Take a look at the calendar of events and key dates below.  When thinking about planning and running your own travel planning initiatives, it is a good idea to piggy back onto key events taking place throughout the year. 

2024 Calendar of Sustainable Travel Related Events and Key Dates

This calendar for 2024 contains several events dates that still need to be confirmed. As soon as we receive confirmation we will be updating with specific dates.

 

 

 

22nd April 2024 - Earth Day 2024

Earth Day Network is a non-profit organization whose mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. Earth Day Network works through a combination of education, public policy, and consumer campaigns.

Find out more at  www.earthday.org

 

 

 

11th - 21st March 2024 – The Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel 

The UK’s biggest cycle and scoot to school event, by Sustrans to encourage children to cycle to and from school. Schools across the country compete to see who can earn the most points by cycling to school. 

Find out more at www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/projects/uk-wide/schools/sustrans-big-pedal/

 

 

1st - 31st May 2024 - National Walking Month 2024

Awareness raising week aimed at promoting the benefits of walking.

Find out more at www.livingstreets.org.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29th April 2024 (for 8 weeks) - Paths for All  Spring Step Count Challenge 

 Walk the walk.  Find out more at www.stepcount.org.uk

 

 

 

1- 31st May 2024 - Bike Month Challenge May  2024

Bike Month Challenge is the ideal time to engage businesses and their

employees to try cycling for active travel!??.  Sign up at www.lovetoride.net/uk

                                                                                         

 

 

 

13-17 May 2024. TBC- Walk to School Week 

Awareness raising week aimed at promoting the benefits of walking to school.

Find out www.livingstreets.org.uk/what-we-do/projects/walk-to-school-week
 

 

 10 -16 June 2024 - Bike Week 2024

Bike Week, delivered by Cycling UK, is an annual celebration to showcase cycling. Thousands of people all over the UK enjoy the simple pleasure of riding a bike.

Find out more at www.bikeweek.org.uk

 

 

 

5th June 2024- World Environment Day 

A global day for positive, environmental action and to encourage support for sustainable development. Find out more at www.worldenvironmentday.global/

 

8- 16th June 2024 - Great Big Green Week 2024 

A national week of events celebrating action on climate change. In September communities across the country will join together for the Great Big Green Week. It will be the biggest event for climate and nature ever in the UK, and everyone’s invited!

Find out more at www.greatbiggreenweek.com/

 

June 2024 TBC - Clean Air Day 2024

Led by Global Action Plan, Clean Air Day brings together communities, businesses, schools and the health sector to improve public understanding of air pollution, build awareness of how air pollution affects our health and explain the easy actions we can all do to tackle air pollution, helping to protect the environment  and our health.

Find out more at www.cleanairday.org.uk

 

2 - 6th September 2024 - Zero Waste Week 2024

Zero Waste Week is an award-winning campaign, raising awareness about the environmental impact of waste. Whether you’re an individual, business or organisation, join in and reduce the amount you send to landfill.
Find out more at www.zerowasteweek.co.uk/zero-waste-week/

 

September 2024 TBC  - Scotland's Climate Week 2024 TBC

Details TBC.

Find out more here about the events taking place or visit www.greenerscotland.org

 

 

 

16-22  September 2024 - European Mobility Week 2023

This is a European festival promoting environmentally sensitive transport and raising awareness of the nuisances causes by the use of private cars in the city (Air, noise pollution, congestion etc). Good opportunity to promote active travel and public transport usage. 

Find out more at www.mobilityweek.eu/home/
     

 

 

 

16-22 September 2024 - Modeshift TravelWise Week 2024

Modeshift  is co-ordinating TravelWise Week 2024. More details to followFind out more at www.modeshift.org.uk/travelwise-week/

 

                                          

1-30 September 2024 - Love to Ride for Cycle September 2024

Cycle September is the ideal time to engage businesses and their employees to try cycling for active travel!??.  Sign up at lovetoride.net

 

Whole of October  2024- International Walk to School Month 

Month long awareness raising event where schools across the world join forces to promote walking to school.

Find out more at www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-with-us/walk-to-school 

 

 

 

October 2024 - Paths for All Step Count Autumn Challenge 2024 TBC

 It all begins in October so sign up your team of five today and join us.  Find out more at www.stepcount.org.uk

 

18-24 November 2024 - UK Road Safety Week 2024

An annual community event aimed at inspiring people to promote road safety within their local community.

Find out more at www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk