Summer term
Popular summer celebrations include May Day, VE Day, the Queen's Platinum Jubilee (2022), Father's Day, sports day and leavers' events as well as summer fairs and festivals. Find more summer event inspiration here.
April
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DATE |
EVENT |
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1 |
April Fool's Day |
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2 |
Hans Christian Andersen (b. 1805) Autism Awareness Day |
Author Awareness |
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2 |
Ramadan starts 2022 |
Muslim |
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7 |
Observance |
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15 |
Leonardo da Vinci (b. 1452) 570 years Cressida Cowell (b. 1966) |
Artist/Inventor Author & Children's Laureate (2019-2021) Event |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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15 |
Good Friday 2022 |
Bank holiday (UK) |
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16 |
Orkney Day |
County day |
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17 |
Easter Sunday 2022 |
Christian |
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18 |
Easter Monday 2022 |
Bank holiday (Eng, Wal, NI) |
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22 |
Stephen Lawrence Day |
Observance |
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22 |
International Dark Sky Week (22-30 Apr 2022) |
Event |
Step-by-step: Stargazing and space fundraiser |
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23 |
St George's Day Shakespeare Day |
National day (England) Observance |
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25 |
Huntingdonshire Day |
County day |
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25 |
Allergy Awareness Week (25 Apr to 1 May 2022) |
Awareness |
May
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DATE |
EVENT |
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May |
Campaign Literacy Community |
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May Day Staffordshire Day |
County day |
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1 |
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) (1-7 May 2022) Volunteers Week (1-7 May 2022) |
Awareness |
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2 |
Early May bank holiday 2022 |
Bank holiday (UK) |
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2 |
National Gardening Week (2-8 May 2022) |
Nature |
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3 |
Sun awareness week (3-9 May 2022) |
Campaign |
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7 |
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky (b. 1840) |
Composer |
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7 |
National Doughnut Week (7-15 May 2022) |
Food week |
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8 |
VE Day |
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8 |
Food Allergy Awareness Week (8-14 May 2022) |
Awareness |
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9 |
J M Barrie (b. 1860) |
Author |
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9 |
Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022) |
Awareness |
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11 |
Salvador Dalí (b. 1904) Somerset Day |
Artist County day |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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12 |
International Limerick Day (2022) |
Literacy |
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15 |
L Frank Baum (b. 1856) |
Author |
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15 |
Campaign |
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16 |
Middlesex Day |
County day |
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16 |
Walk to School Week (16-20 May 2022) National Vegetarian Week (16-22 May 2022) |
Campaign Food week |
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26 |
Kent Day |
County day |
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28 |
National Children's Gardening Week (28 May to 5 June 2022) |
Campaign |
June
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
Dorset/Pembrokeshire Day |
County days |
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1 |
Volunteers Week (1-7 June 2022) |
Event |
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2 |
Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee (2-5 June 2022) |
Bank holiday (UK) |
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3 |
Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee (extra bank holiday, UK) |
Bank holiday (UK) |
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3 |
National Doughnut Day 2022 |
Food day |
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4 |
Devon Day |
County day |
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5 |
Allan Ahlberg (b. 1938) Wiltshire Day |
Author County day Nature |
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5 |
The Big Lunch (weekend 5-6 June 2022) |
Campaign |
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6 |
Fiver Challenge (6 June to 1 July 2022) |
Campaign |
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6 |
Bike Week (6-12 June 2022) |
Campaign |
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8 |
Tim Berners-Lee (b. 1955) |
Computer Scientist Campaign |
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11 |
Jacques Cousteau (b. 1910) |
Oceanographer |
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13 |
Queen Elizabeth II, celebrated (b. 1926) |
Observance |
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13 |
BNF Healthy Eating Week (13-17 June 2022) |
Awareness |
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16 |
Sussex Day |
County day |
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18 |
International Picnic Day |
Event |
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19 |
Father's Day 2022 |
Father's Day |
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20 |
Summer solstice |
Season |
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20 |
National Insect Week (20-26 June 2022) National School Sport Week (20-26 June 2022) |
Campaigns |
Step-by step: Beetle Drive |
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21 |
Shetland/Suffolk Day |
County days Event |
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22 |
Windrush Day |
Observance |
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23 |
National Writing Day 2022 |
Literacy |
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25 |
Eric Carle (b. 1929) |
Author |
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27 |
Global pride day |
Awareness |
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28 |
Children's Art Week (28 June to 17 July 2022) |
Event |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
July
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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July |
Campaign |
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4 |
National BBQ Week (4-10 July 2022) |
Event |
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6 |
Frida Khalo (b. 1907) |
Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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7 |
World Chocolate Day |
Food day |
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10 |
International Don't Step on a Bee Day |
Awareness |
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12 |
Battle of the Boyne |
Bank holiday (Northern Ireland) |
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15 |
Edvard Grieg (b. 1843) |
Composer |
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15 |
UN initiative |
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17 |
World Emoji Day 2022 |
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20 |
Kenneth Grahame (b. 1859) |
Author |
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25 |
Rosalind Franklin (b. 1920) |
Biologist |
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27 |
Norfolk Day |
County day |
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28 |
Beatrix Potter (b. 1866) |
Author-Illustrator/ Scientist/Conservationist |
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29 |
Buckinghamshire Day |
County day |
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31 |
J K Rowling (b. 1965) Harry Potter (b. 1980) |
Author Literary character |
August
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
Yorkshire Day |
County day |
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1 |
Summer bank holiday (Scotland) 2022 |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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5 |
Northumberland Day |
County day |
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11 |
Enid Blyton (b. 1897) 125 years |
Author |
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12 |
UN initiative |
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19 |
World Photo Day |
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How to take better event photos |
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22 |
North Riding Day |
County day |
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24 |
East Riding Day |
County day |
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29 |
Summer bank holiday (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) 2022 |
Bank holiday (Eng, Wal, NI) |
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Autumn term
Popular autumn events include The London Marathon, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, Children in Need, Hallowe'en and Christmas. Explore our ideas for more autumn events here.
September
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
Jane Hissey (b. 1952) 70 years |
Author-Illustrator |
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4 |
Joan Aiken (b. 1924) |
Author |
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5 |
Zero Waste Week (5-9 Sept 2022) |
National week |
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7 |
Eric Hill (b. 1927) World salami day |
Author |
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13 |
International Chocolate Day Roald Dahl (b. 1916) Rutland Day |
Food day Author County day |
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16 |
Julia Donaldson (b. 1948) National Teaching Assistant Day |
Author Awareness |
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17 |
British Food Fortnight (17 Sept to 2 Oct 2022) |
Food week (UK) |
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19 |
Hermione Granger (b. 1979) |
Literary character |
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22 |
Michael Faraday (b. 1791) Derbyshire Day |
Chemist County day |
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23 |
September equinox |
Season |
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24 |
Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning 2022 |
Campaign |
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25 |
Monmouthshire Day |
County day |
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26 |
George Gershwin (b. 1898) |
Composer |
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28 |
World School Milk Day 2022 |
Food day |
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29 |
Westmorland Day |
County day |
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Sept |
Recycling Week 2022 - date TBA |
Awareness |
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October
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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October |
Black History Month International School Library Month |
Campaigns |
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1 |
World Vegetarian Day International Coffee Day Lincolnshire Day |
Food days County day |
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2 |
The London Marathon 2022 Grandparents' Day 2022 |
Event Grandparents' Day |
Success story: London Marathon fundraiser |
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5 |
World Teacher Day |
Observance |
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10 |
World Porridge Day |
Food day |
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14 |
World Egg Day 2022 |
Food day |
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16 |
World Food Day |
Food day |
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18 |
Global Champagne Day |
Food day |
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19 |
Oxfordshire Day Talk Like a Pirate Day |
County day
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21 |
Alfred Nobel (b. 1833) Apple Day |
Chemist Food day |
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22 |
National Nut Day |
Food day |
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24 |
Diwali 2022 |
Hindu holiday |
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25 |
Pablo Picasso (b. 1881) World Pasta Day Northamptonshire Day |
Artist Food day County day |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition
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26 |
Essex Day |
County day |
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31 |
Halloween |
Observance |
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Oct |
National School Meals Week 2022 - date TBA National Seafood Week 2022 - date TBA National Baking Week 2022 - date TBA UK Sausage Week 2022 - postponed until 2023 |
UK food week |
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November
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
All Saint's Day World Vegan Day |
Christian Food day |
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2 |
All Soul's Day |
Christian |
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5 |
Bonfire Night |
Observance |
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7 |
Marie Curie (b. 1867) |
Physicist |
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11 |
Remembrance Day |
Observance |
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14 |
World Diabetes Day |
Awareness |
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14 |
Anti-Bullying Week (14-18 Nov 2022) |
Awareness |
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20 |
Edwin Hubble (b. 1889) |
Astronomer |
Step-by-step: Stargazing and space fundraiser |
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21 |
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (21 Nov to 18 Dec 2022) |
Sports event |
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24 |
Frances Hodgson Burnett (b. 1849) Scott Joplin (b. 1868) |
Author Composer |
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25 |
Georgia O'Keeffe (b. 1887) |
Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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26 |
Charles M Schulz (b. 1922) 100 years |
Author |
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27 |
Lancashire Day |
County day |
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28 |
Bedfordshire/Caernarfonshire Day |
County days |
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29 |
C S Lewis (b. 1898) |
Author |
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30 |
St Andrew's Day |
National day (Scotland) |
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Nov |
Children in Need 2022 - date TBC |
Campaign |
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December
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (21 Nov to 18 Dec 2022) |
Sports event |
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2 |
St Andrew's Day (observed) 2022 |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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9 |
Christmas Jumper Day 2022 |
Awareness |
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16 |
Ludwig van Beethoven (b. 1770) |
Composer |
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18 |
First day of Hanukkah 2022 |
Jewish holiday |
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22 |
Mick Inkpen (b. 1952) 70 years December solstice |
Author Season |
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24 |
Christmas Eve |
Observance |
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25 |
Christmas Day Sir Isaac Newton (b. 1642) 380 years |
Bank holiday Physicist |
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26 |
Boxing Day Charles Babbage (b. 1791) |
Bank holiday Computer Scientist |
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26 |
Last day of Hanukkah 2022 |
Jewish holiday |
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27 |
Christmas Day (substitute) UK |
Bank holiday (UK) |
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30 |
Rudyard Kipling (b. 1865) |
Author |
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31 |
New Year's Eve |
Observance |
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2022 Spring term
Popular spring term events include Burns Night, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Pancake Day, World Book Day, Comic/Sport Relief, Mother's Day, April Fool's Day and Easter. Discover more spring term ideas here.
January
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
New Year's Day |
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3 |
J R R Tolkien (b. 1892) 130 years |
Author |
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New Year's Day (substitute bank holiday) 2022 |
Bank holiday (UK) |
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4 |
Scotland bank holiday (substitute 2 January bank holiday) 2022 |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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5 |
Wassailing |
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5 |
RSPB's Big Schools' Bird Watch (5 Jan to 21 Feb 2022) |
Campaign |
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8 |
Stephen Hawking (b. 1942) 80 years |
Physicist |
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13 |
Michael Bond (b. 1926) |
Author |
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18 |
A A Milne (b. 1882) 140 years Arthur Ransome (b. 1884) Raymond Briggs (b. 1934) |
Authors |
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18 |
Activist |
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25 |
Burns Night |
Local observance (Scotland) |
Step-by-step: Ceilidh |
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27 |
Lewis Carroll (b. 1832) 190 years Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1756) |
Author Composer |
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29 |
National Storytelling Week (29 Jan to 5 Feb 2022) |
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February
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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February |
LGBT history month (UK) |
Awareness |
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1 |
Chinese New Year 2022 (Tiger) |
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2 |
Substitute Twos Day (2nd day, 2nd month, 2022) |
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As 22 Feb 2022 may fall in half term, this is a substitute Twos Day |
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3 |
Time To Talk Day 2022 |
Event Awareness |
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4 |
NSPCC's National Number Day 2022 Wear Red Day 2022 (10th anniversary) |
Awareness |
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4 |
Beijing Winter Olympics (4-20 Feb 2022) |
Event |
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7 |
Charles Dickens (b. 1812) 210 years |
Author |
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7 |
Children's Mental Health Week (7-13 Feb 2022) Student Volunteering Week (7-13 Feb 2022) Schools Football Week (7-13 Feb 2022) |
Events |
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8 |
Safer Internet Day 2002 |
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10 |
Lucy Cousins (b. 1964) |
Author-Illustrator |
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11 |
Campaign |
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12 |
Judy Blume (b. 1938) Charles Darwin (b. 1809) |
Author Biologist |
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14 |
Valentine's Day, International Book Giving Day |
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15 |
Decimal Day (50th anniversary, 2022) |
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17 |
Random acts of kindness day |
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19 |
Nicolaus Copernicus (b. 1473) |
Astronomer |
Step-by-step: Stargazing and space fundraiser |
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21 |
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22 |
Twos Day (22nd day, 2nd month, 2022) |
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23 |
George Frideric Handel (b. 1685) Shropshire Day |
Composer County day |
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29 |
Leap Year (2024) |
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March
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
St David's Day Frederic Chopin (b. 1810) Ron Weasley (b. 1980) |
National day (Wales) Composer Literary character |
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1 |
Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) 2022 |
Christian |
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2 |
Dr. Suess (b. 1904) |
Author Event (UK) |
Request donations of 'old stuff' (unwanted items) for tombola prizes, on National Old Stuff Day! |
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4 |
Antonio Vivaldi (b. 1678) |
Composer |
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5 |
World Book Day Cornwall Day (St Piran's Day) |
Literacy County day |
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6 |
Michaelangelo (b. 1475) |
Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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7 |
Cultivation Street Week (7-13 Mar 2022) |
Campaign |
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11 |
British Science Week (11-20 Mar 2022) |
Campaign |
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17 |
St Patrick's Day |
Bank holiday (Northern Ireland) |
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17 |
Holi (17-18 Mar 2022) |
Hindu holiday |
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18 |
UK charity |
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20 |
March Equinox County Durham Day |
Season - County day |
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21 |
World Poetry Day |
Literacy |
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21 |
Neurodiversity Celebration Week (21-27 Mar 2022) Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel (previously The Big Pedal) (21 Mar to 1 Apr 2022) |
Awareness Campaign |
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23 |
World Maths Day 2022 |
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25 |
National Skipping Day 2022 Wear A Hat Day 2022 |
Event Campaign |
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25 |
The Great British Spring Clean (25 Mar to 10 Apr 2022) |
Keep Britain Tidy campaign |
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26 |
Purple Day 2022 |
Campaign |
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27 |
Dick King-Smith (b. 1922) 100 years |
Author |
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27 |
Mother's Day (UK) 2022 Daylight Savings Time starts (2022) |
Mother's Day (UK) |
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29 |
West Riding Day |
County day |
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30 |
World Bipolar Day Vincent Van Gogh (b. 1853) |
Awareness Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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31 |
J S Bach (b. 1685) |
Composer |
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*Sport Relief is evolving into a year-round celebration linked with major sport events and partnerships throughout the year. |
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