Dates to note in 2023

January
3Fast of Tevet (Judaism)
4World Braille Day
6Epiphany (Christian)
7Christmas Day (Orthodox)
7Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
13Maghi (Sikh)
15World Religion Day
22Chinese New Year
25 to 5Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
27Holocaust Memorial Day
February
February is LGBT History Month
615 Shevat (Judaism)
6International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
11International Day of Women and Girls in Science
14St. Valentine’s Day (Christian)
15Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
17Random Acts of Kindness Day
18Maha Shivratri (Hindu)
18Lailat al-Miraj (Islam)
21Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
22Ash Wednesday - Lent begins (Christian)
March
March is Women's History Month
1St. David's Day
6-7Purim (Judaism)
8Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
8International Women’s Day
17St. Patrick's Day
20International Day of Happiness
20Spring Equinox
21International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21
23Ramadan Begins (Islam)
31International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
5 to 13Passover (Judaism)
7Good Friday (Christian)
9Easter Sunday (Christian)
10Easter Monday (Christian)
14Vaisakhi (Hindu, Sikh)
16Orthodox Easter (Judaism)
17Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)
20 to 24National Stalking
Awareness Week
21Eid al-Fitr (Islam)
22World Earth Day
May
1May Day Bank Holiday
1 to 7Deaf Awareness Week
5Second Passover (Judaism)
6Coronation of King Charles III
7International Family Equality Day
8Bank holiday for the Coronation
8 to 14Mental Health Awareness Week
9Lag B’Omer (Judaism)
17International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
19Global Accessibility
Awareness Day
21World Day for Cultural Diversity
25 to 27Shavuot (Judaism)
29Spring Bank Holiday
June
June is Pride Month
13Loneliness Awareness Week
16Guru Arjan Martyrdom (Sikh)
18Autistic Pride Day
21Reserves Day
22National Windrush Day
23International Women in Engineering Day
24Armed Forces Day
27Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day (Islam)
29Eid al-Adha (Islam)
July
3Asalha Puja / Dharma Day (Buddhist)
6 to 27The Three Weeks (Judaism)
14International Non-Binary People's Day
18South Asian Heritage
Month begins
19Muharram - New Year (Islam)
25St James the Great Day (Christian)
August
2The 15th of Av (Judaism)
13Obon (Buddhist)
23International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition
28Late Summer Bank Holiday
30Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)
30Grief Awareness Day
September
September is World Alzheimer's Month
September is East and South East Asian Heritage Month
5International Day of Charity
9Baby Loss Awareness Week
10World Suicide Prevention Day
15World Afro Day
15Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
18International Equal Pay Day
21International Day of Peace
23Bi-Visability Day
24 to 25Yom Kippur (Jewish)
25 to 1National Inclusion Week
29 to 6 OctoberSukkot (Jewish)
October
October is Black History Month
October is ADHD Awareness Month
1International Day of Older Persons
7Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)
8Simchat Torah
10World Mental Health Day
11National Coming Out Day
12World Sight Day
12Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh)
18Anti-Slavery Day
18World Menopause Day
22International Stammering Awareness Day
22Wear Red Day - Show racism the red card
26Intersex Awareness Day
27National Mentoring Day
November
November is Islamophobia Awareness Month
1National Stress Awareness Day
11 Remembrance Day
12Diwali (Hindu)
13 to 19Transgender Awareness Week
19International Men's Day
20Transgender Day of Remembrance
25International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
28#GivingTuesday
December
1World Aids Day
2International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3International Day of Persons with Disabilities
7 to 15Hanukah (Jewish)
10Human Rights Day
18International Migrants Day
20International Human Solidarity Day
21Winter Solstice
25Christmas Day
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