HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS

Below is a list of widely recognized and notable days/celebrations acknowledging the significant events. The listing of the days/months is intended to acknowledge and raise awareness for the holidays/observances.

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

Poverty in America Awareness Month

Third Monday in January

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Third Sunday in January

World Religion Day

1

New Year's Day

1

Global Family Day

1 World Peace Day

4

World Braille Day

27

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Flexible Days Lunar New Year can be in January or February
Day(s) Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

Black History Month

Third Monday in February Presidents' Day

 

February 14

St. Valentine's Day

 

20

World Day of Social Justice

Flexible Days

Mardi Gras can be in February or March.

Flexible Days Ash Wednesday can be in February or March.
Flexible Days Lunar New Year can be in January or February.
Flexible Days Holi is usually in March but occasionally in late February.

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

All Month

Gender Equality Month

All Month

National Women's History Month

All Month

National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month

8

International Women's Day

9

Holi (Festival of Colors)

11

World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film

14

Pi Day

20

Naw-Rúz (Baha'i New Year)

21

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21

World Down Syndrome Day

Flexible Days Mardi Gras can be in February or March
Flexible Days Ash Wednesday can be in February or March
Flexible Days Passover can be in March or April
Flexible Days Easter can be in March or April

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

Community Service Month

All Month

Earth Month

All Month

Autism Awareness Month

All Month

Arab American Heritage Month

All Month

Celebrate Diversity Month

Second Friday in April

National Day of Silence

2

World Autism Awareness Day

20 or 21

First Day of Ridván - Festival of Ridvan

22

Earth Day

28 or 29

The Ninth Day of Ridván

Flexible Days Passover can be in March or April
Flexible Days Easter can be in March or April
Flexible Days Ramadan - while it cannot be pinned to a Gregorian month, it always begins on the first day of the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar (Ramadan) and lasts for the duration of that month.
Day(s) Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

All Month

Haitian Heritage Month

All Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

All Month

Mental Health Month

All Month

Older Americans Month

1 or 2

The Twelfth Day of Ridván

5

Cinco de Mayo

21

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22

International Day for Biological Diversity

Last Monday in May

Memorial Day

Flexible Days Eid al-Fitr is always the first day of the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar (Shawwal).

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

National Caribbean American Heritage Month

All Month

LGBTQ Pride Month

All Month

African American Music Appreciation Month

19

Juneteenth

28

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Day

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month French-American Heritage Month
4 Independence Day
4 Filipino-American Friendship Day
9 The Martyrdom of the Bab
11 World Population Day
24 Pioneer Day
26 Americans with Disabilities Act Signed "Disability Independence Day"
Flexible Days Tisha B'Av can be held in July or August

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

National Win with Civility Month

9

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

19

World Humanitarian Day

19

Al Hijra

26

Women’s Equality Day

Flexible Days Tisha B'Av can be held in July or August
Flexible Days Al-Hijra is always the first day of the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar (Muharram).

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

First Monday in September

Labor Day

15 Hispanic Heritage Month Begins
Flexible Days Rosh Hashana can be in September or October.
Flexible Days Yom Kippur can be in September or October. 
Flexible Days Sukkot can be in September or October.

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

All Month

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

All Month

Family History Month

All Month

Filipino American Heritage Month

All Month

LGBT History Month

All Month

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

All Month

National Work and Family Month

Second Monday in October Indigenous People's Day
Third Thursday in October Spirit Day Anti Bullying

10

World Mental Health Day

11

National Coming Out Day

15

White Cane Safety Day

31

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Begins

Flexible Days Rosh Hashana can be in September or October.
Flexible Days Sukkot can be in September or October.
Flexible Days Yom Kippur can be in September or October. 
Flexible Days Diwali can be in October or November.

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

National Native American Heritage Month

The fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving

11

Veterans Day/Armistice Day

13

World Kindness Day

17

International Students' Day

20

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Flexible Days Diwali can be in October or November.
Flexible Days Hanukkah can be in November or December.

Day(s)

Group, Culture or Cause Recognized

All Month

Universal Human Rights Month

1

World AIDS Day

3

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

10

International Human Rights Day

25 Christmas
26-1 Kwanzaa
31 New Year's Eve
Flexible Days Hanukkah can be in November or December.

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