With this diversity calendar, we can celebrate our differences, the many cultures and religions, cultivating respect and open-mindedness for everyone. Besides uniting us, we see how much more we have in common than differences. Celebrating our differences fosters respect for one another.

JANUARY

• Mahayana New Year (Buddhist) – 7th
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 16th
• Lunar New Year – 22nd
• International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust – 27th

FEBRUARY

• Black History Month
• Nirvana Day (Buddhist) – 15th
• World Day of Social Justice – 20th
• Ash Wednesday – 22nd

MARCH

• Ethnic Equality Month
• Greek-American Heritage Month
• Irish-American Heritage Month
• Women’s History Month
• International Women’s Day -8th
• Holi – 8th
• St. Patrick’s Day – 17th
• World Down Syndrome Day – 21st
• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – 21st
• Ramadan (Islam) – March 23rd to April 20th

APRIL

• Diversity Month
• Arab-American Heritage Month
• World Autism Awareness Day – 2nd
• Ramadan March 23rd to April – 20th
• Passover – April 5th to April 13th
• Good Friday (Christian) – 7th
• Easter (Christian) – 9th
• Earth Day – 22nd

MAY

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• Older Americans Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• Haitian Heritage Month
• Indian Heritage Month
• Jewish American Heritage Month
• Cinco de Mayo – 5/5
• International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia 5/17
• World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – 5/21
• Memorial Day – 29th

JUNE

• Immigrant Heritage Month
• African-American Music Appreciation Month
• National Caribbean American Heritage Month
• LGBTQ Pride Month
• Puerto Rican Day Parade – 11th
• Women Veterans Recognition Day – 12th
• International Domestic Workers Day – 16th
• Juneteenth – 19th
• Hajj – June 26th to July 1st

JULY

• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Mental Health Month
• American Independence Day – 4th
• French-American Heritage Month
• Hijri New Year – 19th
• National Disability Independence Day – 26th

AUGUST

• Purple Heart Day – 7th
• International Day of the World’s Indigenous People – 9th
• Women’s Equality Day – 26th

SEPTEMBER

• National Hispanic Heritage Month – September 15th to October 15th
• National Recovery Month
• MIA/POW Recognition Day – 15th
• Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) –September 15th to September 17th
• Yom Kippur (Jewish) –Evening of Sun, Sep 24th to Evening Sep 25th

OCTOBER

• Global Diversity Awareness Month
• National Polish American Heritage Month
• National Disability Awareness Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Filipino-American Heritage Month
• German-American Heritage Month
• Italian-American Heritage Month
• Indigenous Peoples’ Day – 9th
• World Mental Health Day – 10th
• National Coming Out Day – 11th

NOVEMBER

• National Native American Heritage Month
• All Saints’ Day, All Souls Day, Día de Los Muertos – 1st
• Veterans Day –11th
• Diwali –12th
• Dutch American Heritage Day – 16th
• Transgender Day of Remembrance –20th
• Thanksgiving – 23rd

DECEMBER

• World AIDS Day – 1st
• International Day of Persons with Disabilities – 3rd
• International Human Rights Day – 10th
• Hanukkah – 7th to the 15th
• Christmas – 25th
• Kwanzaa – 26th to January 1st