Employee Initiatives and Campus Culture
Observances
January 2026
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 13 Korean American Day
- 16 National Religious Freedom Day
- 19 Martin Luther King Day
- 20 National Day of Racial Healing
- 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 2026
- Black History Month
- Irish American History Month
- 1 World Hijab Day
- 2/8-3/8 Ramadan
- 6 Ronald Reagan Birthday
- 12 Lincoln’s Birthday
- 14 Valentine’s Day
- 14 Frederick Douglass Birthday
- 16 Presidents’ Day/ Washington’s Birthday
- 17 Chinese New Year /Spring Festival/ Lunar New Year
- 17 Mardi Gras
- 18 Audre Lorde Birthday
March 2026
- Women’s History Month
- 4 Holi
- 8 International Women’s Day
- 29 National Vietnam War Veterans Day
- 31 Cesar Chavez
April 2026
- National Arab American Heritage Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Uplifting CommUnity Health Month
- 2 World Autism Awareness Day
- 7 Kitty Cone Birthday
- 10 Dolores Huerta Birthday
- 22 Earth Day
May 2026
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- 5 Cinco de Mayo
- 7 National Day of Prayer
- 9 John Brown Birthday
- 10 Mother’s Day
- 25 Memorial Day
June 2026
- Pride Month
- 7 Gwendolyn Brooks Birthday
- 16 Neurodiversity Pride Day
- 19 Juneteenth
- 21 Father’s Day
- 28 Stonewall Riots
July 2026
August 2026
- 2 James Baldwin Birthday
- 4 Barak Obama Birthday
- 6 Independence Day - Jamaica
- 15 Independence Day - India
September 2026
- Sept. 15-Oct. 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month
- 7 Labor Day
- 16 Independence Day - Mexico
- 17 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day USA
- 21 International Day of Peace
October 2026
- Filipino American History Month
- Italian American Heritage and Culture Month
- Polish American Heritage Month
- 1 Independence Day - Nigeria
- 2 Nat Turner Birthday
- 6 German American Day
- 12 Columbus Day
- 12 Indigenous People’s Day
November 2026
- National American Indian Heritage Month
- QueerVember
- 8 Diwali
- 11 Veterans Day
- 26 Thanksgiving Day USA
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