National Family Week (UK)

National Family Week
BeginsAugust 25th 2014
EndsAugust 31st 2014
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)UK
Years active16
Inaugurated2009
Most recent2014
Websitehttp://www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk

National Family Week is an annual event in the UK which celebrates family life. During National Family Week, supporting organizations including local authorities, sports clubs, charities, communities, and religious groups organize separate events such as family fun days, picnics, story times, and sports days. Funding for the initiative comes through commercial sponsorship ,and the event is endorsed by, but does not receive funding from the UK government.

National Family Week was founded in 2009 by Nick Henry and Jane Nethersole of The Henley Media Group and was previously run by Family Week Limited, a company that dissolved in 2019. It mirrors the established Canadian National Family Week, which was established in 1985.