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Global Observances 2025

This page contains a calendar of all 2025 observances instituted by the United Nations and its agencies, and recognised in countries across the world. In most cases, these dates are set to the same date each year. Therefore only the day of the week on which they fall changes.

Date	Day	Holiday
4 Feb	Tue	World Cancer Day
13 Feb	Thu	World Radio Day
20 Feb	Thu	World Day of Social Justice
21 Feb	Fri	International Mother Language Day
3 Mar	Mon	World Wildlife Day
8 Mar	Sat	International Women's Day
20 Mar	Thu	International Day of Happiness
21 Mar	Fri	World Poetry Day
21 Mar	Fri	World Down Syndrome Day
21 Mar	Fri	International Day of Nowruz
21 Mar	Fri	International Day of Forests
22 Mar	Sat	World Water Day
23 Mar	Sun	World Meteorological Day
24 Mar	Mon	World Tuberculosis Day
2 Apr	Wed	World Autism Awareness Day
7 Apr	Mon	World Health Day
22 Apr	Tue	International Mother Earth Day
23 Apr	Wed	World Book and Copyright Day
25 Apr	Fri	World Malaria Day
26 Apr	Sat	World Intellectual Property Day
28 Apr	Mon	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Apr	Tue	International Dance Day
30 Apr	Wed	International Jazz Day
3 May	Sat	World Press Freedom Day
15 May	Thu	International Day of Families
17 May	Sat	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
22 May	Thu	International Day for Biological Diversity
29 May	Thu	International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May	Sat	World No-Tobacco Day
1 Jun	Sun	Global Day of Parents
5 Jun	Thu	World Environment Day
8 Jun	Sun	World Oceans Day
14 Jun	Sat	World Blood Donor Day
16 Jun	Mon	Day of the African Child
17 Jun	Tue	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun	Fri	World Refugee Day
21 Jun	Sat	International Day of Yoga
23 Jun	Mon	International Widow's Day
26 Jun	Thu	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
30 Jun	Mon	International Asteroid Day
5 Jul	Sat	International Day of Cooperatives
11 Jul	Fri	World Population Day
12 Jul	Sat	Malala Day
15 Jul	Tue	World Youth Skills Day
18 Jul	Fri	Nelson Mandela International Day
28 Jul	Mon	World Hepatitis Day
30 Jul	Wed	International Day of Friendship
9 Aug	Sat	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 Aug	Tue	International Youth Day
19 Aug	Tue	World Humanitarian Day
29 Aug	Fri	International Day against Nuclear Tests
8 Sep	Mon	International Literacy Day
10 Sep	Wed	World Suicide Prevention Day
15 Sep	Mon	International Day of Democracy
21 Sep	Sun	International Day of Peace
27 Sep	Sat	World Tourism Day
28 Sep	Sun	World Rabies Day
29 Sep	Mon	World Heart Day
1 Oct	Wed	International Day of Older Persons
2 Oct	Thu	International Day of Non-Violence
5 Oct	Sun	World Teachers' Day
6 Oct	Mon	World Habitat Day
9 Oct	Thu	World Post Day
9 Oct	Thu	World Sight Day
10 Oct	Fri	World Mental Health Day
11 Oct	Sat	International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct	Mon	International Day for Disaster Reduction
16 Oct	Thu	World Food Day
17 Oct	Fri	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 Oct	Fri	World Development Information Day
24 Oct	Fri	United Nations Day
27 Oct	Mon	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
29 Oct	Wed	World Stroke Day
10 Nov	Mon	World Science Day for Peace and Development
12 Nov	Wed	World Pneumonia Day
13 Nov	Thu	World Kindness Day
14 Nov	Fri	World Diabetes Day
16 Nov	Sun	International Day for Tolerance
16 Nov	Sun	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
20 Nov	Thu	World Philosophy Day
20 Nov	Thu	Universal Children's Day
20 Nov	Thu	Africa Industrialization Day
21 Nov	Fri	World Television Day
1 Dec	Mon	World AIDS Day
2 Dec	Tue	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Dec	Wed	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 Dec	Fri	World Soil Day
7 Dec	Sun	International Civil Aviation Day
9 Dec	Tue	International Anti-Corruption Day
10 Dec	Wed	Human Rights Day
11 Dec	Thu	International Mountain Day
18 Dec	Thu	International Migrants Day
20 Dec	Sat	International Human Solidarity Day