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.

December 2024

Month-long observances

  • HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
  • Universal Human Rights Month

Daily observances

  • 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)

January 2025

Month-long observances

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

Daily observances

  • January 1 – New Year’s Day
  • January 2 – Hanukkah ends at sunset (Jewish)
  • January 1-3 – Gantan-Sai - Shinto 
  • January 4 – World Braille Day
  • January 7 – Coptic Orthodox Christmas
  • January 13 – Maghi (Sikh)
  • January 14 – Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
  • January 14 – Makar Sankranti (Pongal) - Hindu
  • January 19 – World Religion Day
  • January 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • January 24 – International Day of Education
  • January 26 – International Customs Day
  • January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
  • January 29 – Chinese New Year - Buddhism
  • January 29 – Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake)

February 2025

Month-long observances

  • American Heart Month
  • Black History Month

Daily observances

  • 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 – Ash Wednesday
  • 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

Daily observances

  • March 4 – Mardi Gras
  • March 5 – Equal Pay Day
  • 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 Child Abuse Prevention Month
  • National Volunteer Month

Daily observances

  • 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

Daily observances

  • 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+)

Daily observances

  • 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

Daily observances

  • 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

Daily observances

  • 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

Daily observances

  • 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
  • Italian-American Heritage Month
  • LGBTQ History Month
  • National Work and Family Month
  • Polish-American Heritage Month
  • Family History Month

Daily observances

  • 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 Heritage Month

Daily observances

  • 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

Daily observances

  • 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)
  • December 26 – Boxing Day
  • December 31 – New Year’s Eve