PR Key Calendar Dates December – January 2016

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In order for campaigns to remain current, it can be useful to base your ideas around significant events taking place throughout 2016. We advise clients to start preparing for campaigns at least 1 month in advance – so we’ve put together a list of important dates to add to the diary for 2016, to help you stay organised and to ensure that you don’t miss out on any opportunities.

Please note: this list is not definitive and will be updated as and when new dates are confirmed.

December

1^st – 30^th Decembeard (annual sponsored beard grow)
1^st World AIDs Day
3^rd International day of persons with disabilities
5^th International volunteers day
17^th– 8^th January Festival of Winter Walks
25^th Christmas Day
25^th Christmas Morning Swim Day
31^st New Years Day

Sporting events

3^rd Rugby Union – England v Australia
10^th IBF heavyweight title – Anthony Joshua v Eric Molina
13^th – 19^th London International Horse Show, Olympia
26^th Horse racing – King George VI Chase, Kempton

January

1^st – 30^th Dry January
7^th – 15^th National Obesity Awareness Week
16^th Martin Luther King Day
18^th Winnie the Pooh Day
21^st National Hug Day
25^th Burns Night
27^th Holocaust Memorial Day

Sporting events

7^th – 15^th BDO World Darts Championship
13^th – 29^th World Indoor Bowls Championships
15^th – 22^nd Snooker Masters