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January 

Month-long observances:

  •  National Mentoring Month

Important dates:

  •  January 1 – New Year’s Day

  •  January 4 – National Braille Day

  •  January 7 – Christmas (Eastern Orthodox)

  •  3rd Sunday in January – World Religion Day

  •  3rd Monday in January – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  •  January 18 – Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)

  •  January 22 — Lunar New Year (Year of the Rabbit)

  •  January 24 – International Day of Education

  •  January 26 – International Customs Day

  •  January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February 

Month-long observances:

  •  American Heart Month

  •  Black History Month

Important dates:

  •  February 1 – National Freedom Day

  •  February 15 – Nirvana Day (Buddhist)

  •  February 15 – International Childhood Cancer Day

  •   February 21 – Mardi Gras

March 

Month-long observances:

  •  Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

  •  Ethnic Equality Month

  •  Gender Equality Month

  •  Greek-American Heritage Month

  •  Irish-American Heritage Month

  •  National Colon Cancer Awareness Month

  •  National Kidney Month

  •  National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness and Education Month

  •  National Women’s History Month

Important dates:

  •  March 1 – Maha Shivarati (Hindu)

  •  March 2 – Ash Wednesday

  •  March 4 – Employee Appreciation Day

  •  March 8 – International Women’s Day

  •  March 11 – Maha Shivarati (Hindu)

  •  March 16-17 – Purim (Jewish)

  •  March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day

  •  March 19 – Holi (Hindu)

  •  March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day

  •  March 31 – International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 

Month-long observances:

  •  Arab-American Heritage Month

  •  Autism Awareness Month

  •  Celebrate Diversity Month

  •  Earth Month

  •  National Child Abuse Prevention Month

  •  National Volunteer Month

  •  National Deaf History Month

  •  Stress Awareness Month

  •  Parkinson’s Awareness Month

Important dates:

  •  April 2 – Ramadan begins (Muslim)

  •  April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day

  •  April 6 – National Tartan Day (Scottish)

  •  April 10 – Palm Sunday (Christian)

  •  April 15 – Good Friday (Christian)

  •  April 15-23 – Passover (Jewish)

  •  April 17 – Easter (Christian)

  •  April 23 – National Day of Silence (LGBTQIAA+)

  •  April 27-28 – Yom Hashoah (Jewish)

  •  April 8 – Laylat al-Qadr (Muslim)

  •  April 30 – Ramadan ends (Muslim)

May 

Month-long observances:

  •  ALS Awareness Month

  •  Haitian Heritage Month

  •  Indian Heritage Month

  •  Jewish-American Heritage Month

  •  Mental Health Awareness Month

  •  National Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month

  •  Older Americans Month

Important dates:

  • May 3 – Eid al-Fitr (Muslim)

  • May 5 – Cinco de Mayo

  • May 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

  • Last Monday in May – Memorial Day

June 

Month-long observances:

  •  Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

  •  Black Music Month

  •  National Caribbean American Heritage Month

  •  Pride Month (LGBTQIAA+)

Important dates:

  •  June 19 – Juneteenth

  •  June 20 – World Refugee Day

  •  June 21 – Litha, Summer Solstice (Pagan)

  •  June 24 – Pride Day (LGBTQIAA+) (varies by city and country)

July 

Month-long observances:

  •  French-American Heritage Month

  • Disability Pride Month

Important dates:

  •  Falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the Islamic calendar – Eid al-Adha (Muslim)

  •  July 24 – Pioneer Day (Mormon)

  •  July 26 – National Disability Independence Day (commemorates the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act)

  •  July 30 – International Day of Friendship

  •  July 30 – Hijri New Year (Muslim)

August 

Month-long observances:

  •  National Civility Month

Important dates:

  •  August 7 – Purple Heart Day

  •  August 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

  •  August 13 – Left-Handers Day

  •  August 18-19 – Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)

  •  August 21 – Senior Citizens Day

  •  August 26 – Women’s Equality Day

September 

Month-long observances:

  •  Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)

  •  Suicide Prevention Month

Important dates:

  •  September 11 – Patriot Day (U.S.A.)

  •  September 16 – Mexican Independence Day

  •  September 21 – International Day of Peace

  •  4th Friday in September – National Native American Day

  •  September 25 – Rosh Hashanah begins (Jewish)

  •  September 26 – Navrati begins (Hindu)

October 

Month-long observances:

  •  Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  •  Filipino-American Heritage Month

  •  German-American Heritage Month

  •  Italian-American Heritage Month

  •  LGBTQ History Month

  •  Polish-American Heritage Month

Important dates:

  •  October 2 – International Day of Nonviolence

  •  October 5 – Yom Kippur (Jewish) (begins sundown October 4)

  •  October 9 – Sukkot begins (Jewish)

  •  October 10 – World Mental Health Day

  •  October 11 – National Coming Out Day (LGBTQIAA+)

  •  October 11 – National Indigenous Peoples’ Day (United States)

  •  October 15 – White Cane Safety Day (Blind awareness)

  •  October 17 – Spirit Day (LGBTQIAA+ anti-bullying)

  •  October 20 – Sikh Holy Day

  •  Celebrated after the conclusion of the summer harvest during first new moon – Diwali (Hindu)

  •   October 31 – Día de los Muertos begins

November 

Month-long observances:

  •  Diabetes Awareness Month

  •  Movember (awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer)

  •  National Native American, American Indian, and Alaskan Native Heritage Month

Important dates:

  •  November 1 – All Saints’ Day (Roman Catholic)

  •  November 2 – National Stress Awareness Day

  •  November 9 – World Freedom Day

  •  November 9 – World Adoption Day

  •  November 11 – Veterans Day

  •  November 13 – World Kindness Day

  •  November 16 – National Day for Tolerance

  •  November 19 – International Men’s Day

  •  November 20 – Transgender Day of Remembrance

  •  November 26 – Day of the Covenant (Baha’i)

  •  November 28 – Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i)

December 

Month-long observances:

  • HIV/AIDS Awareness Month

  • Universal Human Rights Month

Important dates:

  •  December 1 – World AIDS Day

  •  December 3 – International Day for People with Disabilities

  •  25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar – Hanukkah begins at sunset (Jewish)

  •  December 21 – Yule Winter Solstice (Pagan)

  •  December 25 – Christmas (Christian)

  •  December 26 – Kwanzaa begins

  •  December 31 – New Year’s Eve

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