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Autumn Term
Some relevant dates in October:
1st – World Bullying Prevention Day (and Month)
Sat, Oct 4, 2025 – Fri, Oct 10, 2025 – World Space Week
8th – R. L. Stine’s birthday
10th – World Mental Health Day
16th – International Dictionary Day / Noah Webster’s birthday
18th – Jum Dun Karm : Dun Karm Day
October 20 – 26, 2025 – Open Access Week
31st – Halloween
Some relevant dates in November:
(All month) – International Games Month
(All month) – Dinovember
8th – Bram Stoker’s birthday
8th – International STEM Day
10th – Neil Gaiman’s Birthday
11th – Rememberance Day
23rd – Doctor Who Day
Some relevant dates in December:
3rd – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
16th – Jane Austen’s Birthday
18th – International Migrants Day
21st – Winter
25th – Christmas Day
25th – Pun Day / A’phabet Day (No L Day)
31st – New Year’s Eve
Winter Term
Some other relevant dates in January:
1st – New Year’s Day
9th – Severus Snape’s birthday (Harry Potter series)
29th (2025) – Chinese New Year
Some relevant dates in February:
Every 4 years: Winter Olympic Games (next in 2026)
04th – World Read Aloud Day 2026 (First Wednesday in February)
06th – 22nd February 2026 – Winter Olympic Games
07th – Charles Dickens’ birthday
10th – Feast of St. Paul (Malta national holiday)
10th – Safer Internet Day 2026 (Variable date)
12th – Judy Blume’s birthday
14th – Valentine’s Day / Book Lover’s Day (Blind Date with a Book event)
16th, 17th – Mid-Term Holidays 2026 (Malta)
17th Feb – Mar 3 – Chinese New Year 2026 (Variable date)
17th – Beginning of Ramadan 2026 (Islam religion – variable date)
18th – Ash Wednesday 2026 / Start of Lent (Variable date)
21st – International Mother Language Day
Some relevant dates in March:
Every 4 years: Winter Paralympic Games (next in 2026)
02nd – Dr. Seuss’ birthday
06th – World Book Day
06th – 15th March – Winter Paralympic Games 2026
08th – International Women’s Day
14th – Pi Day
17th – St. Patrick’s Day
18th – End of Ramadan 2026 (Islam religion – variable date)
19th – International Day for Digital Learning
21st – Spring Reads / Spring into a Good Book
21st – World Poetry Day
22nd – James Patterson’s birthday
Spring Term
Some relevant dates in April:
World Autism Acceptance Month
02nd – World Autism Awareness Day
02nd – International Children’s Book Day
05th – Easter Sunday 2026 (Variable date)
22nd – Earth Day
23rd – World Book Night
Some relevant dates in May:
May-nia (Free to choose subjects, eg. Music May-nia)
02nd – International Harry Potter Day
04th – Star Wars Day
10th – Mother’s Day 2026 (Malta – variable date)
17th – International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
22nd – Sherlock Holmes Day – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday
Some relevant dates in June:
Every 4 years: Men’s UEFA European Football Championship (Euro) – next in 2028
Every 4 years: FIFA Men’s World Cup – next in 2026
Every 4 years: FIFA Women’s World Cup – next in 2027
05th – Rick Riordan’s birthday
11th June – 19th July – Men’s FIFA World Cup 2026
20th – World Refugee Day
20th – David Aloisio’s birthday (Maltese Author)
21st – Father’s Day 2026 (Malta – variable date: 3rd Sunday in July)
Summer
Some relevant dates in July:
Every 4 years: Summer Olympic Games (next in 2028)
Every 4 years: UEFA European Women’s Championship (next in 2029)
11th – E. B. White’s birthday (Charlotte’s Web)
28th – Helen Beatrix Potter’s birthday (Peter Rabbit)
Some relevant dates in August:
Every 4 years: Summer Paralympic Games (next in 2028)
08th – International Cat Day
12th – International Youth Day
26th – International Dog Day
30th – Mary Shelley’s birthday (Frankenstein)
Some relevant dates in September:
September: Malta Pride Month
21st – (Malta) Independence Day
21st – International Day of Peace
21st – Fall into Reading
22nd – Hobbit Day / Tolkien Week
26th – International Day of Languages
26th – European Researchers’ Night
26th – 27th – Science in the City 2025 (Malta)

