Honoring and respecting the diverse beliefs and celebrations of all people, everywhere.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Calendar 2025
January 2025
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 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 24 – International Day of Education
January 26 – International Customs Day
January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 2025
Month-long observances:
American Heart Month
Black History Month
February 1 – National Freedom Day
February 2 – Imbolc - Wicca/Paganism
February 2 – Lughnasadh- Wicca/Paganism
February 4 – Rosa Parks Day
February 10 – International Epilepsy Day
February 11 – International Day of Women & Girls in Science
February 11 – Safer Internet Day
February 14 – Valentine’s Day
February 15 – Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
February 15 – International Childhood Cancer Day
February 17 – Family Day (Canada)
February 20 – World Day of Social Justice
February 24 –Magha Puja Day
February 26 – Maha Shivarati (Hindu)
February 28 – Ramadan begins (Islam
March 2025
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 4 – Mardi Gras
March 5 – Equal Pay Day
March 5 – Ash Wednesday
March 7 – Employee Appreciation Day
March 8 – International Women’s Day
March 13 – Purim (Jewish)
March 14 – Pi π Day
March 14 – Holi (Hindu)
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
March 19 – Naw Ruz - Baha'i
March 19 – Ostara – Wicca/Paganism
March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
March 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 30 – Navratri begins (Hindu)
March 31 – International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 2025
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 – Navrati ends (Hindu)
April 9 – Eid-al-Fitr/End of Ramadan (Muslim)
April 10 – Mahavir Jayanti - Jain
April 11 – National Day of Silence (LGBTQ+)
April 12 – Passover begins (Jewish)
April 13 – Palm Sunday (Christian)
April 14 – Vaisakhi – Sikh
April 18 – Good Friday - Christian
April 20 – Easter (Christian)
April 20 – Passover ends
April 21 – Start of Ridvan (Baha’i)
April 22 – Earth Day
April 23 – Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
May 2025
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 1 – Beltane - (Northern Hemisphere) Wicca/Paganism
May 1 – Samhain - (Southern Hemisphere) Wicca/Paganism
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
May 12 – Vesakha Puja Day - Buddhism
May 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 19 – Victoria Day (Canada)
May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 23 – Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
May 26 – Memorial Day
May 29 – Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
June 2025
Month-long observances:
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Black Music Month
National Caribbean American Heritage Month
Pride Month (LGBTQ+)
June 1-3 – Shavuot - Jewish
June 5 – World Environment Day
June 6 – Eid al-Adha (Muslim)
June 8 – Pentecost - Orthodox Christian
June 9 – Race Unity Day
June 12 – Loving Day
June 19 – Juneteenth
June 20 – World Refugee Day
June 20 – Litha, Summer Solstice (Pagan)
June 21 – National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
June 24 – St-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec)
June 28 – Pride Day (LGBTQ+) (varies by city and country)
July 2025
Month-long observances:
French-American Heritage Month
July 1 – Canada Day (Canada)
July 4 – Independence Day (USA)
July 9 – Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)
July 10 – Asalha Puja Day - Buddhism
July 11 – World Populace Day
July 13 – Obon - Buddhism/Shinto
July 14 – Bastille Day
July 18 – International Nelson Mandela Day
July 24 – Pioneer Day (Mormon)
July 26 – National Disability Independence Day (commemorates the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act)
July 27 – Muharram Islamic New Year
July 30 – International Day of Friendship
August 2025
Month-long observances:
National Civility Month
August 1 – Lughnasadh - Wicca/Paganism
August 2-3 – Tisha B'Av - Jewish
August 7 – Purple Heart Day
August 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 13 – Left-Handers Day
August 16 – Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu
August 17 – Marcus Garvey Day (Jamaican)
August 19 – World Humanitarian Day
August 21 – Senior Citizens Day
August 21-28 – Paryushan Parv/ PasLakshan - Jainism
August 26 – Women’s Equality Day
September 2025
Month-long observances:
Hispanic Heritage Month
National Guide Dog Month
Suicide Prevention Month
September 1 – Labor Day
September 5 – International Day of Charity
September 11 – Patriot Day (U.S.A.)
September 15 – International Day of Democracy
September 16 – Mexican Independence Day
September 21 – International Day of Peace
September 21 – World Gratitude Day
September 21-29 – Mabon - (Northern Hemisphere) Wicca/Paganism
September 21-29 – Ostara - (Southern Hemisphere) Wicca/Paganism
September 22 – American Business Women’s Day
September 22 – Rosh Hashanah begins
September 22 – October 1 – Navratri - Hindu
September 26 – National Native American Day
September 30 – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Canada)
October 2025
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 1 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
October 2 – Dussehra - Hindu
October 2 – International Day of Nonviolence
October 6 – Sukkot (Jewish)
October 10 – World Mental Health Day
October 11 – National Coming Out Day (LGBTQ+)
October 13 – Shemini Atzeret - Jewish
October 14 – Simchat Torah - Jewish
October 13 – National Indigenous Peoples’ Day (United States)
October 13 – Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
October 16 – Bosses’ Day
October 19 – Spirit Day (LGBTQ+ anti-bullying)
October 20 – Sikh Holy Day (birth of Guru Granth)
October 20 – Diwali (Hindu)
October 21 – Bandi Chhor Divas - Sikhism
October 22 – Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)
October 22 – International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 23 – Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha’i)
October 31 – Halloween
October 31 – Samhain - Wicca/Paganism
October 31 – Beltane - Wicca/Paganism
November 2025
Month-long observances:
Diabetes Awareness Month
National Native American, American Heritage Month
November 1-2 – Dia de los Muertos
November 1 – All Saints’ Day (Roman Catholic)
November 1 – National Stress Awareness Day
November 2 – All Souls' Day
November 9 – World Freedom Day
November 9 – World Adoption Day
November 11 – Remembrance/Veterans Day
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 – Universal Children’s Day (Human Rights, U.N.)
November 27 – Thanksgiving
November 25 – Day of the Covenant (Baha’i)
November 27 – Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i)
December 2025
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 5 – International Volunteer Day
December 9 – International Genocide Prevention Day
December 10 – International Human Rights Day
December 14 - Hanukkah begins at sunset (Jewish)
December 21 – Yule Winter Solstice (Pagan)
December 21 – Litha - (Southern Hemisphere) Wicca/Paganism
December 22 - Hanukkah ends at sunset (Jewish)
December 25 – Christmas (Christian)
December 26 – Kwanzaa week (Celebration of African Customs & Cultures)
