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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Calendar
The dates on this calendar were accurate at the time of publication.
To provide feedback on the calendar, please contact equality@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
*The exact dates of the major Islamic observances depend on the moon sightings and are based on a lunar calendar, so may vary.
**The major Jewish festivals begin in the evening of the festival start dates listed.
- 5 January - Sikhism: Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh
- 6 January - Christianity: Epiphany
- 25 January - Buddhism: Mahayana New Year
- 27 January - Holocaust Memorial Day
- 1-29 February - LGBT+ History Month
- 10 February - Chinese Lunar Year
- 13 February - Christianity: Shrove Tuesday
- 14 February - Christianity: Ash Wednesday
- 14 February - Hinduism: Vasant Panchami
- 15 February - Buddhism: Nirvana Day
- 24 February - Buddhism: Magha Puja Day
- 26-29 February - Bahai: Intercalary Days
- 29 February - Rare Disease Day
- 1-19 March - Bahai: Nineteen Day Fast
- 8 March - International Women’s Day
- 10 March - Islam: Ramadan begins (ends 9 April)*
- 14 March - University Mental Health Day
- 18-24 March - Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- 20 March - Bahai: Naw Rúz (New Year)
- 21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 22-30 March - Hinduism: Navratri
- 23-24 March - Judaism: Purim**
- 23 March - Atheist Day UK
- 24 March - Christianity: Palm Sunday
- 25 March - Sikhism: Holi
- 25-31 March - World Autism Acceptance Week
- 27 March - Sikhism: Hola Mohalla
- 29 March - Christianity: Good Friday
- 31 March - International Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV)
- 31 March - Christianity: Easter Sunday
- 2 April - World Autism Awareness Day
- 9 April - Islam: Ramadan ends*
- 10 April - Islam: Eid al-Fitr*
- 13 April - Sikhism: New Year Vaisakhi
- 17 April - Hinduism: Rama Navami
- 21 April - Bahai: First Day of Ridván
- 22 April - Stephen Lawrence Day
- 22-30 April - Judaism: Pesach (Passover)*
- 22-28 April - Lesbian Visibility Week
- 24-26 April - Buddhism: Theravada New Year
- 29 April - Bahai: Ninth Day of Ridván
- 1-7 May - Deaf Awareness Week
- 2 May - Bahai: Twelfth Day of Ridván
- 5-6 May - Judaism: Yom HaShoah**
- 8 May - National Day for Staff Networks
- 9 May - Christianity: Ascension Day
- 13-19 May - Black Inclusion Week
- 13-20 May - Mental Health Awareness Week
- 17 May - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
- 19 May - Christianity: Pentecost
- 23 May - Buddhism: Vesak (Buddah Day)
- 23 May - Bahai: Declaration of the Báb
- 29 May - Bahai: Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh
- 1-30 June - Pride Month
- 1-30 June - Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Month
- 8 June - Christianity: Corpus Christi
- 10-16 June - Carers Week
- 11-13 June - Judaism: Shavuot**
- 14 June - Islam: Hajj*
- 16 June - Sikhism: Martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev
- 16-17 June - Islam: Eid al-Adha*
- 21 June - World Humanist Day
- 22 June - Windrush Day
- 29 June - Christianity: St Peter and St Paul Day
- 7 July - Hinduism: Puri Ratha Yatra
- 8 July - Islam: Muharram/Islamic New Year*
- 14 July - International Non-Binary People’s Day
- 18 July-17 August - South Asian Heritage Month
- 17 July - Islam: Ashura*
- 21 July - Leeds Pride
- 12-13 August - Judaism: Tisha B’va**
- 15 August - Christianity: Assumption
- 19 August - Hinduism: Raksha Bandhan
- 1-30 September - East and South East Asian Heritage Month
- 1 September - Sikhism: First Parkash
- 23 September - Bi Visibility Day
- 25 September-1 October - National Inclusion Week
- 27 September - Islam: Mawlid an-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday)*
- 1-31 October - Black History Month
- 1-31 October - ADHD Awareness month
- 2-4 October - Judaism: Rosh Hashanah**
- 10 October - World Mental Health Day
- 11 October - National Coming Out Day
- 11-12 October - Judaism: Yom Kippur**
- 16-23 October - Judaism: Sukkot (Begins sunset of 16 October, ends nightfall of 23 October)
- 16 October - Bahai: Birth of the Báb
- 17 October - Bahai: Birth of Bahá’u’lláh
- 18 October - World Menopause Day
- 18 October - Show Racism the Red Card (wear red day)
- 20 October - Sikhism: Installation of the Scriptures as Guru Granth
- 23-25 October - Judaism: Simchat Torah**
- 1-30 November - Islamophobia Awareness Month
- 1 November - Christianity: All Saints
- 2 November - Christianity: All Souls
- 10 November - Remembrance Sunday
- 10-17 November - Interfaith Week
- 11 November - Remembrance Day
- 12 November - Hinduism: Diwali
- 12-19 November - Inter Faith Week
- 13-19 November - Trans Awareness Week
- 16 November-16 December - UK Disability History Month
- 17 November - International Students’ Day
- 18 November - LGBTQ+ Pride in STEM Day
- 19 November - International Men’s Day
- 20 November - Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
- 23 November - Carers Rights Day
- 23 November - Sikhism: Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
- 25 November - White Ribbon Day – Ending Violence against Women and Girls
- 28 November - Bahai: Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
- 1 December - World Aids Day
- 3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 24 December - Christianity: Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christianity: Christmas Day
- 25 December-2 January - Judaism: Hanukkah**