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Important and Commemorative Days

Thoughout the calendar year, many days, weeks and months often have associated important or Commemorative events tied to them. SaskCulture has assembled a list of dates that individuals and organizations may want to keep track of to help generate awareness or mark celebrations and important events throughout the year.


January

All Month

Tamil Heritage Month

January 1

New Year's Day

January 4

National Ribbon Skirt Day

January 24

  • World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture
  • International Day for Education

January 27

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 29

National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia

February

All Month

  • Aboriginal Storytelling Month
  • African-Canadian/Black History Month

1st Full Week of February

Saskatchewan Archives Week

2nd Week of February

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

3rd Monday of February

Heritage Week

February 15

National Flag of Canada Day

3rd Monday of February

Family Day

February 21

International Mother Language Day

Last Wednesday of February

Pink Shirt Day

March

All Month

Irish Heritage Month

March 8

International Women’s Day

March 20

International Francophonie Day

March 21

  • International Day for the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination
  • World Poetry Day

March 21 to 28

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination

March 11 or March 12 (2024)

Start of Ramadan

March 31

  • National Indigenous Languages Day
  • International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

All Month

Sikh Heritage Month

2nd Wednesday of April

International Day of Pink

April 15

World Art Day

April 17

Equality Day

April 16-22 (2023)

National Volunteer Week

April 22 to 29

International Dance Week

April 29

International Dance Day

April 30

International Jazz Day

May

All Month

  • Asian Heritage Month
  • Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
  • Leave a Legacy Month

1st Full Week of May

Mental Health Week

2nd Sunday of May

Mother’s Day

May 5

  • Red Dress Day
  • African World Heritage Day

May 17

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

May 18

International Museum Day

May 21

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

First Monday before the 25

Victoria Day

Last Sunday of May/First week of June

National AccessAbility Week

June

All Month

  • 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Month
  • National Indigenous History Month
  • Italian Heritage Month
  • Filipino Heritage Month
  • Portuguese Heritage Month

3rd Sunday of June

Father’s Day

June 21

  • National Indigenous Peoples Day
  • Summer Solstice

June 27

Canadian Multiculturalism Day

July

July 1

Canada Day

July 11

World Population Day

July 15

World Youth Skills Day

July 18

Nelson Mandela International Day

August

August 9

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

August 12

International Youth Day

August 15

National Acadian Day

September

All Month

Culture Days

2nd Week of September

Mennonite Heritage Week

September 5

International Day of Charity

September 8

International Literacy Day

September 23

International Day of Sign Languages

September 27

World Tourism Day

September 30

  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • Orange Shirt Day

October

All Month

  • Bullying Prevention Month
  • German Heritage Month
  • Canadian Library Month
  • Islamic History Month Canada
  • Latin American Heritage Month
  • Women’s History Month

Kartik (typically falls between the middle of October and the middle of November)

Diwali

2 Monday of October

Thanksgiving

October 4

National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

October 10

World Mental Health Day

October 11

  • National Coming Out Day
  • International Day of the Girl Child

October 18

Person’s Day

October 13-19

Saskatchewan Library Week

November

2nd Week of November

Transgender Awareness Week

November 5 to 11

Veterans’ Week

November 5

World Day of Romani Language

November 11

Remembrance Day

November 15

National Philanthropy Day

November 16

  • International Day for Tolerance
  • Louis Riel Day

November 18 – 24

Holomodor Awareness Week

4th Saturday of November

Holomodor Memorial Day

November 20

  • Children’s Day
  • National Child Day
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance

Last Full Week of November

Canada History Week

Celebrated the week which includes November 22

Saskatchewan Multicultural Week

November 25

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

November 25 - December 10

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

December

Kislev 25 (Hebrew Calendar); Varies in the Gregorian Calendar

Hanukkah

First Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Giving Tuesday

December 3

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 5

International Volunteer Day

December 6

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

December 10

Human Rights Day

December 18

International Migrants Day

December 21

Winter Solstice

December 24

Christmas Eve

December 25

Christmas Day

December 26 - January 1

Kwanzaa

December 31

New Year's Eve

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SaskCulture's work and support reaches lands covered by Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10, the traditional lands of the Cree, Dakota, Dene, Lakota, Nakota and Saulteaux peoples, as well as homeland of the Métis.

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