Inclusion and Awareness 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

International Allyship Day
(Global) Resources: Annual International Allyship Day event

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief
Resources: Human Rights Related to Freedom of Religion or Belief
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & It’s Abolition
Resources: More on the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

Women’s Equality Day
(USA) Resources: Voting Advocates Say Women's Equality Day Has A Complicated (And Yes, Racist) History

Labor Day
(USA) Resources: Why we celebrate Labor Day: Some trivia to share at the holiday picnic

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

International Day of Peace
(Global Awareness Day) Resources: United Nations International Day of Peace

Rosh Hashanah
Resources: The Meaning of Rosh Hashana

China National Day
(China) Resources: China National Day 2024 (Golden Week Holiday)

Yom Kippur
Religious Holiday (Judaism) Resources: History.com - Yom Kippur Brittanica - Yom Kippur

Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie
(China) Resources: Mid-Autumn Festival Information

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

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?

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

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?