
Cultural Holidays and Observances
SUNY Delhi's Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board has developed this resource to bring
awareness of cultural holidays and observances to the college community.
(Note: Dates below are reflective of the current 2022-2023 academic year.)
- August
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- International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – August 9
- Women’s Equality Day – August 26
- September
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- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Labor Day – September 5*
- Mid-Autumn Festival – September 10*
- Patriot Day – September 11
- Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) – September 25 through September 27*
- October
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- Global Diversity Awareness Month
- LGBT History Month
- Italian-American Heritage Month
- Yom Kippur (Judaism) – October 4 through October 5*
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day – October 10*
- National Coming Out Day – October 11
- Dia de la Raza – October 12
- International Pronouns Day – October 21*
- Diwali (Hinduism) – October 24*
- Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) – October 31 through November 2
- November
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- Indigenous Heritage Month
- Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20
- Thanksgiving – November 24*
- Native American Heritage Day – November 25*
- Veterans Day – November 11
- December
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- Hanukkah (Judaism) – December 18 through December 26*
- Christmas (Christianity) – December 25
- Kwanzaa – December 26 through January 1
- January
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- New Year's Day – January 1
- 3 Kings Day / Dia de los 3 Reyes Magos – January 6
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – January 16*
- Lunar New Year – January 22*
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27
- February
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- Black History Month
- Rosa Parks Day – February 4
- Mardi Gras – February 21*
- Ash Wednesday (Christianity) – February 22*
- Lent (Christianity) – February 22 through April 6*
- March
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- Women’s History Month
- Purim (Judaism) – March 6 through March 7*
- Holi (Hinduism) – March 8*
- St. Patrick's Day (Christianity) – March 17
- Ramadan (Islam) – March 22 through April 21*
- Cesar Chavez Day – March 31
- April
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- Diversity Month
- Passover (Judaism) – April 5 through April 13*
- Good Friday (Christianity) – April 7*
- Easter (Christianity) – April 9*
- Eid al-Fitr (Islam) – April 21 & April 22*
- May
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- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Cinco de Mayo – May 5
- Memorial Day – May 29*
- June
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- Pride Month
- Caribbean American Heritage Month
- Juneteenth – June 19
- Eid al-Adha (Islam) – June 28 & June 29*
- July
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- Independence Day – July 4
- Al-Hijra (Islam) – July 18 & July 19*
- Tisha B'Av (Judaism) – July 26 & July 27*
*Asterisks indicate holidays and observances whose dates change on an annual basis.
Check out the Equity Inclusion Advisory Board BroncoConnect for upcoming events and activities surrounding cultural celebrations on campus.