For HR leaders committed to diversity and inclusion, creating welcoming workplaces is a year-round initiative.
Take note of the following professional, cultural, religious, and secular holidays as you build out your workplace calendar. Please be aware that all dates are for 2020.
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January 2020
Month-long observances:
- National Mentoring Month
- Poverty in America Awareness Month
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Important dates:
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- January 4 – National Braille Day
- January 7 – Christmas (Eastern Orthodox)
- January 10 – Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
- January 19 – World Religion Day
- January 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- January 25 – Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat)
- January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 2020
Month-long observances:
- American Heart Month
- Black History Month
- Human Relations Month
Important dates:
- February 1 – National Freedom Day
- February 14 – Valentine’s Day
- February 15 – Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
- February 17 – Presidents’ Day
- February 20 – World Day of Social Justice
- February 21 – Maha Shivarati (Hindu)
- February 25 – Mardi Gras
- February 26 – Ash Wednesday
March 2020
Month-long observances:
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- Ethnic Equality Month
- Gender Equality Month
- Greek-American Heritage Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness and Education Month
- National Women’s History Month
Important dates:
- March 6 – Employee Appreciation Day
- March 8 – International Women’s Day
- March 9 – Holi (Hindu)
- March 9 – Purim (Jewish)
- March 14 – Pi Day
- March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
- March 20 – Naw-Ruz (Baha’I New Year)
- March 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- March 31 – Equal Pay Day
- March 31 – International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 2020
Month-long observances:
- Arab-American Heritage Month
- Autism Awareness Month
- Celebrate Diversity Month
- Earth Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Volunteer Month
Important dates:
- April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
- April 5 – Palm Sunday (Christian)
- April 8 – Passover (Jewish)
- April 10 – Good Friday (Christian)
- April 12 – Easter (Christian)
- April 17 – National Day of Silence (LGBTQIAA+)
- April 19 – Start of Rivdan (Baha’i)
- April 20 – Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
- April 22 – Earth Day
- April 23 – Ramadan begins (Muslim)
May 2020
Month-long observances:
- ALS Awareness Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Indian Heritage Month
- Jewish-American Heritage Month
- Mental Health Month
- National Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Older Americans Month
- South Asian American Heritage Month
Important dates:
- May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
- May 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
- May 19 – Laylat al-Qadr (Muslim)
- May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- May 23 – Ramadan ends (Muslim)
- May 23 – Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
- May 24 – Eid al-Fitr (Muslim)
- May 25 – Memorial Day
- May 28 – Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
June 2020
Month-long observances:
- AIDS Awareness Month
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
- Black Music Month
- National Caribbean American Heritage Month
- Pride Month (LGBTQIAA+)
Important dates:
- July 9 – Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)
- June 12 – Loving Day
- June 19 – Juneteenth
- June 21 – National Indigenous Peoples Day
- June 21 – Litha, Summer Solstice (Pagan)
- June 28 – Pride Day (LGBTQIAA+)
July 2020
Month-long observances:
- French-American Heritage Month
Important dates:
- July 4 – Independence Day
- July 8 – Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)
- July 14 – Bastille Day
- July 18 – International Nelson Mandela Day
- July 24 – Pioneer Day (Mormon)
- July 30 – International Day of Friendship
- July 31 – Eid al-Adha (Muslim)
August 2020
Month-long observances:
- National Civility Month
Important dates:
- August 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
- August 11 – Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)
- August 17 – Marcus Garvey Day
- August 19 – Hijri New Year (Muslim)
- August 26 – Women’s Equality Day
September 2020
Month-long observances:
- Hispanic Heritage Month
Important dates:
- September 7 – Labor Day
- September 11 – Patriot Day
- September 15 – International Day of Democracy
- September 16 – Mexican Independence Day
- September 18 – Rosh Hashanah begins (Jewish)
- September 21 – International Day of Peace
- September 27 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
October 2020
Month-long observances:
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Bullying Prevention Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Filipino-American Heritage Month
- Italian-American Heritage Month
- LGBTQ History Month
- National Work and Family Month
- Polish-American Heritage Month
Important dates:
- October 2 – Sukkot begins (Jewish)
- October 2 – International Day of Nonviolence
- October 10 – World Mental Health Day
- October 11 – National Coming Out Day (LGBTQIAA+)
- October 12 – National Native American Day
- October 15 – White Cane Safety Day (Blind awareness)
- October 15 – Spirit Day (LGBTQIAA+ anti-bullying)
- October 16 – Bosses’ Day
- October 17 – Navrati begins (Hindu)
- October 18 – Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)
- October 19 – Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
- October 20 – Sikh Holy Day (birth of Guru Granth)
- October 22 – International Stuttering Awareness Day
- October 31 – Halloween
- October 31 – Dia de los Muertos begins
November 2020
Month-long observances:
- Movember (awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer)
- National Native American, American Indian, and Alaskan Native Heritage Month
Important dates:
- November 11 – Veterans Day
- November 14 – Diwali (Hindu)
- November 20 – Transgender Day of Remembrance
- November 25 – Day of the Covenant (Baha’i)
- November 26 – Thanksgiving
- November 27 – Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i)
- November 29 – Eid Milad ul-Nabi (Muslim)
December 2020
Month-long observances:
- Universal Human Rights Month
Important dates:
- December 1 – World AIDS Day
- December 3 – International Day for People with Disability
- December 10 – Hanukkah begins (Jewish)
- December 10 – International Human Rights Day
- December 21 – Yule Winter Solstice (Pagan)
- December 25 – Christmas (Christian)
- December 26 – Kwanzaa begins
- December 31 – New Year’s Eve