List of month-long observances
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
January
- Dry January
- Veganuary (English-speaking world; originated in and headquartered in United Kingdom)
- National Mentoring Month (United States)
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)
February
- American Heart Month (United States)
- Black History Month (United States, Canada, and Germany)
- LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)
- National Bird-Feeding Month (United States)
March
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month (United Kingdom)
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Mustache March
- National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- Women's History Month
- Youth Art Month
April
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Autism Acceptance Month
- Cancer Control Month
- Confederate History Month
- Dalit History Month
- Financial Literacy Month
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Pet Month (United Kingdom)
- National Poetry Month
- National Poetry Writing Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Second Chance Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Sikh Heritage Month (Canada)
- Citizen Science Month (United States)
May
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Borderline personality disorder awareness month
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month (excluding United Kingdom)
- Flores de Mayo (Philippines)
- Haitian Heritage Month
- International Masturbation Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month (US)
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Bike Month
- National Military Appreciation Month
- National Foster Care Month
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- National Pet Month (United States)
- National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June)
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada)
- Zombie Awareness Month
June
- African-American Music Appreciation Month
- ALS Awareness Month (Canada)
- Caribbean-American Heritage Month
- LGBTQ Pride Month
- National PTSD Awareness Day
- National Safety Month
- National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June)
- Devotion to the Sacred Heart
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Dairy Month (in the United States)
July
- National Ice Cream Month
- Disability Pride Month
- South Asian Heritage Month (United Kingdom; 18 July to 17 August)
August
- Buwan ng Wika ("Language Month", the Philippines)
- South Asian Heritage Month (United Kingdom; 18 July to 17 August)
September
- Suicide Prevention Month
- Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana)
- Gospel Music Heritage Month
- National African Immigrant Heritage Month
- National Bourbon Heritage Month
- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Guide Dog Month (US)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States) (US; September 15 to October 15)
- National Honey Month
- National Preparedness Month
- National Prostate Health Month
- Pain Awareness Month
October
- Black History Month (United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month (United States)
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month (United States)
- Filipino American History Month (United States)
- Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month (United States)
- LGBT History Month (US and Canada)
- National Arts & Humanities Month (United States)
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month (United States)
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month (United States)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)
- National Pizza Month (United States)
- National Work and Family Month (United States)
- Polish American Heritage Month
- American Archives Month (United States)
November
- Academic Writing Month
- Black Catholic History Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (Canada)
- Movember
- National Novel Writing Month
- Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month
- No Nut November
December
- Advent – begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas (November 27-December 3) and ends on Christmas Day (December 25).
See also
- Ramadan
- List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
- List of awareness days
- International observance
- List of environmental dates
Notes
- First Presidential Proclamation for National Caribbean American Heritage Month was June 6, 2006 by President George Bush. First City to Proclaim Caribbean Heritage Month Washington DC 2000. (United States)