Annual Observances and Inclusion Events
Join us as we celebrate and observe the following
January
Poverty in America Awareness Month
Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
- New Year’s Day
- National Braille Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
- International Day of Education
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February
American Heart Month
Black History Month
- National Freedom Day
- Lunar New Year (Year of the Tiger)
- Rosa Parks Day
- Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
- World Day of Social Justice
March
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Ethnic Equality Month
Gender Equality Month
Greek-American Heritage Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
National Women’s History Month
- Maha Shivarati (Hindu)
- Ash Wednesday (Christian)
- International Women’s Day
- Maha Shivarati (Hindu)
- Purim (Jewish)
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Holi (Hindu)
- World Down Syndrome Day
- International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
Arab-American Heritage Month
Autism Awareness Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Earth Month
- Ramadan begins (Muslim)
- World Autism Awareness Day
- Equal Pay Day
- Palm Sunday (Christian)
- Good Friday (Christian)
- Passover (Jewish)
- Easter (Christian)
- Earth Day
- National Day of Silence (LGBTQIAA+)
- Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
- Laylat al-Qadr (Muslim)
- Ramadan ends (Muslim)
May
ALS Awareness Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Indian Heritage Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
Mental Health Month
National Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Older Americans Month
South Asian American Heritage Month
- Eid al-Fitr (Muslim)
- Cinco de Mayo
- International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
- World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development