LIST OF IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DAYS 2025
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Get your hands on the most comprehensive List of International and National Days for 2025. This guide will help you stay informed about the key dates and observances throughout the year. Whether you're preparing for exams or organizing events, knowing these important days is crucial. We’ll take you through a month-wise breakdown of these dates, highlighting their significance and purpose. From raising awareness on global issues to celebrating cultural heritage, each day brings a unique reminder of our collective responsibility. Understand the difference between National and International Days and the role they play in building unity and solidarity.
Important Days in January 2025
| Date | Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1st January | English New Year |
| Global Family Day | |
| 4th January | World Braille Day |
| 5th January | National Birds Day |
| 6th January | World War Orphans Day |
| 8th January | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9th January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) |
| 10th January | World Hindi Day |
| 11th January | Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 12th January | National Youth Day (Swami Vivekanand’s Birthday) |
| 13th January | Lohri |
| 15th January | Army Day |
| Makar Sankranti | |
| Pongal | |
| 20th January | Penguin Awareness Day |
| 23rd January | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Birthday |
| 24th January | National Girl Child Day |
| 25th January | India Tourism Day |
| National Voters Day | |
| 26th January | Republic Day of India |
| International Customs Day | |
| 27th January | International Holocaust Day |
| 28th January | Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Data Protection Day | |
| KM Cariappa Day | |
| 30th January | Martyr’s Day (Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day) |
| World Leprosy Eradication Day | |
| 31st January | International Zebra Day |
Important Days in February 2025
| Date | Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1st February | Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2nd February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day |
| 5–13 February | Kala Ghoda Festival |
| 6th February | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
| 6–12 February | International Development Week |
| 8th February | Safer Internet Day |
| 10th February | National Deworming Day |
| World Pulses Day | |
| 11th February | World Day of the Sick |
| International Day of Women and Girls in Science | |
| 12th February | Darwin Day |
| Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday | |
| National Productivity Day | |
| 13th February | World Radio Day |
| Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary | |
| 14th February | Saint Valentine’s Day |
| Vasant Panchami | |
| 18–27 February | Taj Mahotsav |
| 20th February | Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day |
| World Day of Social Justice | |
| 21st February | International Mother Language Day |
| 22nd February | World Thinking Day |
| 24th February | Central Excise Day |
| 27th February | World NGO Day |
| 28th February | National Science Day |
| Rare Disease Day |
Important Days in March 2025
| Date | Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1st March | Zero Discrimination Day |
| World Civil Defence Day | |
| Self-Injury Awareness Day | |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife Day |
| World Hearing Day | |
| 4th March | National Safety Day |
| Employee Appreciation Day | |
| Ramakrishna Jayanti | |
| 8th March | International Women’s Day |
| 9th March | No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March) |
| 10th March | CISF Raising Day |
| 12th March | Mauritius Day |
| 14th March | Pi Day |
| International Day of Action for Rivers | |
| 15th March | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 16th March | National Vaccination Day |
| 18th March | Ordnance Factories Day (India) |
| 20th March | International Day of Happiness |
| World Sparrow Day | |
| Hindi New Year | |
| 21st March | World Forestry Day |
| World Down Syndrome Day | |
| World Poetry Day | |
| 22nd March | World Water Day |
| 23rd March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24th March | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
| Holika Dahan | |
| 25th March | International Day of the Unborn Child |
| Holi | |
| International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members | |
| 26th March | Purple Day of Epilepsy |
| 27th March | World Theatre Day |
| 29th March | Good Friday |
List of Important Days in April 2025
| Date | Name of Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1st April | Odisha Foundation Day |
| 1st April | April Fools' Day |
| 1st April | Prevention of Blindness Week |
| 2nd April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4th April | International Day of Mine Awareness |
| 5th April | National Maritime Day |
| 7th April | World Health Day |
| 9th April | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year |
| 10th April | World Homoeopathy Day (WHD) |
| 11th April | National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) |
| 11th April | National Pet Day |
| 13th April | Vaisakhi / Baisakhi / Vishu |
| 13th April | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
| 14th April | B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day |
| 14th April | Tamil New Year |
| 15th April | Bengali New Year / Bihu |
| 17th April | Rama Navami |
| 17th April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18th April | World Heritage Day |
| 21st April | National Civil Service Day |
| 22nd April | World Earth Day |
| 23rd April | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 23rd April | World Book and Copyright Day |
| 24th April | National Panchayati Raj Day |
| 25th April | World Malaria Day |
| 26th April | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 30th April | World Veterinary Day |
List of Important Days in May 2025
| Date | Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1st May | International Labour Day or May Day |
| 1st May | Maharashtra Day |
| 1st May | Gujarat Day |
| 2nd May | World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May) |
| 3rd May | Press Freedom Day |
| 4th May | World Laughter Day (first Sunday of May) |
| 4th May | Coal Miners Day |
| 4th May | International Firefighters Day |
| 7th May | World Athletics Day |
| 8th May | World Red Cross Day |
| 8th May | World Thalassemia Day |
| 9th May | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
| 11th May | National Technology Day |
| 12th May | Mother’s Day (Second Sunday of May) |
| 12th May | International Nurses Day |
| 15th May | International Day of Families |
| 17th May | World Telecommunication Day |
| 17th May | World Hypertension Day |
| 17th May | National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday in May) |
| 18th May | Armed Forces Day (Third Saturday of May) |
| 18th May | World AIDS Vaccine Day |
| 18th May | International Museum Day |
| 21st May | National Anti-Terrorism Day |
| 22nd May | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 26th May | National Memorial Day (last Monday of May) |
| 31st May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
Important Days in June 2025
| Date | Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1 June | World Milk Day |
| Global Day of Parents | |
| 2 June | International Sex Workers’ Day |
| 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 |
| World Oceans Day | |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labour |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15 June | World Wind Day |
| World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | |
| 16 June | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev |
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 18 June | Autistic Pride Day |
| International Picnic Day | |
| 19 June | World Sickle Cell Awareness Day |
| World Sauntering Day | |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day |
| 3rd Sunday of June | World Father’s Day |
| 21 June | World Music Day |
| World Hydrography Day | |
| International Yoga Day | |
| 23 June | International Olympic Day |
| United Nations Public Service Day | |
| International Widow’s Day | |
| 26 June | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
| International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | |
| 29 June | National Statistics Day |
| International Day of the Tropics | |
| 30 June | World Asteroid Day |
Important Days in July 2025
| 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 |
| National Anisette Day | |
| 3 July | National Fried Clam Day |
| 4 July | Independence Day USA |
| 6 July | World Zoonoses Day |
| 7 July | World Chocolate Day |
| 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 |
| 15 July | World Youth Skills Day |
| Social Media Giving Day | |
| 17 July | World Day for International Justice |
| World Emoji Day | |
| 18 July | International Nelson Mandela Day |
| 20 July | International Chess Day |
| Moon Day | |
| 21 July | Guru Purnima |
| 22 July | Pi Approximation Day |
| National Mango Day | |
| Chandrayaan 2 Launching Date | |
| 24 July | National Thermal Engineer Day |
| 25 July | National Refreshment Day |
| 26 July | Kargil Vijay Diwas |
| 27 July | National Parent’s Day |
| 28 July | World Nature Conservation Day |
| World Hepatitis Day | |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day |
| 30 July | International Friendship Day |
List of Important Days in August 2025
| Date | Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1st August | National Mountain Climbing Day |
| 1st August | Yorkshire Day |
| 4th August | U.S. Coast Guard Day |
| 6th August | Hiroshima Day |
| 6th August | Friendship Day (First Sunday of August) |
| 7th August | National Handloom Day |
| 8th August | Quit India Movement Day |
| 9th August | Nagasaki Day |
| 9th August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
| 9th August | Nag Panchami |
| 12th August | International Youth Day |
| 12th August | World Elephant Day |
| 13th August | International Lefthanders Day |
| 13th August | World Organ Donation Day |
| 14th August | Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day) |
| 15th August | National Mourning Day (Bangladesh) |
| 15th August | Independence Day (India) |
| 15th August | Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
| 16th August | Parsi New Year |
| 16th August | Bennington Battle Day |
| 17th August | Indonesian Independence Day |
| 19th August | World Photography Day |
| 19th August | World Humanitarian Day |
| 19th August | Raksha Bandhan |
| 20th August | World Mosquito Day |
| 20th August | Sadbhavna Diwas |
| 20th August | Indian Akshay Urja Day |
| 23rd August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
| 23rd August | European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism |
| 26th August | Women’s Equality Day |
| 26th August | Krishna Janmashtami |
| 29th August | National Sports Day |
| 31st August | Hari Merdeka (Malaysia National Day) |
List of Important Days in September 2025
| Date | Name of Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1st September | National Nutrition Week |
| 2nd September | World Coconut Day |
| 3rd September | Skyscraper Day |
| 5th September | International Day of Charity |
| 5th September | Teachers’ Day (India) |
| 7th September | Brazilian Independence Day |
| 7th September | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 8th September | International Literacy Day |
| 8th September | World Physical Therapy Day |
| 10th September | World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) |
| 11th September | National Forest Martyrs Day |
| 14th September | World First Aid Day |
| 14th September | Hindi Diwas |
| 15th September | Engineer’s Day (India) |
| 15th September | International Day of Democracy |
| 16th September | Malaysia Day |
| 16th September | Vishwakarma Puja |
| 16th September | World Ozone Day |
| 17th September | World Patient Safety Day |
| 17th September | Onam |
| 18th September | World Bamboo Day |
| 19th September | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 21st September | International Day of Peace (UN) |
| 21st September | World Alzheimer’s Day |
| 22nd September | Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer patients) |
| 22nd September | World Rhino Day |
| 23rd September | International Day of Sign Languages |
| 24th September | World Rivers Day |
| 24th September | World Maritime Day |
| 25th September | World Pharmacists Day |
| 25th September | Antyodaya Diwas |
| 26th September | World Contraception Day |
| 26th September | European Day of Languages |
| 26th September | World Environmental Health Day |
| 27th September | World Tourism Day |
| 28th September | World Rabies Day |
| 29th September | World Heart Day |
| 30th September | International Translation Day |
List of Important Days in October 2025
| Date | Name of Important Days |
|---|---|
| 1st October | International Day of the Older Persons |
| 1st October | International Coffee Day |
| 1st October | World Vegetarian Day |
| 2nd October | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 2nd October | International Day of Non-Violence |
| 3rd October | German Unity Day |
| 4th October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 5th October | World Teachers’ Day |
| 6th October | German-American Day |
| 8th October | Indian Air Force Day |
| 9th October | World Postal Day |
| 10th October | World Mental Health Day |
| 11th October | International Day of the Girl Child |
| 12th October | Dussehra |
| 13th October | International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| 14th October | World Standards Day |
| 15th October | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day |
| 15th October | Global Handwashing Day |
| 15th October | World White Cane Day |
| 15th October | World Students’ Day |
| 16th October | World Food Day |
| 16th October | World Spine Day |
| 16th October | Boss Day |
| 16th October | World Anaesthesia Day |
| 17th October | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 20th October | World Statistics Day |
| 23rd October | Mole Day |
| 24th October | United Nations Day |
| 24th October | World Development Information Day |
| 29th October | Dhanteras |
| 30th October | World Thrift Day |
| 31st October | Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day |
| 31st October | Halloween Day |
List of Important Days November 2025
| 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 |
| 12 November | World Pneumonia Day |
| 13 November | World Kindness Day |
| 14 November | World Usability Day (Second Thursday in November) |
| 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 2025
| 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 Bihari Vajpayee) |
| 31 December | New Year’s Eve |