DE&I Observances Calendar | 2024

January 2024

Month-long observances:

• Poverty in America Awareness Month
• Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• January 1 — New Year's Day
• January 4 — World Braille Day
• January 13 — Korean American Day
• January 14 —Old/Orthodox New Year
• January 15 — Makar Sankranti
• January 15 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day*
• January 16 — National Day of Racial Healing*
• January 18 — Bodhi Day*
• January 24-25 — Tu b'shevat*
• January 25 — Mahayana New Year*
• January 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February 2024

Month-long observances:

• Black History Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• February 10 — Lunar New Year*
• February 10 — Tết*
• February 13 — Mardi Gras
• February 14 — Ash Wednesday*
• February 16 — National Caregivers Day*
• February 16 — Magha Puja Day*
• February 19 — Presidents' Day*
• February 20 — World Day of Social Justice
• February 24 — Makha Bucha Day*

March 2024

Month-long observances:

• Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
• Irish American Heritage Month
• Women's History Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• March 1 — Employee Appreciation Day*
• March 1 — St. David's Day
• March 8 — International Women's Day
• March 8 — Maha Shivaratri*
• March 10 — Ramadan begins*
• March 17 — St. Patrick's Day
• March 18-24 — Neurodiversity Celebration Week
• March 21 — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (United Nations)
• March 21 — World Down Syndrome Day
• March 23-24 — Purim*
• March 24 — Palm Sunday*
• March 25 — Holi*
• March 25 — International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery
• March 28 — Maundy Thursday*
• March 29 — Good Friday*
• March 29 — National Vietnam War Veterans Day
• March 31 — César Chávez Day
• March 31 — Easter*
• March 31 — International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 2024

Month-long observances:

• Arab American Awareness Month
• Autism Acceptance Month
• Diversity Month
• National Deaf History Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• April 2 — World Autism Day
• April 5 — Laylat al-Qadr*
• April 6 — National Tartan Day
• April 7 — World Health Day‍
• April 9 — Ramadan ends*
• April 13 — Vaisakhi*
• April 22-30 — Passover*
• April 24 — Administrative Professionals Day
• April 26 — Lesbian Visibility Day

May 2024

Month-long observances:

• Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• Haitian Heritage Month
• Indian Heritage Month
• Jewish-American Heritage Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• Military Appreciation Month
• National Speech-Language-Hearing Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• May 3 — Orthodox Good Friday*
• May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
• May 5 — Orthodox Easter*
• May 10 — Military Spouse Appreciation Day
• May 12 — Mother's Day*
• May 17 — International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
• May 21 — World Day for Cultural Diversity
• May 27 — Memorial Day*

June 2024

Month-long observances:

• Caribbean American Heritage Month
• Pride Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• June 12 — Loving Day
• June 14-19 — Hajj*
• June 16 — Father's Day*
• June 17 — Eid al-Adha*
• June 18 — International Day for Countering Hate Speech
• June 19 — Juneteenth
• June 28 — Pride Day

July 2024

Month-long observances:

• BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month
• Disability Pride Month
• French American Heritage Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• July 4 — Independence Day
• July 7-8 — Hijri New Year*
• July 14 — International Non-Binary Peoples Day
• July 16 — Ashura
• July 18 — South Asian Heritage Month begins
• July 26 — Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary
• July 27 — National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
• July 28 — National Parents' Day

August 2024

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• August 7 — Purple Heart Day
• August 9 — International Day of the World's Indigenous People
• August 12-13 — Tisha B'Av*
• August 17 — South Asian Heritage Month ends
• August 19 — Raksha Bandhan*
• August 26 — Women's Equality Day
• August 31 — International Day for People of African Descent

September 2024

Month-long observances:

• Suicide Prevention Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• September 2 — Labor Day
• September 11 — National Day of Service and Remembrance
• September 15 — Hispanic Heritage Month begins
• September 16 — Mexican Independence Day
• September 20 — HeForShe movement anniversary
• September 21 — International Day of Peace
• September 27 — Native American Day
• September 28 — National Public Lands Day

October 2024

Month-long observances:

• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Filipino American History Month
• LGBT History Month
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• Polish American Heritage Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• October 2-4 — Rosh Hashanah*
• October 3-11 — Navratri*
• October 10 — World Mental Health Day
• October 11 — National Coming Out Day
• October 14 — Indigenous Peoples Day
• October 11-12 — Yom Kippur*
• October 15 — Hispanic Heritage Month ends
• October 16 — International Pronouns Day*
• October 16-23 — Sukkot*

November 2024

Month-long observances:

• National Veterans and Military Families Month
• Native American Heritage Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• November 1-2 — Día de los Muertos
• November 2 — Diwali ends*
• November 11 — Veterans Day
• November 13-19 — Transgender Awareness Week
• November 16 — International Day for Tolerance
• November 17 — International ERG Day
• November 20 — Transgender Day of Remembrance
• November 29 — Native American Heritage Day*

December 2024

Month-long observances:

• Universal Human Rights Month

Important DE&I calendar dates:

• December 1 — World AIDS Day
• December 3 — Giving Tuesday*
• December 3 — International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• December 6 — St. Nicholas Day
• December 9 — Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• December 10 — International Human Rights Day
• December 12 — Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• December 16-24 — Las Posadas
• December 25 — Christmas
• December 25-January 2 — Hanukkah
• December 26-January 1 — Kwanzaa