Important Days in 2025: Full List of National and International Important Days, Events

Staying aware of important national and international days can help us better understand cultural, historical, and global issues. These observances highlight significant themes, causes, and events, providing opportunities for reflection and celebration. Below is a detailed list of important days and events in 2025, arranged in a listicle format for easy reference.

Important Days in January 2025

1 January: English New Year, Global Family Day
4 January: World Braille Day
5 January: National Birds Day
6 January: World War Orphans Day
8 January: African National Congress Foundation Day
9 January: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
10 January: World Hindi Day
11 January: Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
12 January: National Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda’s Birth Anniversary)
13 January: Lohri
15 January: Army Day, Makar Sankranti, Pongal
20 January: Penguin Awareness Day
23 January: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Birthday
24 January: National Girl Child Day
25 January: National Voters’ Day, India Tourism Day
26 January: Republic Day of India, International Customs Day
27 January: International Holocaust Day
28 January: Data Protection Day, KM Cariappa Day, Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
30 January: Martyrs’ Day (Mahatma Gandhi’s Death Anniversary), World Leprosy Eradication Day
31 January: International Zebra Day

Important Days in February 2025

1 February: Indian Coast Guard Day
2 February: World Wetlands Day
4 February: World Cancer Day
5-13 February: Kala Ghoda Festival
6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6-12 February: International Development Week
8 February: Safer Internet Day
10 February: National Deworming Day, World Pulses Day
11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science, World Day of the Sick
12 February: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, Darwin Day, National Productivity Day
13 February: World Radio Day, Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary
14 February: Valentine’s Day, Vasant Panchami
18-27 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

Important Days in March 2025

1 March: Zero Discrimination Day, Self-Injury Awareness Day, World Civil Defence Day
3 March: World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day
4 March: National Safety Day, Employee Appreciation Day, Ramakrishna Jayanti
8 March: International Women’s Day
9 March: No Smoking Day
10 March: CISF Raising Day
12 March: Mauritius Day
14 March: Pi Day, International Day of Action for Rivers
15 March: World Consumer Rights Day
16 March: National Vaccination Day
18 March: Ordnance Factories Day
20 March: International Day of Happiness, World Sparrow Day, Hindi New Year
21 March: World Poetry Day, World Down Syndrome Day, World Forestry Day
22 March: World Water Day
23 March: World Meteorological Day
24 March: World Tuberculosis Day, Holika Dahan
25 March: Holi, International Day of the Unborn Child, International Day of Solidarity with Detained Staff Members
26 March: Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness
27 March: World Theatre Day
29 March: Good Friday

Important Days in April 2025

1 April: Odisha Foundation Day, April Fool’s Day, Prevention of Blindness Week
2 April: World Autism Awareness Day
4 April: International Day for 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
11 April: National Pet Day, National Safe Motherhood Day
13 April: Vaisakhi, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Remembrance Day, Vishu
14 April: Ambedkar Remembrance Day, Tamil New Year
15 April: Bengali New Year, Bihu
17 April: Rama Navami, World Haemophilia Day
18 April: World Heritage Day
21 April: National Civil Services Day
22 April: World Earth Day
23 April: Hanuman Jayanti, 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

Important Days in May 2025

1 May: International Labour Day, Maharashtra Day, Gujarat Day
2 May: World Asthma Day
3 May: Press Freedom Day
4 May: Coal Miners’ Day, International Firefighters’ Day, World Laughter Day
7 May: World Athletics Day
8 May: World Red Cross Day, World Thalassaemia Day
9 May: Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
11 May: National Technology Day
12 May: Mother’s Day, International Nurses Day
15 May: International Day of Families
17 May: World Hypertension Day, World Telecommunication Day
18 May: Armed Forces Day, International Museum Day
21 May: Anti-Terrorism Day
22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
26 May: National Memorial Day
31 May: World Anti-Tobacco Day

Important Days in June 2025

1 June: World Milk Day, Global Day of Parents
2 June: Telangana Formation Day, International Sex Workers’ Day
3 June: World Bicycle Day
5 June: World Environment Day
7 June: World Food Safety Day
8 June: World Oceans Day, World Brain Tumour Day
12 June: World Day Against Child Labour
14 June: World Blood Donor Day
15 June: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
18 June: Autistic Pride Day
21 June: International Yoga Day, World Music Day
23 June: International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day
26 June: International Day Against Drug Abuse

Important Days in July 2025

1 July: National Doctors’ Day, Chartered Accountants’ Day
2 July: World UFO Day
6 July: World Zoonoses Day
7 July: Global Forgiveness Day
11 July: World Population Day
12 July: Malala Day
13 July: National French Fry Day
17 July: World Day for International Justice
18 July: Nelson Mandela International Day
22 July: Pi Approximation Day
23 July: National Broadcasting Day, Chandra Shekhar Azad’s Birth Anniversary
26 July: Kargil Vijay Diwas
28 July: World Hepatitis Day
29 July: International Tiger Day
30 July: International Friendship Day, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Important Days in August 2025

1 August: World Lung Cancer Day, World Breastfeeding Week Begins
6 August: Hiroshima Day
7 August: National Handloom Day, Friendship Day
9 August: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 August: International Youth Day, World Elephant Day
13 August: International Lefthanders Day
15 August: Independence Day of India
16 August: National Roll Over Day
19 August: World Humanitarian Day, Photography Day
20 August: Sadbhavana Diwas (Rajiv Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary), World Mosquito Day
23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
26 August: Women’s Equality Day
29 August: National Sports Day

Important Days in September 2025

1 September: World Letter Writing Day
2 September: Coconut Day
5 September: Teacher’s Day (Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s Birth Anniversary), International Day of Charity
8 September: International Literacy Day
10 September: World Suicide Prevention Day, Ganesh Chaturthi
14 September: Hindi Diwas
15 September: Engineer’s Day, International Day of Democracy
16 September: World Ozone Day
21 September: International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer’s Day
22 September: World Rhino Day
25 September: World Pharmacist Day
27 September: World Tourism Day
29 September: World Heart Day

Important Days in October 2025

1 October: International Day for Older Persons, International Coffee Day
2 October: Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
4 October: World Animal Welfare Day
5 October: World Teachers’ Day
8 October: Indian Air Force Day
9 October: World Post Day
10 October: World Mental Health Day
11 October: International Day of the Girl Child
13 October: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
14 October: World Standards Day
15 October: World Students’ Day, Global Handwashing Day
16 October: World Food Day
17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20 October: World Statistics Day
24 October: United Nations Day, World Development Information Day
31 October: National Unity Day (Sardar Patel’s Birth Anniversary), Halloween

Important Days in November 2025

1 November: Haryana Foundation Day, Karnataka Rajyotsava
5 November: World Tsunami Awareness Day
7 November: Infant Protection Day, National Cancer Awareness Day
9 November: Legal Services Day
11 November: National Education Day
12 November: World Pneumonia Day
13 November: World Kindness Day
14 November: Children’s Day (Jawaharlal Nehru’s Birth Anniversary), World Diabetes Day
17 November: National Epilepsy Day, International Students’ Day
19 November: International Men’s Day, World Toilet Day
20 November: Universal Children’s Day
21 November: World Fisheries Day, World Television Day
25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 November: Constitution Day of India

Important Days in December 2025

1 December: World AIDS Day
2 December: National Pollution Control Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 December: Indian Navy Day
5 December: World Soil Day, International Volunteer Day
7 December: Armed Forces Flag Day, 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
18 December: International Migrants Day
20 December: International Human Solidarity Day
23 December: Kisan Diwas (National Farmers’ Day)
25 December: Christmas Day, Good Governance Day
31 December: New Year's Eve