Office of InterCultural Affairs

Awareness Calendar

Heritage & Cultural Awareness Calendar

Month Heritage & Awareness Observances
September Latinx Heritage Month (begins Sept 15)
National Recovery Month
Mid-Autumn Festival (varies)
October Latinx Heritage Month (continues)
LGBTQ+ History Month
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Filipino American History Month
Disability Awareness Month
November Native American Heritage Month
Trans Awareness Week (Nov 13–19)
Diwali (varies)
Veterans Day
December Universal Human Rights Month
International Day of People with Disabilities (Dec 3)
Hanukkah (varies)
Christmas (Dec 25)
Kwanzaa (Dec 26–Jan 1)
January MLK Day
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Lunar New Year (varies)
February Black History Month
National Freedom Day (Feb 1)
Lunar New Year (if not in Jan)
March Women’s History Month
International Women’s Day (Mar 8)
Ramadan (varies)
Irish-American Heritage Month
April Arab American Heritage Month
Autism Acceptance Month
Passover (varies)
Sikh Heritage Month
Ramadan/Eid al-Fitr (varies)
May Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Memorial Day
June Caribbean American Heritage Month
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Juneteenth (June 19)