Dates of Significance 2023 - 2024

NOVEMBER 2023  
World Vegan Day November 1 Wed
World Vegan Month begins November 1 Wed
All Saints Day November 1 Wed
Karva Chauth/Karaka Chaturthi November 1 Wed
Sankashti Chaturthi November 1 Wed
All Souls Day November 2 Thrus
Dynamic Harmlessness Day November 2 Thrus
World Jellyfish Day November 3 Thrus
Polar Bear Week begins  November 5 Sun
Ahoi Ashtami November 5 Sun
Environment in War and Armed Conflict November 6 Mon
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of
   the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 6 Sun
Legal Services Day  November 9 Thurs
World Freedom Day - USA November 9 Thurs
Vasu Baras/Govatsa Dwadashi November 9 Thurs
Rama Ekadashi November 9 Thurs
World Science Day for Peace and Development November 10 Fri
Dhanteras November 10 Fri
National Ayurveda Day November 10 Fri
Kaag Tihar (Cow festival) – Nepal November 10 Fri
National Education Day November 11 Sat
Singles’ Day  November 11 Sat
Poppy Day/Armistice Day November 11 Sat
Kukur Tihar (Dog Festival) – Nepal November 11 Sat
Diwali (Deepavali) November 12 Sun
Laxmi Puja November 12 Sun
Naraka Chaturdashi November 12 Sun
Gai Tihar (Cow festival) – Nepal November 12 Sun
Remembrance Sunday November 12 Sun
World Kindness Day November 13 Mon
Bestu Varas - Gujarat November 13 Mon
Whale Shark Vhali Utsav November 13 Mon
Pitru Paksha ends for North India November 13 Mon
World Diabetes Day November 14 Tues
Children’s Day November 14 Tues
Padwa November 14 Tues
Govardhan Puja November 14 Tues
Gawli’s Sagar Festival November 14 Tues
Bhai Dooj/Bhaibeej November 15 Wed
Yamadvitya November 15 Wed
Nativity Fast begins - Vegetarian period for
   Christians
November 15 Wed
International Day for Tolerance November 16 Thurs
World Philosophy Day November 16 Thurs
International Students Day November 17 Fri
World Toilet Day  November 19 Sun
International Men’s Day  November 19 Sun
Qaumi Ekta Week begins November 19 Sun
Chhath Puja/Pratihar/Surya Sashthi November 19 Sun
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims November 19 Sun
Universal Children’s Day November 20 Sun
World Fisheries Day  November 21 Mon
World Television Day  November 21 Mon
Prabodhini Ekadashi November 23 Thurs
Devutthana Ekadashi November 23 Thurs
Chaturmas ends November 23 Thurs
Thanksgiving Day - USA November 23 Thurs
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day November 24 Fri
Tulasi Vivah begins November 24 Fri
Fur Free Friday November 24 Fri
Sadhu Vaswani Jayanti November 25 Sat
Meatless Day  November 25 Sat
International Day for the Elimination of
   Violence against Women
November 25 Sat
National Law Day November 26 Sun
Guru Nanak Jayanti November 27 Mon
Tripuri Purnima November 27 Mon
Kartik Purnima November 27 Mon
World Compassion Day November 28 Tues
Computer Security Day November 30 Thurs
Sankashti Chaturthi November 30 Thurs
   
DECEMBER 2023  
World AIDS Day December 1 Fri
Mutt’s Day 2 December 2 Sat
National Pollution Control Day  December 2 Sat
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery  December 2 Sat
Horses Without Carriages International Day – 2 December 2 Sat
International Day for Persons with Disabilities   December 3 Sun
World Wildlife Conservation Day  December 4 Mon
Indian Navy Day December 4 Mon
World Soil Day  December 5 Tues
International Volunteer Day for Economic &
   Social Development 
December 5 Tues
Armed Forces Flag Day of India December 7 Thurs
International Civil Aviation Day December 7 Thurs
Hanukkah/Chanukah begins December 7 Thurs
SAARC Charter Day  December 8 Fri
Gauna/Vaishnava Utpanna Ekadashi December 8 Fri
Utpanna Ekadashi December 8 Fri
Bodhi Day - Japan December 8 Fri
International Anti-Corruption Day December 9 Sat
International Animal Rights Day  December 10 Sun
Human Rights Day  December 10 Sun
Festival for Souls of Dead Whales December 10 Sun
International Mountain Day  December 11 Mon
Kartik Amavasya December 12 Tues
International Monkey Day  December 14 Thurs
World Energy Conservation Day  December 14 Thurs
Dhanurmasa begins December 17 Sat
International Migrants Day  December 18 Mon
International Human Solidarity Day  December 20 Wed
Solstice December 22 Fri
Mokshada Ekadashi December 22 Fri
Gauma Mokshada Ekadashi December 22 Fri
Kisan Diwas  December 23 Sat
National Consumer Day  December 24 Sun
Christmas Eve  December 24 Sun
Christmas December 25 Mon
Good Governance Day December 25 Mon
Tulsi Pujan Day December 25 Mon
Boxing Day December 26 Tues
Veer Bal Diwas December 26 Tues
Shree Datta Jayanti December 26 Tues
Margashirsh Purnima December 26 Tues
Ramana Maharshi Jayanti December 30 Sat
Sankashti Chaturthi December 30 Sat
New Year’s Eve December 31 Sun
   
JANUARY 2024
New Year’s Day January 1 Mon
Global Family Day January 1 Mon
World Day of Peace January 1 Mon
World Braille Day January 4 Thurs
Oil and Gas Conservation Week begins January 4 Thurs
National Bird Day January 5 Fri
Epiphany January 6 Sat
Saphala Ekadashi January 7 Sun
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas January 9 Tues
Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri  January 11 Thurs
Margashirsh Amavasya January 11 Thurs
National Youth Day January 12 Fri
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti January 12 Fri
Lohri January 13 Sat
Animal Welfare Fortnight begins January 14 Sun
Albert Schweitzer’s Birthday January 14 Sun
Maghi January 14 Sun
Bhogi/Bogi Pandigai January 14 Sun
Indian Army Day January 15 Mon
Makar Sankranti January 15 Mon
Pongal January 15 Mon
Pedda Panduga January 15 Mon
Uttarayan January 15 Mon
Khichdi January 15 Mon
Sukarat/Sakarat January 15 Mon
Bhogali Bihu/Magh Bihu/Uruka January 15 Mon
Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal January 15 Mon
Kanuma Panduga January 16 Tues
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti January 17 Wed
Kaanum Pongal January 17 Wed
Mukkanuma January 17 Wed
Penguin Awareness Day January 20 Sat
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi January 21 Sun
World Religion Day (3rd Sunday January) January 21 Sun
First World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins
(last full week of January)
January 22 Mon
Desh Prem Divas January 23 Tues
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti January 23 Tues
National Girl Child Day January 24 Wed
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday January 24 Wed
National Tourism Day January 25 Thurs
India Voter Day January 25 Thurs
Paush Purnima January 25 Thurs
Mahayana Buddhist New Year January 25 Thurs
Charta January 25 Thurs
Thaipusam/Thaipooyam/Thaippooyam January 25 Thurs
Republic Day January 26 Fri
International Customs Day January 26 Fri
World Day for the Abolition of Meat
(Last Saturday January)
January 27 Sat
Lala Lajpat Rai Jayanti January 28 Sun
World Leprosy Day (Last Sunday January) January 28 Sun
Sankashti Chaturthi January 29 Mon
Martyrs’ Day January 30 Tues
National Cleanliness Day January 30 Tues
International Zebra Day January 31 Wed
FEBRUARY 2024
World Wetlands Day February 2 Fri
World Cancer Day February 4 Sat
International Day of Zero Tolerance for
   Female Genital Mutilation 
February 6 Tues
Shattila Ekadashi February 6 Tues
Paush Amavasya February 9 Fri
Lunar New Year February 10 Sat
Losar 2150 Tibetan New Year - Dragon February 10 Sat
World Day of the Sick  February 11 Sun
International Day for Women and Girls In Science February 11 Sun
World Marriage Day (2nd Sunday February) February 11 Sun
World Radio Day  February 13 Tues
Sarojini Naidu Jayanti February 13 Tues
Shri Ganesh Jayanti February 13 Tues
Pet Theft Awareness Day  February 14 Wed
St Valentine’s Day February 14 Wed
World Bonobo Day February 14 Wed
Cow Hug Day February 14 Wed
Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami February 14 Wed
Ash Wednesday - Lent begins February 14 Wed
World Hippo Day February 15 Thurs
Ratha Saptami February 16 Fri
World Pangolin Day (3rd Saturday February) February 17 Sat
World Whale Day (3rd Sunday February) February 18 Sun
Ramakrishna Jayanti February 18 Sun
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti February 19 Mon
World Day of Social Justice February 20 Tues
Jaya Ekadashi February 20 Tues
International Mother Language Day February 21 Wed
Scouts’ Founders’ Day February 22 Thurs
World Thinking Day February 22 Thurs
Sant Gadge Baba Jayanti February 23 Fri
Central Excise Day February 24 Sat
Magh Purnima February 24 Sat
Guru Ravidas Jayanti February 24 Sat
World NGO Day February 27 Tues
Polar Bear Day February 27 Tues
National Spay Day – USA (Last Tuesday February) February 27 Tues
National Science Day February 28 Wed
Sankashti Chaturthi February 28 Wed
MARCH 2024
Horse Protection Day  March 1 Fri
Zero Discrimination Day  March 1 Fri
St David’s Day  March 1 Fri
National Pig Day - USA March 1 Fri
World Wildlife Day March 3 Sun
Sunday of the Prodigal Son March 3 Sun
Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas March 4 Mon
National Safety Day & Week begins March 4 Mon
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti March 5 Tues
Vijaya Ekadashi March 6 Wed
International Women’s Day March 8 Fri
Maha Shivratri March 8 Fri
Solar Appreciation Day (2nd Friday March) March 8 Fri
Ramzan begins March 10 Sun
Meatfare Sunday March 10 Sun
Magh Amavasya March 10 Sun
Commonwealth Day March 11 Mon
Dandi March Day March 12 Tues
Save a Spider Day March 14 Thurs
International Day of Action for Rivers March 14 Thurs
World Kidney Day (2nd Thursday March) March 14 Thurs
Kanshi Ram Jayanti March 15 Fri
World Consumer Rights Day March 15 Fri
St Patrick’s Day  March 17 Sun
Cheesefare/Forgiveness Sunday March 17 Sun
Global Recycling Day March 18 Mon
Clean Monday March 18 Mon
Great Lent begins March 18 Mon
Great American Meatout  March 20 Wed
World Sparrow Day  March 20 Wed
World Frog Day  March 20 Wed
International Day of Happiness March 20 Wed
Amalaki Ekadashi March 20 Wed
Vernal Equinox March 20 Wed
International Day of Nowruz  March 21 Thurs
International Day of Forests  March 21 Thurs
World Poetry Day March 21 Thurs
World Planting Day  March 21 Thurs
World Wood Day  March 21 Thurs
International Day for the Elimination of
   Racial Discrimination
March 21 Thurs
World Water Day March 22 Fri
International Day of the Seal March 22 Fri
World Meteorological Day  March 23 Sat
Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh  March 23 Sat
World Bear Day March 23 Sat
National Puppy Day March 23 Sat
Earth Hour - 8.30 pm worldwide March 23 Sat
International Day for Achievers March 24 Sun
World Tuberculosis Day March 24 Sun
Phalgun Purnima March 24 Sun
Palm Sunday March 24 Sun
Holika Dahan March 24 Sun
Holi Dhulivandan March 25 Mon
Chandra Grahan March 25 Mon
World Theatre Day  March 27 Wed
Respect Your Cat Day  March 28 Thurs
Sankashti Chaturthi March 28 Thurs
Lent ends - Vegetarian period for Christians March 28 Thurs
Maundy Thursday March 28 Thurs
Good Friday March 29 Fri
World Day for the End of Fishing
(Last Saturday March)
March 30 Sat
Easter Sunday March 31 Sun
APRIL 2024
April Fools’ Day April 1 Mon
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month begins April 1 Mon
Prevention of Blindness Week begins April 1 Mon
International Children’s Book Day  April 2 Tues
World Autism Awareness Day April 2 Tues
World Rat Day April 4 Thurs
United Nations’ Mine Awareness Day April 4 Thurs
National Maritime Day of India April 5 Fri
Papmochani Ekadashi April 5 Fri
Jamat-ul-Vida April 5 Fri
International Day of Sport for Development
  and Peace
April 6 Sat
United Nations’ World Health Day April 7 Sun
Phalgun Amavasya April 8 Mon
Surya Grahan April 8 Mon
Gudi Padwa April 9 Tues
Chaitra Sukhladi April 9 Tues
Ugadi April 9 Tues
Navreh April 9 Tues
Samvatsar Padwo April 9 Tues
Cheti Chand/Jhulelal Jayanti April 9 Tues
Eid-ul-Fitr - Ramzaan April 10 Wed
Gangaur April 11 Thurs
Gauri Tritiya April 11 Thurs
Matsya Jayanti April 11 Thurs
International Day for Street Children  April 12 Fri
International Day of Human Space Flight April 12 Fri
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre April 13 Sat
Mesha Sankranti April 13 Sat
Pana Sankranti April 13 Sat
Vaisakhi/Vishu April 13 Sat
Baisakhi April 13 Sat
Meetei Cheiraoba April 13 Sat
Puthandu April 13 Sat
Ambedkar Jayanti April 14 Sun
National Fire Service Day April 14 Sun
National Dolphin Day – USA April 14 Sun
Mesadi/Vaisakhadi April 14 Sun
Bishu/Basoa April 14 Sun
Vishu Kani April 14 Sun
Bohag Bihu April 14 Sun
Pohela Boishakh April 14 Sun
Jur Sutal April 14 Sun
Navapada Oli begins April 15 Mon
Ashok Ashtami April 16 Tues
Chaitra Durga Ashtami April 16 Tues
Bhavani Jayanti April 16 Tues
World Hemophilia Day April 17 Wed
Ram Navami April 17 Wed
Swaminarayan Jayanti April 17 Wed
International Day for Monuments and Sites April 18 Thurs
World Heritage Day April 18 Thurs
Kamada Ekadashi April 19 Fri
Gauna/Vaishnava Kamada Ekadashi April 19 Fri
Thrissur Pooram April 20 Sat
World Circus Day (3rd Saturday April) April 20 Sat
World Creativity & Innovation Day April 21 Sun
World Fish Migration Day April 21 Sun
Mahavir Jayanti April 21 Sun
Administrative Professionals’ Day - India April 21 Sun
International Earth Day April 22 Mon
World Book and Copyright Day April 23 Tues
Chaitra Purnima April 23 Tues
Hanuman Jayanti April 23 Tues
Navapada Oli ends April 23 Tues
World Day for Laboratory Animals April 24 Wed
Chaitti April 24 Wed
Theravada New Year April 24 Wed
International Guide Dog Day (Last Wednesday April) April 24 Wed
World Penguin Day  April 25 Thurs
The Feast of St Mark -
    ban on eating meat in Lithuania
April 25 Thurs
World Intellectual Property Day  April 26 Fri
Sankashti Chaturthi April 27 Sat
World Veterinary Day (Last Saturday in April) April 27 Sat
World Day for Safety and Health at Work April 28 Sun
World Tapir Day April 28 Sun
International Dance Day  April 29 Mon
International Jazz Day April 30 Tues
MAY 2024
International Workers’ Day May 1 Wed
World Tuna Day  May 2 Thurs
World Press Freedom Day May 3 Fri
International Respect for Chickens Day  May 4 Sat
International Firefighters’ Day  May 4 Sat
Greenery Day - Japan May 4 Sat
Varuthini Ekadashi May 4 Sat
Great Lent ends May 4 Sat
World Laughter Day (1st Sunday May) May 5 Sun
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti May 7 Tues
World Asthma Day (1st Tuesday May) May 7 Tues
UN Global Road Safety Week begins May 8 Wed
International Red Cross & Red Crescent Day  May 8 Wed
World Donkey Day May 8 Wed
Theosophical Society’s White Lotus Day May 8 Wed
Chaitra Amavasya May 8 Wed
Akshaya Tritiya May 10 Fri
Parshuram Jayanti May 10 Fri
National Technology Day May 11 Sat
World Fair Trade Day (2nd Saturday May) May 11 Sat
World Migratory Bird Day (2nd Saturday May) May 11 Sat
International Nurses Day May 12 Sun
Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday May) May 12 Sun
International Day of Families May 15 Wed
World Information Society Day May 17 Fri
World Telecommunication Day May 17 Fri
Endangered Species Day (3rd Friday May) May 17 Fri
Bike-to-Work Day (3rd Friday May) May 17 Fri
International Museum Day May 18 Sat
Mohini Ekadashi May 19 Sun
World Bee Day May 20 Mon
Second World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins
(Last full week of May)
May 20 Mon
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue
    and Development
May 21 Tues
National Anti-Terrorism Day May 21 Tues
International Day for Biological Diversity May 22 Wed
World Turtle Day May 23 Thurs
Vaishakh Purnima May 23 Thurs
Buddha Purnima May 23 Thurs
Sankashti Chaturthi May 26 Sun
Veer Savarkar Jayanti  May 28 Tues
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers May 29 Wed
World No Tobacco Day May 31 Fri
JUNE 2024
World Milk Day June 1 Sat
Global Day of Parents  June 1 Sat
Horses Without Carriages International Day – 1
(1st Saturday June)
June 1 Sat
Apara Ekadashi June 2 Sun
International Hug Your Cat Day June 4 Tues
World Environment Day June 5 Wed
Vaishakh Amavasya June 6 Thurs
World Oceans Day  June 8 Sat
Best Friends Day June 8 Sat
Jamai Sasthi June 8 Sat
International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos
(2nd Saturday June)
June 8 Sat
Coral Triangle Day June 9 Sun
Bahman Month begins - Vegetarian period for Parsis June 11 Tues
World Day Against Child Labour June 12 Wed
World Blood Donor Day June 14 Fri
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15 Sat
Global Wind Day  June 15 Sat
World Meat Free Day June 15 Sat
World Sea Turtle Day  June 16 Sun
Father’s Day (3rd Sunday June) June 16 Sun
Eat Your Vegetables Day June 17 Mon
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought  June 17 Mon
Eid-Uz-Zuha - Bakri Id June 17 Mon
Nirjala Ekadashi June 18 Tues
World Refugee Day June 20 Thurs
International Yoga Day June 21 Fri
World Giraffe Day  June 21 Fri
World Music Day June 21 Fri
Jyeshth Purnima June 21 Fri
Vat Purnima June 21 Fri
Take Your Dog to Work Day June 21 Fri
Summer Solstice June 21 Fri
World Camel Day June 22 Sat
Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti June 22 Sat
Prakat Diwas June 22 Sat
United Nations’ Public Service Day June 23 Sun
Day of the Seafarer  June 25 Tues
Sankashti Chaturthi June 25 Tues
International Day against Drug Abuse &
Illicit Trafficking
June 26 Wed
International Asteroid Day June 30 Sun
JULY 2024
National Doctors’ Day July 1 Mon
International Joke Day July 1 Mon
International Fruit Day July 1 Mon
Van Mahotsav Week begins July 1 Mon
Yogini Ekadashi July 2 Tues
International Plastic Bag Free Day July 3 Wed
Jyeshth Amavasya July 5 Fri
Muharram begins July 6 Sat
World Chocolate Day July 7 Sun
Jagannath Rath Yatra begins July 7 Sun
Hijri New Year 1446 AH July 7 Sun
Cow Appreciation Day (2nd Tuesday July) July 9 Tues
World Population Day July 11 Thurs
World Youth Skills Day July 15 Mon
World Snake Day July 16 Tues
Chailo begins - 40-day vegan period for Sindhis July 16 Tues
World Day for International Justice July 17 Wed
Muharram July 17 Wed
Devshayani Ekadashi July 17 Wed
Chaturmas begins July 17 Wed
Nelson Mandela International Day July 18 Thurs
Ashadha Purnima July 21 Sun
Guru Purnima July 21 Sun
World Day for Bulls July 22 Mon
Indian National Flag Adoption Day July 22 Mon
Shravan Month begins - North India July 22 Mon
Sankashti Chaturthi July 24 Wed
Kargil Vijay Diwas July 26 Fri
International Day for the Conservation of
    the Mangrove Ecosystem
July 26 Fri
World Nature Conservation Day  July 28 Sun
World Hepatitis Day  July 28 Sun
Parents Day (4th Sunday July) July 28 Sun
International Tiger Day July 29 Mon
Father-in-Law Day  July 30 Tues
Mutt’s Day 1 – USA July 31 Wed
Kamika Ekadashi July 31 Wed
AUGUST 2024
World Breastfeeding Week begins  August 1 Thurs
Annabhau Sathe Jayanti  August 1 Thurs
Global Forgiveness Day August 2 Fri
Water Buffalo Day August 4 Sun
International Friendship Day (1st Sunday August) August 4 Sun
Ashadh Amavasya August 4 Sun
Shravan Month begins - in South India August 5 Mon
Quit India Day August 8 Thurs
International Cat Day  August 8 Thurs
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People August 9 Fri
World Lion Day August 10 Sat
Nag Panchami August 10 Sat
International Sons & Daughters Day August 11 Sun
International Youth Day August 12 Mon
World Elephant Day August 12 Mon
International Lefthanders Day August 13 Tues
Independence Day August 15 Thurs
Sri Aurobindo Jayanti August 15 Thurs
Parsi New Year August 15 Thurs
Varadlakshmi Vrat August 16 Fri
Shravan Putrada Ekadashi August 16 Fri
Honey Bee Day (3rd Saturday August) August 17 Sat
Homeless Animals Day (3rd Saturday August) August 17 Sat
Compassionate Fashion Day (3rd Saturday August) August 17 Sat
World Photography Day August 19 Mon
World Humanitarian Day August 19 Mon
World Orangutan Day August 19 Mon
Shravan Purnima August 19 Mon
Raksha Bandhan August 19 Mon
Narali Purnima August 19 Mon
Sanskrit Day August 19 Mon
Shravan Month ends - North India August 19 Mon
World Mosquito Day August 20 Tues
Sadbhavana Diwas August 20 Tues
Sankashti Chaturthi August 22 Thurs
World Vada Pav Day August 23 Fri
National Dog Day - USA August 26 Mon
Janmashtami August 26 Mon
Dahi Handi August 27 Tues
National Sports Day August 29 Thurs
International Day against Nuclear Tests August 29 Thurs
Aja Ekadashi August 29 Thurs
Gauna/Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi August 29 Thurs
International Whale Shark Day August 30 Fri
Paryushan Week begins August 31 Sat
 
SEPTEMBER 2024
National Nutrition Week begins September 1 Sun
Japan Dolphins Day  September 1 Sun
World Coconut Day September 2 Mon
Pithori Amavasya September 2 Mon
Bail Pola September 2 Mon
Shravan Amavasya September 2 Mon
Shravan Month ends - South India September 3 Tues
International Day of Charity September 5 Thurs
National Teachers Day September 5 Thurs
Onam begins September 5 Thurs
Hartalika Teej Vrat September 6 Fri
Ganesh/Vinayaka Chaturthi September 7 Sat
Samvatsari September 7 Sat
International Culture Awareness Day
(1st Saturday September)
September 7 Sat
International Literacy Day  September 8 Sun
Rishi Panchami September 8 Sun
Pet Memorial Day - USA (2nd Sunday September) September 8 Sun
Grandparents Day September 8 Sun
World Suicide Prevention Day September 10 Tues
Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan September 11 Wed
BWC–India Birthday 50th Anniversary September 12 Thurs
Hindi Diwas September 14 Sat
Parsva Ekadashi September 14 Sat
World First-Aid Day (2nd Saturday September) September 14 Sat
Sanchayika Day September 15 Sun
Engineer’s Day September 15 Sun
International Day of Democracy September 15 Sun
Onam September 15 Sun
International Day for the Preservation of
   the Ozone Layer
September 16 Mon
Vishwakarma Puja September 16 Mon
Milad-un-Nabi September 16 Mon
Ganesh Visarjan September 17 Tues
Anant Chaturdashi September 17 Tues
Pitru Paksha begins for South India September 17 Tues
World Water Monitoring Day  September 18 Wed
Bhadrapad Purnima September 18 Wed
Chandra Grahan September 18 Wed
International Snakebite Awareness Day September 19 Thurs
Zero Emissions Day September 21 Sat
World Alzheimer’s Day September 21 Sat
International Day of Peace September 21 Sat
Sankashti Chaturthi September 21 Sat
Clean Up the World Weekend begins
(3rd Saturday September)
September 21 Sat
Puppy Mills Awareness Day
(3rd Saturday September)
September 21 Sat
World Rhino Day  September 22 Sun
Elephant Appreciation Day  September 22 Sun
World Car Free Day September 22 Sun
Sea Otter Awareness Week begins September 22 Sun
National Daughters Day (4th Sunday September) September 22 Sun
Autumnal Equinox September 22 Sun
Third World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins
(Last full week September)
September 23 Mon
International Week for the Deaf begins begins
(Last full week September)
September 23 Mon
World Maritime Day (Last Thursday September) September 26 Thurs
World Environmental Health Day September 26 Thurs
International Day for the Total Elimination of
   Nuclear Weapons
September 26 Thurs
World Tourism Day September 27 Fri
International ‘Hug a Vegetarian’ Day
(Last Friday September)
September 27 Fri
World Rabies Day September 28 Sat
Right to Know Day September 28 Sat
World Green Consumer Day September 28 Sat
Indira Ekadashi September 28 Sat
International Rabbit Day (4th Saturday September) September 28 Sat
World Heart Day September 29 Sun
Goose Day September 29 Sun
St Michaelmas Day September 29 Sun
World Rivers Day  (Last Sunday September) September 29 Sun
   
OCTOBER 2024
Reverence for Life Month begins October 1 Tues
International Vegetarian Week begins October 1 Tues
World Vegetarian Day October 1 Tues
International Day of Older Persons  October 1 Tues
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day  October 1 Tues
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti October 2 Wed
International Day of Non-Violence October 2 Wed
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan October 2 Wed
Wildlife Week India begins October 2 Wed
World Farm Animals Day October 2 Wed
Joy of Giving Week begins October 2 Wed
Sarva Pitru Amavasya October 2 Wed
Pitru Paksha ends for South India October 2 Wed
Bhadrapad Amavasya October 2 Wed
Surya Grahan October 2 Wed
Navratri begins October 3 Thurs
Ghatasthapana October 3 Thurs
World Animal Day  October 4 Fri
St Francis of Assisi Feast Day -
    Patron Saint of Animals
October 4 Fri
World Space Week begins  October 4 Fri
World Smile Day (1st Friday October) October 4 Fri
World Teachers Day October 5 Sat
Ganga River Dolphin Day October 5 Sat
World Week of Prayer for Animals begins
(First full week October)
October 7 Mon
World Habitat Day (1st Monday October) October 7 Mon
Indian Air Force Day October 8 Tues
World Octopus Day October 8 Tues
World Post Day  October 9 Wed
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
(2nd Wednesday October)
October 9 Wed
National Post Day  October 10 Thurs
World Mental Health Day  October 10 Thurs
Maha Saptami October 10 Thurs
World Sight Day (2nd Thursday October) October 10 Thurs
International Day of the Girl Child October 11 Fri
Jayaprakash Narayan Jayanti  October 11 Fri
World Obesity Day October 11 Fri
Maha Ashtami October 11 Fri
Maha Navami October 11 Fri
Navratri ends October 11 Fri
World Egg Day (2nd Friday October) October 11 Fri
Dussehra October 12 Sat
Papankusha Ekadashi October 13 Sun
World Standards Day October 14 Mon
Thanksgiving Day – Canada (2nd Monday October) October 14 Mon
International Day for Rural Women October 15 Tues
World Food Day October 16 Wed
Kojagiri/Sharad Purnima October 16 Wed
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty  October 17 Thurs
International Sawfish Day October 17 Thurs
Ashwin Purnima October 17 Thurs
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti October 17 Thurs
Pitru Paksha begins for North India October 17 Thurs
World Statistics Day  October 20 Sun
Karva Chauth/Karaka Chaturthi October 20 Sun
Sankashti Chaturthi October 20 Sun
World Reptile Awareness Day October 21 Mon
Azad Hind Day October 21 Mon
Police Commemoration Day October 21 Mon
International Snow Leopard Day October 23 Wed
United Nations Day October 24 Thurs
World Development Information Day October 24 Thurs
International Day of Climate Action October 24 Thurs
Ahoi Ashtami October 24 Thurs
National Mule Day - USA October 26 Sat
Hug a Sheep Day (4th Saturday October) October 26 Sat
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage  October 27 Sun
World Mother-in-Law Day (4th Sunday October) October 27 Sun
Vasu Baras/Govatsa Dwadashi October 28 Mon
Rama Ekadashi October 28 Mon
Dhanteras October 29 Tues
National Ayurveda Day October 29 Tues
Kaag Tihar (Crow festival) – Nepal October 29 Tues
Kukur Tihar (Dog Festival) – Nepal October 30 Wed
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti October 31 Thurs
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas October 31 Thurs
Halloween  October 31 Thurs
World Savings Day  October 31 Thurs
World Cities Day  October 31 Thurs
Naraka Chaturdashi October 31 Thurs
Gai Tihar (Cow festival) – Nepal October 31 Thurs
   
NOVEMBER 2024
World Vegan Day November 1 Fri
World Vegan Month begins November 1 Fri
All Saints Day November 1 Fri
Diwali (Deepavali) November 1 Fri
Laxmi Puja November 1 Fri
Ashwin Amavasya November 1 Fri
All Souls Day November 2 Sat
Dynamic Harmlessness Day November 2 Sat
Govardhan Puja November 2 Sat
Bestu Varas - Gujarat November 2 Sat
Whale Shark Vhali Utsav November 2 Sat
Pitru Paksha ends for North India November 2 Sat
Gawli Sagar Festival November 2 Sat
World Jellyfish Day November 3 Sun
Padva November 3 Sun
Bhai Dooj/Bhaibeej November 3 Sun
Yama Dwitiya November 3 Sun
Polar Bear Week begins  November 5 Tues
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of
the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 6 Wed
Chhath Puja/Pratihar/Surya Sashthi November 8 Fri
Legal Services Day  November 9 Sat
World Freedom Day - USA November 9 Sat
Tulasi Vivah begins November 9 Sat
World Science Day for Peace and Development November 10 Sun
Remembrance Sunday November 10 Sun
National Education Day November 11 Mon
Singles’ Day  November 11 Mon
Poppy Day/Armistice Day November 11 Mon
Prabodhini Ekadashi November 12 Tues
Devutthana Ekadashi November 12 Tues
Chaturmas ends November 12 Tues
World Kindness Day November 13 Wed
Tulasi Vivah November 13 Wed
World Diabetes Day November 14 Thurs
Children’s Day November 14 Thurs
Kartik Purnima November 15 Fri
Guru Nanak Jayanti November 15 Fri
Tripuri Purnima November 15 Fri
Nativity Fast begins - Vegetarian period for
Christians
November 15 Fri
International Day for Tolerance November 16 Sat
International Students Day November 17 Sun
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
(3rd Sunday November)
November 17 Sun
Sankashti Chaturthi November 18 Mon
World Toilet Day  November 19 Tues
International Men’s Day  November 19 Tues
Qaumi Ekta Week begins November 19 Tues
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day November 19 Tues
Universal Children’s Day November 20 Wed
World Fisheries Day  November 21 Thurs
World Television Day  November 21 Thurs
World Philosophy Day (3rd Thursday November) November 21 Thurs
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day November 24 Sun
Sadhu Vaswani Jayanti November 25 Mon
Meatless Day  November 25 Mon
International Day for the Elimination of
    Violence against Women
November 25 Mon
National Law Day November 26 Tues
Gauna/Vaishnava Utpanna Ekadashi November 26 Tues
Utpanna Ekadashi November 26 Tues
World Compassion Day November 28 Thurs
Thanksgiving Day - USA (4th Thursday November) November 28 Thurs
Fur Free Friday November 29 Fri
Computer Security Day November 30 Sat
   
DECEMBER 2024
World AIDS Day December 1 Sun
Kartik Amavasya December 1 Sun
Mutt’s Day 2 - USA December 2 Mon
National Pollution Control Day  December 2 Mon
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery  December 2 Mon
International Day for Persons with Disabilities December 3 Tues
World Wildlife Conservation Day  December 4 Wed
Indian Navy Day December 4 Wed
World Soil Day  December 5 Thurs
International Volunteer Day for Economic &
   Social Development 
December 5 Thurs
Armed Forces Flag Day of India December 7 Sat
International Civil Aviation Day December 7 Sat
Horses Without Carriages International Day – 2 
(1st Saturday December)
December 7 Sat
SAARC Charter Day  December 8 Sun
Bodhi Day - Japan December 8 Sun
International Anti-Corruption Day December 9 Mon
International Animal Rights Day  December 10 Tues
Human Rights Day  December 10 Tues
Festival for Souls of Dead Whales December 10 Tues
International Mountain Day  December 11 Wed
Mokshada Ekadashi December 11 Wed
Gauma Mokshada Ekadashi December 11 Wed
Shree Datta Jayanti December 14 Sat
International Monkey Day  December 14 Sat
World Energy Conservation Day  December 14 Sat
Margashirsh Purnima December 15 Sun
Dhanurmasa begins December 16 Mon
International Migrants Day  December 18 Wed
Sankashti Chaturthi December 18 Wed
International Human Solidarity Day  December 20 Fri
Winter Solstice December 22 Sun
Kisan Diwas  December 23 Mon
National Consumer Day  December 24 Tues
Christmas Eve  December 24 Tues
Christmas December 25 Wed
Good Governance Day December 25 Wed
Tulsi Pujan Day December 25 Wed
Boxing Day December 26 Thurs
Veer Bal Diwas December 26 Thurs
Ramana Maharshi Jayanti December 30 Mon
Margashirsh Amavasya December 30 Mon
New Year’s Eve December 31 Tues