The colour calendar
147 days of the year that have colours of their own: festivals, national days, remembrances and causes, with what is worn and shown on each. Dates are worked out afresh every day.
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October 2026
On now, 1 to 31 Oct 2026Pink October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month)Pink ribbons, pink shirts and landmarks lit pink through October, to raise awareness of breast cancer.
15 Oct 2026Spirit DayPurple, taken from the stripe of the rainbow flag that stands for spirit, worn in support of bullied LGBTQ young people.November 2026
15 Nov 2026Shichi-Go-SanChildren of seven, five and three in bright kimono at the shrine, with long red and white sweets for long life.
25 Nov 2026Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenOrange lights on public buildings, for a future free of violence against women; in Latin America, marches in purple.December 2026
February 2027
5 Feb 2027National Wear Red DayRed dresses, ties and jumpers on the first Friday of February, to make people think about heart disease in women.
14 Feb 2027Valentine's DayRed roses, red hearts and pink cards. In Japan and Korea it is the day women give chocolate.
24 Feb 2027Pink Shirt DayPink shirts at school and work against bullying, after two Nova Scotia students stood up for a boy teased for wearing one.March 2027
8 Mar 2027International Women's DayPurple, with green and white: the colours of the suffragettes. In Italy, sprigs of yellow mimosa.
14 Mar 2027White DayOne month after Valentine’s Day, men in Japan and Korea give white gifts in return: white chocolate, marshmallows, sweets.
21 Mar 2027Harmony DayOrange shirts and ribbons in Australian schools and offices, for a day about belonging in a country of many cultures.
26 Mar 2027Purple DayPurple clothes for epilepsy awareness, an idea begun by a nine-year-old girl in Nova Scotia in 2008.
31 Mar 2027International Transgender Day of VisibilityLight blue, pink and white: the five stripes of the transgender pride flag.April 2027
2 Apr 2027World Autism Awareness DayBuildings lit blue by one campaign, while many autistic people choose red, gold or a rainbow infinity sign.
9 Apr 2027Day of SilenceStudents stay silent for a day for LGBTQ classmates; there is no set colour, but rainbow badges and tape are common.
22 Apr 2027Earth DayGreen and blue: land and water, as the planet looks from space.
28 Apr 2027Denim DayBlue jeans worn on purpose, in protest at a court ruling that blamed a rape victim’s tight jeans.May 2027
June 2027
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Coming Of Age Day: moguphotos, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wear Red Day: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Public domain, source
- Valentines Day: Upload: Chordboard, Public domain, source
- Pink Shirt Day: Aiylchy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- International Womens Day: Karl Maria Stadler (1888 – nach 1943), Public domain, source
- White Day: Flickr user mersy ( Masashi Yanagiya), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Trans Day Of Visibility: Juan Pajaro Velasquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- World Autism Awareness Day: SENADIS, CC BY 3.0 cl, source
- Earth Day: John McConnell (flag designer) NASA (Earth photograph) SiBr4 (flag ima, Public domain, source
- Denim Day: NAVFAC, Public domain, source
- May Day: SPÖ Presse und Kommunikation, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Childrens Day Japan: Comissão de Jovens, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pride Month: John Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- World Environment Day: أشرف اليماني, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pink October: PillowcaseSWD, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shichi Go San: Bergmann at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Orange The World: MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kwanzaa: Apavlo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source