The focus of this article is global or large scale events which have the potential for large scale active and participatory involvement by community groups and active citizens. They'll tend to be free or low cost events. If you would like to suggest something for this page but are unsure how to edit it, please feel free to put your suggestion on the talk page. Similar pages can be developed for more specific locations, see for example UK sustainable community events.
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Years - Decades - See also - External links
January[edit | edit source]
- Jan 01, 2023 (Sun) Public Domain Day
February[edit | edit source]
- Feb 02, 2023 (Thu) World Wetlands Day
- February 18 - 26, 2023 (Sat - Sun) Real Bread Week
- Feb 20, 2023 (Mon) World Day of Social Justice
March[edit | edit source]
- March, 2023 Water Action Month
- Mar 03, 2023 (Fri) World Wildlife Day
- Mar 4 - 10, 2023 (Sat - Fri) Open Data Day
- Mar 08, 2023 (Wed) International Women's Day
- Mar 10 - 20, 2023 (Fri - Mon) Pesticide Action Week
- Mar 14, 2023 (Tue) International Day of Action for Rivers, internationalrivers.org
- Mar 18, 2023 (Sat) Global Recycling Day, globalrecyclingday.com
- Mar 20, 2023 (Mon) International Day of Happiness
- Mar 20, 2023 (Mon) World Rewilding Day
- Mar 21, 2023 (Tue) International Day of Forests, fao.org
- Mar 21, 2023 (Tue) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Mar 22, 2023 (Wed) World Water Day
- Mar 25, 2023, (Sat), 8.30 p.m. local time Earth Hour!
April[edit | edit source]
- Apr 07, 2023 (Fri) World Health Day
- Mid April, 2023 Global Day of Action on Military Spending
- Apr 18, 2023 (Tue) International Day for Monuments and Sites
- Apr 22, 2023 (Sat) Earth Day
- Apr 28, 2022 (Thu) Pay it Forward Day
May[edit | edit source]
- May 1 - 7, 2023 (Mon - Sun) Screen-Free Week
- May 07, 2023 (Sun) International dawn chorus day
- May 7 - 13, 2023 (Sun - Sat) International Compost Awareness Week
- May 6 - 8, 2022 (Fri - Sun) Jane's Walk
- May 13 - 17, 2022 (Fri - Tue) UN Global Road Safety Week
- May 20, 2023 (Sat) World Bee Day, gov.si
- May 22, 2022 (Sun) International Day for Biological Diversity
June[edit | edit source]
- Jun 4, 2022 (Sat) Global Degrowth Day
- Jun 05, 2023 (Mon) World Environment Day
- Jun 08, 2023 (Thu) World Oceans Day
- Jun 12, 2023 (Mon) World Day Against Child Labour
- Jun 17, 2023 (Sat) World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- Jun 22, 2022 (Wed) World Rainforest Day, worldrainforestday.org
July[edit | edit source]
- July 2023 Plastic Free July, plasticfreejuly.org
- Jul 11, 2023 (Tue) World Population Day
- Jul 18, 2023 (Tue) Mandela Day
August[edit | edit source]
- Aug 09, 2022 (Tue) International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- Aug 12, 2022 (Fri) International Youth Day
September[edit | edit source]
- Sep 15, 2022 (Thu) Free Money Day
- Sep 17, 2022 (Sat) European Day of Sustainable Communities
- Sep 21, 2022 (Wed) International Day of Peace
- Sep 22, 2022 (Thu) World Carfree Day
October[edit | edit source]
- Oct 01, 2022 (Sat) World Vegetarian Day
- Oct 02, 2022 (Sun) International Day of Non-Violence
- Oct 07, 2022 (Fri) World Day for Decent Work
- Oct 10, 2022 (Mon) World Mental Health Day
- Oct 10, 2022 (Mon) World Homeless Day
- Oct 13, 2022 (Thu) International Day for Disaster Reduction
- Oct 16, 2022 (Sun) World Food Day
- Oct 17, 2022 (Mon) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
November[edit | edit source]
- Nov 03, 2022 (Thu) Outdoor Classroom Day
- Nov 13, 2022 (Sun) World Kindness Day
- Nov 16, 2022 (Wed) International Day for Tolerance
- Nov 19, 2022 (Sat) International Men's Day
- Nov 20, 2022 (Sun) World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
- Nov 25, 2022 (Fri) Buy Nothing Day
December[edit | edit source]
- Dec 09, 2022 (Fri) International Anti-Corruption Day
- Dec 11, 2022 (Sun) International Mountain Day
Years[edit | edit source]
Decades[edit | edit source]
- 2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
- 2021-2030, Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030
- 2020's, Decade of the Cargo Bike, Jos Sluijsmans and Tom Parr, organisers of the International Cargo Bike Festival believe this is the decade the cargo bike will hit the mainstream. "The potential impact is enormous, so join us, and together let's make it happen"
Past events[edit | edit source]
lapsed or no longer updated
- Jan 31 Street Children's Day, 2020: Fri
- Feb 12 WinterBikeToWorkDay, 2021: Fri
- Jun 8 - 12 Open Source Circular Economy Days, 2015 -2018
- Jun 21 - 27 Global Sharing Week, 2021, Mon - Sun
- Aug 6 Hiroshima Day, 2018, Mon
- Sep 21 The Meal, 2019, Sat
- Oct 17 - 24 Pop Up Tomorrow, 2019, Thu-Thu
- Nov 23 - Dec 3, 2018 Fri-Mon, MAKE SMTHNG Week
See also[edit | edit source]
local information can be found, or shared, via our many location pages