List of Month-long observances
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
- Dental Awareness Month
- Dry January (United Kingdom)
- Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)[1]
- International Creativity Month
- National Mentoring Month (United States)[2]
- Tamil Heritage Month (Canada) [3][4]
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)
- Stalking Awareness Month [5]
February
- Black History Month in United States of America
- American Heart Month (United States)[6]
- Gang Prevention Awareness Month
- Oral Hygiene Awareness Month
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- Turner syndrome awareness month [7]
March
- International Black Women In Jazz & The Arts Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month[8]
- National Disabilities Month
- National Nutrition Month [9]
- National Reading Month [10]
- Women's History Month[11][12][13]
- Youth Art Month
- National Athletic Training Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month
- National Music in Our School's Month
April
- Autism Awareness Month (United States)
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- Black Women's History Month
- Confederate History Month (United States)*
- Financial Literacy Month[14]
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month[15][16]
- National Deaf History Month, March 13-April 15[17][18]
- National Growing Naturals Day
- National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (NMLPW)
- National Poetry Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Records and Information Management Month[19]
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month[20][21]
- Sikh Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada)[22][23]
- Stress Awareness Month (United States) [24]
- Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Car Care Awareness Month[25]
- National Fair Housing Month [26]
May
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)[27]
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month[11][28]
- Better Hearing and Speech Month[29]
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month[30]
- Celiac Awareness Month
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- International Internal Audit Awareness Month [31]
- Jewish American Heritage Month[12]
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month [32]
- Mental Health Awareness Month[33]
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month (Canada)
- National Bike Month
- National Foster Care Month[34]
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- National Mobility Awareness Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- Neurofibromatosis Awareness month
- National Correct Posture Month
- Cystic Fibrosis
- National Apraxia Awareness Month
June
- African-American Music Appreciation Month[35][36]
- LGBT Pride Month[11][37][38]
- National Safety Month[39]
- National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
Scoliosis Awareness month
- Migraine Awareness Month
- National Homeownership Month [40]
- National Healthy Homes Month [41]
July
- National Ice Cream Month[42] (United States)
August
- Awareness in August - Founded by Sally Birtles 2016
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Sales Enablement Month
September
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Deaf Awareness Month[43][44]
- National Guide Dog Month (US)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[11][45]
- National Honey Month
- National Preparedness Month[46]
- National Prostate Health Month[47]
- Pain Awareness Month[48]
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month[49]
- Sickle Cell Awareness Month[50]
October
- Black History Month (United Kingdom)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month* "International Longevity Month". (Worldwide)
- Filipino American History Month (United States)
- LGBT History Month (US)[51]
- Muslim heritage month (Canada)
- National Bullying Prevention Month (US)
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month[52][53]
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month[11][12][54]
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[45]
- National Orthodontic Health Month
- National Pastor Appreciation Month (US)
- National Work and Family Month[55]
- Polish American Heritage Month
November
- National Adoption Awareness Month
- National Diabetes Awareness Month[57]
- National Novel Writing Month
- Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month[11][12][58]
- Warrior Care Month
- World Quality Month [59]
- World Vegan Month[60]
National Caregivers Month
December
See also
- List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
- List of awareness days
- International observance
- List of environmental dates
- List of food months
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- ↑ http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/april-monthly-observations/
- ↑ "Trending Now: April is National Car Care Month". 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
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- ↑ "Announcements: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month – May 2011". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 6, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
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