[Updated for 2024!] Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Calendar

Celebrate Diversity Every Month

For HR professionals committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 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.

November 2023

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 9 – Diwali (Hindu)
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 23 – Thanksgiving
November 25 – Day of the Covenant (Baha’i)
November 27 – Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i)

December 2023

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 5 – International Volunteer Day
December 7 – Hanukkah begins at sunset (Jewish)
December 9 – International Genocide Prevention Day
December 10 – International Human Rights Day
December 15 – Hanukkah ends at sunset (Jewish)
December 21 – Yule Winter Solstice (Pagan)
December 25 – Christmas (Christian)
December 26 – Kwanzaa week (Celebration of African Customs & Cultures)
December 26 – Boxing Day
December 31 – New Year’s Eve

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

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February 2024

Month-long observances:

American Heart Month
Black History Month

Important February DE&I calendar dates:

February 1 – National Freedom Day
February 4 — Rosa Parks Day
February 6 — Safer Internet Day
February 10 — Chinese 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 19 – Family Day (Canada)
February 20 – World Day of Social Justice

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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 14 – Pi π Day
March 14 – Equal Pay Day
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 – Holi (Hindu)
March 24 – Palm Sunday (Christian)
March 29– Good Friday (Christian)
March 31 – International Transgender Day of Visibility
March 31 – Easter (Christian)

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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 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 30 – Passover ends

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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 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 20 – Victoria Day (Canada)
May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 23 – Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
May 29 – Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
May 27 – Memorial Day

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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 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)

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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 – Muharram Islamic New Year
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 26 – National Disability Independence Day (commemorates the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act)
July 30 – International Day of Friendship