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Global Observances 2027

This page contains a calendar of all 2027 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	Thu	World Cancer Day
13 Feb	Sat	World Radio Day
20 Feb	Sat	World Day of Social Justice
21 Feb	Sun	International Mother Language Day
3 Mar	Wed	World Wildlife Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
20 Mar	Sat	International Day of Happiness
21 Mar	Sun	World Poetry Day
21 Mar	Sun	World Down Syndrome Day
21 Mar	Sun	International Day of Nowruz
21 Mar	Sun	International Day of Forests
22 Mar	Mon	World Water Day
23 Mar	Tue	World Meteorological Day
24 Mar	Wed	World Tuberculosis Day
2 Apr	Fri	World Autism Awareness Day
7 Apr	Wed	World Health Day
22 Apr	Thu	International Mother Earth Day
23 Apr	Fri	World Book and Copyright Day
25 Apr	Sun	World Malaria Day
26 Apr	Mon	World Intellectual Property Day
28 Apr	Wed	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Apr	Thu	International Dance Day
30 Apr	Fri	International Jazz Day
3 May	Mon	World Press Freedom Day
15 May	Sat	International Day of Families
17 May	Mon	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
22 May	Sat	International Day for Biological Diversity
29 May	Sat	International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May	Mon	World No-Tobacco Day
1 Jun	Tue	Global Day of Parents
5 Jun	Sat	World Environment Day
8 Jun	Tue	World Oceans Day
14 Jun	Mon	World Blood Donor Day
16 Jun	Wed	Day of the African Child
17 Jun	Thu	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun	Sun	World Refugee Day
21 Jun	Mon	International Day of Yoga
23 Jun	Wed	International Widow's Day
26 Jun	Sat	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
30 Jun	Wed	International Asteroid Day
3 Jul	Sat	International Day of Cooperatives
11 Jul	Sun	World Population Day
12 Jul	Mon	Malala Day
15 Jul	Thu	World Youth Skills Day
18 Jul	Sun	Nelson Mandela International Day
28 Jul	Wed	World Hepatitis Day
30 Jul	Fri	International Day of Friendship
9 Aug	Mon	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 Aug	Thu	International Youth Day
19 Aug	Thu	World Humanitarian Day
29 Aug	Sun	International Day against Nuclear Tests
8 Sep	Wed	International Literacy Day
10 Sep	Fri	World Suicide Prevention Day
15 Sep	Wed	International Day of Democracy
21 Sep	Tue	International Day of Peace
27 Sep	Mon	World Tourism Day
28 Sep	Tue	World Rabies Day
29 Sep	Wed	World Heart Day
1 Oct	Fri	International Day of Older Persons
2 Oct	Sat	International Day of Non-Violence
4 Oct	Mon	World Habitat Day
5 Oct	Tue	World Teachers' Day
9 Oct	Sat	World Post Day
10 Oct	Sun	World Mental Health Day
11 Oct	Mon	International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct	Wed	International Day for Disaster Reduction
14 Oct	Thu	World Sight Day
16 Oct	Sat	World Food Day
17 Oct	Sun	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 Oct	Sun	World Development Information Day
24 Oct	Sun	United Nations Day
27 Oct	Wed	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
10 Nov	Wed	World Science Day for Peace and Development
12 Nov	Fri	World Pneumonia Day
13 Nov	Sat	World Kindness Day
14 Nov	Sun	World Diabetes Day
16 Nov	Tue	International Day for Tolerance
18 Nov	Thu	World Philosophy Day
20 Nov	Sat	Universal Children's Day
20 Nov	Sat	Africa Industrialization Day
21 Nov	Sun	World Television Day
21 Nov	Sun	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
1 Dec	Wed	World AIDS Day
2 Dec	Thu	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Dec	Fri	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 Dec	Sun	World Soil Day
7 Dec	Tue	International Civil Aviation Day
9 Dec	Thu	International Anti-Corruption Day
10 Dec	Fri	Human Rights Day
11 Dec	Sat	International Mountain Day
18 Dec	Sat	International Migrants Day
20 Dec	Mon	International Human Solidarity Day