November 2025
Find activity ideas for occasions and events in November.
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Find inspiration for occasions and events to plan into your programme in November. You can view the PDF version of our November calendar or find even more ideas on this page.
- Islamophobia Awareness Month (Saturday 1 - 30 November)
- Day of the Dead (Saturday 1 - 2 November)
- Bonfire Night (Wednesday 5 November)
- Into Film Festival (Friday 7 - 28 November)
- British Pudding Day (Sunday 9 November)
- Tomorrow's Engineers Week (Monday 10 - 14 November)
- UN Climate Change Conference – COP 30 (Monday 10 to 21 November)
- Odd Socks Day (Monday 10 November)
- Anti-Bullying Week (Monday 10 - 14 November)
- Armistice Day (Tuesday 11 November)
- Origami Day (Tuesday 11 November)
- Trans Awareness Week (Thursday 13 - 19 November)
- World Kindness Day (Thursday 13 November)
- UK Disability History Month (Friday 14 November - 20 December)
- Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week (Monday 17 - 23 November)
- World Children's Day (Thursday 20 November)
- World Hello Day (Friday 21 November)
- National Tree Week (Saturday 22 - 30 November)
- UK Parliament Week (Monday 24 - 30 November)
- St Andrew's Day (Sunday 30 November)
Islamophobia Awareness Month (November)
The theme for this year's Islamophobia Awareness Month is #FlipTheScript and it's about challenging stereotypes and sharing real Muslim stories.
Activities to try:
Find more information about the blanket badge and activity ideas on our webpage.
Learn more about faiths and beliefs in Scouts.
Day of the Dead (Sat 1 to Sun 2 Nov)
Day of the Dead is a lively and colourful festival, which celebrates life. It's celebrated in Latin American communities across the world and particularly in Mexico.
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Bonfire Night (Weds 5 Nov)
In the UK, Bonfire Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Night, is the anniversary of a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605.
Activities to try:
- Cook campfire apples
- Play bonfire night safety charades
- Get creative with light painting
- Paint fireworks with a a flick
It's also a great time for your Fire Safety or Safety badge. Find out about our safety badges.
Into Film Festival (Fri 7 to Fri 28 Nov)
Go to the world’s largest youth focused film festival! Leaders can sign up to get free tickets. Find out more on our Into Film page. Or, do some film-inspired activities.
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British Pudding Day (Sun 9 Nov)
Why not celebrate this day that’s perfect for pudding lovers?
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Tomorrow's Engineers Week (10 to 14 Nov)
Get inspired by engineering activities during Tomorrow's Engineers Week.
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UN Climate Change Conference – COP 30 (10 to 21 Nov)
The largest annual gathering on climate change. This year's event, known as COP 30, will be held in Brazil.
Activities to try:
- Explore the carbon footprint of food and travel
- Find out about air pollution
- Make climate change posters
- Learn how to reduce your energy usage with a game of cups and saucers
Find out about the Earth Tribe Award.
Odd Socks Day (Mon 10 Nov)
Odd Socks Day is part of Anti-Bullying Week. It's all about encouraging people to wear odd socks to celebrate how we're all unique.
Activities to try:
Read our anti-bullying guidance.
Anti-Bullying Week (10 - 14 Nov)
This year’s Anti-Bullying Week theme is Power for Good. #AntiBullyingWeek
Activities to try:
Read our anti-bullying guidance and try more anti-bullying themed activities.
Armistice Day (Tues 11 Nov)
The 11 November is Armistice Day. It’s also known as Remembrance Day. Remembrance honours people who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life. You can show your support with the poppy range from Scouts Store.
Activities to try:
Find out more about remembrance in Scouts and find more remembrance activities on our activity finder
Origami Day (Tues 11 Nov)
Origami Day is an opportunity to celebrate the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. What can you create with a piece of paper?
Activities to try:
- Make origami bookmarks
- Use folded paper tiles to play a game of Ddakji.
- Create origami Scout uniforms
- Make a feel good chatterbox
Trans Awareness Week (Thurs 13 to Weds 19 Nov)
Celebrate trans people and learn about LGBTQ+ history during Trans Awareness Week, and take a look at our trans flag badges on Scouts Store.
Activities to try:
- Make a spoon puppet of a Trans icon
- Check out our other LGBTQ+ activities
Find out more about LGBTQ+ inclusion in Scouts.
World Kindness Day (Thurs 13 Nov)
Whether it's a compliment or a smile, help to spread kindness in every community on World Kindness Day.
Activities to try:
- Be a top banana with a message of kindness
- Spread kindness through local media
- Make kindness pebbles
- Plant a kindness geocache
Find more kindness activities on the Scouts activity finder.
UK Disability History Month (14 Nov to 20 Dec)
This month is a great way to learn about disabled people now, and in the past, to create a more equitable way forward for all.
Activities to try:
- Play Inside-Outside and find out about hidden disabilities
- Learn about disability through famous faces
- Learn about different assistive technologies
Find out more about disability inclusion in Scouts.
Updated Beavers Disability Awareness and Cubs Disability Awareness activity badges. Or, explore more activities about disability.
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week (17 to 23 Nov)
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, tasteless, odourless, yet poisonous gas that can make you seriously ill if you breathe it in.
Activities to try:
- Learn what carbon monoxide is with Not CO-ol
- Solve a meeting place mystery
- Solve a campsite mystery
- Make a picture from cold campfire ash
Read our guidance about using gas safely and learn more about carbon monoxide with our partner, Gas Distribution Networks.
World Children's Day (Thurs 20 Nov)
World Children's Day is all about children's rights and young people taking action on issues that matter to them.
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World Hello Day (Fri 21 Nov)
World Hello Day is about promoting peace and understanding through communication.
Activities to try:
- Learn to say hello and goodbye in different languages
- Send cards to say hello to your local community
- Practice meeting and greeting new people with hello with the flow
Explore ways groups may say hello at the start of Scout meetings.
National Tree Week (22 to 30 Nov)
The UK's biggest annual tree celebration, National Tree Week, marking the start of the winter tree planting season.
Activities to try:
- Go on a tree plantation tour
- Make a leaf spotting wheel
- Meet a tree
- Play Guess the tree
- Plant your own trees
In Scouts? Did you know there's a Scouts Forester Activity Badge?
UK Parliament Week (24 to 30 Nov)
UK Parliament Week aims to inspire and engage your people's interest in parliament, politics and democracy. Find out how to get involved and get your free kit.
Activities to try:
- Think about the role of the government with Make a decision and Play show me the money
- Explore voting barriers with Play the Paper Bin Game
- Reflect on your own views with Where do you stand?
St Andrew's Day (Sun 30 Nov)
Celebrating the patron saint of Scotland, St Andrew, this has been a popular festival for over a thousand years. You can mark the occasion with a blanket badge from Scouts Store.
Activities to try:
- Bake some tasty Simple Scottish shortbread
- Learn some Scottish Gaelic with What's the time Nessie?