Volunteer Activity Calendar 2024
Find an upcoming volunteers' meet-up, have a look for fundraising activities or get some inspiration for when to raise lymphoma awareness using our annual calendar below.
More events and links may be added later, so please do check back every now and then. Dates may also be subject to change.
Activity / Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| National Pharmacist Day | Across the UK | 12 January |
| Blue Monday | Worldwide | 15 January |
| Parent Mental Health Day | Across the UK | 27 January |
| Volunteer e-news | N/A | February |
| LGBT+ History Month | Across the UK | February |
| Lymphoma Matters, spring edition | N/A | February |
| World Cancer Day | Worldwide | 4 February |
| Student Volunteering Week | Across the UK | 12-18 February |
| International Childhood Cancer Day | Worldwide | 15 February |
| Rare Disease Day | Worldwide | 29 February |
| Volunteers' online meet-up | Online | 20 March |
| International Women's Day | Worldwide | 8 March |
| Surrey Half Marathon | Surrey | 17 March |
| Volunteer e-news | N/A | April |
| Stress Awareness Month | Across the UK | April |
| World Health Day | Worldwide | 7 April |
| Brighton Marathon | Brighton | 7 April |
| International Micro-volunteering Day | Worldwide | 15 April |
| London Marathon / Virtual Marathon | London / Across the UK | 21 April |
| Leeds Half Marathon | Leeds | 12 May |
| Black Inclusion Week | Worldwide | 13-19 May |
| Mental Health Awareness Week | Across the UK | 13-19 May |
| Global Accessibility Awareness Day | Worldwide | 16 May |
| Bridges of Britain & London Walk | London / Across the UK | 19 May |
| Edinburgh Marathon Festival | Edinburgh | 25-26 May |
| World Blood Cancer Day | Worldwide | 28 May |
| Volunteer e-news, Volunteers' Week thanks | N/A | June |
| Lymphoma Matters, summer edition | N/A | June |
| National Cancer Survivor's Day | Across the UK | 2 June |
| Volunteers’ Week | Across the UK | 3-9 June |
| Volunteer Recognition Event | Online | 5 June |
| Regional Lymphoma Day | Bristol | 7 June |
| Great North Swim | Lake District | 7-9 June |
| Regional Lymphoma Day | Milton Keynes | 21 June |
| Volunteers' online meet-up | Online | TBC July |
| Volunteer e-news | N/A | August |
| Lake District 5 Peaks Challenge | Lake District | 9-10 August |
| International Youth Day | Worldwide | 12 August |
| Blood Cancer Awareness Month | Across the UK | September |
| Volunteers' online meet-up | Online | TBC September |
| Swim Serpentine | London | TBC |
| Great North Run | Newcastle | 8 September |
| Stand Up To Cancer Day | Worldwide | 13 September |
| World Lymphoma Awareness Day | Worldwide | 15 September |
| London to Brighton Cycle Ride | London | 15 September |
| National Inclusion Week | Across the UK | 30 September-6 October |
| Volunteer e-news | N/A | October |
| Lymphoma Matters, autumn/winter edition | N/A | October |
| Black History Month | Across the UK | October |
| World Mental Health Day | Worldwide | 10 October |
| Run Bournemouth | Bournemouth | 12-13 October |
| International Volunteer Managers Day | Worldwide | 5 November |
| Trustees' Week | Across the UK | 7-13 November |
| World Kindness Day | Worldwide | 13 November |
| International Men's Day | Worldwide | 19 November |
| Volunteer e-news, festive thanks/roundup | N/A | December |
| Fundraising Festive Fashion Day | Across the UK | TBC |
| International Day for Disabilities | Worldwide | 3 December |
| Volunteers' online meet-up | Online | 5 December |
| International Volunteer Day | Worldwide | 5 December |