Celebrate Diversity Every Month
For HR professionals committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), creating welcoming workplaces is a year-round initiative. So take note of the following professional, cultural, religious, and secular holidays as you build out your workplace DE&I calendar.
January 2024
Month-long observances:
- National Mentoring Month
- Poverty in America Awareness Month
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Important January DE&I calendar dates:
- January 1 - New Year’s Day
- January 4 - World Braille Day
- January 7 - Coptic Orthodox Christmas
- January 25 - Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
- January 13 - Maghi (Sikh)
- January 21 - World Religion Day
- 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
Important February DE&I calendar dates:
- 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
Important March DE&I calendar dates:
- 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 Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Volunteer Month
Important April DE&I calendar dates:
- 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
Important May DE&I calendar dates:
- 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+)
Important June DE&I calendar dates
- 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
Important July DE&I calendar dates
- 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
Important DE&I calendar dates:
- 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
Important September DE&I calendar dates:
- 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
- Italian-American Heritage Month
- LGBTQ History Month
- National Work and Family Month
- Polish-American Heritage Month
- Family History Month
Important October DE&I calendar dates:
- 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
Important DE&I calendar dates:
- 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
Important December DE&I calendar dates:
- 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)
