2024 Diversity Calendar
Global Holidays, Celebrations, &
Awareness Days for International Teams
Welcome! Use this list to familiarize yourself with the wide variety of celebrations that take place across the year. While not an exhaustive list, the following is a compilation of global holidays, awareness days, and celebrations that your global friends, family or colleagues might be honoring.
As you educate yourself and learn more about other cultures’ holidays and celebrations that may be new to you, be sure to do so respectfully.
Upcoming Celebrations
Click each event for additional external resources to learn more
Independence Day
(Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) Resources: Central American Independence Day Celebrations: September 15th
National Hispanic Heritage Month
(USA) 7 Ideas To Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month And Reduce Cultural Barriers
Mexican Independence Day
(Mexico) Resources: How to Celebrate Mexican Independence Day
Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie
(China) Resources: Mid-Autumn Festival Information
International Day of Peace
(Global Awareness Day) Resources: United Nations International Day of Peace
China National Day
(China) Resources: China National Day 2024 (Golden Week Holiday)
Rosh Hashanah
Resources: The Meaning of Rosh Hashana
World Mental Health Day
(International Awareness Day) Resources: World Health Organization - World Mental Health Day
National Coming Out Day
(Awareness Day, USA) Resources: What is National Coming Out Day? Here's how it started, what its goal is and how to celebrate Why do we need National Coming Out Day?
International Day of the Girl
(International Awareness Day) Resources: The United Nations - International Day of the Girl International Day of the Girl
Yom Kippur
Religious Holiday (Judaism) Resources: History.com - Yom Kippur Brittanica - Yom Kippur
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
(Awareness Day, USA) Resources: What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history What is Indigenous Peoples' Day?
Halloween
(USA & Europe) Resources: Be culturally respectful as you celebrate Halloween Brittanica - Halloween
Día de Muertos
Religious Holiday (Christianity) Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Brasil, El Salvador Resources: Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) What Is Day of the Dead, the Mexican Holiday?
Diwali
Religious Holiday (Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism) Resources: What is Diwali, and how is it celebrated in India and the diaspora? Diwali: Festival of Lights
National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month
(USA) Resources: National Native American Heritage Month 10 Ways to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Veterans Day
(Awareness Day, USA) Resources: History of Veterans Day THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY
Thanksgiving
(USA) Resources: Cultivating Authentic and Respectful Thanksgiving Traditions Rethinking Thanksgiving Celebrations: Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving 8 Ways to Decolonize and Honor Native Peoples on Thanksgiving
World AIDS Day
(International Awareness Day) Resources: WHAT IS WORLD AIDS DAY?
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
(International Awareness Day) Resources: The World Health Organization - Celebrating International Day of persons with disabilities
