Important Dental Marketing Dates for 2026 UK
Use these dates to push Invisalign Open Days, promotions, offers, practice events, PR campaigns, social media reels, stories, and more.
The opportunities are endless.
January
1st Jan New Year 2026
February
1st Feb National Children’s Dental Health Month
1st Feb National Dental Health Month
5th Feb Six Nations Rugby Begins
9th Feb National Toothache Day
9th Feb International Dentist’s Day
14th Feb Valentine’s Day
17th Feb Chinese New Year, of the Horse
17th Feb Islam Ramadhan begins
17th Feb Random acts of kindness day
28th Feb National Tooth Fairy Day
March
1st March St David’s Day (Wales)
4th March Holi Hindu festival
6th March National Dentists Day
8th March Formula One Begins
8th March International Women’s Day
9th March False Teeth Day
9th March Commonwealth Day
13th – 14th March BDIA Dental Showcase
17th March St Patrick’s Day (Ireland)
20th March World Oral Health Day
10th March Eid Ul-Fitr Islamic event
22nd March Mother’s Day
29th March Clocks go forward
April
1st April Oral Cancer Awareness Month
1st April Aprils Fool’s Day
3rd April Good Friday
5th April Easter Sunday
6th April Easter Monday Bank Holiday
6th April Tax year begins
6th April Dental Hygienist Week
9th – 11th April Grand National Aintree
22nd April Earth Day
23rd St Georges Day (England)
26th April London Marathon
May
1st May Buddha Day
4th Early May Bank Holiday
6th May Root Canal Awareness Week
11th May National Receptionist Day
13th May National Smile Month
15th – 16th May British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show
18th May French Open Tennis begins
20th May Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week
25th May Spring Bank Holiday
26th May Eid Ul-Adha Islamic Event
June
1st June Dental Smiles Month
9th June Diabetes Awareness Week
12th June British Flowers Week
12th June Taste of London Festival
16th June FA Cup Final
17th June National Teeth Whitening Day
21st June Summer solstice (longest day)
21st June Father’s Day
29th June Wimbledon Begins
30th June UEFA Champions League Final
July
4th July Tour de France begins
12th July Battle of the Boyne (Ireland)
12th July Golf UK Open Begins
25th July London Triathlon
30th July International Day of Friendship
August
6th August National Fresh Breath Day
28th August Raksha Bandhan Hindu Event
30th August Notting hill Carnival
31st August Summer Bank Holiday
September
11th Sept Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
21st Sept World Peace Day (also Hassans birthday 😅 )
23rd September Autumn Equinox
25th Sept Macmillan Coffee Morning
October
1st Oct National Orthodontics Health Month
1st Oct National Dental Hygiene Month
1st Oct Stoptober Begins
2nd Oct World Smile Day
4th Oct Grandparent’s Day
5th Oct Teachers’ Day
25th Oct Clocks go back
31st Oct Halloween
November
1st Nov Mouth Cancer Action Month
1st Nov National Brush Your Teeth Day
5th Nov Bonfire Day
8th Nov Diwali Hinduism
8th Nov Remembrance Sunday
27th Nov Black Friday Sale
27th Nov Guru Nanak’s Birthday Sikh Event
30th Nov St Andrews Day (Scotland)
30th Nov Cyber Day Sale
December
Nov/Dec Christmas Season Begins
4th Dec Hanukkah Begins
21st Dec Shortest Winter Day
24th Dec Christmas Eve
25th Dec Christmas
26th Dec Boxing Day Sale
31st Dec New Years’ Eve
