Important Days and Dates 2025 (National and International)
Here is a comprehensive list of important national and international days in 2025, organized by month:
January 2025
- 1 January: New Year’s Day
- 4 January: World Braille Day
- 9 January: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
- 12 January: National Youth Day (India)
- 24 January: International Day of Education
- 27 January: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- 28 January: Data Privacy Day
- 30 January: Martyrs’ Day (India), World Leprosy Day
February 2025
- 1 February: Indian Coast Guard Day
- 2 February: World Wetlands Day
- 4 February: World Cancer Day
- 11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 20 February: World Day of Social Justice
March 2025
- 8 March: International Women’s Day
- 15 March: World Consumer Rights Day
- 21 March: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 22 March: World Water Day
April 2025
- 7 April: World Health Day
- 22 April: Earth Day
- 25 April: World Malaria Day
May 2025
- 1 May: International Labour Day, Maharashtra Day, Gujarat Day
- 3 May: Press Freedom Day
- 8 May: World Red Cross Day, World Thalassaemia Day
- 12 May: International Nurses Day, Mother’s Day (Second Sunday)
June 2025
- 5 June: World Environment Day
- 14 June: World Blood Donor Day
- 21 June: International Yoga Day
July 2025
- 11 July: World Population Day
- 30 July: International Friendship Day
August 2025
- 6 August: Hiroshima Day
- 9 August: Nagasaki Day, International Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 15 August: Independence Day (India)
September 2025
- 5 September: Teachers’ Day (India)
- 8 September: International Literacy Day
- 21 September: International Peace Day
October 2025
- 1 October: International Coffee Day, International Older Persons’ Day
- 16 October: World Food Day
November 2025
- 14 November: Children’s Day (India), World Diabetes Day
December 2025
- 1 December: World AIDS Day
- 3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 10 December: Human Rights Day
This list includes a mix of significant observances that focus on various global issues, cultural celebrations, and national holidays. Each day serves to raise awareness or celebrate specific causes or events that are important to society.
Here are some of the important national and international days in 2025:
January
- 1st January: New Year’s Day
- 12th January: National Youth Day
- 26th January: Republic Day (India)
- 30th January: Martyr’s Day (India)
February
- 14th February: Valentine’s Day
- 28th February: National Science Day (India)
March
- 8th March: International Women’s Day
April
- 2nd April: Hanuman Jayanti
- 7th April: World Health Day
- 14th April: Baisakhi (Sikh New Year)
- 22nd April: Earth Day
May
- 1st May: Labour Day
- 8th May: Buddha Purnima
June
- 5th June: World Environment Day
- 21st June: International Yoga Day
July
- 11th July: World Population Day
August
- 15th August: Independence Day (India)
September
- 5th September: Teacher’s Day (India)
- 2nd October: Gandhi Jayanti (India)
October
- 2nd October: Gandhi Jayanti (India)
- 31st October: Halloween
November
- 14th November: Children’s Day (India)
- 14th November: Guru Nanak Jayanti
December
- 25th December: Christmas Day
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and many other important days and festivals are celebrated throughout the year, depending on the region and culture.
Here’s a list of important national and international days and dates for 2025, covering significant observances and celebrations each month:
January
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- January 4 – World Braille Day
- January 9 – NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Day
- January 12 – National Youth Day (India)
- January 15 – Indian Army Day
- January 24 – National Girl Child Day (India)
- January 25 – National Tourism Day (India), National Voters’ Day (India)
- January 26 – Republic Day (India), International Customs Day
- January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- January 30 – Martyrs’ Day (India)
February
- February 2 – World Wetlands Day
- February 4 – World Cancer Day
- February 6 – International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
- February 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- February 12 – Darwin Day
- February 13 – World Radio Day
- February 14 – Valentine’s Day
- February 20 – World Day of Social Justice
- February 21 – International Mother Language Day
- February 24 – Central Excise Day (India)
- February 28 – National Science Day (India)
March
- March 1 – Zero Discrimination Day
- March 3 – World Wildlife Day
- March 4 – National Security Day (India)
- March 8 – International Women’s Day
- March 14 – Pi Day, International Day of Action for Rivers
- March 15 – World Consumer Rights Day
- March 20 – International Day of Happiness, World Sparrow Day
- March 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Poetry Day, World Forestry Day
- March 22 – World Water Day
- March 23 – World Meteorological Day
- March 24 – World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
- March 27 – World Theatre Day
April
- April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
- April 5 – National Maritime Day (India)
- April 7 – World Health Day
- April 10 – World Homeopathy Day (India)
- April 11 – National Safe Motherhood Day (India)
- April 13 – Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day (India)
- April 18 – World Heritage Day
- April 21 – Civil Services Day (India), World Creativity and Innovation Day
- April 22 – Earth Day
- April 23 – World Book and Copyright Day
- April 24 – National Panchayati Raj Day (India)
- April 25 – World Malaria Day
- April 26 – World Intellectual Property Day
- April 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- April 30 – Ayushman Bharat Diwas (India)
May
- May 1 – International Workers’ Day (Labour Day)
- May 3 – World Press Freedom Day
- May 4 – Coal Miners’ Day (India)
- May 7 – World Athletics Day
- May 8 – World Red Cross Day, World Thalassemia Day
- May 11 – National Technology Day (India)
- May 12 – International Nurses Day
- May 15 – International Day of Families
- May 17 – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- May 18 – International Museum Day
- May 21 – National Anti-Terrorism Day (India), World Day for Cultural Diversity
- May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
- May 24 – Commonwealth Day
- May 31 – World No-Tobacco Day
June
- June 1 – Global Parents Day
- June 3 – World Bicycle Day
- June 5 – World Environment Day
- June 7 – World Food Safety Day
- June 8 – World Oceans Day
- June 12 – World Day Against Child Labour
- June 14 – World Blood Donor Day
- June 15 – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- June 20 – World Refugee Day
- June 21 – International Yoga Day, World Music Day
- June 23 – United Nations Public Service Day
- June 26 – International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
July
- July 1 – National Doctor’s Day (India), GST Day (India)
- July 11 – World Population Day
- July 18 – Nelson Mandela International Day
- July 26 – Kargil Vijay Diwas (India)
- July 28 – World Hepatitis Day
- July 29 – International Tiger Day
- July 30 – International Day of Friendship
August
- August 6 – Hiroshima Day
- August 9 – Quit India Day (India), International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- August 12 – International Youth Day
- August 15 – Independence Day (India)
- August 19 – World Humanitarian Day
- August 20 – Sadbhavana Diwas (India)
- August 29 – National Sports Day (India)
September
- September 5 – Teacher’s Day (India)
- September 8 – International Literacy Day
- September 14 – Hindi Diwas (India)
- September 15 – International Day of Democracy, Engineer’s Day (India)
- September 16 – World Ozone Day
- September 21 – International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer’s Day
- September 25 – World Pharmacists Day
- September 27 – World Tourism Day
- September 28 – World Rabies Day
- September 29 – World Heart Day
- September 30 – International Translation Day
October
- October 1 – International Day for Older Persons
- October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti (India), International Day of Non-Violence
- October 4 – World Animal Day
- October 5 – World Teachers’ Day
- October 8 – Indian Air Force Day
- October 10 – World Mental Health Day
- October 11 – International Day of the Girl Child
- October 13 – International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
- October 15 – World Students’ Day, Global Handwashing Day, World White Cane Day
- October 16 – World Food Day
- October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- October 20 – World Statistics Day
- October 24 – United Nations Day, World Development Information Day
- October 31 – National Unity Day (India)
November
- November 5 – World Tsunami Awareness Day
- November 9 – Legal Services Day (India)
- November 10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development
- November 11 – National Education Day (India)
- November 14 – Children’s Day (India), World Diabetes Day
- November 16 – International Day for Tolerance
- November 17 – National Epilepsy Day (India)
- November 19 – International Men’s Day, World Toilet Day
- November 20 – Universal Children’s Day
- November 21 – World Television Day
- November 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- November 26 – Constitution Day (India)
- November 29 – International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
December
- December 1 – World AIDS Day
- December 2 – National Pollution Control Day (India), International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 4 – Indian Navy Day
- December 5 – World Soil Day
- December 7 – Indian Armed Forces Flag Day, International Civil Aviation Day
- December 9 – International Anti-Corruption Day
- December 10 – Human Rights Day
- December 11 – International Mountain Day
- December 14 – National Energy Conservation Day (India)
- December 18 – International Migrants Day
- December 19 – Goa Liberation Day (India)
- December 24 – National Consumer Rights Day (India)
- December 25 – Christmas Day
