Diversity & Inclusion Celebrations

Fall 2025
Are there any other autumn celebrations or awareness occasions you observe in your family or culture? Please share with us via email: odi@johnson.cornell.edu

September
Hispanic Heritage Month/Latine Heritage Month, Sept 15-Oct 15
German American Heritage Month, Sept 15-Oct 15
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
National Guide Dog Month
Eid Milad ul-Nabi, September 4-5
Mexican Independence Day, September 16
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, September 18
Rosh Hashanah, September 22-24
International Week of the Deaf, September 22-28
International Day of Peace, September 21
Navrati, September 22-October 2
International Day of Sign Languages, September 23
National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, September 30
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30

October
Disability Employment Awareness Month
LGBTQ History Month
Hindu Heritage Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Filipino American History Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Italian American Heritage Month
Polish American Heritage Month
International Day of Older Persons, October 1
Yom Kippur, October 1-2
National Day of Non-Violence, October 2
Mid-Autumn Festival, October 6
Sukkot, October 6-13
World Mental Health Day, October 10
National Coming Out Day, October 11
Indigenous People’s Day, October 14
Blind Americans Equality Day and White Cane Awareness Day, October 15
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, October 17
Diwali, October 20
Birth of Bab and Birth of Baha’u’llah – Twin Holy Birthdays, Oct 22-23
United Nations Day, October 24
National Immigrants Day, October 28
Halloween, October 31
Samhain, October 31-November 1

November
Indigenous/Native American Heritage Month
National Adoption Month
National First Generation College Student Day, November 8
International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism, November 9
Veteran’s Day, November 11
Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20
Day of the Covenant, November 24-25
Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha, November 26-27
National Day of Mourning, November 27
Thanksgiving Day, November 27
American Indian Heritage Day, November 28
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29
St. Andrew’s Day, November 30

December
World AIDS Day, December 1
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, December 2
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3
St. Nicholas Day, December 6
Bodhi Day, December 8
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, December 9
Human Rights Day, December 10
Hanukkah, December 14-22
Winter Solstice, December 21
Christmas, December 25
Kwanzaa, December 26-January 1
New Year’s Eve, December 31