| January |
January 1 |
New Year’s Day and Global Family Day |
| January 4 |
World Braille Day |
| January 6 |
World War Orphans Day |
| January 9 |
Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas (Non-Resident Indian Day) |
| January 12 |
National Youth Day (Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda) |
| January 14 |
Makar Sankranti |
| January 26 |
Republic Day of India and International Customs Day |
| February |
February 2 |
World Wetlands Day |
| February 4 |
World Cancer Day |
| February 11 |
International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| February 14 |
Valentine’s Day, Vasant Panchami, and Saraswati Puja |
| February 20 |
World Day of Social Justice |
| March |
March 8 |
International Women’s Day |
| March 20 |
International Day of Happiness and World Sparrow Day |
| March 21 |
World Poetry Day and International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| March 22 |
World Water Day |
| March 23 |
World Meteorological Day |
| April |
April 1 |
April Fool’s Day |
| April 7 |
World Health Day |
| April 22 |
Earth Day |
| April 23 |
World Book and Copyright Day |
| May |
May 1 |
International Workers’ Day (May Day) |
| May 8 |
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day |
| May 17 |
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day |
| May 21 |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| May 31 |
World No Tobacco Day |
| June |
June 5 |
World Environment Day |
| June 8 |
World Oceans Day |
| June 20 |
World Refugee Day |
| June 21 |
International Day of Yoga |
| July |
July 11 |
World Population Day |
| July 18 |
Nelson Mandela International Day |
| July 28 |
World Hepatitis Day |
| August |
August 9 |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
| August 12 |
International Youth Day |
| August 19 |
World Humanitarian Day |
| August 29 |
National Sports Day (India) |
| September |
September 8 |
International Literacy Day |
| September 16 |
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| September 21 |
International Day of Peace |
| September 27 |
World Tourism Day |
| October |
October 1 |
International Day of Older Persons |
| October 5 |
World Teachers’ Day |
| October 16 |
World Food Day |
| October 24 |
United Nations Day |
| November |
November 14 |
Children’s Day (India) |
| November 20 |
Universal Children’s Day and Africa Industrialization Day |
| November 25 |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
| December |
December 1 |
World AIDS Day |
| December 3 |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| December 10 |
Human Rights Day |
| December 18 |
International Migrants Day |
