List of month-long observances: Difference between revisions

* [[Dry January]]

* [[Veganuary]] (English-speaking world; originated in and headquartered in United Kingdom)<ref>[http://www.Veganuary.org Veganuary home page]</ref>

* [[Blue Heart Campaign#National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month|Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month]] (United States)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/blog/2017/01/03/january-national-slavery-and-human-trafficking-prevention-month-join-fight|title=January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: Join the Fight|date=3 January 2017|access-date=5 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406021459/https://www.dhs.gov/blog/2017/01/03/january-national-slavery-and-human-trafficking-prevention-month-join-fight|archive-date=6 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness|title=Public Awareness|first=Sarah|last=Peterson|date=January 30, 2018|website=The National Child Traumatic Stress Network|access-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015070135/https://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness|archive-date=October 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[American Heart Month]] (United States)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-3566-american-heart-month-1964|title=Proclamation 3566—American Heart Month, 1964 &#124; The American Presidency Project|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu|access-date=2020-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802182226/https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-3566-american-heart-month-1964|archive-date=2019-08-02|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Black History Month]] (United States, Canada, and Germany)

* [[LGBT History Month]] (United Kingdom)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/|title=Data|website=lgbthistorymonth.org.uk|access-date=2018-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108095408/http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/|archive-date=2018-01-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[National Bird-Feeding Month]] (United States)

* [[Brain Tumor Awareness Month]] (United Kingdom)<ref name="grayribbon">{{Cite web|title=Cancer Ribbons and What They Mean|url=https://www.webmd.com/cancer/cancer-ribbons-color-meaning|access-date=2020-06-02|website=WebMD|language=en}}</ref>

* [[Irish-American Heritage Month]]

* [[Mustache March]]

* [[National Colon Cancer Awareness Month]]

* [[Arab American Heritage Month]]

* [[Cancer Control Month]]

* [[Confederate History Month]]

* [[Dalit History Month]]

* [[Financial Literacy Month]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamation-financial-literacy-month|title=Presidential Proclamation-- Financial Literacy Month|date=2010-04-02|access-date=2016-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216130955/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamation-financial-literacy-month|archive-date=2017-02-16|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[National Pet Month]] (United Kingdom)

* [[National Poetry Month]]

* [[National Poetry Writing Month]]

* [[Second Chance Month]]

* [[Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month]]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/30/presidential-proclamation-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-m|title=Presidential Proclamation – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2015|date=2015-04-30|access-date=2016-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125175613/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/30/presidential-proclamation-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-m|archive-date=2017-01-25|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Brain Tumor Awareness Month]] (excluding United Kingdom)

* [[National Masturbation Day|International Masturbation Month]]<ref name="huff_Mastur_Month">{{Cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-zombeck/get-to-know-yourself-its-_b_3290255.html | title=Get to Know Yourself – It's Masturbation Month | date=2013-05-20 | access-date=2015-09-20 | work=[[The Huffington Post]] | author=Zombeck, Richard | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408145924/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-zombeck/get-to-know-yourself-its-_b_3290255.html | archive-date=2015-04-08 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="National Masturbation Month">{{cite news |date=2013-05-31 |title=National Masturbation Month |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/national-masturbation-month_n_3361602.html |newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=May 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516143015/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/national-masturbation-month_n_3361602.html |archive-date=May 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="heavy.com">{{cite web |url=http://heavy.com/social/2015/05/national-international-masturbation-month-day-best-funny-memes-quotes/ |title=National Masturbation Month: All the Memes You Need to See |author=Sam Prince |date=May 5, 2015 |website=heavy.com |access-date=May 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517020746/http://heavy.com/social/2015/05/national-international-masturbation-month-day-best-funny-memes-quotes/ |archive-date=May 17, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Jewish American Heritage Month]] (US)<ref name="Heritage Month Guide"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/30/presidential-proclamation-jewish-american-heritage-month-2015|title=Presidential Proclamation --Jewish American Heritage Month, 2015|date=2015-04-30|access-date=2018-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141226/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/30/presidential-proclamation-jewish-american-heritage-month-2015|archive-date=2018-05-02|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Lyme Disease Awareness Month]]

* [[May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary]]

* [[National Bike Month]]

*[[National Military Appreciation Month]]

* [[National Pet Month]] (United States)

* [[National Smile Month]] (United Kingdom, May and June)

* [[South Asian Heritage Month]] (Ontario, Canada)

* [[Zombie Awareness Month]]

* [[ALS Awareness Month]] (Canada)

* [[Caribbean-American Heritage Month]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/caribbean-american-heritage-month.html |title=National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June 2021 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=June 2021 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=United States Department of Commerce |access-date=20 April 2022 }}<br />{{cite web |url=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/pr/about/civilrights/?cid=nrcseprd1331869 |title=June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month! |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021 |website=Natural Resources Conservation Service Caribbean Area |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=20 April 2022 }}</ref>

* [[LGBT Pride Month]]

* [[National PTSD Awareness Day]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youth.gov/feature-article/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-awareness-month|title=Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month|access-date=2024-05-29|publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)}}</ref>

* [[National Safety Month]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nsc.org/act/events/Pages/national-safety-month.aspx|title=National Safety Month|website=www.nsc.org|access-date=2017-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602043707/http://www.nsc.org/act/events/Pages/national-safety-month.aspx|archive-date=2017-06-02|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[National Smile Month]] (United Kingdom, May and June)

* Devotion to the [[Sacred Heart]]

* [[Disability Pride Month]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/resources/celebrating-heritage-months/disability-pride-month/|title=Celebrating Disability Pride Month|date=2022-06-28|access-date=2022-08-13|publisher=American Bar Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803080909/https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/resources/celebrating-heritage-months/disability-pride-month/|archive-date=2022-08-03|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[South Asian Heritage Month]] (United Kingdom; 18 July to 17 August)

== August ==

* [[Buwan ng Wika]] ("Language Month", the Philippines)<ref>{{cite web |title=Proklamasyon Blg. 1041, s. 1997 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1997/07/15/proklamasyon-blg-1041-s-1997-2/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |date=July 15, 1997 |access-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009121626/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1997/07/15/proklamasyon-blg-1041-s-1997-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[South Asian Heritage Month]] (United Kingdom; 18 July to 17 August)

== September ==

* [[Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana)]]

* [[Gospel Music Heritage Month]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/sres595/text|title=Text of S.Res. 595 (110th): A resolution designating September 2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel ... (Resolution Agreed to by Senate version)|website=GovTrack.us|access-date=2019-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407023108/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/sres595/text|archive-date=2019-04-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[National African Immigrant Heritage Month]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=National African Immigrant Heritage Month |url=https://www.immigrantsandiego.org/national_african_immigrant_heritage_month |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium |language=en}}</ref>

* [[National Bourbon Heritage Month]]

* [[National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month]]{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

* [[National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States)]] (US; September 15 to October 15)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/15/presidential-proclamation-national-hispanic-heritage-month-2015|title=Presidential Proclamation – National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2015|date=2015-09-14|access-date=2016-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121061105/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/15/presidential-proclamation-national-hispanic-heritage-month-2015|archive-date=2017-01-21|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[National Breast Cancer Awareness Month|Breast Cancer Awareness Month]] (United States)

* [[National Coalition Against Domestic Violence#Domestic Violence Awareness Month|Domestic Violence Awareness Month]] (United States)<ref>{{Cite web |last=House |first=The White |date=2023-09-29 |title=A Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2023 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/09/29/a-proclamation-on-national-domestic-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month-2023/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref>

* [[Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month]] (United States)

* [[National Arts & Humanities Month]] (United States)

* [[National Cyber Security Awareness Month]] (United States)<ref>{{cite web|title=Presidential Proclamation—National Cybersecurity Awareness month Dysautonomia Awareness Month Month|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/01/presidential-proclamation-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month|publisher=White House Office of the Press Secretary|access-date=9 October 2010|date=October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124144422/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/01/presidential-proclamation-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month|archive-date=24 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/03/presidential-proclamation-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month|title=Presidential Proclamation—National Cybersecurity Awareness Month|date=2011-10-03|access-date=2016-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124145045/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/03/presidential-proclamation-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month|archive-date=2017-01-24|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[National Disability Employment Awareness Month]] (United States)<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Heritage Month Guide"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/01/presidential-proclamation-national-disability-employment-awareness-month|title=Presidential Proclamation – National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2015|date=2015-09-30|access-date=2016-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205092844/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/01/presidential-proclamation-national-disability-employment-awareness-month|archive-date=2017-02-05|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[National Pizza Month]] (United States)

* [[National Work and Family Month]] (United States)<ref>{{cite web|title=October is National Work and Family Month|publisher=Alliance for Work-Life Progress|url=http://www.awlp.org/awlp/nwfm/nwfm-home.jsp|date=2011-10-01|access-date=2012-02-14|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20070503190501/http://www.awlp.org/awlp/nwfm/nwfm-home.jsp|archive-date=2007-05-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Academic Writing Month]]

* [[Black Catholic History Month]]

* [[COPD Awareness Month]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-awareness-month|title=November is National COPD Awareness Month {{!}} National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)|website=www.nhlbi.nih.gov|access-date=2019-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407022417/https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-awareness-month|archive-date=2019-04-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Indigenous Disability Awareness Month|Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (Canada)]]<ref>[http://www.bcands.bc.ca/indigenous-disability-awareness-month-idam/ Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM) |<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1fmpyx4PTU 2020 Indigenous Disability Awareness Month – YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

* [[Movember]]

* [[Advent]] – begins on the fourth Sunday before [[Christmas]] (November 27-December 3) and ends on Christmas Day (December 25).

* [[Destroy Dick December]]

* 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)

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