Heritage, Awareness and History Month Calendar
Ideas for celebration and/or study each month
Heritage, Awareness, and History Month Calendar
Use this month-by-month guide to plan classroom discussions, community connections, and learning activities throughout the school year.
Teaching Ideas for Every Month
Many cultural celebrations, heritage months, awareness campaigns, and history observances are recognized throughout the year. Each family, school, and community has its own traditions, values, and student population.
Choose observances that are relevant to your school and community. Use accurate sources, books, local speakers, primary documents, art, music, maps, timelines, and age-appropriate current events to build lessons.
01January
- Asian American History Month (January)
- Islamic Heritage Month (January; observed by some communities)
- Korean American Day (January 13)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
02February
- Black History Month / African American History Month (February)
03March
- Women’s History Month (March)
- Irish American Heritage Month (March)
- Greek American Heritage Month (March)
- Iranian American Heritage Month (March; observed by some communities)
- Nowruz / Persian New Year (March 20 in 2026; around the spring equinox)
- National Deaf History Month (March 13 to April 15)
04April
- National Arab American Heritage Month (April)
- Scottish-American Heritage Month (April)
- Armenian History Month (April)
- Sikh Heritage Month (April)
- National Deaf History Month (March 13 to April 15)
- Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 13 to 14 in 2026)
05May
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May)
- Jewish American Heritage Month (May)
- Haitian Heritage Month (May)
- South Asian American Heritage Month (May)
- Military Appreciation Month (May)
06June
- Pride Month (June)
- Caribbean-American Heritage Month (June)
- Immigrant Heritage Month (June)
- Portuguese Heritage Month (June)
- Juneteenth (June 19)
07July
- Disability Pride Month (July)
- French-American Heritage Month (July)
08August
- Black Business Month (August)
- South Asian Heritage Month (August)
- Indonesian Independence Day (August 17)
09September
- Hispanic, Latino/Latina, and Latinx Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
- Brazilian Independence Day (September 7)
- Deaf Awareness Month (September)
10October
- LGBTQ+ History Month (October)
- Filipino American History Month (October)
- German American Heritage Month (October)
- Hindu Heritage Month (October)
- Italian American Heritage Month (October)
- Polish American Heritage Month (October)
- Czech Heritage Month (October)
- Global Diversity Awareness Month (October)
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October)
- Hispanic, Latino/Latina, and Latinx Heritage Month continues through October 15
11November
- Native American Heritage Month / National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (November)
- National Veterans and Military Families Month (November)
- Albanian Heritage Month (November)
- Hmong New Year (late November to early December; dates vary)
- Japanese Culture Day (November 3)
12December
- Universal Human Rights Month (December)
Simple Classroom Connections
Feature picture books, articles, biographies, poetry, and primary sources connected to the month.
Share oral histories, interviews, music, speeches, and student or family stories when invited.
Make timelines, maps, posters, reflection journals, class displays, or student-led research projects.
Link the observance to local history, community helpers, civic action, art, literature, and current events.