2026 Inclusion Calendar

MonthMonthly CelebrationsSpecial Dates
January 2026 Human Trafficking Prevention Month 1: New Year’s Day (Federal Holiday)
19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Federal Holiday)
February 2026 Black History Month 16: Presidents’ Day / Washington’s Birthday (Federal Holiday)
17: Lunar New Year
18: Ramadan begins (date may vary by moon sighting)
March 2026 Women’s History Month 8: International Women’s Day
19–20: Eid al-Fitr (date may vary by moon sighting)
20: Spring Equinox
21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN)
31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 2026 Arab American Heritage Month
Autism Acceptance Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Deaf History Month
1–9: Passover (begins at sundown Apr 1; ends nightfall Apr 9)
2: World Autism Awareness Day (UN)
5: Easter (Christian)
22: Earth Day
May 2026 Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
21: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (UN)
25: Memorial Day (Federal Holiday)
26–27: Eid al-Adha (date may vary by moon sighting)
June 2026 LGBTQ+ Pride Month 19: Juneteenth National Independence Day (Federal Holiday)
21: Summer Solstice
26: Anniversary of U.S. Marriage Equality (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015)
28: Stonewall Uprising Anniversary
July 2026   3: Independence Day (Federal Holiday observed)
4: Independence Day
14: International Non-Binary People’s Day
26: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Anniversary
30: International Day of Friendship (UN)
August 2026 National Minority Donor Awareness Month 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (UN)
26: Women’s Equality Day
September 2026 Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 – Oct 15) 7: Labor Day (Federal Holiday)
11–13: Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown Sept 11)
15: International Day of Democracy (UN)
20–21: Yom Kippur (begins at sundown Sept 20)
October 2026 Disability Employment Awareness Month
LGBTQ+ History Month
11: National Coming Out Day
12: Indigenous Peoples’ Day / Columbus Day (Federal Holiday)
16: World Food Day (UN)
21: International Pronouns Day
26: Intersex Awareness Day
November 2026 Native American Heritage Month 8: Diwali
11: Veterans Day (Federal Holiday)
20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
26: Thanksgiving Day (Federal Holiday)
December 2026 Universal Human Rights Month 1: World AIDS Day
3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities (UN)
4–12: Hanukkah (begins at sundown Dec 4)
10: Human Rights Day (UN)
25: Christmas Day (Federal Holiday)
26: Kwanzaa begins (through Jan 1)