Events

Recurring  Events  Calendar

This calendar lists international, national, and local events that individuals and groups can use to encourage and focus action for the environment throughout the year. This includes celebration and awareness days on various topics, citizen's science surveys to get involved with, and local activities that occur each year.

If you have a recurring event, linked to climate change and biodiversity, that you would like adding to this list please contact us at climateandbiodiversity@maidstone.gov.uk. If you have an upcoming event you would like us to promote via our communications channels, please also get in touch.

January

Big Schools Bird Watch (RSPB)

Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend (RSPB)

Farmhouse Breakfast Week

National Storytelling Week

Energy Savers Week

February

World Wetlands Day

Fair Trade Fortnight

March

Heart of Kent Walking Festival

National Composting Week

International Day of Forests

World Water Day

Earth Hour

April

National Plant Monitoring Scheme Citizen Science

WaterBlitz UK (Spring Survey)  Citizen Science

Great British Spring Clean

National Parks Fortnight

Stress Awareness Month

International Carrot Day

Earth Day

May

No Mow May

The Big River Watch Citizen Science

Bugs Matter Big Splat survey (open until September)  Citizen Science

Walk to School Week

Water Saving Week

International Dawn Chorus Day

National Gardening Week

Hedgehog Awareness Week

Be Nice to Nettles Week

International Day for Biological Diversity

June

Let it Bloom June

Big River Watch (Autumn survey) Citizen Science

Churches Count On Nature Week Citizen Science

World Peatlands Day

World Environment Day

World Oceans Day

Volunteers Week

Global Wind Day

Show Your Stripes Day

National Insect Week

National School Grounds Week

Crustacean Compassion Day

Clean Air Day

July

Kent County Show

Maidstone River Festival

The Big Butterfly Count Citizen Science

Himalayan Balsam Bashing season

Net Zero Week

Plastic Free July

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

IUCN UK Bog Day

International Tiger Day

August

Cycle to Work Day

National Potato Day

National Dog Day

September

WaterBlitz UK (Autumn Survey)  Citizen Science

Seed Saving season

International Ozone Day

Zero Emissions Day

World Rivers Day

World Car Free Day

Recycle Week

October

Maidstone’s Eco Hub

Maidstone’s Literary Festival

RSPB Feed the Birds Day

Unblocktober (For Sewers and Seas)

Black History Month

National Fungus Day

National Vegetarian Week

Buy British Day

National Poetry Day

National Kale Day

World Habitat Day

International Disaster Risk Reduction Day

International E-Waste Day

Apple Day

Wild Foods Day

November

Tree Planting season

National Tree Week

National Stress Awareness

Green Careers Week

December

Maidstone's Christmas Donations Hub

Fuel Poverty Awareness Day

World Soils Day

Small Business Saturday

Christmas Jumper Day