The following compilation lists significant days and dates throughout the year, encompassing both national and international events and festivals celebrated in India and around the globe. The list is organized in a month-wise manner for easy reference and recognition of important occasions.
Important Days & Dates in January 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st January | English New Year, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global family day, World Peace Day |
| 4th January | World Braille Day |
| 6th January | World War Orphans Day |
| 8th January | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9th January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NRI Day |
| 10th January | World Laughter Day, World Hindi Day |
| 11th January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 12th January | National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) |
| 15th January | Army Day (Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa took over the command of Army on this day in 1949 from the British), Pongal, Makar Sankranti |
| 23rd January | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose birthday |
| 24th January | National Girl Child day of India |
| 25th January | India Tourism Day, National Voters Day |
| 26th January | Republic Day of India and International Customs day |
| 27th January | International Holocaust Day (The largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz- Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan 27, 1945.), International Day of Commemoration |
| 28th January | Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, Data protection day |
| 30th January | Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day (Martyr’s day), World Leprosy Eradication Day |
Important Days & Dates in February 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st February | Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2nd February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day, National Day of Sri Lanka |
| 6th February | International day against female genital mutilation |
| 7th February | International Development Week |
| 11th February | World Day of the Sick, World Marriage Day |
| 12th February | Darwin Day, Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
| 13th February | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
| 14th February | Saint Valentine’s Day |
| 18th February | Taj Mahotsav |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 21st February | International Mother Language Day |
| 22nd February | World Scout Day |
| 23rd February | World peace and understanding day |
| 24th February | Central Excise Day |
| 27th February | World Sustainable Energy Day |
| 28th February | National Science Day |
Important Days & Dates in March 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st March | Zero Discrimination Day, World Civil Defence Day |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day |
| 4th March | National Safety Day |
| 8th March | International Women’s Day |
| 10th March | CISF Raising Day |
| 13th March | No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March), Pi Day, International Day of Action for Rivers |
| 15th March | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 16th March | National Vaccination Day |
| 18th March | Ordnance Factories Day (India) |
| 20th March | International Day of Happiness, World Sparrow Day |
| 21st March | World Forestry Day, World Down syndrome Day, World Poetry Day |
| 22nd March | World Water Day |
| 23rd March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24th March | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
| 27th March | World Theatre Day |
Important Days & Dates in April 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st April | Orissa Day, Prevention of Blindness week |
| 2nd April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4th April | International Day for Mine Awareness |
| 5th April | National Maritime Day |
| 7th April | World Health Day |
| 10th April | World Homeopathy Day |
| 11th April | National Safe Motherhood Day, National Pet Day |
| 13th April | Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919) |
| 17th April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18th April | World Heritage Day |
| 21st April | National Civil Service Day, Secretary’s Day |
| 22nd April | World Earth Day |
| 23rd April | World Book and Copyright Day |
| 24th April | National Panchayati Day |
| 25th April | World Malaria Day |
| 26th April | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work, World Veterinary Day |
Important Days & Dates in May 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st May | International Labour Day |
| 3rd May | Press Freedom Day |
| 4th May | Coal miner’s day |
| May (2nd Sunday) | Mother’s Day |
| 8th May | World Red Cross Day |
| 9th May | Victory day |
| 11th May | National Technology Day |
| 12th May | International Nurses day |
| 14th May | World Migratory day |
| 15th May | International Day of the Family |
| 17th May | World Telecommunication Day (Information Society Day) |
| 21st May | Anti-terrorism day |
| 24th May | Commonwealth Day |
| 31st May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
Important Days & Dates in June 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st June | World Milk Day, Global Parents Day |
| 2nd June | International Sex Workers Day, Telangana Formation Day |
| 3rd June | World Bicycle Day |
| 4th June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5th June | World Environment Day |
| 7th June | World Food Safety Day, International Level Crossing Awareness Day |
| 8th June | World Oceans Day, World Brain Tumour Day |
| 12th June | World Day Against Child Labour |
| 14th June | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15th June | Global Wind Day, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, World Sauntering Day |
| 17th June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 18th June | Autistic Pride Day |
| 19th June | World Fathers’ Day (Every 3rd Sunday of June), World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, World Sauntering Day |
| 20th June | World Refugee Day, World Hydrography Day, International Yoga Day, World Music day |
| 23rd June | International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widow’s Day |
| 26th June | International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking |
| 27th June | World Diabetes Day |
| 30th June | World Asteroid Day |
Important Days & Dates in July 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st July | National Doctor’s Day, National Postal Worker Day, Chartered Accountants Day |
| 2nd July | World UFO Day, World Sports Journalists Day |
| July (1st Saturday) | International Day of Cooperatives |
| 4th July | American Independence day |
| 6th July | World Zoonoses Day |
| 11th July | World Population Day |
| 12th July | World Malala day |
| 17th July | World Day for International Justice |
| 18th July | Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 28th July | World Nature Conservation Day |
| 29th July | International Tiger Day |
Important Days & Dates in August 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 2nd August | International Friendship Day |
| 3rd August | Independence Day of Niger, International Day of World’s Indigenous People |
| 5th August | Independence day of Upper Volta |
| 6th August | Hiroshima Day |
| 9th August | International Day of World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day |
| 12th August | International Youth day |
| 14th August | Independence Day of Pakistan |
| 15th August | Independence Day of India |
| 19th August | World Photography day |
| 20th August | Sadbhavna Diwas |
| 23rd August | International Day for the Remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition |
| 29th August | National Sports Day |
| 30th August | Small Industry Day |
Important Days & Dates in September 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 5th September | Teachers’ Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday), Forgiveness day |
| 8th September | World Literacy Day |
| 14th September | Hindi day, World First Air Day |
| 15th September | Engineer’s day in India |
| 16th September | World Ozone Day |
| 21st September | Alzheimer’s Day, International day of peace |
| 25th September | Social justice day |
| 26th September | Day of the Deaf |
| 27th September | World Tourism Day |
Important Days & Dates in October 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st October | International Day of the Older person |
| 2nd October | Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, International Day of non-violence |
| 3rd October | World Habitat Day, World Nature Day |
| 4th October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 5th October | World Teacher’s Day |
| 6th October | World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day |
| 8th October | Indian Air Force Day |
| 9th October | World Post Office day |
| 10th October | National Post Day |
| 11th October | International Girl Child Day |
| 12th October | World Arthritis day |
| 13th October | UN International Day for National Disaster Reduction |
| 14th October | World Standards Day |
| 15th October | World White Cane Day (guiding the Blind) |
| 16th October | World Food Day |
| 17th October | International day for the eradication of poverty |
| 20th October | World Statistics Day |
| 24th October | UN Day, World Development Information Day |
| 30th October | World Thrift Day |
| 31st October | Rastriya Ekta Diwas (in memory of Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi) |
Important Days & Dates in November 2024:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st November | World Vegan Day |
| 5th November | World Radiography day |
| 7th November | Infant Protection day, World Cancer Awareness Day |
| 9th November | World Services Day |
| 10th November | Transport Day |
| 14th November | Children’s Day in India, Jawaharlal Nehru birthday |
| 16th November | International day for Endurance |
| 17th November | World Student day, National Journalism day |
| 18th November | World Adult day |
| 19th November | World Citizen day |
| 20th November | Africa Industrialization Day, Universal Children day |
| 21st November | World Television day, World Fisheries day |
| 25th November | World Non-veg day |
| 26th November | Law day |
| 29th November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| 30th November | Flag day |
Important Days & Dates in December 2023:
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| 1st December | World AIDS Day, World Computer Literacy Day, International Day of Abolition of Slavery |
| 2nd December | International Day of People with Disabilities, World Conservation Day |
| 3rd December | Navy Day, International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development |
| 5th December | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, International Civil Aviation Day |
| 7th December | Armed Forces Flag Day, International Civil Aviation Day |
| 9th December | The International Day against Corruption |
| 10th December | Human Rights Day |
| 11th December | International Mountain Day |
| 14th December | International Energy day |
| 19th December | Goa’s liberation day |
| 23th December | Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) |