
15 July World Youth Skills Day
18 July Nelson Mandela International Day
28 July World Hepatitis Day 
30 July International Day of Friendship
30 July World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Top AUGUST  
9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12 August International Youth Day
19 August World Humanitarian Day
23 August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 August International Day against Nuclear Tests
30 August International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Top SEPTEMBER  
5 September International Day of Charity
8 September International Literacy Day
12 September United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 September International Day of Democracy
16 September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21 September International Day of Peace
24 September
(Last week of September)
World Maritime Day 
26 September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 September World Tourism Day
Top OCTOBER  
1 October International Day of Older Persons
2 October International Day of Non-Violence
5 October World Teachers’ Day
5 October 
(First Monday
in October)
World Habitat Day
9 October World Post Day
11 October International Day of the Girl Child
13 October International Day for Disaster Reduction
15 October International Day of Rural Women
16 October World Food Day 
17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 October United Nations Day
24 October World Development Information Day
27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
31 October World Cities Day
Top NOVEMBER  
2 November International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development
14 November World Diabetes Day
15 November
(Third Sunday
in November)
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
16 November International Day for Tolerance
19 November World Toilet Day
19 November
(Third Thursday
in November)
World Philosophy Day
20 November Africa Industrialization Day
20 November Universal Children’s Day
21 November World Television Day
25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Top DECEMBER  
1 December World AIDS Day
2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 December International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
5 December World Soil Day 
7 December International Civil Aviation Day 
9 December International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December Human Rights Day
11 December International Mountain Day
18 December International Migrants Day
20 December International Human Solidarity Day

Source: UN, 2020