Important Days 2026: Month-wise List
All 406 important days of 2026, month by month: 314 international and 92 national. Each was checked against an official page of the UN, a UN agency, the Government of India or the body that runs the day. Open a month for each day’s one-line fact and source.
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Important Days in January 2026
- World Braille Day
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
- World Hindi Day
- National Youth Day
- World Logic Day · Defence Forces Veterans' Day
- Army Day
- National Startup Day
- Parakram Diwas
- International Day of Education · World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture · National Girl Child Day
- World Leprosy Day · International Day of Women in Multilateralism · National Tourism Day · National Voters' Day
- International Customs Day · International Day of Clean Energy · Republic Day
- International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
- International Day of Peaceful Coexistence
- World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day · Anti-Leprosy Day · Martyrs' Day
Important Days in February 2026
- Indian Coast Guard Raising Day
- World Wetlands Day
- International Day of Human Fraternity · World Cancer Day
- International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
- International Epilepsy Day
- International Day of the Arabian Leopard · World Pulses Day · National Deworming Day
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science · Unani Day
- International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism · National Productivity Day
- World Radio Day
- International Childhood Cancer Day
- Global Tourism Resilience Day
- World Day of Social Justice
- International Mother Language Day
- World Thinking Day
- Central Excise Day
- National Science Day
Important Days in March 2026
- World Civil Defence Day · World Seagrass Day · Zero Discrimination Day
- World Hearing Day · World Wildlife Day
- World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development · World Obesity Day · National Safety Day
- International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
- Jan Aushadhi Diwas
- International Women's Day
- International Day of Women Judges · CISF Raising Day
- World Kidney Day
- International Day of Mathematics
- International Day to Combat Islamophobia · World Consumer Rights Day
- National Vaccination Day
- Ordnance Factories Day
- International Day for Digital Learning
- French Language Day · International Day of Happiness · World Oral Health Day
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination · International Day of Forests · International Day of Nowruz · World Day for Glaciers · World Down Syndrome Day · World Poetry Day · World Puppetry Day
- World Water Day
- World Meteorological Day · Shaheed Diwas
- International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims · World Tuberculosis Day
- International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade · International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
- World Theatre Day
- International Day of Zero Waste
Important Days in April 2026
- International Children's Book Day · World Autism Awareness Day
- International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- International Day of Conscience · National Maritime Day
- International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda · World Health Day
- CRPF Valour Day
- World Homoeopathy Day
- National Safe Motherhood Day
- International Day of Human Space Flight
- World Chagas Disease Day · Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti · Fire Services Day
- International Wellness Day · World Art Day
- World Haemophilia Day
- International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day)
- Chinese Language Day
- World Creativity and Innovation Day · Civil Services Day
- International Mother Earth Day
- International Girls in ICT Day · English Language Day · Spanish Language Day · World Book and Copyright Day
- International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace · National Panchayati Raj Day
- World Veterinary Day · International Day for Small Island Developing States · International Delegate's Day · World Malaria Day
- International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day · World Intellectual Property Day
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- International Dance Day · International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes
- International Jazz Day
Important Days in May 2026
- World Tuna Day
- World Press Freedom Day
- World Asthma Day · African World Heritage Day · International Day of the Midwife · World Hand Hygiene Day · World Portuguese Language Day
- International Thalassaemia Day (World Thalassaemia Day) · World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- World Migratory Bird Day
- International Day of Argania
- National Technology Day
- International Day of Plant Health · International Nurses Day
- International Day of Families
- International Day of Light · International Day of Living Together in Peace · National Dengue Day
- World Hypertension Day · World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- International Day for Women in Maritime · International Museum Day
- World Fair Play Day
- World Bee Day · World Metrology Day
- International Tea Day · World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development · Anti-Terrorism Day
- International Day for Biological Diversity
- International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- International Day of the Markhor
- World Football Day
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
- International Day of Potato
- World No Tobacco Day
Important Days in June 2026
- Global Day of Parents · World Milk Day
- World Bicycle Day
- International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
- International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing · World Environment Day
- Russian Language Day
- World Food Safety Day
- World Oceans Day
- World Accreditation Day
- International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations
- International Day of Play
- World Day Against Child Labour
- International Albinism Awareness Day
- World Blood Donor Day
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- International Day of Family Remittances
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- International Day for Countering Hate Speech · Sustainable Gastronomy Day
- International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict · World Sickle Cell Day
- World Refugee Day
- International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice · International Day of Yoga · World Hydrography Day
- International Widows' Day · United Nations Public Service Day
- International Day of Women in Diplomacy
- Day of the Seafarer · Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas
- International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking · United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- International Day of Deafblindness · Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
- International Day of the Tropics · National Statistics Day
- International Asteroid Day · International Day of Parliamentarism
Important Days in July 2026
- GST Day · National Doctors' Day
- International Day of Cooperatives
- World Rural Development Day
- World Kiswahili Language Day
- National Fish Farmers Day
- International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica · World Horse Day · World Population Day
- International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms · International Day of Hope
- World Youth Skills Day
- Day of International Criminal Justice
- Nelson Mandela International Day
- International Moon Day · World Chess Day
- National Broadcasting Day
- Income Tax Day
- International Day for Judicial Well-being · International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent · World Drowning Prevention Day
- International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem · Kargil Vijay Diwas
- World Hepatitis Day
- International Tiger Day
- International Day of Friendship · World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Important Days in August 2026
- Indian Organ Donation Day
- International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing Countries
- National Handloom Day
- International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
- World Biofuel Day
- World Steelpan Day
- International Youth Day · World Elephant Day
- Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
- Independence Day
- World Humanitarian Day
- Sadbhavana Diwas
- International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
- International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition · National Space Day
- World Lake Day
- International Day against Nuclear Tests · National Sports Day
- International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances · National Small Industry Day
- International Day for People of African Descent
Important Days in September 2026
- World Coconut Day
- International Day of Charity · International Day of the World's Indigenous Women and Girls · Teachers' Day
- International Day of Clean Air for blue skies · International Day of Police Cooperation · World Duchenne Awareness Day
- International Literacy Day · World Physiotherapy Day
- International Day to Protect Education from Attack
- World Suicide Prevention Day
- National Forest Martyrs Day
- World First Aid Day · United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
- Hindi Diwas
- International Day of Democracy · Engineers' Day
- International Day for Interventional Cardiology · International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer · International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South
- World Patient Safety Day · Hyderabad Liberation Day
- International Equal Pay Day · World Bamboo Day
- World Cleanup Day
- International Day of Peace · World Alzheimer's Day
- International Day of Sign Languages · Ayurveda Day
- World Maritime Day · NSS Day
- World Pharmacists Day · Antyodaya Diwas
- International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons · World Environmental Health Day
- World Rivers Day · World Tourism Day
- International Day for Universal Access to Information · World Rabies Day
- International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste · World Heart Day
- International Translation Day
Important Days in October 2026
- International Coffee Day · International Day of Older Persons · National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
- International Day of Non-Violence · Gandhi Jayanti · Swachh Bharat Diwas
- World Habitat Day · World Teachers' Day · National Dolphin Day
- International Geodiversity Day
- World Cotton Day
- World Sight Day · Indian Air Force Day
- World Post Day
- World Hospice and Palliative Care Day · World Migratory Bird Day · World Mental Health Day
- International Day of the Girl Child
- International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
- World Standards Day
- Global Handwashing Day · International Day of Rural Women
- World Food Day
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty · International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
- World Osteoporosis Day
- Police Commemoration Day
- International Day of the Snow Leopard
- United Nations Day · World Development Information Day · World Polio Day
- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage · Infantry Day (Shaurya Diwas)
- International Day of Care and Support · World Coding Day · World Stroke Day
- World Cities Day · World Savings Day · Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day)
Important Days in November 2026
- International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
- International Day for Biosphere Reserves
- International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying · World Day of Romani Language · World Tsunami Awareness Day
- International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
- National Cancer Awareness Day
- World Radiography Day
- National Legal Services Day
- World Science Day for Peace and Development
- National Education Day
- World Pneumonia Day · Public Service Broadcasting Day
- International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property · World Diabetes Day · Children's Day (Bal Diwas)
- International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime · World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims · World Prematurity Day · Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
- International Day for Tolerance · International Day of the Mediterranean Diet · National Press Day
- World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence · Naturopathy Day
- World Philosophy Day · World Toilet Day
- Africa Industrialization Day · World Children's Day
- World Fisheries Day · World Television Day
- NCC Day (National Cadet Corps Raising Day)
- World Conjoined Twins Day
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- World Olive Tree Day · World Sustainable Transport Day · Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) · National Milk Day
- International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage · International Day of Engagement in Science for Sustainable Development
- International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
- Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
Important Days in December 2026
- World AIDS Day
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery · World Futures Day · National Pollution Control Day (National Pollution Prevention Day)
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- International Day against Unilateral Coercive Measures · International Day of Banks · Navy Day
- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development · World Soil Day
- Mahaparinirvan Diwas
- International Civil Aviation Day · Armed Forces Flag Day
- International Anti-Corruption Day · International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
- Human Rights Day
- International Mountain Day
- International Day of Neutrality · International Universal Health Coverage Day
- International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and Manifestations · National Energy Conservation Day
- World Turkic Language Family Day
- Vijay Diwas
- Arabic Language Day · International Migrants Day · Minorities Rights Day
- International Day of Recognition for Women Searchers of Missing Persons
- International Human Solidarity Day
- World Basketball Day · World Meditation Day
- National Mathematics Day
- National Farmers' Day (Kisan Diwas)
- International Anti-Cybercrime Day · National Consumer Day
- Good Governance Day (Sushasan Diwas)
- Veer Baal Diwas
- International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
Frequently Asked Questions
Which days are in this list?
International days designated by the UN and its agencies, other international days asked in exams that a recognised international body runs, and national days observed by the Government of India or a central ministry.
Which days are left out?
Weeks and month-long campaigns, festivals that follow the lunar calendar, days observed by one state only, and any day that could not be confirmed on an official page.
Why do some days have a different date in 2026?
Some days are held on a fixed weekday rather than a fixed date, such as World Habitat Day on the first Monday of October. Their date changes every year, and these pages show the date for the year.
Where can I see today’s important day?
The daily current affairs page opens with today’s important days and the next few, from midnight onwards.