Calendar of annual awareness events

Public advocacy or awareness days can be a great way for museums to celebrate their collections, engage with audiences, and raise awareness of social causes.

Museums can join in by sharing content on social media, hosting events, or promoting themselves in the press. 

Below are some days that are likely to be of relevance to Scottish museums.  

Burns Night (25th January) 

Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January) 

National Storytelling Week (27th January – 4th February 2024) 

National Storytelling Week (27th January – 4th February 2024) 

Seachdain na Gàidhlig/World Gaelic Week (19th – 25th February 2024)

LGBT History Month (February) 

Women’s History Month (March)

International Women’s Day (8th March) 

British Science Week (8th-17th March 2024) 

Neurodiversity Celebration Week (18th-24th March 2024)

World Storytelling Day (20th March)

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25th March)

Trans Day of Visibility (31st March)

Autism Acceptance Month (April) 

World Autism Awareness Day (2nd April)

Earth Day (22nd April)

International Museum Day (18th May) 

Pride Month (June) 

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (June) 

Volunteers’ Week (1st-7th June)

Museum Week (3rd-9th June 2024) 

Windrush Day (22nd June)

Disability Pride Month (July) 

South Asian Heritage Month (18th July- 17th August) 

South Asian Heritage Month (18th July- 17th August) 

World Photography Day (19th August) 

East and South East Asian Heritage Month (September)

Wiki Loves Monuments (September) 

World Tourism Day (27th September) 

Scotland’s Climate Week (TBC) 

National Sporting Heritage Day (30th September) 

Black History Month (October) 

Scottish Museums Day (3rd October) 

Book Week Scotland (18th – 24th November 2023) 

Transgender Day of Remembrance (20th November)

St Andrew’s Day (30th November) 

World Aids Day (1st December)

Human Rights Day (10 December)