Awareness weeks are a popular means of creating visibility for sectors and campaigns across a collaborative area of work. Parliamentary events and exhibitions are often part of the mix alongside public relations and media work. Here’s our list of some of the Scottish weeks with their dates for 2023 or 2024. If you have any dates to add for 2024 or 2025, email details and a weblink to edinburgh@news.direct
January
Scottish Cities Week (24 – 25 Jan 2024)
National Storytelling Week (27 Jan – 4 Feb 2024)
Languages Week Scotland (29 Jan – 2 Feb 2024)
Sustainable Living Week (29 Jan – 2 Feb 2024)
February
Children’s Mental Health Week (5 – 11 Feb 2024)
Seachdain na Gàidhlig/World Gaelic Week (19 – 25 Feb 2024)
Victims’ Awareness Week (19 – 25 Feb 2024)
CyberScotland Week (26 Feb – 3 March 2024)
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (26 Feb – 3 March 2024)
March
Scottish Apprenticeship Week (4 – 8 March 2024)
British Science Week (8 – 17 March 2024)
Bioeconomy Week Scotland (11 – 15 March 2024)
Nutrition and Hydration Week (11 – 17 March 2024)
Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week (18 – 24 March 2024)
Scottish Golf Tourism Week (20 – 22 March 2024)
Scottish AI in Education Week (25 – 29 March 2024)
April
World Autism Acceptance Week (2 – 8 April 2024)
Independent Advocacy Awareness Week (late April – exact dates to be confirmed)
May
Dying Matters Awareness Week (6 – 12 May 2024)
Scottish Learning Disability Week (6 – 12 May 2024)
National Digital Learning Week (11 – 17 May 2024)
Bookbug Week (13 – 19 May 2024)
Scottish Digital Literacy Week (13 – 19 May 2024)
Mental Health Awareness Week (13 – 19 May 2024)
Scottish Computing Science Week (late May – exact dates to be confirmed)
Scottish Bus Week (late May – exact dates to be confirmed)
June
Volunteers’ Week (3 – 9 June 2024)
Scottish Breastfeeding Awareness Week (early June – exact dates to be confirmed)
Bike Week (5 – 11 June 2024)
BNF Healthy Eating Week (10 – 14 June 2024)
National Carers Week (10 – 16 June 2024)
Cervical Screening Awareness Week (17 – 23 June 2024)
Scottish Week (28 June – 2 July 2024)
September
Scottish Children’s Health Week (2 – 8 Sept 2024)
Know Your Numbers Week (9 – 15 Sept 2024)
Maths Week Scotland (23 – 29 Sept 2024)
Scotland’s Climate Week (23 – 29 Sept 2024)
October
Challenge Poverty Week (early October – dates TBC)
Dyslexia Awareness Week (2 – 8 Oct 2024)
Baby loss awareness week (9 – 15 Oct 2024)
Bone and Joint Week (12 – 20 Oct 2024)
November
Living Wage Week (the first or second week of November – dates TBC)
Scottish Careers Week (11 – 15 Nov 2024)
Scottish Interfaith Week (10 – 17 Nov 2024)
Scottish Games Week (18 – 22 Nov 2024)
Book Week Scotland (18 – 24 Nov 2024)
National Self Care Week (18 – 24 Nov 2024)
