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List of month-long observances

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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.

January

  • Dry January
  • Veganuary (English-speaking world; originated in and headquartered in United Kingdom)
  • National Mentoring Month (United States)
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)

February

  • American Heart Month (United States)
  • Black History Month (United States, Canada, and Germany)
  • LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)
  • National Bird-Feeding Month (United States)

March

  • Brain Tumor Awareness Month (United Kingdom)
  • Irish-American Heritage Month
  • Mustache March
  • National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
  • Women's History Month
  • Youth Art Month

April

  • Arab American Heritage Month
  • Autism Acceptance Month
  • Cancer Control Month
  • Confederate History Month
  • Dalit History Month
  • Financial Literacy Month
  • Jazz Appreciation Month
  • Mathematics Awareness Month
  • National Child Abuse Prevention Month
  • National Pet Month (United Kingdom)
  • National Poetry Month
  • National Poetry Writing Month
  • National Volunteer Month
  • Second Chance Month
  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month
  • Sikh Heritage Month (Canada)
  • Citizen Science Month (United States)

May

  • ALS Awareness Month (United States)
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Borderline personality disorder awareness month
  • Brain Tumor Awareness Month (excluding United Kingdom)
  • Flores de Mayo (Philippines)
  • Haitian Heritage Month
  • International Masturbation Month
  • Jewish American Heritage Month (US)
  • Lyme Disease Awareness Month
  • May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • National Bike Month
  • National Military Appreciation Month
  • National Foster Care Month
  • National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
  • National Pet Month (United States)
  • National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June)
  • National Stroke Awareness Month
  • South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada)
  • Zombie Awareness Month

June

  • African-American Music Appreciation Month
  • ALS Awareness Month (Canada)
  • Caribbean-American Heritage Month
  • LGBTQ Pride Month
  • National PTSD Awareness Day
  • National Safety Month
  • National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June)
  • Devotion to the Sacred Heart
  • National Aphasia Awareness Month
  • National Dairy Month (in the United States)

July

  • National Ice Cream Month
  • Disability Pride Month
  • South Asian Heritage Month (United Kingdom; 18 July to 17 August)

August

  • Buwan ng Wika ("Language Month", the Philippines)
  • South Asian Heritage Month (United Kingdom; 18 July to 17 August)

September

  • Suicide Prevention Month
  • Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana)
  • Gospel Music Heritage Month
  • National African Immigrant Heritage Month
  • National Bourbon Heritage Month
  • National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Guide Dog Month (US)
  • National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States) (US; September 15 to October 15)
  • National Honey Month
  • National Preparedness Month
  • National Prostate Health Month
  • Pain Awareness Month

October

  • Black History Month (United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands)
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month (United States)
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month (United States)
  • Filipino American History Month (United States)
  • Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month (United States)
  • LGBT History Month (US and Canada)
  • National Arts & Humanities Month (United States)
  • National Cyber Security Awareness Month (United States)
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (United States)
  • National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)
  • National Pizza Month (United States)
  • National Work and Family Month (United States)
  • Polish American Heritage Month
  • American Archives Month (United States)

November

  • Academic Writing Month
  • Black Catholic History Month
  • COPD Awareness Month
  • Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (Canada)
  • Movember
  • National Novel Writing Month
  • Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month
  • No Nut November

December

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

Notes

  • 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)

References

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  5. "Proclamation 3566—American Heart Month, 1964 | The American Presidency Project".
  6. "Data".
  7. "Cancer Ribbons and What They Mean".
  8. "Special Emphasis Observances".
  9. "Heritage Month Guide".
  10. (2010-03-02). "Presidential Proclamation – Women's History Month". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  11. "Autism Acceptance Month".
  12. (2010-04-02). "Presidential Proclamation-- Financial Literacy Month". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  13. "Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month".
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  18. "Sexual Assault Awareness Month".
  19. "Sexual Assault Awareness Month – National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)".
  20. "April is Citizen Science Month {{!}} U.S. Geological Survey".
  21. "About Citizen Science Month and One Million Acts of Science".
  22. (May 6, 2011). "Announcements: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month – May 2011". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  23. (2015-04-30). "Presidential Proclamation – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2015". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  24. Christie, Erin. (2025-04-29). "Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month: Breaking the Stigma".
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  28. (2013-05-31). "National Masturbation Month". [[The Huffington Post]].
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  30. (2015-04-30). "Presidential Proclamation --Jewish American Heritage Month, 2015". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  31. (2016-04-28). "Presidential Proclamation – National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2016". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  32. (2016-04-28). "Presidential Proclamation – National Foster Care Month, 2016". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  33. (2016-05-31). "Presidential Proclamation – African-American Music Appreciation Month, 2016". [[whitehouse.gov]].
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  36. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
  37. "National Safety Month".
  38. (23 May 2024). "June - National Aphasia Awareness - See how YOU can get involved!".
  39. "National Dairy Month: June 2023".
  40. (2022-06-28). "Celebrating Disability Pride Month". American Bar Association.
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  42. "Suicide Prevention Month".
  43. "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)".
  44. "National African Immigrant Heritage Month".
  45. (2015-09-14). "Presidential Proclamation – National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2015". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  46. "National Preparedness Month (ready.gov)".
  47. (2015-08-31). "Presidential Proclamation – National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2015". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  48. "Pain Awareness Month History". American Chronic Pain Association.
  49. House, The White. (2023-09-29). "A Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2023".
  50. "Home - LGBTHistoryMonth.com". lgbthistorymonth.com.
  51. (October 2010). "Presidential Proclamation—National Cybersecurity Awareness month Dysautonomia Awareness Month Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary.
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  53. (2015-09-30). "Presidential Proclamation – National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2015". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  54. (2011-10-01). "October is National Work and Family Month". Alliance for Work-Life Progress.
  55. "American Archives Month {{!}} Society of American Archivists".
  56. "November is National COPD Awareness Month {{!}} National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)".
  57. [http://www.bcands.bc.ca/indigenous-disability-awareness-month-idam/ Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM). ]
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  59. (2009-10-30). "Presidential Proclamation- National Native American Heritage Month". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  60. (2019-11-08). "How a New Meme Exposes the Far-Right Roots of #NoNutNovember".
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