Cultural, Heritage, & Awareness Month Calendar | University of Portland

Cultural, Heritage, & Awareness Month Calendar

Disclaimer: This calendar highlights a number of locally- and nationally-recognized months, including (but not limited to): culture, heritage, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and mental health.

This is not an all inclusive list. For questions or requests for inclusion not listed, please contact dip@up.edu 

 

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September

September 15: Hispanic Heritage Month Begins  

 

October

Italian American Heritage Month

Polish American Heritage Month

LGBTQIA+ History Month

Filipino American History Month

October 1-7: Mental Health Awareness Week 

October 10: World Mental Health Day 

October 11: National Coming Out Day  

October 11: Indigenous People's Day 

October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month Ends 

 

November

Indigenous Peoples Day - Second Monday

Native American Heritage Month 

November 1-2: Día de los muertos

November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance 

December

Universal Human Rights Month

December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities 

January

January 16: Religious Freedom Day

January 19: World Religion Day 

Third Monday of January: MLK Day. Click here to learn more about MLK Day ON!

Day following MLK Day: National Day of Racial Healing

 

February

Black History Month

 

March

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Women's History Month

March 8: International Women's Day 

March 10: Start of Ramadan

March 13: Deaf History Month

Last week of March: LGBTQIA+ Health Awareness Month 

April 

National Deaf History Month

Arab American Heritage Month

April 2: World Autism Awareness Day 

April 9: End of Ramadan

April 9-10: Eid al-Fitr

April 24: National Day of Silence

 

 

May

Asian American /Pacific Islander- AA/PI Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month 

Jewish American Heritage Month

May 2: Eid al-Fitr

May 3: World Press Freedom

 

June

Pride Month

Immigrant Heritage Month

June 19: Juneteenth 

June 28: Anniversary of Stonewall Riots