Important days, Dates and Occasions for 2024: International and National Holidays
There are several international and national holidays that are significant to the entire world every month. Discover the list of public holidays, life anniversaries, birth dates, international and national days, significant dates and dates in PDF format, month-by-month important days, and much more. In addition to giving you a quick overview of significant dates in 2024, it will improve your knowledge and assist you in getting ready for competitive examinations like the State PCS, IAS, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, Banking Exams, RRB, etc. The significant days in 2024 will be restricted both domestically and globally.
List of Important Days February 2024 | |
Date in February | Events |
1 February | Indian Coast Guard Day |
2 February | World Wetlands Day |
4 February | World Cancer Day |
5 February to 13 February | Kala Ghoda Festival |
6 February | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
6 February to 12 February | International Development Week |
8 February | Safer Internet Day |
10 February | National Deworming Day |
10 February | World Pulses Day |
11 February | World Day of the Sick |
11 February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
12 February | Darwin Day |
12 February | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
12 February | National Productivity Day |
13 February | World Radio Day |
13 February | Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary |
14 February | Saint Valentine’s Day |
14 February | Vasant Panchami |
18 February to 27 February | Taj Mahotsav |
20 February | Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day / World Day of Social Justice |
21 February | International Mother Language Day |
22 February | World Thinking Day |
24 February | Central Excise Day |
27 February | World NGO Day |
28 February | National Science Day / Rare Disease Day |
List of Important Days March 2024 | |
Date | Important Days |
1 March | Zero Discrimination Day / World Civil Defence Day / Self Injury Awareness Day |
3 March | World Wildlife Day / World Hearing Day |
4 March | National Safety Day / Employee Appreciation Day |
4 March | Ramakrishna Jayanti |
8 March | International Women’s Day |
9 March | No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March) |
10 March | CISF Raising Day |
12 March | Mauritius Day |
14 March | Pi Day |
14 March | International Day of Action for Rivers |
15 March | World Consumer Rights Day |
16 March | National Vaccination Day |
18 March | Ordnance Factories Day (India) |
20 March | International Day of Happiness |
20 March | World Sparrow Day |
20 March | Hindi New Year |
21 March | World Forestry Day |
21 March | World Down Syndrome Day |
21 March | World Poetry Day |
22 March | World Water Day |
23 March | World Meteorological Day |
24 March | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
24 March | Holika Dahan |
25 March | International Day of the Unborn Child |
25 March | Holi |
25 March | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members |
26 March | Purple Day of Epilepsy |
27 March | World Theatre Day |
29 March | Good Friday |
List of Important Days April 2024 | |
Date | Name of Important Days |
1 April | Odisha Foundation Day |
1 April | Aprils Fools’ Day |
1 April | Prevention of Blindness week |
2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
4 April | International Day of Mine Awareness |
5 April | National Maritime Day |
7 April | World Health Day |
9 April | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year |
10 April | World Homoeopathy Day (WHD) |
11 April | National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) |
11 April | National Pet Day |
13 April | Vaisakhi / Baisakhi / Vishu |
13 April | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
14 April | B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day |
14 April | Tamil New Year |
15 April | Bengali New Year / Bihu |
17 April | Rama Navami |
17 April | World Haemophilia Day |
18 April | World Heritage Day |
21 April | National Civil Service Day |
22 April | World Earth Day |
23 April | Hanuman Jayanti |
23 April | World Book and Copyright Day |
24 April | National Panchayati Raj Day |
25 April | World Malaria Day |
26 April | World Intellectual Property Day |
28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
30 April | World Veterinary Day |
List of Important Days May 2024 | |
Date | Important Days |
1 May | International Labour Day or May Day / Maharashtra Day Gujarat Day / World Laughter Day (first Sunday of May) |
3 May | Press Freedom Day |
3 May | World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May) |
4 May | Coal Miners Day / International Firefighter’s Day |
7 May | World Athletics Day |
8 May | World Red Cross Day |
8 May | World Thalassaemia Day |
8 May | Mother’s Day (Second Sunday of May) |
9 May | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
11 May | National Technology Day |
12 May | International Nurses Day |
15 May | International Day of Families |
17 May | World Telecommunication Day |
17 May | World Hypertension Day |
18 May | World AIDS Vaccine Day |
18 May | International Museum Day |
20 May | National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday in May) |
21 May | National Anti-Terrorism Day |
21 May | Armed Forces Day (Third Saturday of the May) |
22 May | International Day for Biological Diversity |
31 May | National Memorial Day (last Monday of May) |
31 May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
List of Important Days June 2024 | |
Date | Important Days |
1 June | World Milk Day |
1 June | Global Day of Parents |
2 June | International Sex Workers’ Day |
2 June | Telangana Formation Day |
3 June | World Bicycle Day |
4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
5 June | World Environment Day |
7 June | World Food Safety Day |
8 June | World Brain Tumour Day |
8 June | World Oceans Day |
12 June | World Day Against Child Labour |
14 June | World Blood Donor Day |
15 June | World Wind Day |
15 June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
16 June | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev |
17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (International) |
18 June | Autistic Pride Day |
18 June | International Picnic Day |
19 June | World Sickle Cell Awareness Day |
19 June | World Sauntering Day |
20 June | World Refugee Day(International) |
3rd Sunday of June | World Father’s Day |
21 June | World Music Day |
21 June | World Hydrography Day |
21 June | International Yoga Day |
23 June | International Olympic Day |
23 June | United Nations Public Service Day |
23 June | International Widow’s Day |
26 June | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
26 June | International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
29 June | National Statistics Day |
29 June | International Day of the Tropics |
30 June | World Asteroid Day |
List of Important Days July 2024 | |
Date | Name of Important Days |
1 July
| National Doctor’s Day |
National Postal Worker Day | |
Canada Day | |
Chartered Accountants Day (India) | |
National U.S. Postage Stamp Day | |
National Gingersnap Day | |
2 July | World UFO Day |
2 July | National Anisette Day |
3 July | National Fried Clam Day |
4 July | Independence Day USA |
6 July | World Zoonoses Day |
7 July | World Chocolate Day |
7 July | Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra |
9 July | National Sugar Cookie Day |
11 July | World Population Day |
National 7-Eleven Day | |
12 July
| National Simplicity Day |
Paper Bag Day | |
Malala Day | |
14 July | Bastille Day or French National Day |
15 July | World Youth Skills Day |
15 July | Social Media Giving Day |
17 July | World Day for International Justice |
17 July | World Emoji Day |
18 July | International Nelson Mandela Day |
20 July | International Chess Day |
20 July | Moon Day |
21 July | Guru Purnima |
22 July | Pi Approximation Day |
22 July | National Mango Day or Mango Day |
22 July | Chandrayaan 2 launching date |
24 July | National Thermal Engineer Day |
24 July | National Parent’s Day (Fourth Sunday in July) |
25 July | National Refreshment Day (Fourth Thursday in July) |
26 July | Kargil Vijay Diwas |
28 July | World Nature Conservation Day |
28 July | World Hepatitis Day |
29 July | International Tiger Day |
30 July | International Friendship Day |
List of Important Days August 2024 | |
Date | Important Days |
6 August (First Sunday of August) | Friendship Day |
1 August | National Mountain Climbing Day |
1 August | Yorkshire Day |
4 August | U.S. Coast Guard Day |
6 August | Hiroshima Day |
7 August | National Handloom Day |
8 August | Quit India Movement Day |
9 August | Nagasaki Day |
9 August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
9 August | Nag Panchami |
12 August | International Youth Day |
12 August | World Elephant Day |
13 August | International Lefthanders Day |
13 August | World Organ Donation Day |
14 August | Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day) |
15 August | National Mourning Day (Bangladesh) |
15 August | Independence Day in India |
15 August | Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
16 August | Parsi New Year |
16 August | Bennington Battle Day |
17 August | Indonesian Independence Day |
19 August | World Photography Day |
19 August | World Humanitarian Day |
19 August | Raksha Bandhan |
20 August | World Mosquito Day |
20 August | Sadbhavna Diwas |
20 August | Indian Akshay Urja Day |
23 August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
23 August | European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism |
26 August | Women’s Equality Day |
26 August | Krishna Janmashtami |
29 August | National Sports Day |
31 August | Hari Merdeka (Malaysia National Day) |
List of Important Days September 2024 | |
Date | Name of Important Days |
1 September | National Nutrition Week |
2 September | World Coconut Day |
3 September | Skyscraper Day |
5 September | International Day of Charity |
5 September | Teachers’ Day (India) |
7 September | Brazilian Independence Day |
7 September | Ganesh Chaturthi |
8 September | International Literacy Day |
8 September | World Physical Therapy Day |
10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) |
11 September | National Forest Martyrs Day |
14 September | World First Aid Day |
14 September | Hindi Diwas |
15 September | Engineer’s Day (India) |
15 September | International Day of Democracy |
16 September | Malaysia Day |
16 September | Vishwakarma Puja |
16 September | World Ozone Day |
17 September | World Patient Safety Day |
17 September | Onam |
18 September | World Bamboo Day |
19 September | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
21 September | International Day of Peace (UN) |
21 September | World Alzheimer’s Day |
22 September | Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer patients) |
22 September | World Rhino Day |
23 September | International Day of Sign Languages |
24 September | World Rivers Day |
24 September | World Maritime Day |
25 September | World Pharmacists Day |
25 September | Antyodaya Diwas |
26 September | World Contraception Day |
26 September | European Day of Languages |
26 September | World Environmental Health Day |
27 September | World Tourism Day |
28 September | World Rabies Day |
29 September | World Heart Day |
30 September | International Translation Day |
List of Important Days October 2024 | |
Date | Name of Important Days |
1 October | International Day of the Older Persons |
1 October | International Coffee Day |
1 October | World Vegetarian Day |
2 October | Gandhi Jayanti |
2 October | International Day of Non-Violence |
3 October | German Unity Day |
4 October | World Animal Welfare Day |
5 October | World Teachers’ Day |
6 October | German-American Day |
8 October | Indian Air Force Day |
9 October | World Postal Day |
10 October | World Mental Health Day |
11 October | International Day of the Girl Child |
12 October | Dussehra |
13 October | International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction |
14 October | World Standards Day |
15 October | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day |
15 October | Global Handwashing Day |
15 October | World White Cane Day |
15 October | World Students’ Day |
16 October | World Food Day |
16 October | World Spine Day |
16 October | Boss Day |
16 October | World Anaesthesia Day |
17 October | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
20 October | World Statistics Day |
23 October | Mole Day |
24 October | United Nations Day |
24 October | World Development Information Day |
29 October | Dhanteras |
30 October | World Thrift Day |
31 October | Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day |
Halloween Day | |
List of Important Days November 2024 | |
Date | Name of Important Days |
1 November | World Vegan Day |
1 November | Diwali |
1 November | All Saints’ Day |
1 November | Rajyotsava Day (Karnataka Formation Day) |
2 November | All Souls’ Day |
3 November | Bhai Dooj |
5 November | World Tsunami Awareness Day |
6 November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
7 November | Infant Protection Day |
7 November | National Cancer Awareness Day |
9 November | Iqbal Day |
9 November | Legal Services Day |
10 November | World Science Day for Peace and Development |
11 November | Armistice Day (Remembrance Day) |
11 November | National Education Day |
11 November | World Usability Day (Second Thursday in November) |
12 November | World Pneumonia Day |
13 November | World Kindness Day |
14 November | World Diabetes Day |
14 November | Children’s Day |
15 November | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
16 November | International Day for Tolerance |
17 November | National Epilepsy Day |
19 November | International Men’s Day |
19 November | World Toilet Day |
20 November | Universal Children’s Day |
20 November | Africa Industrialisation Day |
21 November | World Television Day |
21 November | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims |
25 November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
26 November | Constitution Day of India |
29 November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
30 November | Saint Andrew’s Day |
List of Important Days December 2024 | |
Date | Name of Important Days |
1 December | World AIDS Day |
2 December | National Pollution Control Day |
2 December | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
3 December | World Day of the Handicapped |
4 December | Indian Navy Day |
5 December | International Volunteer Day |
5 December | World Soil Day |
7 December | Armed Forces Flag Day |
7 December | International Civil Aviation Day |
9 December | International Anti-Corruption Day |
10 December | Human Rights Day |
11 December | International Mountain Day |
14 December | National Energy Conservation Day |
16 December | Vijay Diwas |
18 December | Minorities Rights Day in India |
18 December | International Migrants Day |
19 December | Goa’s Liberation Day |
20 December | International Human Solidarity Day |
22 December | National Mathematics Day |
23 December | Kisan Diwas |
24 December | National Consumer Rights Day |
25 December | Christmas Day |
25 December | National Good Governance Day in memory of Atal Vihari Vajpayee Birthday |
31 December | New Year’s Eve |