Peace Calendar
Below are some possible ideas for peace-related events that could be held at the World Peace Bell. If you are interested in organising such an event, please contact the Botanic Gardens.
| 27 January | Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 6 February | Waitangi Day |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 1 March | Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day |
| 8 March | UN International Women’s Day and UN Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace |
| 15 March | Christchurch Mosque Shootings Remembrance |
| 21-28 March | Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination |
| 25 April | Anzac Day |
| 17-25 May | Youth Week Aotearoa |
| 21 May | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| 24 May | International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament |
| 3 June | UN World Bicycle Day |
| 4 June | UN International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5 June | World Environment Day |
| 8 June | Anniversary of Nuclear Free New Zealand |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day |
| 26 June | UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
| 7 July | Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2017) |
| 8 July | Advisory Opinion on the Legal Status of nuclear weapons from the UN International Court of Justice (1996) |
| 10 July | Anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior |
| 4-8 August | Schools’ Peace Week |
| 6 August | Hiroshima Day |
| 9 August | UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| Nagasaki Day | |
| 12 August | UN International Youth Day |
| 29 August | International Day Against Nuclear Tests |
| 21 September | United Nations International Day of Peace |
| 2 October | UN International Day of Non-Violence/Gandhi Day |
| 24-30 October | UN Disarmament Week |
| 5 November | Parihaka Day |
| 6 November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
| 11 November | Armistice Day |
| 25 November | White Ribbon Day/International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women |
| 18 December | International Migrants Day |