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 community action events.
Jan 01, 2026 (Thu) — Public Domain Day, Jan 1 annually. An observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain. This legal transition of copyright works into the public domain usually happens every year on January 1 based on the individual copyright laws of each country, web.law.duke.edu Jan 19, 2026 (Mon) — Bioregional Hope, systemic innovation across bioregions in Europe, with presentations from 7 Bioregional Weaving Labs, bioregionalweavinglabs.substack.comInternational community action events/November-January video
Feb 02, 2026 (Mon) — World Wetlands Day, Feb 2, annually, worldwetlandsday.org February 21 - March 1, 2026 (Sat - Sun) — Real Bread Week, annual, international celebration of additive-free bread and the people behind its rise, sustainweb.org Feb 20, 2026 (Fri) — World Day of Social Justice, Feb 20 each year, un.org Mar 01, 2026 (Sun) — World Seagrass Day, Mar 1, annually. Raising awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem. Mar 03, 2026 (Tue) — World Wildlife Day, Mar 3, annually, un.org Mar 7 - 13, 2026 (Sat - Fri) — Open Data Day, opendataday.org Mar 08, 2026 (Sun) — International Women's Day, March 8 every year, internationalwomensday.com Mar 20 - 30, 2026 (Fri - Mon) — Pesticide Action Week, semaine-sans-pesticides.fr Mar 14, 2024 (Thu) — International Day of Action for Rivers, internationalrivers.org Mar 18, 2026 (Wed) — Global Recycling Day, globalrecyclingday.com Mar 20, 2026 (Fri) — International Day of Happiness, every March 20, dayofhappiness.net Mar 20, 2026 (Fri) — World Rewilding Day, March 20, annually, rewildingeurope.com Mar 21, 2026 (Sat) — International Day of Forests, March 21 each year, fao.org Mar 21, 2026 (Sat) — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, annually on 21 March, un.org Mar 22, 2026 (Sun) — World Water Day, March 22, annually, un.org Mar 28, 2026 (Sat) — Earth Hour, 8.30 p.m. local time, earthhour.org Apr 07, 2026 (Tue) — World Health Day, each April 7, who.int Apr 18, 2026 (Sat) — International Day for Monuments and Sites, April 18 each year, icomos.org Apr 22, 2026 (Wed) — Earth Day, April 22, annually, earthday.org May 1 - 3, 2026 (Fri - Sun) first weekend of May every year — Jane's Walk, How to Lead a Jane's Walk, Video, janeswalk.org May 03, 2026 (Sun) — International dawn chorus day, first Sunday of May, wildlifetrusts.org May 3 - 9, 2026 (Sun - Sat) — International Compost Awareness Week, compostfoundation.org May 21, 2026 (Thu) — Outdoor Classroom Day, celebrating and inspiring outdoor learning and play, outdoorclassroomday.com May 9 and Oct 10, 2026 — World Migratory Bird Day, worldmigratorybirdday.org May 20, 2026 (Wed) — World Bee Day, May 20 each year, fao.org May 22, 2026 (Fri) — International Day for Biological Diversity, May 22 every year, cbd.int Jun 03, 2026 (Wed) — World Bicycle Day, The bicycle is a "symbol of sustainable transport and conveys a positive message to foster sustainable consumption and production, and has a positive impact on climate." (United Nations), June 3 each year, un.org Jun 05, 2026 (Fri) — World Environment Day, June 5, annually, worldenvironmentday.global Jun 08, 2026 (Mon) — World Oceans Day, June 8 each year, worldoceanday.org Jun 12, 2026 (Fri) — World Day Against Child Labour, every year on June 12, ilo.org Jun 17, 2026 (Wed) — World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, each June 17, un.org Jun 21 and all of June — World Localization Day, worldlocalizationday.org Jun 22, 2026 (Mon) — World Rainforest Day, June 22 is World Rainforest Day, worldrainforestday.org July 2026 — Plastic Free July, plasticfreejuly.org Jul 04, 2026 (Sat) — International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay), 1st Saturday of July. The celebration aims to showcase co-operatives’ role in building ‘inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities’, coopsday.coop Jul 18, 2026 (Sat) — Mandela Day, global celebration 18 July annually, to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. A call to action for individuals, communities, and organisations to take time to reflect on Mandela's values and principles and to make a positive impact in their own communities, mandeladay.com Aug 09, 2026 (Sun) — International Day of the World's Indigenous People, observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population, un.org Aug 12, 2026 (Wed) — International Youth Day, awareness day designated by the United Nations taking place on Aug 12 each year, un.org Sep 15, 2026 (Tue) — Free Money Day, Global invitation for people to explore, in a liberating and fun way, what it might be like if our relationship to money was a little different. Sep 15, annually, freemoneyday.org Sep 18, 2026 (Fri) — Park(ing) day, global, public, participatory project where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets for people, myparkingday.org Sep 21, 2026 (Mon) — International Day of Peace, Globally shared date, Sep 21 each year for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace, internationaldayofpeace.org Sep 21-27, 2026 (Mon-Sun) — Global Week Of Action For Peace And Climate Justice, climatemilitarism.org Oct 01, 2026 (Thu) — World Vegetarian Day, Oct 1 each year, bringing awareness to the ethical, environmental, health, and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle, worldvegetarianday.navs-online.org Oct 02, 2026 (Fri) — International Day of Non-Violence, observed each year on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, un.org Oct 07, 2026 (Wed) — World Day for Decent Work, October 7 is the World Day for Decent Work, ituc-csi.org Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Mental Health Day, Oct 10, annually, wmhdofficial.com Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Homeless Day, Oct 10 each year, drawing attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, worldhomelessday.org Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Migratory Bird Day, worldmigratorybirdday.org Oct 13, 2026 (Tue) — International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Oct 13, annually, promoting a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including prevention, mitigation, and preparedness, un.org Oct 16, 2026 (Fri) — World Food Day, celebrated every year around the world on 16 October, often with a focus on food security, fao.org Oct 17, 2026 (Sat) — International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Oct 17 each year, honouring victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear, with participation by the poorest of people an important aspect of the observance of the Day, un.org Oct 16, 2026 (Fri) — International Repair Day, annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world. "Repair for Everyone"., openrepair.org Nov 05, 2025 (Wed) — Media Liberation Day, Change the Media, Change the Future, mediarevolution.org Nov 13, 2026 (Fri) — World Kindness Day, Nov 13, annually, highlighting good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness for good which binds us, randomactsofkindness.org Nov 16, 2026 (Mon) — International Day for Tolerance, Nov 16 each year, fostering respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human, unesco.org Nov 15, 2026 (Sun) — World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, third Sunday in November each year, worlddayofremembrance.org Nov 19, 2026 (Thu) — International Men's Day, Nov 19, annually Nov 27 & 28, 2026 — Buy Nothing Day, en.wikipedia.org Dec 05, 2026 (Sat) — World Soil Day, annually on Dec 5, un.org Dec 09, 2026 (Wed) — International Anti-Corruption Day, Dec 9 each year, unodc.org Dec 11, 2026 (Fri) — International Mountain Day, Dec 11, annually, fao.org Dec 12, 2025 (Fri) — Inheritance Day, celebrated annually on December 12th, invites us to envision that we are 150 years in the future, and humans have figured out how to live in harmony with each other and the planet. We sit down to dinner with our families, both birth and chosen, and celebrate the incredible achievements that our ancestors worked so hard for!, The Terran Collective — Screen-Free Week, can be celebrated at any time of the year! Though traditionally has taken place the first week of May, screenfree.org2026
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