March 2024
Find activity ideas for occasions and events in March.
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- Women’s History Month (March)
- Global Day of Unplugging (Friday 1 March to Saturday 2 March)
- St David’s Day (Friday 1 March)
- World Wildlife Day (Sunday 3 March)
- World Book Day (Thursday 7 March)
- British Science Week (Friday 8 March to Sunday 17 March)
- International Women’s Day (Friday 8 March)
- Ramadan expected to begin (Sunday 10 to Tues 12 March)
- Mother’s Day (Sunday 10 March)
- St Patrick’s Day (Sunday 17 March)
- International Day of Happiness (Wednesday 20 March)
- Spring Equinox (Wednesday 20 March)
- World Water Day (Friday 22 March)
- Purim (Saturday 23 March to Sunday 24 March)
- Earth Hour (Saturday 23 March)
- Holi (Monday 25 March)
- World Theatre Day (Wednesday 27 March)
- Easter (Friday 29 March to Sunday 31 March)
- International Transgender Day of Visibility (Sunday 31 March)
Women's History Month (March)
Celebrate the vital role of women in our history and society.
Activities to try:
- Make a zine to learn about amazing women
- Play Famous faces
- Find out about Vera Barclay, the influential co-founder of Cubs
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (1 March)
St David's Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi) celebrates Wales' patron saint and is a big day throughout the country. You can get a blanket badge from Scouts Store, too. Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
Activities to try:
- Bake Scout Cymru's Welsh cakes
- Play Rugby rumble
- Cook with leeks in Pot pie pockets
Global Day of Unplugging (1 - 2 March)
Unplug from your devices for the day, or why not try and take it one step further and unplug from electricity all together.
Activities to try:
- Head out for a bike ride with a twist
- Play Gone fishin'
- Learn about saving electricity
World Wildlife Day (3 March)
Celebrate the beautiful diversity of the plants and animals we share our planet with on World Wildlife Day.
Activities to try:
- Make seed balls in All you seed is love
- Go on a Discovery treasure hunt
- Explore biodiversity in Web of life
World Book Day (March 7)
Celebrate the magic of books and reading on World Book Day. Who will you dress up as?
Activities to try:
- Craft a monster bookmark
- Make a creative book cover
- Become Comic creators
International Women's Day (8 March)
Celebrate women's achievement and tackle bias on International Women's Day.
Activities to try:
- Learn to fly (paper) like Amelia Earhart
- Make a friendship bracelet fit for The Suffragettes
- Reflect on unconscious bias in Describe and draw
British Science Week (8 - 17 March)
Get experimenting, get building, get making and get messy on British Science Week, this year the theme is time.
Activities to try:
- Test your bridge building skills with Da Vanci's unbelievable bridge
- Make some sparkling crystals and geodes
- Tell the world about your love of science
Mother’s Day (10 March)
Take time to say thank you to an important person in your life. Whether it's a parent or carer, aunt, grandparent, sibling, friend or another person who supports you.
Activities to try:
- Create light up cards with LED's celebrate
- Celebrate different families with Diversity in nature
Ramadan (expected 10/11/12 March to 9/10 April)
The Islamic month of Ramadan will start on the evening the new crescent moon is sighted. Muslims around the world will fast for 30 days, before celebrating Eid al-Fitr.
Activities to try:
National Ask a Question Day (14 March)
What questions do you want to ask? What answers do you have?
Explore your philosophical ideas by using some of our activities and big questions from the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
Pi Day (14 March)
Whether it's the mathematical number or the food, celebrating Pi day will brighten your day by at least 3.14%!
Activities to try:
- Make some pocket pot pies
- Solve some problems through math and technology
- Go for a spotting-walk to see math and technology all around you
The Great British Spring Clean (15 - 31 March)
Take part in the Great British Spring Clean.
Activities to try:
- Explore the effect litter can have on wildlife with Banding together
- Go on a litter pick
- Find out how long rubbish takes to break down in Think outside the trash
- Get growing with recycled planters
St Patrick's Day (17 March)
St Patrick's Day remembers Ireland's patron saint. It's now evolved into a global celebration of Irish culture.
Activities to try:
International Day of Happiness (20 March)
Take a moment to promote happiness and wellbeing for everyone on International Day of Happiness.
Activities to try:
- Gratitude scavenger hunt
- Spread a message of kindness
- Explore the fundamentals of happiness in The pyramid
Spring Equinox (20 March)
Celebrate the Spring equinox, which is the beginning of astronomical spring in the northern half of our planet.
Activities to try:
- Grow sunflowers in Need for seeds
- Make your own Seed paper
- Learn about seasonal fruits and vegetables
World Water Day (22 March)
Discover the importance of water, how it is vital to life on Earth, and learn the importance of water safety on World Water Day.
Activities to try:
- Build Foraged filters
- Explore access to clean water
Earth Hour (23 March, 8:30pm)
Support our planet on the lead up to Earth Hour. It's a time when millions of people around the world switch off their lights to help the planet.
Activities to try:
- Try dancing in the dark
- Give light painting a go
- Discover morse code in Moonlit morse
- Try Night hiking
Purim (23 - 24 March)
The Jewish festival of Purim is celebrated with fancy dress, parades and reading of the story of Esther.
Activities to try:
- Make your own graggers
- Invite a guest who practices Judaism and make Faith feathers
- Bake triangular biscuits called Hamantaschen
Holi (25 March)
Holi is the popular Hindu festival of colours. It celebrates love, colour, and the triumph of good over evil.
Activities to try:
- Celebrate the festival of colours
- Capture the colours of nature with Colour palette places
- Colour the night sky with some colourful flicks
World Theatre Day (27 March)
This day celebrates the beauty and importance of theatre arts, their significant role in entertainment, and the impact that theatre has on everyday life.
Activities to try:
- Learn how to run a staged performance
- Put on your own gang show
Easter (29 - 31 March)
The Christian celebration of Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It's celebrated culturally by the exchanging of chocolate eggs.
Activities to try:
- Try a glow in the dark egg hunt
- Make a Hot cross bun in a mug
- Make some festive dyed Easter eggs