Diversity, Equity Inclusion & Belonging Calendar of Events 2024

Create a culture of trust, support, and belonging in your organization to make it authentically inclusive.

What is a Diversity and Inclusion Calendar?

A diversity and inclusion calendar is a tool that lists various cultural, religious, and social events, holidays, and awareness days from different groups throughout the year. The purpose of this calendar is to help people learn about and respect the unique backgrounds, beliefs, and customs of others. This calendar can be used in schools, workplaces, or personal life to promote a more inclusive and diverse environment.

If you would like to create awareness, host a speaking engagement, training, workshop or any other related event for your team as part of your DEIB strategy on the occasion of any of the following -please send us an email to info@theunstoppablegroup.com

See 2024 dates and observances by month.

January

Poverty in America Awareness Month
Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January 1 — New Year’s Day
January 2 — World Introvert Day
January 4 — World Braille Day
January 15 — World Religion Day
January 16 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 17 — National Day of Racial Healing
January 24 — International Day of Education
January 25 — Bell Let’s Talk Day (Canada Mental Health)
January 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February

Black History Month
February 1 — National Freedom Day
February 1 - 7 — World interfaith harmony week
February 4 — World Cancer Day
February 5 - 11 — UK race equality week
February 5 - 11 — Children’s mental health week
February 6 — International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation
February 11 — International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 14 — Have a Heart Day (Canada)
February 14 — Pink Triangle Day
February 15 — International childhood cancer day
February 17 — World human spirit day
February 20 — World Day of Social Justice
February 20 — Presidents Day (US)
February 22 — Pink Shirt Day (Canada)

March

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
National Women’s History Month
Ethnic Equality Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness and Education Month
Gender Equality Month
Greek-American Heritage Month
Deaf History Month
March 1 — Zero Discrimination Day
March 3 — Employee Appreciation Day
March 8 — Holi
March 8 — International Women’s Day
March 13 — Deaf History Month begins
March 14 — Pi Day
March 13-19 — Neurodiversity Celebration Week
March 14 — Equal Pay Day
March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day
March 21 — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (United Nations)
March 22 — Ramadan begins
March 27 - April 2 — 27 Mar-2 Apr – World autism acceptance week
March 30 — World bipolar day
March 31 — International Transgender Day of Visibility
March 31 — Equal Pay Day

April

Arab-American Awareness Month
Autism Acceptance Month
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
National Volunteer Month
Diversity Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Earth Month
April 2 — World Autism Awareness Day
April 5 — Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day
April 5 — Passover begins
April 6 — International Asexuality Day
April 7 — World Health Day‍
April 7— Good Friday
April 9 — Easter
April 13 — Passover ends
April 14 — Vaisakhi
April 15 — Deaf History Month ends
April 20 — Ramadan ends*
April 21 — Eid al Fitr*
Second Wednesday of April — International Day of Pink
April 23 — National Day of Silence
April 22-24 — Gathering of Nations
April 25 — World malaria day
April 26 — Lesbian Visibility Day
April 28 — World day for health and safety at work

May

Mental Health Awareness Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
ALS Awareness Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
Older Americans Month
May 1 — Beltane
May 3 — Asian-American Women’s Equal Pay Day
May 5 — Red Dress Day (Canada)
May 5 — International family equality day
May 6 -12 — Deaf awareness week
May 14 — Mother’s Day
May 16 — Global accessibility awareness day
May 17 — International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 20 — Asian Gold Ribbon Day
May 21 — World Day for Cultural Diversity
May 23 — Declaration of the Bab
May 24 — Pansexual visibility day

June

National Caribbean American Heritage Month
Pride Month
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
National Caribbean American Heritage Month
Black Music Month
National Indigenous History Month (Canada)
June 4 — Trinity Sunday
June 4 — International day of innocent children victims of aggression
June 5 — World Environment Day
June 8 — Global wellness day
June 9 — Race unity day
June 11 — International Albinism Awareness Day Day
June 10 - 16 — Men’s health week
June 12 — Loving Day
June 12 — World day against child labour
June 13 — International Albinism Awareness Day
June 15 — LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day
June 15 — World elder abuse awareness day
June 17 - 23 — Refugee week
June 18 — Father’s Day
June 18 — Autistic pride day
June 19 — Juneteenth
June 19 — National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 20 — World refugee day
June 24- 28 — School diversity week
June 28 — Pride Day
June 28-29 — Eid al-Adha

July

Disability Pride Month
French American Heritage Month
National Injury Prevention Day (Canada)
The start of South Asian heritage month
July 4 — Independence Day
July 11 — MartyrWorld Populace Day
July 14 — International non-binary people’s day
July 14 — World Populace Day
July 18 — South Asian Heritage Month begins
July 18 — International Nelson Mandela Day
July 19 — Glioblastoma Awareness Day
July 24 — Pioneer Day (Mormon)
July 24 — International Self-Care Day
July 26 — National Disability Independence Day
July 28 — World Hepatitis Day
July 30 — International Day of Friendship

August

August 1 — Emancipation Day
August 4 — Barack Obama Day
August 9 — International Day of Indigenous People
August 12 — International Day of Indigenous PeopleInternational Youth Day
August 15— International Youth Day
August 17 — South Asian Heritage Month ends
August 19 — World Humanitarian Day
August 23 — International day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition
August 24 — Birthday of Marlee Matlin
August 26 — Women’s Equality Day

September

Suicide Prevention Month
Birthday of Marlee Matlin
National Guide Dog Month
National Recovery Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 4 — Labor Day
September 5 — International Day of Charity
September 10 — World Suicide Prevention Day
September 11 — Patriot Day (US)
September 11 — National Day of Service
September 15 — Hispanic Heritage Month begins
September 15 — International Day of Democracy
September 16 — Mexican Independence Day
September 18 — International equal pay day
September 21 — International Day of Peace
4th week of September— Gender Equality Week
September 22 — American Indian Day
September 23 — Bi Visibility Day (Canada)
September 23 — International Day of Sign Language
September 23 - 29 — UK national inclusion week
September 26 — European Day of Languages
September 27 — World Tourism Day
September 28 — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30 — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Canada)
September 30 — Orange Shirt Day (Canada)

October

Global Diversity Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
LGBTQ History Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
Filipino-American Heritage Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Work and Family Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Family History Month
October 1 — Anniversary of the introduction of the Equality Act
October 1 — National Seniors Day (Canada)
October 2 — National Seniors Day (CanadaInternational Day of Nonviolence)
October 9 — National Indigenous Peoples Day
October 10 — World Mental Health Day
October 11 — National Coming Out Day
October 11 — International Day of the Girl Child
October 15 — International Day of the Rural Women
October 15 — Hispanic Heritage Month ends
October 15 — White Cane Safety Day
October 16 — International pronouns day
October 18 — Anti Slavery Day
October 18 — World menopause day
October 18 — Show Racism the Red Card’s wear red day
October 19 — Spirit Day
October 22 — International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 26 — Intersex Awareness Day
October 31 — Halloween

November

Movember
Military Family Month
National Native American Heritage Month
Men's Health Awareness Month
Alaskan Native Heritage Month
Start of Disability History Month
1st week of November — Treaties Recognition Week
November 1 — Military Family Appreciation Day
November 1 — All Saints Day
November 8 — Intersex day of solidarity
November 9 — World Freedom Day
November 10 — World Science Day for Peace and Development
November 11 — Veterans Day
November 12 — Diwali
November 13 — World Kindness Day
November 13-19 — Transgender Awareness Week
November 16 — Dutch American Heritage Day
November 16 — International Day for Tolerance
November 17 — International ERG Day
November 20 — Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20 — National Child Day
November 23 — Thanksgiving (US)
November 25 — Day of the Covenant
November 25 — International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 30 — Native Women’s Equal Pay Day

December

Universal Human Rights Month
December 1 — World AIDS Day
December 3 — International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3 -24 — Advent
December 6 — National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 7-15 — Hanukkah
December 8 — Latina’s Equal Pay Day
December 10 — International Human Rights Day
December 18 — International Migrants Day
December 21 — Winter Solstice
December 25 — Christmas
December 26-January 1 — Kwanzaa

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