Cultural Holidays and Observances Calendar
University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is committed to making awareness and inclusion a daily practice. This calendar highlights many multicultural events and observances that are important to our patients and families, workforce and communities.
Throughout the year, we will mark many of these days with messages, events and educational opportunities. Click on the links in the calendar to learn more.
We also ask that our team members review the calendar to help us be respectful in scheduling and to better ensure inclusion, 365 days a year.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
January
- 1/4: World Braille Day
- 1/15: Makar Sankranti Day
- 1/15: World Religion Day
- 1/16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 1/22: Lunar New Year
February
- All month: Black History Month
- 2/15: Nirvana Day
- 2/20: World Day of Social Justice
- 2/22: Ash Wednesday
March
- All month: Gender Equality Month
- All month: National Women's History Month
- All month: Irish-American Heritage Month
- 3/1: Maha Shivaratri
- 3/6: Purim
- 3/8: International Women's Day
- 3/8: Holi
- 3/17: St. Patrick's Day
- 3/22 - 4/21: Ramadan
- 3/30: Ram Navami
- 3/31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- All Month: Celebrate Diversity Month
- All month: National Arab American Heritage Month
- All month: Jewish American Heritage Month
- 4/2: World Autism Awareness Day
- 4/2: Palm Sunday
- 4/5 - 4/13: Passover
- 4/7: Good Friday
- 4/9: Easter
- 4/17: Laylat al-Qadr
- 4/21 - 4/22: Eid al-Fitr
- 4/22: Earth Day
May
- All month: Mental Health Awareness Month
- All month: National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- 5/4: National Day of Prayer
- 5/5: Cinco de Mayo
- 5/5: Visakha Puja
- 5/25 - 5/27: Shavuot
- 5/28: Pentecost
- 5/29: Memorial Day
June
- All month: LGBTQ Pride Month
- All month: Caribbean American Heritage Month
- 6/19: Juneteenth
- 6/20: World Refugee Day
- 6/25 - 7/1: The Hajj
- 6/28 - 6/29: Eid Al-Adha
July
- 7/3: Asalha Puja
- 7/4: Independence Day
- 7/7: Eid al-Ghadir
- 7/26: National Disability Independence Day
August
- 8/9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
- 8/19: Ashura
- 8/26: Women's Equality Day
- 8/30: Raksha Bandhan
September
- 9/6 - 9/7: Krishna Janmashtami
- 9/5 - 9/6: Arbaeen
- 9/15 - 9/17: Rosh Hashanah
- 9/15 - 10/15: Hispanic Heritage Month
- 9/23: Bi Visibility Day
- 9/24 - 9/25: Yom Kippur
- 9/27: Mawlid
- 9/29 - 10/6: Sukkot
October
- All month: Global Diversity Awareness Month
- All month: National Filipino American History Month
- 10/1 - 10/7: National Diversity Week
- 10/22: Durga Ashtami
- 10/9: Indigenous Peoples' Day
- 10/11: National Coming Out Day
- 10/11: International Day of the Girl Child
- 10/15 - 10/24: Navratri
- 10/31: Day of the Dead
November
- All month: Native American Heritage Month
- 11/1: All Saints Day
- 11/2: All Souls Day
- 11/11: Veterans Day
- 11/20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
- 11/12: Diwali
- 11/23: Thanksgiving Day
December
- 12/7 - 12/15: Hanukkah
- 12/24: Christmas Eve
- 12/25: Christmas Day
- 12/26 - 1/1: Kwanzaa
- 12/31: New Year's Eve
Comments or suggestions for the calendar? Contact EDI@umm.edu.
