January 5 January Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh – Sikhism 6 January Epiphany – Christianity 18 January Mahayana New Year – Buddhism 27 January Holocaust Memorial Day
February LGBT+ History Month 1 February Chinese New Year/ New Lunar Year 5 February Basant Panchami-Saraswati Puja – Hinduism 7 February UK Race Equality Week 15 February Nirvana Day – Buddhism 16 February Magha Puja Day – Buddhism 25 February – 1 March Intercalary Days – Bahai
March 1 March Shrove Tuesday – Christianity 2 March Ash Wednesday – Christianity 2 – 20 March Nineteen Day Fast – Bahai 7 – 13 March Islam Awareness Week 8 March International Women’s Day 16 – 17 March Purim – Judaism * 18 March Holi – Hinduism 18 March Hola Mohalla – Sikhism 20 March Naw Rúz (New Year) – Bahai 21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March World Down Syndrome Day 27th March Mother’s day 29 March – 4 April World Autism Awareness Week 31 March International Transgender Day of Visibility
*Please note the major Jewish festivals begin in the evening of the festival start date.
April` Autism Awareness Month, Stress Awareness Month 2 April Ramadan begins – Islam* 2 April World Autism Awareness Day 10 April Palm Sunday – Christianity 10 April Rama Navami – Hinduism 14 April Vaisakhi – Sikhism 15 April Good Friday – Christianity 15 – 23 April Pesach (Passover) – Judaism** 16 April Theravada New Year – Buddhism 17 April Easter Sunday – Christianity 21 April First Day of Ridván – Bahai 22 April Stephen Lawrence Day 27 – 28 April Yom HaShoah – Judaism** 28 April Lailat al Qadr – Islam 29 April Ninth Day of Ridván – Bahai 31 April International Transgender Day of Visibility
May Mental Health Awareness Month 1 May Ramadan ends – Islam* 2 May Eid al-Fitr – Islam* 2 May Last Day of Ridván /Twelfth Day of Ridván – Bahai 4 – 9 May Deaf Awareness Week 9 – 15 May Black Inclusion Week 9 – 15 May Mental Health Awareness Week 12 May National Day for Staff Networks 16 May Ascension Day – Christianity 16 May Vesak (Buddah Day) – Buddhism 17 May International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, 23 May Pentecost – Christianity 24 May Declaration of the Báb – Bahai 28 May Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh – Bahai
*Please note the exact dates of the major Islamic festivals will depend on the moon sightings based on the lunar calendar.
June LGBTQ Pride Month, Men’s Health Awareness Month
5 June Pentecost – Christian 5 June World Environment Day 5 June Shavuot – Judaism* 7 – 14 June Carers Week 12 June Pentecost – Orthodox Christian, 16 June Corpus Christi – Christianity 16 June Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikhism 18 June Autistic Pride Day 22 June Windrush Day 29 June St Peter and St Paul Day – Christianity 30 June Puri Ratha Yatra – Hinduism
July South Asian Heritage Month begins 1- 12 July Hajj – Islam* UK Black Pride (dates to be confirmed) 9 or 10 July Eid al-Adha – Islam* 10 July Martyrdom of the Bab – Bahai 13 July Dharma Day (Asalha Puja) – Buddhism 14 July International Non-Binary People’s Day 18 July – 17 August South Asian Heritage Month 30 July Muharram/Islamic New Year – Islam*
August South Asian Heritage Month ends 8 August Ashura – Islam* 11 August Raksha Bandhan – Hinduism 12 August International Youth Day 15 August Assumption – Christianity 19 August Krishna Janmashtami – Hinduism
September World Alzheimer’s Month, World Dementia Awareness Month
1 September First Parkash – Sikhism 6 September Colour Blind Awareness Day 21 September Feast of Saint Matthew – Christian 21 September International Day of Peace 21 September World Alzheimer’s Day 23 September Bi Visibility Day 25 September World Deaf Day, 25 – 27 September Rosh Hashanah – Judaism* 26 September – 2 October National Inclusion Week 26 September – 5 October Navratri – Hinduism
October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Black History Month (UK), Lupus Awareness Month, Global Diversity Awareness Month, Menopause Awareness Month
1 October International Day of Older Persons, 4 – 5 October Yom Kippur – Judaism* 8 October Mawlid an-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) – Islam** 9 – 16 October Sukkot – Judaism* 10 October World Mental Health Day 16 – 18 October Simchat Torah – Judaism* 18 October World Menopause Day 19 October International Pronouns Day, 20 October Installation of the Scriptures as Guru Granth – Sikhism 24 October Diwali – Hinduism 26 October Birth of the Báb – Bahai 27 October Birth of Bahá’u’lláh – Bahai
**Please note the exact dates of the major Islamic festivals will depend on the moon sightings based on the lunar calendar.
November Movember Men’s Health Awareness Month, Islamophobia Awareness Month, UK Disability History Month
1 November All Saints – Christianity 2 November All Souls – Christianity 8 November Guru Nanak Dev Sahib – Sikhism 13 – 19 November Trans Awareness Week 13 – 20 November Inter Faith Week 18 November LGBTQ+ STEM Day 18 November – 18 December UK Disability History Month 18 November International STAND UP to Bullying Day 19 November International Men’s Day 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 20 November Trans Day of Remembrance 25 November White Ribbon Day 26 November Carers Rights Day 28 November Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá – Bahai
December AIDS Awareness Month, Decembeard
1 December World AIDS Day 2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities 18 – 25 December Hanukkah – Judaism* 24 December Christmas Eve – Christianity 25 December Christmas Day – Christianity
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