PR, marketing and sales dates 2026
If you want your PR to land, timing is everything.
Pitching around awareness days and national events plugs your idea straight into the wider news cycle, which instantly makes it more relevant to journalists.
Tie your story to themes like World Sleep Day or Plastic Free July, and suddenly you’re showing up with an angle editors are already hunting for.
Below, we’ve rounded up the key dates you’ll want on your radar for stronger, more timely pitches in 2026.
PR, marketing and sales dates for January 2026:
WHOLE OF JANUARY: Veganuary
WHOLE OF JANUARY: Dry January
1ST JANUARY: New Year's Day
4TH JANUARY: World Braille Day
13-19TH JANUARY: Houseplant Week UK
18TH JANUARY: World Religion Day
19TH JANUARY: Blue Monday
20TH - 26TH JANUARY: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
25TH JANUARY: Burns Night
27TH JANUARY: World Holocaust Day
31ST JANUARY - 8TH FEBRUARY: National Storytelling Week
31ST JANUARY - 8TH FEBRUARY: National Storytelling Week
PR, marketing and sales dates for February 2026:
WHOLE OF FEBRUARY: Body Awareness Month
WHOLE OF FEBRUARY LGBT+ History Month
1ST FEBRUARY World Hijab Day
4TH FEBRUARY World Cancer Day
5TH FEBRUARY Time to Talk Day
9TH FEBRUARY National Pizza Day
9TH - 15TH FEBRUARY National Apprenticeship Week
14TH FEBRUARY Valentine's Day
17TH FEBRUARY Random Acts of Kindness Day
17TH FEBRUARY Ramadan Begins
17TH FEBRUARY Chinese New Year
17TH FEBRUARY Shrove Tuesday
18TH FEBRUARY Ash Wednesday
19TH-23RD FEBRUARY London Fashion Week AW26
PR, marketing and sales dates for March 2026:
WHOLE OF MARCH National Bed Month
1ST MARCH International Wheelchair Day
3RD MARCH World Hearing Day
3RD MARCH World Wildlife Day
2ND MARCH - 15TH MARCH Fairtrade Fortnight
5TH MARCH Ash Wednesday
6TH MARCH World Book Day
5TH - 8TH MARCH Crufts
8TH MARCH International Women's Day
10TH - 13TH MARCH Cheltenham Festival 2026
15TH MARCH Mother's Day
17TH MARCH St.Patrick's Day
18TH MARCH Ramadan Ends
20TH MARCH Spring Equinox
20TH MARCH International Day of Happiness
21ST MARCH Red Nose Day
21ST MARCH World Down Syndrome Day
22ND MARCH World Water Day
27TH MARCH World Theatre Day
28TH MARCH Earth Hour
29TH MARCH Clocks Go Forward
PR, marketing and sales dates for April 2026:
WHOLE OF APRIL National Garden Month
WHOLE OF APRIL Stress Awareness Month
WHOLE OF APRIL National Pet Month
1ST APRIL April Fools Day
2ND APRIL Autism Awareness Day
9TH - 11TH APRIL Grand National
7TH APRIL World Health Day
15TH APRIL World Art Day
3RD APRIL Good Friday
5TH APRIL Easter Sunday
6TH APRIL Easter Monday
7TH APRIL World Health Day
21ST APRIL National Tea Day
22ND APRIL Earth Day
23RD APRIL St. George's Day
26TH APRIL London Marathon
PR, marketing and sales dates for May 2026:
4TH MAY Early May Bank Holiday
8TH MAY VE Day
12TH MAY International Nurses Day
11TH-17TH MAY Mental Health Awareness Week
12TH - 18TH MAY Learning at Work Week
13TH MAY World Cocktail Day
18TH MAY World Baking Day
19TH - 23RD MAY RHS Chelsea Flower Show
21ST MAY Global Accessibility Awareness Day
21ST MAY Spring Bank Holiday
29TH MAY National Biscuit Day
PR, marketing and sales dates for June 2026:
WHOLE OF JUNE Pride Month
1ST JUNE Global Day of Parents
5TH JUNE World Environment Day
8TH JUNE World Oceans Day
9TH - 16TH JUNE Bike Week
15TH JUNE Beer Day Britain
15TH - 21ST JUNE Refugee Week
15TH - 21ST JUNE Learning Disability Week
16TH-20TH JUNE Royal Ascot
16TH JUNE World Refill Day
21ST JUNE Father's Day
21ST JUNE Summer Solstice
23RD JUNE International Women in Engineering Day
27TH JUNE Armed Forces Day
29TH JUNE - 12TH JULY Wimbledon
PR, marketing and sales dates for July 2026:
WHOLE OF JULY Plastic Free July
WHOLE OF JULY National Picnic Month
29TH JUNE 2025 - 12TH JULY 2026 Wimbledon
2ND-5TH JULY British Grand Prix
7TH JULY World Chocolate Day
17TH JULY World Emoji Day
18TH JULY Black Leaders Awareness Day
24TH JULY - 31ST JULY Love Parks Week
30TH JULY International Friendship Day
PR, marketing and sales dates for August 2026:
1ST - 7TH AUGUST World Breastfeeding Week
6TH AUGUST Cycle To Work Day
8TH AUGUST International Cat Day
13TH AUGUST National Prosecco Day
21ST AUGUST Men's Grooming Day
26TH AUGUST National Dog Day
28TH AUGUST National Bow Tie Day
31ST AUGUST Summer Bank Holiday
PR, marketing and sales dates for September 2026:
WHOLE OF SEPTEMBER Second Hand September
WHOLE OF SEPTEMBER Organic September
WHOLE OF SEPTEMBER Sexual Health Awareness Month
7TH-11TH SEPTEMBER Zero Waste Week
13TH SEPTEMBER Great North Run
17TH SEPTEMBER National Fitness Day
17TH SEPTEMBER-2ND OCTOBER British Food Fortnight
21ST SEPTEMBER World Alzheimer's Day
21ST-25TH SEPTEMBER International Week of Happiness at Work
23RD SEPTEMBER Autumn Begins
25TH SEPTEMBER Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning
26TH SEPTEMBER Doodle Day
29TH SEPTEMBER World Heart Day
28TH SEPTEMBER - 4TH OCTOBER Shetland Wool Week
PR, marketing and sales dates for October 2026:
WHOLE OF OCTOBER Global Diversity Awareness Month
WHOLE OF OCTOBER Breast Cancer Awareness Month
WHOLE OF OCTOBER Black History Month
WHOLE OF OCTOBER Go sober for October
28TH SEPTEMBER - 4TH OCTOBER Shetland Wool Week
1ST-7TH OCTOBER National Vegetarian Week
1ST OCTOBER International Coffee Day World
1ST OCTOBER World Vegetarian Day
3RD OCTOBER World Smile Day
3RD OCTOBER Buy British Day
4TH OCTOBER World Animal Day
5TH OCTOBER World Teachers Day
OCTOBER 5TH-11TH OCTOBER Dyslexia Awareness Week
OCTOBER 5TH-11TH OCTOBER National Curry Week
9TH OCTOBER World Sight Day
10TH OCTOBER World Mental Health Day
15TH OCTOBER International Pronouns Day
18TH OCTOBER World Menopause Day
23RD OCTOBER Wear It Pink Day- Breast Cancer Now
25TH OCTOBER Clocks Go Back: British Summertime Ends
31ST OCTOBER Halloween
PR, marketing and sales dates for November 2026:
WHOLE OF NOVEMBER Movember: Men's Health Awareness
1ST NOVEMBER World Vegan Day
3RD NOVEMBER National Sandwich Day
5TH NOVEMBER Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night)
8TH NOVEMBER Diwali Begins
8TH NOVEMBER Remembrance Sunday
11TH NOVEMBER Armistice Day
13TH NOVEMBER World Kindness Day
14TH NOVEMBER World Diabetes Day
20TH NOVEMBER BBC Children In Need
19TH NOVEMBER International Men's Day
20TH NOVEMBER World Children's Day
27TH NOVEMBER - 5TH DECEMBER National Tree Week
26TH NOVEMBER Thanksgiving
28TH NOVEMBER Black Friday
29TH NOVEMBER Small Business Saturday
30TH NOVEMBER Cyber Monday
PR, marketing and sales dates for December 2026:
3RD DECEMBER International Day of Persons With Disabilities
10TH DECEMBER Human Rights Day
10TH DECEMBER Christmas Jumper Day
21ST DECEMBER Winter Solstice
24TH DECEMBER Christmas Eve
25TH DECEMBER Christmas Day
26TH DECEMBER Boxing Day
31ST DECEMBER New Year’s Eve
You have the dates; now, plan ahead and put them into action. Your 2026 press coverage awaits.
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