Diversity Observances

Indigenous people speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures.

A day to highlight and call out the inequality between men and women's pay.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Māori Language Week.

The monthlong period is a time to learn about the people who have influenced America in such a great way and learn about the culture that has significantly influenced American culture.

A day where people are encouraged to celebrate kinky, coiled or curly afro textured hair and to learn more about it.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Celebrate Bi-sexuality Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Sign Languages

Native American Day is a good reminder to reflect on, and learn more about, the important contributions of Native American people.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Translation Day 

An annual month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements.

Diversity Awareness Month is all about opening dialogues that foster an appreciation of the differences that separate us as well as the similarities that unite us.

October is Black History Month in UK

Find out the dates, history and background to Polish American Heritage Month

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Coming Out Day

Native American Day is a good reminder to reflect on, and learn more about, the important contributions of Native American people.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National LGBT Center Awareness Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Creole Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Creole Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Cities Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Creole Day

President George Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month. Similar proclamations have been issued each year since 1994.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Native American Heritage Day

The National Day of Healing is celebrated annually the day after the national holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.

February is Black History Month in USA and Canada

March is Irish-American Heritage Month in USA as St. Patrick's Day falls on 17th March.

March was chosen to be National Women's History Month in the United States, declared as such by a biennial Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1987.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Smart & Sexy Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Equal Pay Day

National Arab American Heritage Month celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans.

The date of this holiday changes each year as it is observed on the day that women's earnings catch up to men's from the year before.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Romani Day.

National ASL Day is a day of observance celebrating American Sign Language.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of English Language Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Spanish Language Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of South Asian Heritage Month

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Haitian Heritage Month

Asian Pacific Americans account for nearly 5% of the American population and the group is projected to be the fastest-growing major population category over the next half-century.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Two Different Colored Shoes Day

Let's help break barriers for individuals with disabilities for National Barrier Awareness Day!

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development