ELF calendar

Here you can find all the events and conferences we have planned for the year along with European and worldwide awareness days and events by other European organisations.

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January 2026

February 2026

World Aspergillosis Day

3 February 2026

World Cancer Day

4 February 2026

Stronger together: an online event for connection and collaboration

7 February 2026

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Breathe Clean Air Patient Conference 2026

19 February 2026

Rare Disease Day

28 February 2026

March 2026

Designing the future of respiratory care: people-centric digital health and AI tools

5 March 2026

World Sleep Day

14 March 2026

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Healthy Lungs for Life 2026 grant applications open

16 March–16 April 2026

Bronchiectasis Patient Conference 2026

21 March 2026

World Tuberculosis Day

24 March 2026

April 2026

World Health Day

7 April 2026

World Sarcoidosis Day

13 April 2026

Earth Day

22 April 2025

May 2026

World PH Day

5 May 2025

World Asthma Day

6 May 2025

International Nurses Day

12 May 2025

European Week Against Cancer

25–31 May

World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2025

June 2026

World Bicycle Day

3 June 2026

World Environment Day

5 June 2026

July 2026

World Bronchiectasis Day

1 July 2026

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August 2026

September 2026

ERS Congress 2026

5 – 9 September 2026

Patient Organisation Networking Day

Saturday 5 September 2026

Pulmonary Fibrosis Month

1–30 September 2025

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

7 September 2026

World Car Free Day

22 September 2026

World Lung Day

25 September 2026

October 2026

European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation

10 October 2025

World Mental Health Day

10 October 2025

November 2026

Alpha-1 Awareness Month

1-31 November 2026

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

1-31 November 2026

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month

1-31 November 2026

World Pneumonia Day

12 November 2026

World COPD Day

20 November 2026

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

18-24 November 2026

December 2026

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January 2026

February 2026

World Aspergillosis Day

World Cancer Day

Stronger together: an online event for connection and collaboration

Breathe Clean Air Patient Conference 2026

Rare Disease Day

March 2026

Designing the future of respiratory care: people-centric digital health and AI tools

World Sleep Day

Healthy Lungs for Life 2026 grant applications open

Bronchiectasis Patient Conference 2026

World Tuberculosis Day

April 2026

World Health Day

World Sarcoidosis Day

Earth Day

May 2026

World PH Day

World Asthma Day

International Nurses Day

European Week Against Cancer

World No Tobacco Day

June 2026

World Bicycle Day

World Environment Day

July 2026

World Bronchiectasis Day

August 2026

September 2026

ERS Congress 2026

Patient Organisation Networking Day

Pulmonary Fibrosis Month

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

World Car Free Day

World Lung Day

October 2026

European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation

World Mental Health Day

November 2026

Alpha-1 Awareness Month

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month

World Pneumonia Day

World COPD Day

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

December 2026

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