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.
2024
January
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | Poverty in America Awareness Month |
| 1 | New Year's Day |
| 1 | Global Family Day/World Peace Day |
| 4 | World Braille Day |
| 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr Day |
| 21 | World Religion Day |
| 26 | International Customs Day |
| 27 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
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 |
| 10 | Lunar New Year |
| 13 | Mardi Gras |
| 14 | St. Valentine's Day |
| 14 | Ash Wednesday (Start of Lent) |
| 15 | Nirvana Day |
| 19 | Presidents Day |
| 20 | World Day Of Social Justice |
March
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month |
| All Month | Greek-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Gender Equality Month |
| All Month | Irish-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Ethnic Equality Month |
| All Month | National Women's History Month |
| 8 | International Women's Day |
| 8 | United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace |
| 10 | Ramadan begins |
| 11 | World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film |
| 12 | Equal Pay Day |
| 14 | Pi Day |
| 16 | St. Urho day |
| 17 | St. Patrick's Day |
| 20–21 | Naw-Ruz (Baha'i New Year) |
| 23–24 | Purim |
| 25 | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade |
| 31 | Easter |
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 |
| 12 | National Day Of Silence |
| 17 | Youth Homelessness Matters Day |
| 20 | First Day of Ridvan - Festival of Ridvan |
| 21 | Advisor Appreciation Day |
| 22 | Passover starts |
| 22 | Earth Day |
| 28–29 | The Ninth Day of Ridvan |
| 30 | Passover ends |
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 | Star Wars Day |
| 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 |
| 27 | 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 | LGBT Pride Month |
| All Month | Black Music Month |
| 9 | Race Unity Day |
| 12 | Loving Day |
| 19 | Juneteenth |
| 1-30 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Day… |
July
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | French-American Heritage Month |
| 4 | Filipino-American Friendship Day |
| 9 | The Martyrdom of the Bab |
| 9 | World Population Day |
| 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 |
| 9 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| 12–13 | Tisha B'Av |
| 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 | Hispanic Heritage Month |
| 9/15–10/15 | National German Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15) |
| All Month | National Guide Dog Month |
| 2 | Labor Day |
| 2-4 | Rosh Hashanah |
| 11 | Patriot Day |
| 11–12 | Yom Kippur |
| 15 | International Day of Democracy |
| 16 | Mexican Independence Day |
| 16 | Sukkot starts |
| 19 | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 21 | International Day of Peace |
| 23 | Sukkot ends |
| 26 | European Languages Day |
| 27 | World Tourism Day |
October
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | Bullying Prevention 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 | Filipino-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Italian-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | LGBT History Month |
| All Month | National Disability Employment Awareness Month |
| All Month | Polish American Month |
| All Month | National Work and Family Month |
| 2 | International Day of Non-Violence |
| 6 | German American Day |
| 10 | World Mental Health Day |
| 11 | National Coming Out Day |
| 14 | National Indigenous People’s Day |
| 15 | White Cane Safety Day |
| 17 | Spirit Day-Anti Bullying… |
| 17 | Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary |
| 22 | International Stuttering Awareness Day |
| 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 |
| 3 | Birth of Baha’u’llah |
| 9 | World Freedom Day |
| 11 | Veterans Day/Armistice Day |
| 13 | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | International Day for Tolerance |
| 17 | International Students' Day |
| 20 | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
| 28 | Thanksgiving |
December
| Day(s) | Group, Culture or Cause Recognized |
|---|---|
| All Month | Universal Human Rights Month |
| 1 | World AIDS Day |
| 2 | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 3 | International Day for People with Disability |
| 10 | International Human Rights Day |
| 20 | International Human Solidarity Day |
| 25 | Christmas |
| 12/25–1/2 | Hanukkah |
| 12/26–1/1 | Kwanzaa |
| 31 | New Year's Eve |