By providing an inclusive calendar, we hope to raise awareness while also honoring and celebrating the unique differences of every group, culture, and cause.
Note: This calendar is comprehensive, but not exhaustive. If there is a group, culture, or cause missing, please know that it was unintentional. If there are any errors, we apologize, and would appreciate it if you would bring it to our attention via email - socialinclusion@una.edu.
Day(s)
Group, Culture, or Cause Recognized
Full Month
National Civility Month
4
Single Working Women Day
8
Happiness Happens Day
9
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
11
Gay Uncle Day
12
International Youth Day
13
International Lefthanders Day
17
Marcus Garvey Day (African Flag Day)
18
Ullambana • Buddhist
19
Raksha Bandhan • Hindu
19
World Humanitarian Day
21
Senior Citizen Day
23
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
26
Krishna Janmashtami • Hindu
26
Women’s Equality Day
Day(s)
Group, Culture, or Cause Recognized
Full Month
Latinx Heritage Month
Full Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15)
Full Month
German American Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
Full Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Full Month
Uterine Cancer Awareness Month
Full Month
PCOS Awareness Month
Full Month
National Guide Dog Month
2
Labor Day
11
Patriot Day
15
International Day of Democracy
16
Mexican Independence Day
16-23
Bisexual Awareness Week
19
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
21
International Day of Peace
23
Bisexual and Biromantic Visibility Day
26
European Languages Day
26
World Contraception Day
27
National Native American Day
27
World Tourism Day
Day(s)
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized
Full Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Full Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Full Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Full Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Full Month
Family History Month
Full Month
Filipino-American Heritage Month
Full Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
Full Month
LGBTQ+ History Month
Full Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Full Month
National German Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15)
Full Month
National Work and Family Month
Full Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
2
International Day of Non-Violence
2-4
Rosh Hashanah
10
World Mental Health Day
11
National Coming Out Day
11-12
Yom Kippur
14
Indigenous Peoples' Day
15
White Cane Safety Day
16
International Pronoun Day
16-23
Sukkot
17
Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary
17
Spirit Day–Anti Bullying
20
Birth of the Bab in Shiraz
20-26
Asexual Awareness Week
22
International Stuttering Awareness Day
26
Intersex Awareness Day
31
Halloween
Day(s)
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized
Full Month
National Native American Heritage Month
Full Month
National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month
Full Month
Transgender Awareness Month
1-2
El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
3
Transgender Parent Day
8
Intersex Day of Solidarity
8
National First-Gen Students Day
9
World Freedom Day
11
Veterans Day/Armistice Day
12
Birth of Baha’u’llah
13-19
Transgender Awareness Week
13
World Kindness Day
16
International Day for Tolerance
17
International Students' Day
20
Transgender Day of Remembrance
28
Thanksgiving
Day(s)
Group, Culture or Cause Recognized
Full Month
Universal Human Rights Month
Full Month
AIDS Awareness Month
1
World AIDS Day
2
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3
International Day of People with Disability
8
Pansexual Pride Day
10
International Human Rights Day
20
International Human Solidarity Day
25
Christmas
25-Jan 2nd
Hanukkah
26-Jan 1st
Kwanzaa
31
New Year's Eve
Days
Group, Culture, or Cause Recognized
Full Month
National Mentoring Month
1
New Year's Day
1
Emancipation Proclamation
2
World Introvert Day
3
International Mind-Body Wellness Day
4
World Hypnotism Day
7
Orthodox Christmas
11
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
13
Korean American Day
15
Martin Luther King’s Birthday
19
World Religion Day
20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
20
Civil Rights Day
20
Idaho Human Rights Day
21
National Hugging Day
22
Roe v. Wade Day
22
Celebration of Life Day
24
International Day of Education
25-26
Maha Shivaratri • Hindu
27
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
29
Chinese New Year
31
National Fun at Work Day
Days
Group, Culture, or Cause Recognized
Full Month
Black History Month
Full Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
1
National Freedom Day
3
National Women Physicians Day
4
World Cancer Day
11
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13-14
Laylat al-Bara’ah • Islamic
13
Galentine's Day
14
Valentine's Day
14
National Donor Day
15
Singles Awareness Day
15
International Childhood Cancer Day
16-22
Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
17
Presidents' Day
20
World Anthropology Day
20
World Day of Social Justice
21
International Mother Language Day
22
World Thinking Day
27
World Non-Governmental Organization Day
28
Tibetan Buddhist New Year • Buddhist
28
Rare Disease Day
Day(s)
Group, Culture, or Cause Recognized
Full Month
Women's History Month
Full Month
Gender Equality Month
Full Month
Ethnic Equality Month
Full Month
Bisexual Health Awareness Month
Full Month
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Full Month
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Full Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
Full Month
Greek-American Heritage Month
Full Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
1
Self-Injury Awareness Day
1
Zero Discrimination Day
2
National Read Across America Day
4
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
4
Mardi Gras
5
Ash Wednesday
5
Boston Massacre Day
5
Equal Pay Day for All
8
International Women's Day
8
United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace
10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD)
10
Harriet Tubman Day
11
World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
13-14
Purim • Jewish
14
Pi Day
16
Anniversary of the First Black Newspaper in America
16
St. Urho's Day • Finnish
17
St. Patrick's Day
17-21
LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week
17-23
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
19-20
Naw-Ruz (Baha'i New Year)
20
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21
World Down Syndrome Day
22
World Water Day
25
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
27
Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Decree) • Islamic
29-30
Eid al-Fitr • Islamic
31
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Day(s)
Group, Culture, or Cause Recognized
Full Month
Autism Awareness Month
Full Month
Arab American Heritage Month
Full Month
Community Service Month
Full Month
Counseling Awareness Month
Full Month
Deaf History Month
Full Month
Diversity Month
Full Month
Earth Month
Full Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Full Month
Ramadan (thru May 2nd) • Islamic
Full Month
STD Awareness Month
Full Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Full Month
Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month
2
World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)
3
International Day Against Victim-Blaming
6
International Asexuality Day
7
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
7
World Health Day
9
National Equal Pay Day
10
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
10
National Alcohol Screening Day
10
Mahavir Jayanti • Hindu
11
Day of Silence
12-20
Pesach or Passover • Jewish
15
Jackie Robinson Day
16
Emancipation Day
16
Youth Homlessness Matters Day
18
National Transgender HIV Testing Day
20
Non-binary Parents Day
20
Easter
20-26
Infertility Awareness Week
20
First Day of Ridvan—Festival of Ridvan
21
Advisor Appreciation Day
22
Earth Day
23
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) • Jewish
28-May 4
International Lesbian Visibility Week
29
The Ninth Day of Ridvan
Day(s)
Group, Culture, or Cause Recognized
Full Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
Full Month
Women's Health Awareness Month
Full Month
National Cancer Research Month
Full Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Full Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Full Month
Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Full Month
Foster Youth Awareness Month
Full Month
National Older Americans Month
Full Month
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
1-7
National Physical Education & Sports Week/ Trans Athlete Awareness Week
1-7
Choose Privacy Week
4
International Family Equality Day
5
Cinco de Mayo
5
Mother's Equal Pay Day
5
Buddha Purnima • Hindu
5-9
National Teacher Appreciation Week
8
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
16
Malcolm X Day
17
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
17
Armed Forces Day (USA)
18
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
19
Agender Pride Day
19
Hepatitis Testing Day
19
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
21
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22
International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)
22
Harvey Milk Day
24
Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility Day
25
African Liberation Day
26
Sally Ride Day
26
Memorial Day
28
International Day of Action on Women's Health
Day(s)
Group, Culture, or Cause Recognized
Full Month
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
Full Month
African American Music Appreciation Month
Full Month
Black Music Month
Full Month
National Caribbean American Heritage Month
Full Month
National Hunger Awareness Month
Full Month
National Safety Month
First Week
QTPoC Pride Week
1-3
Shavuot • Jewish
2
Native American Citizenship Day
5
World Environment Day
5
HIV Long-Term Survivors Day
8
Race Unity Day
8
Odunde Festival (African New Year)
8
El Día de los Niños
8
National Puerto Rican Day
12
Loving Day
12
Pulse Remembrance Day
14
Flag Day
15
Equal Pay for LGBTQ+ Day
19
Juneteenth
23
International Widows Day
26
Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S. Anniversary
26-27
Al-Hijra (New Year) • Islamic
27
National HIV Testing Day
28
Stonewall Riots Anniversary
28
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Day
