Every senior executive should know the dates, months, and holidays that are important to their workforce. That ranges from important religious holidays, cultural awareness months, and days of remembrance.
Recognizing these 2024 DEI key dates helps management build an inclusive workplace. Your leaders can provide time off for different observances, which will assist in your retention efforts and improve your workflow. Furthermore, companies can celebrate these dates with DEI events or share information to help team members feel like they belong.
When creating your internal diversity, equity, and inclusion calendar, be sure to consult your employee resource groups (ERGs). Many dates are overlooked due to historical marginalization. In addition, some dates may be more relevant to your workforce than others. Chief diversity officers can work with their ERGs to find out which observances are most important and to gather DEI event ideas.
Below is a list of big dates we’ve compiled, which every DEI executive should keep their eye out for. Additionally, you’ll find links to monthly guides with suggestions on how to recognize these important milestones.
Bookmark this webpage to keep up to date on the latest changes — we’ll be adding equal pay days and holidays that fall on the Lunar calendar as they are announced.
Note: An asterisk next to the holiday indicates the date changes each year.
Our 2024 DEI calendar is assembled from our frequent review of similar calendars maintained by your peers. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or exclusive list. Want to share your DEI calendar? Did we miss any important dates? Send us an email to help us keep this resource up to date.
Click a specific month to view its 2024 dates and observances:
DEI Calendar January 2024
- Poverty in America Awareness Month
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- January 1 — New Year’s Day
- January 4 — World Braille Day
- January 13 — Korean American Day
- January 14 —Old/Orthodox New Year
- January 15 — Makar Sankranti
- January 15 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day*
- January 16 — National Day of Racial Healing*
- January 18 — Bodhi Day*
- January 24-25 — Tu b’shevat*
- January 25 — Mahayana New Year*
- January 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day
DEI Calendar February 2024
- Black History Month
- February 10 — Lunar New Year*
- February 10 — Tết*
- February 13 — Mardi Gras
- February 14 — Ash Wednesday*
- February 16 — National Caregivers Day*
- February 16 — Magha Puja Day*
- February 19 — Presidents’ Day*
- February 20 — World Day of Social Justice
- February 24 — Makha Bucha Day*
DEI Calendar March 2024
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- Irish American Heritage Month
- Women’s History Month
- March 1 — Employee Appreciation Day*
- March 1 — St. David’s Day
- March 8 — International Women’s Day
- March 8 — Maha Shivaratri*
- March 10 — Ramadan begins*
- March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day
- March 18-24 — Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- March 21 — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (United Nations)
- March 21 — World Down Syndrome Day
- March 23-24 — Purim*
- March 24 — Palm Sunday*
- March 25 — Holi*
- March 25 — International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery
- March 28 — Maundy Thursday*
- March 29 — Good Friday*
- March 29 — National Vietnam War Veterans Day
- March 31 — César Chávez Day
- March 31 — Easter*
- March 31 — International Transgender Day of Visibility
DEI Calendar April 2024
- Arab American Awareness Month
- Autism Acceptance Month
- Diversity Month
- National Deaf History Month
- April 2 — World Autism Day
- April 5 — Laylat al-Qadr*
- April 6 — National Tartan Day
- April 7 — World Health Day
- April 9 — Ramadan ends*
- April 13 — Vaisakhi*
- April 22-30 — Passover*
- April 24 — Administrative Professionals Day
- April 26 — Lesbian Visibility Day
DEI Calendar May 2024
- Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Indian Heritage Month
- Jewish-American Heritage Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Military Appreciation Month
- National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
- May 3 — Orthodox Good Friday*
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- May 5 — Orthodox Easter*
- May 10 — Military Spouse Appreciation Day
- May 12 — Mother’s Day*
- May 17 — International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
- May 21 — World Day for Cultural Diversity
- May 27 — Memorial Day*
DEI Calendar June 2024
- Caribbean American Heritage Month
- Pride Month
- June 12 — Loving Day
- June 14-19 — Hajj*
- June 16 — Father’s Day*
- June 17 — Eid al-Adha*
- June 18 — International Day for Countering Hate Speech
- June 19 — Juneteenth
- June 28 — Pride Day
DEI Calendar July 2024
- BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month
- Disability Pride Month
- French American Heritage Month
- July 4 — Independence Day
- July 7-8 — Hijri New Year*
- July 14 — International Non-Binary Peoples Day
- July 16 — Ashura
- July 18 — South Asian Heritage Month begins
- July 26 — Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary
- July 27 — National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
- July 28 — National Parents’ Day
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- August 7 — Purple Heart Day
- August 9 — International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
- August 12-13 — Tisha B’Av*
- August 17 — South Asian Heritage Month ends
- August 19 — Raksha Bandhan*
- August 26 — Women’s Equality Day
- August 31 — International Day for People of African Descent
DEI Calendar September 2024
- Suicide Prevention Month
- September 2 — Labor Day
- September 11 — National Day of Service and Remembrance
- September 15 — Hispanic Heritage Month begins
- September 16 — Mexican Independence Day
- September 20 — HeForShe movement anniversary
- September 21 — International Day of Peace
- September 27 — Native American Day
- September 28 — National Public Lands Day
DEI Calendar October 2024
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Filipino American History Month
- LGBT History Month
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Polish American Heritage Month
- October 2-4 — Rosh Hashanah*
- October 3-11 — Navratri*
- October 10 — World Mental Health Day
- October 11 — National Coming Out Day
- October 14 — Indigenous Peoples Day
- October 11-12 — Yom Kippur*
- October 15 — Hispanic Heritage Month ends
- October 16 — International Pronouns Day*
- October 16-23 — Sukkot*
DEI Calendar November 2024
- National Veterans and Military Families Month
- Native American Heritage Month
- November 1-2 — Día de los Muertos
- November 2 — Diwali ends*
- November 11 — Veterans Day
- November 13-19 — Transgender Awareness Week
- November 16 — International Day for Tolerance
- November 17 — International ERG Day
- November 20 — Transgender Day of Remembrance
- November 29 — Native American Heritage Day*
DEI Calendar December 2024
- Universal Human Rights Month
- December 1 — World AIDS Day
- December 3 — Giving Tuesday*
- December 3 — International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 6 — St. Nicholas Day
- December 9 — Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- December 10 — International Human Rights Day
- December 12 — Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- December 16-24 — Las Posadas
- December 25 — Christmas
- December 25-January 2 — Hanukkah
- December 26-January 1 — Kwanzaa
