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

• International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – August 9
• Women’s Equality Day – August 26 
  

September

• 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

• 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

• Indigenous Heritage Month
• Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20 
• Thanksgiving – November 24*
• Native American Heritage Day – November 25*
• Veterans Day – November 11  

December

• Hanukkah (Judaism) – December 18 through December 26* 
• Christmas (Christianity) – December 25 
• Kwanzaa – December 26 through January 1

January

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 
• Cinco de Mayo – May 5 
• Memorial Day – May 29*  

June

• Pride Month 
• Caribbean American Heritage Month  
• Juneteenth – June 19
  
• Eid al-Adha (Islam) – June 28 & June 29* 

July

• 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.