Honoring and Celebrating Our Community Calendar
Native American Heritage Month
During the month of November, we celebrate Native American Heritage…
Native American Heritage Month
Today is
November 15, 2024
About the calendar: This calendar aims to support learning, cross-cultural connection, and meaningful recognition of holidays and celebrations across our campus community. It is a work in progress, and the Office of Inclusive Excellence welcomes feedback; please share your comments, corrections, or additional resources on our feedback form.
Please note that this calendar is not intended to be an exhaustive list of religious traditions or observances. Students and employees may request religious accommodations for observances that are not listed here. Additional information about religious accommodation policies can be found through UCI's Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
When planning events throughout the year, University departments and administrators should consult calendars of religious and cultural observances. This practice demonstrates inclusivity and respect for the diverse practices and celebrations of employees, students, and constituents. By considering these observances, the University can create a more welcoming and accommodating environment for its entire community.
Celebrating and Honoring 2024-25
Aug. 1, Lammas/Lughnasadh (begins)
Aug. 4, Birthday of Barack Obama
Aug. 6, Transfiguration of the Lord (Feast of the Transfiguration)
Aug. 9, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Aug. 12, Tisha B’Av (begins)
Aug. 13, Obon (Ullambana) (begins)
Aug. 15, India Independence Day
Aug. 15, Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus
Aug. 15, Feast of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
Aug. 15, Dormition of the Theotokos
Aug. 16, Ashura (begins)
Aug. 17, Marcus Garvey Day
Aug. 17, South Asian Heritage Month (ends)
Aug. 18, Hungry Ghost Festival
Aug. 18, Lord Krishna’s Birthday
Aug. 19, Raksha Bandhan
Aug. 21, Khordad Sal
Aug. 23, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Aug. 24, Birthday of Marlee Matlin
Aug. 25. Arba’een (begins)
Aug. 26, Women’s Equality Day
Aug. 26, Krishna Janmashtami (begins)
Aug. 26, California Farmer Worker Day
Aug. 29, Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Aug. 30, Rashka Bandhan
Aug. 31, Paryushana (begins)
Aug. 31, International Day of People of African Descent
Sept. 1, Intergeneration Month (begins)
Sept. 1, National Recovery Month (begins)
Sept. 1, Intergenerational Month
Sept. 1, First Parkash
Sept. 2, Labor Day
Sept. 4, Richard Wright’s Birthday
Sept. 6, Janmashtami (begins)
Sept. 7, Samvatsari
Sept. 7, Ganesh Chaturthi
Sept. 11, Ethiopian New Year
Sept. 11, Patriot Day
Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance
Sept. 14, Elevation of the Life Giving Cross
Sept. 15, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week (begins)
Sept. 15, Latinx Heritage Month (begins)
Sept. 15, Mawlid al-Nabi (begins)
Sept. 15, Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Sunni Islam)
Sept. 16, Bisexual Awareness Week (begins)
Sept. 18, International Equal Pay Day
Sept. 20, HeForShe
Sept. 21, Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Shia Islam)
Sept. 21, International Day of Peace
Sept. 21, Nativity of the Theotokos
Sept. 22, Mabon (Autumn Equinox)
Sept. 22, Autumnal Equinox
Sept. 23, International Day of Sign Languages
Sept. 23, Celebrate Bisexuality Day
Sept. 27, Native American Day
Sept. 27, Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Sunni)
Sept. 27, Meskel
Sept. 28, Teachers’ Day in Taiwan
Sept. 29, Michaelmas
Oct. 1, LGBTQ+ History Month (begins)
Oct. 1, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (begins)
Oct. 1, Global Diversity Awareness Month (begins)
Oct. 1, Polish American Heritage Month (begins)
Oct. 1, Filipino American History Month (begins)
Oct. 1, Breast Cancer Awareness Month (begins)
Oct. 1, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (begins)
Oct. 2, Rosh Hashanah (begins)
Oct. 3, Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day
Oct. 3, Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Shia)
Oct. 3, Sharad Navratri (begins)
Oct. 4, St. Francis Day
Oct. 4, Blessing of the Animals
Oct. 6, Fast of Gedaliah
Oct. 8, International Lesbian Day
Oct. 10, World Mental Health Day
Oct. 11, National Coming Out Day
Oct. 11, Yom Kippur (begins)
Oct. 12, Dasara; Dussehra; Vijayadashami
Oct. 14, National Indigenous Peoples Day
Oct. 14, Columbus Day
Oct. 14, Defender of Ukraine Day
Oct. 14, Canadian Thanksgiving
Oct. 16, International Pronouns Day
Oct. 16, Sukkot (begins)
Oct. 17, Spirit Day (Anti-Bullying)
Oct. 20, Birth of Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Oct. 20, Installation of Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib
Oct. 20, Asexual Awareness Week (begins)
Oct. 23, Shemini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah (begins)
Oct. 25, California Larry Itliong Day
Oct. 26, Intersex Awareness Day
Oct. 31, Halloween
Oct. 31, Reformation Day
Oct. 31, Samhain (beings)
Nov. 1, National Native American Heritage Month (begins)
Nov. 1, National Family Caregivers Month (begins)
Nov. 1, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) (begins)
Nov. 1, Movember (begins)
Nov. 1, Diwali
Nov. 1, All Saints’ Day
Nov. 1, Bandi Chhor Divas
Nov. 2, All Souls’ Day
Nov. 2, Birth of the Báb
Nov. 3, Birth of Bahá’u’lláh
Nov. 3, Trans Parent Day
Nov. 11, Veterans Day
Nov. 13, Transgender Awareness Week (begins)
Nov. 15, Nativity Fast (begins)
Nov. 15, Birth of Guru Nanak
Nov. 16, International Day for Tolerance
Nov. 16, Dutch American Heritage Day
Nov. 19, International Men’s Day
Nov. 20, Transgender Day of Remembrance
Nov. 21, Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day
Nov. 21, Presentation of the Theotokos
Nov. 24, Feast of Christ the King
Nov. 24, Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Nov. 26, Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha (begins)
Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 29, Native American Heritage Day
Nov. 30, St. Andrew’s Day
Nov. 30, Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day
Dec. 1, World AIDS Day
Dec. 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Dec. 3, Advent (begins)
Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec. 8, Pansexual Pride Day
Dec. 8, Bodhi Day
Dec. 9, Immaculate Conception of Mary
Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day
Dec. 12, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec. 13, St. Lucia’s Day
Dec. 16, Las Posadas (begins)
Dec. 18, Rohatsu
Dec. 21, Yule/Winter Solstice (begins)
Dec. 24, Christmas Eve
Dec. 25, Christmas
Dec. 25, Feast of the Nativity
Dec. 25, Hanukkah/Chanukah (begins)
Dec. 26, Boxing Day
Dec. 26, St. Stephen’s Day
Dec. 26, Zartosht No-Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra)
Dec. 26, Kwanzaa (begins)
Dec. 27, St John’s Apostle and Evangelist Day
Dec. 28, Feast of the Holy Innocents
Dec. 29, Feast of the Holy Family
Dec. 31, Watch Night
Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve
Jan. 1, Stalking Awareness Month (begins)
Jan. 1, New Year’s Day
Jan. 1, The Solemnity of Mary
Jan. 1, Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Jan. 1, Feast Day of St. Basil
Jan. 3, Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
Jan. 4, World Braille Day
Jan. 5, Twelfth Night
Jan. 6, Feast of Epiphany (Western) / Theophany (Orthodox)
Jan. 6, Guru Gobind Sigh Birthday
Jan. 7, Eastern Orthodox Christmas
Jan. 7, Bodhi Day (Lunar)
Jan. 12, Birthday of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (begins)
Jan. 13, Maghi/Lohri
Jan. 13, Korean American Day
Jan. 14, Makar Sankranti/Pongol
Jan. 14, Mahayana New Year
Jan. 14, Orthodox New Year
Jan. 18, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (begins)
Jan. 19, Timkat
Jan. 19, World Religion Day
Jan. 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 20, Inauguration Day
Jan. 20, Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Jan. 26, Republic Day of India
Jan. 27, Lailat al Miraj (begins)
Jan. 27, International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Jan. 29, Lunar New Year
Jan. 30, Fred Korematsu Day
Feb. 1, Black History Month (begins)
Feb. 1, National Freedom Day
Feb. 1, St. Brigid’s Day
Feb. 1, Imbolc (begins)
Feb. 2, Vasant Panchami
Feb. 2, Candlemas
Feb. 3, Setsubun-Sai
Feb. 3, St. Blaise Day (The Blessing of the Throats)
Feb. 3, Four Chaplains Day
Feb. 12, Tu BiShvat (begins)
Feb. 12, Lantern Festival
Feb. 12, Lincoln’s Birthday
Feb. 12, Maghi-Purnima
Feb. 12, Magha Puja Day (Makha Bucha)
Feb. 13, Laylat al Bara’ah (begins)
Feb. 14, St. Valentine’s Day
Feb. 14, Frederick Douglass’ Birthday (Observed)
Feb. 14, Lailat al-Bara’a (Shab-e-Bao or Night of Forgiveness)
Feb. 15, Parinirvana Day (Nirvana Day)
Feb. 15, Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
Feb. 15, Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday
Feb. 16, Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (begins)
Feb. 17, Washington’s Birthday/President’s Day
Feb. 19, California A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation
Feb. 20, World Day of Social Justice
Feb. 23, Meatfare Sunday (The Sunday of Last Judgment)
Feb. 24, Birthday of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Feb. 25, Intercalary Days (Ayyám-i-Há)
Feb. 26, Maha Shivaratri
Feb. 26, Festival of Ayyam-i-Ha (begins)
Feb. 28, Ramadan (begins)
Feb. 28, Losar (begins)
Mar. 1, Women’s History Month (begins)
Mar. 1, National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (begins)
Mar. 1, National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month (begins)
Mar. 1, National Irish American Heritage Month (begins)
Mar. 1, Nineteen-Day Fast (begins)
Mar. 1, St. David’s Day
Mar. 1, Zero Discrimination Day
Mar. 2, Granting of U.S. Citizenship to Puerto Ricans
Mar. 2, Read Across America Day (begins)
Mar. 2, Forgiveness (Cheesefare) Sunday
Mar. 3, Great Lent (Clean Monday) Eastern Orthodox (begins)
Mar. 4, Mardi Gras
Mar. 4, Shrove Tuesday
Mar. 5, Ash Wednesday
Mar. 5, Lent (begins)
Mar. 5, Equal Pay Day
Mar. 8, International Women’s Day
Mar. 9, Orthodox Sunday
Mar. 10, Harriet Tubman Day
Mar. 13, Purim (begins)
Mar. 13, Fast of Esther
Mar. 14, Holi (begins)
Mar. 14, Hola Mohalla (begins)
Mar. 15, International Day to Combat Islamophobia
Mar. 17, St. Patrick’s Day
Mar. 17, National Women’s Military History Week (begins)
Mar. 17, Neurodiversity Celebration Week (begins)
Mar. 19, Saint Joseph’s Day
Mar. 20, Naw-Rúz (begins)
Mar. 20, Ostara (Spring Equinox)
Mar. 20, Nowruz/Norooz (begins)
Mar. 21, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar. 21, World Down Syndrome Day
Mar. 23, 23rd Night of Ramadan
Mar. 25, Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
Mar. 25, International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Mar. 26, Khordad Sal (birth of prophet Zoroaster)
Mar. 26, Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power)
Mar. 27, 27th Night of Ramadan
Mar. 29, Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Mar. 30, Chaitra Navratri
Mar. 30, Eid al-Fitr (begins)
Mar. 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility
Mar. 31, César Chávez Day
Apr. 1, National Arab American Heritage Month (begins)
Apr. 1, Celebrate Diversity Month (begins)
Apr. 1, Sexual Assualt Awareness Month (begins)
Apr. 1, National Deaf History Month (begins)
Apr. 1, National Autism Acceptance Month (begins)
Apr. 2, World Autism Awareness Day
Apr. 2, 23rd Night of Ramadan
Apr. 3, Yazidi New Year
Apr. 6, International Asexuality Day
Apr. 6, 27th Night of Ramadan
Apr. 6, Rama Navami
Apr. 6 Tartan Day
Apr. 7, Divine Mercy Sunday
Apr. 9, National Equal Pay Day
Apr. 9, Eid al-Fitr (begins)
Apr. 10, Dolores Huerta Day
Apr. 10, International Day of Pink
Apr. 10, Mahavir Jayanti
Apr. 10, Fast of Bechorot
Apr. 11, Day of Silence
Apr. 12, Lord’s Evening Meal (Memorial of Jesus/ Death)
Apr. 12, Hanuman Jayanti
Apr. 12, Lazarus Saturday
Apr. 12, Passover (Pesach) (begins)
Apr. 13, Palm Sunday
Apr. 14, Vaisakhi (Baisakhi)
Apr. 17, Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
Apr. 17, Rama Navami
Apr. 18, Eastern Orthodox Good Friday
Apr. 20, Easter (Christian)
Apr. 20, Eastern Orthodox Easter (Pascha Orthodox Christian)
Apr. 20, First Day of Ridván (begins)
Apr. 21, Easter Monday
Apr. 21, Mahavir Jayanti
Apr. 22, Earth Day
Apr. 22, Ta’anit Bechorot
Apr. 23, St. George’s Day
Apr. 23, Hanuman Jayanti
Apr. 23, Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) (begins)
Apr. 24, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Apr. 24, Theravada New Year (begins)
Apr. 25, Gathering of Nations (begins)
Apr. 26, Lesbian Visibility Day
Apr. 27, Divine Mercy Sunday
Apr. 27, Lazarus Saturday
Apr. 28, International Girls in ICT Day
Apr. 28, Workers’ Memorial Day
Apr. 29, Ninth Day of Ridván
May 1, National Military Appreciation Month (begins)
May 1, Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (begins)
May 1, Jewish American Heritage Month (begins)
May 1, Mental Health Awareness Month (begins)
May 1, Older Americans/Older Californians Month (begins)
May 1, Twelfth Day of Ridván
May 1, Beltane
May 1, May Day, also called Workers’ Day or International Workers’ Day
May 1, National Day of Prayer
May 3, Feasts of Saints Philip and James
May 4, Yom HaAtzma’ut (begins)
May 4, Wildfire Preparedness Week (begins)
May 5, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (begins)
May 5, Cinco de Mayo
May 5, Buddha’s Birthday
May 9, National Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 12, Mother’s Day
May 12, Yom HaZikaron (begins)
May 12, Buddha Day (Vesak/Visakha Puja/Wesak)
May 15, Lag BaOmer (begins)
May 17, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
May 17, Armed Forces Day
May 19, Malcolm X Day
May 21, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 22, Harvey Milk Day
May 22, Declaration of the Báb (begins)
May 24, Pansexual Visibility Day
May 26, Memorial Day
May 27, Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (begins)
May 29, Ascension Day (Ascension of Jesus)
June 1, Pride Month (begins)
June 1, Immigrant Heritage Month (begins)
June 1, Caribbean American Heritage Month (begins)
June 1, Shavuot (begins)
June 2, Native American Citizenship Day
June 4, Hajj (begins)
June 5, Day of Arafah (begins)
June 6, Eid-al-Adha (begins)
June 8, Puerto Rican Day Parade
June 8, Pentecost
June 12, Loving Day
June 14, Eid al-Ghadir
June 14, Flag Day
June 15, Trinity Sunday
June 16, Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
June 18, International Day of Countering Hate Speech
June 19, Corpus Christi
June 19, Juneteenth National Independence Day
June 19, New Church Day
June 20, Litha/Midsummer (Summer Solstice)
June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day (First Nations Day)
June 22, Windrush Day
June 26, Al-Hijra New Year (1st of Muharram) (begins)
June 26, Hiri New Year (begins)
June 27, Helen Keller’s Birthday
June 27, Feast of the Most Sacred Heart
June 28, Pride Day
June 29, Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
July 1, Disability Pride Month (begins)
July 1, Canada Day (Fête du Canada)
July 2, Birthday of Thurgood Marshall
July 4, Independence Day
July 5, Ashura (10th of Muharram) (begins)
July 6, Birthday of 14th Dalai Lama
July 6, Birthday of Frida Kahlo
July 8, Martyrdom of the Báb (begins)
July 10, Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day)
July 11, St. Benedict Day
July 14, International Non-Binary People’s Day
July 15, St. Vladimir of the Great Day
July 18, Nelson Mandela International Day
July 23, Birthday of Haile Selassie I
July 24, Pioneer Day
July 24, St. James the Greater Day
July 26, Disability Independence Day
July 27, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
July 30, International Day of Friendship