At Emerson we acknowledge, celebrate, and explore domestic and international racial, ethnic, and religious holidays and commemorations.. For many we present programming that can range from lecturers, art exhibits, dialogues and more.
Note: these listings are not exhaustive and we are happy to include others. If you wish for us to include another, please email culturalengagement [at] emerson.edu (culturalengagement[at]emerson[dot]edu).
Calendar
September
September 15 – October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month..
September 21: International Day of Peace.
October
September 15 – October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 9: National Indigenous People’s Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day.
October 11: National Coming Out Day.
October 18: International Pronoun Day.
October 26: Intersex Awareness Day.
November
November is National Native American Heritage Month.
The 2nd week of November is Trans Awareness Week.
November 1: Día de Los Muertos (All Saints’ Day or All Souls Day)
November 12: Diwali
November 16: International Day for Tolerance
November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 23-24: The National Day of Mourning
December
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 3: International Day of People with Disabilities
December 10: International Human Rights Day
December 12: Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 16: December 24: Las Posadas
December 26 - January 1: Kwanzaa
January
January 16: Martin Luther King Day
January 27: Holocaust Remembrance Day.
February
February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada. Since 1976, the month has been designated to remember the contributions of people of the African Diaspora.
February 1: National Freedom Day.
February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM.
February 20: World Day of Social Justice.
February 21: International Mother Language Day.
March
March is Women’s History Month
It is also National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, which was established to increase awareness and understanding of issues affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
March 1: Zero Discrimination Day.
March 8: International Women’s Day.
March 25: Remembrance Day of the Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
March 31: International Day of Trans Visibility.
April
April is Celebrate Diversity Month
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day.
April 7: World Health Day.
April 22: Earth Day
April 14: The Day of Silence
May
May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States.
May 3: World Press Freedom Day.
May 15: International Day of Families.
May 17: International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB).
June
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
June 5: World Environment Day
June 12: Pulse Night of Remembrance
June 19: Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day
June 28: Stonewall Riots Anniversary.
July
July 14: International Non-Binary Day
July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
July 26: Disability Independence Day
August
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 19: World Humanitarian Day
August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
August 26: Women’s Equality Day