
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 2023-2024 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 4*
- Patriot Day – September 11
- Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) – Sundown September 15 through Sundown September 17*
- Mexican Independance Day – September 16
- Yom Kippur (Judaism) = Sundown, September 24 through Sundown September 25*
- Mid-Autumn Festival – September 29*
- October
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- Global Diversity Awareness Month
- LGBT History Month
- Italian-American Heritage Month
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day – October 9*
- National Coming Out Day – October 11
- Dia de la Raza – October 12
- International Pronouns Day – October 18*
- Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) – October 31 through November 2
- November
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- Indigenous Heritage Month
- Diwali (Hinduism) – November 12*
- Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20
- Thanksgiving – November 23*
- Native American Heritage Day – November 24*
- Veterans Day – November 11
- December
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- Hanukkah (Judaism) – Sundown December 7 through Sundown December 15*
- 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 15*
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27
- February
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- Black History Month
- Rosa Parks Day – February 4
- Lunar New Year – February 10*
- Mardi Gras – February 13*
- Ash Wednesday (Christianity) – February 14*
- Lent (Christianity) – February 14 through March 28*
- March
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- Women’s History Month
- Purim (Judaism) – Sundown March 23 through Sundown March 24*
- Holi (Hinduism) – March 24 and March 25*
- St. Patrick's Day (Christianity) – March 17
- Ramadan (Islam) – March 11 through April 9*
- Good Friday (Christianity) – March 29*
- Cesar Chavez Day – March 31
- Transgender Day of Awareness – March 31
- Easter (Christianity) – March 31*
- April
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- Arab American Heritage Month
- Diversity Month
- Passover (Judaism) – April 22 through April 30*
- Eid al-Fitr (Islam) – Sundown April 9 through Sundown April 10*
- May
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- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Cinco de Mayo – May 5
- Memorial Day – May 27*
- June
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- Pride Month
- Caribbean American Heritage Month
- Eid al-Adha (Islam) – Sundown June 16 through Sundown June 17*
- Juneteenth – June 19
- July
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- Independence Day – July 4
- Al-Hijri (Islam) – July 8*
*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.