The following is a list of widely recognized awareness months and days dedicated to specific groups, cultures, or causes. These awareness months and days are intended to increase awareness and understanding for the respective group, culture, or cause, not to trivialize them.
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January
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | Poverty in America Awareness Month |
| 1 | |
| 1 | Global Family Day/World Peace Day |
| 4 | World Braille Day |
| 19 | World Religion Day |
| 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr Day |
| 26 | International Customs Day |
| 27 | |
| 29 | Lunar New Year |
February
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | American History Month |
| All Month | Black History Month |
| All Month | Canadian History Month |
| All Month | Human Relations Month |
| 1 | National Freedom Day |
| 5 | National Girls and Women in Sports Day |
| 14 | St. Valentine's Day |
| 17 | |
| 20 | World Day Of Social Justice |
March
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month |
| All Month | |
| All Month | |
| All Month | |
| All Month | Ethnic Equality Month |
| All Month | |
| 1 | Ramadan Begins |
| 5 | Ash Wednesday |
| 8 | International Women's Day |
| 8 | United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace |
| 11 | World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film |
| 12 | Equal Pay Day |
| 13 | Purim |
| 14 | |
| 16 | St. Urho day |
| 17 | |
| 20–21 | Naw-Ruz (Baha'i New Year) |
| 25 | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade |
| 30 | Ramadan Ends |
April
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | Community Service Month |
| All Month | Earth Month |
| All Month | Autism Awareness Month |
| All Month | Arab-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month |
| All Month | Celebrate Diversity Month |
| 2 | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 7 | International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda |
| 9 | Ramadan ends |
| 11 | National Day Of Silence |
| 12 | Passover Starts |
| 16 | Youth Homelessness Matters Day |
| 20 | First Day of Ridvan - Festival of Ridvan |
| 21 | Advisor Appreciation Day |
| 22 | |
| 28–29 | The Ninth Day of Ridvan |
May
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
| All Month | Haitian Heritage Month |
| All Month | Indian Heritage Month |
| All Month | Jewish-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Mental Health Month |
| All Month | South Asian Heritage Month |
| All Month | Personal History Awareness Month |
| All Month | Speech and Hearing Awareness Month |
| All Month | Older Americans Month |
| 1-2 | The Twelfth Day of Ridvan |
| 1-2 | Ridvan ends |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Cinco De Mayo |
| 8–9 | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those who Lost their Lives during WWII |
| 21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 22 | Declaration of the Bab in Shiraz, Shavuot |
| 26 | Memorial Day |
| 27–28 | Ascension of Bahau'llah |
June
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | National Caribbean American Heritage Month |
| All Month | |
| All Month | Black Music Month |
| 8 | Race Unity Day |
| 12 | Loving Day |
| 19 | |
| 21 | National Indigenous People's Day |
| 1-30 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Day… |
July
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | |
| 4 | Filipino-American Friendship Day |
| 9 | The Martyrdom of the Bab |
| 11 | |
| 24 | Pioneer Day |
| 26 | Americans with Disabilities Act Signed "Disability Independence Day" |
August
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | National Civility Month |
| 2–3 | Tisha B'Av |
| 9 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| 13 | International Lefthanders Day |
| 19 | World Humanitarian Day |
| 23 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
| 26 | Women’s Equality Day |
September
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| 9/15–10/15 | |
| 9/15–10/15 | National German Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15) |
| All Month | National Guide Dog Month |
| 1 | Labor Day |
| 6 | Sukkot Starts |
| 11 | Patriot Day |
| 13 | Sukkot Ends |
| 15 | International Day of Democracy |
| 16 | Mexican Independence Day |
| 19 | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 21 | |
| 22–24 | Rosh Hashanah |
| 26 | European Languages Day |
| 27 | World Tourism Day |
October
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | |
| All Month | Domestic Violence Awareness Month |
| All Month | AIDS Awareness Month |
| All Month | Down Syndrome Awareness Month |
| All Month | Family History Month |
| All Month | |
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| All Month | Polish American Month |
| All Month | National Work and Family Month |
| 1–2 | Yom Kippur |
| 2 | International Day of Non-Violence |
| 6 | German American Day |
| 10 | World Mental Health Day |
| 11 | |
| 15 | White Cane Safety Day |
| 14–16 | Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary |
| 17 | -Anti Bullying… |
| 22 | International Stuttering Awareness Day |
| 23 | Birth of Baha’u’llah |
| 31 | Halloween |
November
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | National Native American Heritage Month |
| All Month | National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month |
| 1–2 | Day Of The Dead |
| 9 | World Freedom Day |
| 11 | |
| 13 | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | International Day for Tolerance |
| 17 | International Students' Day |
| 20 | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
| 27 | Thanksgiving |
December
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | Universal Human Rights Month |
| 1 | |
| 2 | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 3 | International Day for People with Disability |
| 10 | |
| 20 | International Human Solidarity Day |
| 25 | Christmas |
| 12/25–1/2 | Hanukkah |
| 12/26–1/1 | |
| 31 |