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Fall Semester, 2026

ObservanceCommunity / SignificanceDate
International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesIndigenous peoples and culturesAug. 9, 2026
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionBlack/African diaspora and global historyAug. 23, 2026
Women’s Equality DayWomen’s history and gender equityAug. 26, 2026
Deaf Awareness MonthDeaf communities, cultures, and sign languagesSeptember 2026
National Hispanic Heritage MonthHispanic and Latine communitiesSept. 15–Oct. 15, 2026
International Day of Sign LanguagesDeaf communities and linguistic rightsSept. 23, 2026
Filipino American History MonthFilipino American history and culturesOctober 2026
LGBTQ+ History MonthLGBTQ+ history and communitiesOctober 2026
National Disability Employment Awareness MonthDisabled people and workplace accessOctober 2026
National Coming Out DayLGBTQ+ visibilityOct. 11, 2026
Indigenous Peoples’ DayIndigenous peoples, histories, and culturesOct. 12, 2026
White Cane Awareness DayBlind and low-vision communitiesOct. 15, 2026
Día de los MuertosMexican and other Latin American traditionsNov. 1–2, 2026
Native American Heritage MonthNative American and Alaska Native peoples, histories, and culturesNovember 2026
Transgender Awareness WeekTransgender and gender-expansive communitiesNov. 13–19, 2026
Transgender Day of RemembranceRemembrance of transgender people lost to violenceNov. 20, 2026
National Day of MourningIndigenous remembrance and reflectionNov. 26, 2026
World AIDS DayHIV/AIDS awareness and remembranceDec. 1, 2026
International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesDisability rights, access, and participationDec. 3, 2026
Human Rights DayUniversal human rightsDec. 10, 2026
KwanzaaAfrican American and Pan-African cultural celebrationDec. 26, 2026–Jan. 1, 2027

Spring Semester, 2027

ObservanceCommunity / SignificanceDate
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention MonthHuman rights and trafficking preventionJanuary 2027
World Braille DayBlind and low-vision communitiesJan. 4, 2027
Martin Luther King Jr. DayBlack history and the civil rights movementJan. 18, 2027
International Day of EducationEquitable access to educationJan. 24, 2027
International Holocaust Remembrance DayRemembrance of Holocaust victims and survivorsJan. 27, 2027
Black History MonthBlack and African American histories, cultures, and contributionsFebruary 2027
National Freedom DayCommemoration of the abolition of slavery in the United StatesFeb. 1, 2027
Lunar New YearChinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian cultures and communitiesFeb. 6, 2027
Women’s History MonthWomen’s histories and contributionsMarch 2027
Irish American Heritage MonthIrish American history and cultureMarch 2027
Developmental Disabilities Awareness MonthPeople with developmental disabilities and disability accessMarch 2027
International Women’s DayWomen’s rights and gender equityMarch 8, 2027
International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationRacial justice and human rightsMarch 21, 2027
International Transgender Day of VisibilityTransgender and gender-expansive communitiesMarch 31, 2027
Arab American Heritage MonthArab American histories, cultures, and contributionsApril 2027
Autism Acceptance MonthAutistic people and communitiesApril 2027
World Autism Awareness DayAutistic people and communitiesApril 2, 2027
Earth DayEnvironmental justice awareness April 22, 2027
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage MonthAANHPI histories, cultures, and contributionsMay 2027
Haitian Heritage MonthHaitian and Haitian American histories and culturesMay 2027
Jewish American Heritage MonthJewish American history, culture, and contributionsMay 2027
Mental Health Awareness MonthMental health education, advocacy, and accessMay 2027
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and TransphobiaLGBTQ+ rights and visibilityMay 17, 2027
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and DevelopmentCultural diversity and cross-cultural understandingMay 21, 2027