Diversity Calendar 2024

January 2024

Month-long observances:

• National Mentoring Month
• Poverty in America Awareness Month
• Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month

• January 1 – New Year’s Day
• January 4 – World Braille Day
• January 7 – Coptic Orthodox Christmas
• January 16 – World Religion Day
• January 25 – Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
• January 13 – Maghi (Sikh) Lori-Maghi is an annual festival celebrated by Sikhs commemorating the memory of 40 Sikh martyrs.
• January 21 – World Religion Day
• January 22: Lunar New Year, a week-long festival that begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar, celebrated in China as well as in Japan, Vietnam, Korea, and Mongolia.
• January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• January 24 – International Day of Education
• January 26 – International Customs Day
• January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February 2024

Month-long observances:

• American Heart Month
• Black History Month

• February 1 – National Freedom Day
• February 2 – Groundhog Day
• February 4 — Rosa Parks Day
• February 6 — Safer Internet Day
• February 10 — Lunar New Year (Year of the Dragon)
• February 11 – International Day of Women & Girls in Science
• February 12 – International Epilepsy Day
• February 13 – Mardi Gras
• February 14 – Ash Wednesday
• February 14 – Valentine’s Day
• February 15 – Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
• February 15 – International Childhood Cancer Day
• February 17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day
• February 19 – Family Day (Canada)
• February 19 – President’s Day (USA)
• February 20 – World Day of Social Justice

March 2024

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

• March 1 – Employee Appreciation Day
• March 8 – International Women’s Day
• March 8 – Maha Shivarati (Hindu)
• March 10 – Ramadan begins (Islam)
• March 10 – Harriet Tubman Day (USA)
• March 14 – Pi π Day
• March 14 – Equal Pay Day
• March 15 – International Day to Combat Islamophobia
• March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
• March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
• March 23 – Purim (Jewish)
• March 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
• March 24 – Palm Sunday (Christian)
• March 25 – Holi (Hindu)
• March 29– Good Friday (Christian)
• March 31 – International Transgender Day of Visibility
• March 31 – Easter (Christian)
• March 31 – César Chávez Day (USA)

April 2024

Month-long observances:

• Arab-American Heritage Month
• Autism Awareness Month
• Celebrate Diversity Month
• Earth Month
• National Volunteer Month

• April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
• April 5 – Laylat al-Qadr (Muslim)
• April 7 – World Health Day
• April 9 – Eid-al-Fitr/End of Ramadan (Muslim)
• April 12 – National Day of Silence (LGBTQ+)
• April 21 – Start of Ridvan (Baha’i)
• April 22 – Passover begins (Jewish)
• April 22 – Earth Day
• April 24 – Administrative Professionals Day
• April 28 –World Day for Safety and Health at Work
• April 30 – Passover ends

May 2024

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
• South Asian American Heritage Month

• May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
• May 5 – Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
• May 12 – Mother’s Day
• May 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
• May 19 – Malcolm X Day (USA)
• May 20 – Victoria Day (Canada)
• May 20 – International Human Resources Day
• May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
• May 23 – Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
• May 26 – Arbor Day
• May 29 – Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
• May 27 – Memorial Day

June 2024

Month-long observances:

• Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
• Black Music Month
• National Caribbean American Heritage Month
• Pride Month (LGBTQ+)

• June 5 – World Environment Day
• June 9 – Race Unity Day
• June 12 – Loving Day
• June 16 – Eid al-Adha (Muslim)
• June 16 – Father’s Day
• June 19 – Juneteenth
• June 20 – World Refugee Day
• June 20 – Litha, Summer Solstice (Pagan)
• June 21 – National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
• June 23 – Public Service Day
• June 24 – St-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec)
• June 27 – Helen Keller Day (USA)
• June 28 – Pride Day (LGBTQ+) (varies by city and country)

July 2024

Month-long observances:

• French-American Heritage Month

• July 1 – Canada Day (Canada)
• July 4 – Independence Day (USA)
• July 7 – Al-Hijra begins (Muslim)
• July 9 – Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)
• July 11 – World Populace Day
• July 14 – Bastille Day
• July 18 – International Nelson Mandela Day
• July 24 – Pioneer Day (Mormon)
• July 24 – International Self-Care Day
• July 26 – National Disability Independence Day (commemorates the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act)
• July 28 – Parents’ Day (USA)
• July 30 – International Day of Friendship

August 2024

Month-long observances:

• National Civility Month

• August 7 – Purple Heart Day
• August 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
• August 13 – Left-Handers Day
• August 17 – Marcus Garvey Day (Jamaican)
• August 19 – World Humanitarian Day
• August 21 – Senior Citizens Day
• August 26 – Women’s Equality Day
• August 26 – Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)

September 2024

Month-long observances:

• Hispanic Heritage Month
• National Guide Dog Month
• Suicide Prevention Month

• September 2 – Labor Day
• September 5 – International Day of Charity
• September 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day
• September 10 – Grandparents’ Day
• September 11 – Patriot Day (U.S.A.)
• September 15 – International Day of Democracy
• September 16 – Mexican Independence Day
• September 18 – International Equal Pay Day
• September 21 – International Day of Peace
• September 21 – World Gratitude Day
• September 22 – American Business Women’s Day
• September 26 – HR Appreciation Day
• September 27 – National Native American Day
• September 30 – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Canada)

October 2024

Month-long observances:

• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Bullying Prevention Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Filipino-American Heritage Month
• German-American Heritage Month
• Global Diversity Awareness Month
• Italian-American Heritage Month
• LGBTQ History Month
• National Work and Family Month
• Polish-American Heritage Month
• Family History Month

• October 2 – International Day of Nonviolence
• October 2 – Rosh Hashanah begins (Jewish)
• October 3 – Navrati begins (Hindu)
• October 10 – World Mental Health Day
• October 11 – National Coming Out Day (LGBTQ+)
• October 11 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
• October 14 – National Indigenous Peoples’ Day (United States)
• October 14 – Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
• October 16 – Sukkot (Jewish)
• October 16 – Bosses’ Day
• October 19 – Spirit Day (LGBTQ+ anti-bullying)
• October 20 – Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)
• October 20 – Sikh Holy Day (birth of Guru Granth)
• October 21 – Waste Reduction Week
• October 22 – International Stuttering Awareness Day
• October 31 – Halloween
• October 31 – Diwali (Hindu)

November 2024

Month-long observances:

• Diabetes Awareness Month
• National Native American, American Heritage Month

• November 1-2 – Dia de Muertos
• November 1 – All Saints’ Day (Roman Catholic)
• November 1 – National Stress Awareness Day
• November 2 – All Souls’ Day
• November 5 – Election Day (USA)
• November 9 – World Freedom Day
• November 9 – World Adoption Day
• November 11 – Remembrance Day
• November 11 – Veterans Day
• November 12 – Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
• November 13 – World Kindness Day
• November 16 – International Day for Tolerance
• November 19 – International Men’s Day
• November 20 – Transgender Day of Remembrance
• November 20 – World Children’s Day (Human Rights, U.N.)
• November 28 – Thanksgiving
• November 25 – Day of the Covenant (Baha’i)
• November 27 – Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i)

December 2024

Month-long observances:

• HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
• Universal Human Rights Month

• December 1 – World AIDS Day
• December 3 – International Day for People with Disabilities
• December 3 – Giving Tuesday (USA)
• December 5 – International Volunteer Day
• December 7 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (USA)
• December 9 – International Genocide Prevention Day
• December 10 – International Human Rights Day
• December 18 – International Migrants Day
• December 21 – Yule Winter Solstice (Pagan)
• December 25 – Christmas (Christian)
• December 25 – Hanukkah begins at sunset (Jewish)
• December 26 – Kwanzaa week (Celebration of African Customs & Cultures)
• December 26 – Boxing Day
• December 31 – New Year’s Eve

***January 2, 2025 – Hanukkah ends at sunset (Jewish)