International Men's Day

INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY 2026

International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. We highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being.

Portsmouth's only official International Men's Day event returns for its third consecutive year and is being organised by IMD Partners, Dadzclub who want to do all that we can to promote positive male voices from our community that inspire and help others. That is why on International Men's Day we are hosting an inclusive event that brings people and organisations together to listen, share and inspire.

When

This year's event will be kicking off with a few pop up events including workshops and talks from previous award recipients and supporters! The main event will be taking place on the evening of Saturday 21st November.

The Venue

This year's event will be held at The Royal Marines Experience. Guests will be greeted with a drinks reception on arrival and further refreshments will be available.

Location

The Mary Rose Musuem, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Enjoy delicious food throughout the evening, whilst enjoying great music and connecting with local organisations and listening to a diverse range of

Inspirational Speakers

The highlight of the evening will be the Appreciation Awards Ceremony that will shine a light on some truly inspirational men, boys and masculine identifying people.

We will be presenting awards during the evening in the following categories:

Dadzclub Parenting Award

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Community and Inclusion

Unsung Hero

Inspiring Young Male

Overcoming Adversity

The Veteran's Award

Dress to impress! (Wear what makes you feel fabulous!)

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International Mens' Day Global Theme 2026

Celebrating Men and Boys

This year’s Global theme - “Supporting Men and Boys” - invites an honest look at where boys fall behind at school, where young men disengage, and where too many men face isolation and mental ill-health.

It also shines a light on the mentors, dads, teachers, coaches, employers and community programmes creating safe, positive spaces for boys to thrive and for men to ask for help without judgement.

The day is a chance to recognise practical, local action—celebrating role models, strengthening father-inclusive practice, and backing initiatives that build connection, skills and confidence. It encourages communities to elevate what’s already working and to champion a culture that supports men and boys with empathy, accountability and respect.

International Men's Day Appreciation Awards

We are excited to announce that the nominations for International Men’s Day Appreciation Award Ceremony are now open and we can't wait to receive your nominations for those inspirational men in our community!

The Appreciation Awards Ceremony will take place at The Royal Marines Experience in Portsmouth on the evening of Saturday 21st November and promises to be a prestigious night full of inspiring stories!

Shortlisted nominations will be notified on or before Saturday 8th November, and will receive a ticket for themselves and a guest to attend the event where they will receive acknowledgment and be presented with an official International Men's Day Certificate and possibly one of our International Men's Day Awards!

The panel will be using what you have written about your nominee to make their decisions so think carefully about what you write. The six awards have been set deliberately broad to encourage greater participation. The important thing is that the recipient identifies as male and that their action’s are deserving of appreciation.

We wish that we could give every deserving nomination an award, we honestly would if we could!

As a small way to involve and celebrate as many men and boys as possible we will provide a link to a downloadable certificate to print and give to those deserving men and boys in our community.

To nominate someone, we recommend that you get their permission or from their parent or carer if they are under 18 years of age. You may also be contacted about your nomination.

You may only nominate the same person once and duplicate forms will be discounted.

The awards are decided by a panel and will be based on what is written about any one nominee not necessarily on the number of times the same person is nominated.

The closing date for nominations will be at midnight on 1st November 2024.

By completing this nomination form you are accepting the T&C's which can be found at the bottom of this page.

Award Pillars

Dadzclub Parenting Award
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Community and Inclusion
Unsung Hero
Inspiring Young Male
Overcoming Adversity
Veteran's Award

Submit a Nomination

Terms and Conditions

Additional Information

Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as if you enter you are bound by these rules.

The Dadzclub International Men's Day Awards is open to residents within the United Kingdom only and excludes members of the Parenting Network or Dadzclub staff members.
To be eligible to receive an award, the nominated person must identify as male and must live or work within Hampshire UK.
The competition submissions start in September 2026 and close at midnight on 1st November 2026 (the “Closing Date”). No entries can be made before the Start Date or after the Closing Date. Entries received after the Closing Date will not be counted.
To enter, participants should complete the online nomination form.
The finalists will be selected by a panel after assessing entries based on how well they demonstrate one or more of the pillars. The finalists will be notified using the email address entered on the nomination form.
If we do not hear back from a the award recipient within 48hrs after we have notified them, we reserve the right to disqualify this winner and choose another one.
If you are selected to receive an award, you agree to your name being published on this website and on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony on 21st November. No cash alternative is available.
We regret that we can not post or deliver the award to recipients if they are unable to attend the event. Award recipients will need to make arrangements to collect the award from The Parenting Network office in Portsmouth.
Individuals can only nominate the same person once. Entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programming, or any other automated means outside of the Website are prohibited and will be disqualified. No purchase necessary. Only valid and correctly completed entries will be accepted.
Individuals cannot use secondary email addresses to increase the number of times a person is nominated.
If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorised account holder of the account and name provided at time of entry. Authorised account holder is defined as: the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, Facebook or Twitter, online service provider, or other organisation responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
We reserve the right to cancel, amend, withdraw, terminate or temporarily suspend this competition in the event of any unforeseen circumstances or technical reason outside its reasonable control, with no liability to any entrants or third parties.
We reserve the right to disqualify any entries and withhold any award which may have been won if we believe that an entrant has not complied with the Website Terms. And reserve the right to take appropriate legal action if necessary. The competition judge’s decision is final and no discourse will be entered into.
We reserve the right to remove nominations that may bring the organisation and event into disrepute.
Any awards damaged after presentation will not be replaced or refunded.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Promoter shall not be liable for any damage, loss or injury or death arising from the award of a prize. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in our terms and conditions of participation in the competition shall limit our liability for any liability the limitation of which is not permitted by law.
By participating in the awards event, entrants are deemed to have read and understood and, agree to be bound by, these terms and conditions and privacy policies.

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