Key wellbeing dates July 2026

Looking to support a cause, raise awareness, or plan your wellbeing initiatives around key dates in your workplace? Below you’ll find a regularly updated list of health and wellbeing charity days, weeks, and month-long observances, handily organised by country.
World+
Month-long health awareness themes
- Plastic Free July
- Sarcoma Awareness Month
Specific Days and Weeks
- 3 July | International Plastic Bag Free Day
- 11 July | World Population Day
- 14 July | International Nonbinary People’s Day
- 15 July | World Youth Skills Day
- 17 July | World Day for International Justice
- 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day
- 22 July | World Brain Day
- 22 July | World Fragile X Day
- 23 July | World Sjogren’s Day
- 24 July | International Self-Care Day
- 25 July | World Drowning Prevention Day
- 25 July | World IVF Day
- 28 July | World Hepatitis Day
- 29 July | Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day)
- 30 July | International Day of Friendship
New Zealand+
Month-long health awareness themes
- Dry July
- Mindfulness Month
- Plastic Free July
Specific Days and Weeks
- 5 – 11 July | Kiribati Language Week
- 10 July | Matariki: The Māori New Year
- 20 – 26 July | Wound Awareness Week
- 31 July | Red Nose Day
Australia+
Month-long health awareness themes
- Disability Pride Month
- Dry July
- JulEYE – National Eye Health Awareness Month
Specific Days and Weeks
- 5 – 12 July | NAIDOC Week
- 12 – 18 July | National Diabetes Week
- 19 – 21 July | Karsa (Mandaean New Year)
- 26 July | National Tree Day
- 26 July – 2 August | Donate Life Week
- 26 – 31 July | National Pain Week
- TBC| Kidney ActionWeek (Dates not confirmed)
United Kingdom+
Month-long health awareness themes
- Good Care Month
- Plastic Free July
Specific Days and Weeks
- 3 July | National Bereaved Parents Day
- 6 – 12 July | Alcohol Awareness Week
- 12 July | National Simplicity Day
- 24 July | 24/7 Samaritans Awareness Day
- 25 July | National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
United States+
Month-long health awareness themes
- BIPOC Mental Health Month
- Cord Blood Awareness Month
- Disability Pride Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- Sarcoma Awareness Month
- UV Safety Awareness Month
Specific Days and Weeks
- 1 July | National Financial Freedom Day
- 1 – 7 July | National Clean Beaches Week
- 3 July | National Stay out of the Sun Day
- 10 July | Chronic Disease Awareness Day
- 15 July | Glioblastoma Awareness Day
- 26 July | National Disability Independence Day
Germany+
Month-long health awareness themes
- Plastic Free July
- Samaritan’s Month (Samaritermonat)
Specific Days and Weeks
- 11 July | World Population Day
- 15 July | World Youth Skills Day
- 28 July | Welt-Hepatitis-Tag (World Hepatitis Day)
Spain+
Month-long health awareness themes
- Plastic Free July
Specific Days and Weeks
- 11 July | Día Mundial de la Población (World Population Day)
- 15 July | Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud (World Youth Skills Day)
- 28 July | Día Mundial contra la Hepatitis (World Hepatitis Day)
