
Awareness Dates 2025
Awareness days are important, especially in educating the public about the different disabilities and health issues people face daily. They allow shedding light on subjects that would typically go unnoticed!
Awareness days can help stop stigmas and encourage conversation; some are too frightened to discuss them. They can also help people understand these topics. By dedicating a specific day to a cause, awareness campaigns can reach a wider audience, increasing knowledge and empathy. This is especially helpful to smaller, unknown communities and disabilities.
2025 Awareness Days For Your Diary
If any date has a website, please click on the awareness date title, and you will be taken to that website.
March 2025
- 17-23rd - Neurodiversity Celebration Week17-23rd - Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- 21st - World Down Syndrome Day21st - World Down Syndrome Day
- 30th - International Guide Dog Day30th - International Guide Dog Day
- 30th - World Bipolar Day30th - World Bipolar Day
April 2025
- 2nd - World Autism Day2nd - World Autism Day
- 11th - World Parkinson's Day11th - World Parkinson's Day
- 28th April-4th May - Action for Brain Injury Week28th April-4th May - Action for Brain Injury Week
May 2025
- 10th - World Lupus Day10th - World Lupus Day
- 12th-18th - Mental Health Awareness Week12th-18th - Mental Health Awareness Week
- 15th - Global Accessibility Awarenes Day (GAAD)15th - Global Accessibility Awarenes Day (GAAD)
- 19th-25th - Dementia Action Week19th-25th - Dementia Action Week
June 2025
- 2nd-8th - World Heart Rhythm Week2nd-8th - World Heart Rhythm Week
- 9th-15th - Carers' Week9th-15th - Carers' Week
- 9th-15th - Men's Health Week9th-15th - Men's Health Week
- 16th-22nd - Diabetes Week16th-22nd - Diabetes Week
- 16th-22nd - Learning Disability Week16th-22nd - Learning Disability Week
- 22nd-28th - Deafblind Awareness Week22nd-28th - Deafblind Awareness Week
July 2025
- All Month - Disability Pride MonthAll Month - Disability Pride Month
- 24th - Samaritans' Awareness Day24th - Samaritans' Awareness Day
- 25th - National Schizophrenia Awareness Day25th - National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
- 14th - International Disability Awareness Day
August 2025
- 3rd-9th - International Assistance Dog Week3rd-9th - International Assistance Dog Week
- 18th - Never Give Up Day18th - Never Give Up Day
September 2025
- All month: World Alzheimer's MonthAll month: World Alzheimer's Month
- 6th - Colour Blindness Awareness Day6th - Colour Blindness Awareness Day
- 10th - World Suicide Prevention Day10th - World Suicide Prevention Day
- 23rd – International Day of Sign Languages23rd – International Day of Sign Languages
- 29th Sept-5th Oct – National Inclusion week29th Sept-5th Oct – National Inclusion week
October 2025
- All month: ADHD Awareness MonthAll month: ADHD Awareness Month
- All month: Dysautonomia Awareness MonthAll month: Dysautonomia Awareness Month
- All month: Down Syndrome Awareness MonthAll month: Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- All month: Dwarfism Awareness MonthAll month: Dwarfism Awareness Month
- All month: Spina Bifida Awareness MonthAll month: Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- 6th - World Cerebral Palsy Day6th - World Cerebral Palsy Day
- 6th-13th – Dyslexia Awareness Week6th-13th – Dyslexia Awareness Week
- 10th – World Mental Health Day10th – World Mental Health Day
- 12th-20th - Bone and Joint Week12th-20th - Bone and Joint Week
- 18th– World Menopause Day18th– World Menopause Day
- 20th – World Osteoporosis Day20th – World Osteoporosis Day
November 2025
- All month: Movember - Men's Health Awareness MonthAll month: Movember - Men's Health Awareness Month
- 4th - Purple Tuesday4th - Purple Tuesday
- 13th - 19th - Transgender Awareness Week13th - 19th - Transgender Awareness Week
- 14th - World Diabetes Day14th - World Diabetes Day
- 16th - 16th December - Disability History Month16th - 16th December - Disability History Month
- 20th - World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day20th - World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day
December 2025
- All month: Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month
- 1st - World AIDs Day1st - World AIDs Day
- 3rd - International Day of Disabled Persons
- 5th - International Volunteer Day5th - International Volunteer Day
- 16th - End of Disability History Month