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

• Dry January (United Kingdom)
• National Mentoring Month (United States)[1]
• Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)[2][3]

February

• American Heart Month (United States)[4]
• Black History Month (United States and Canada)
• LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)[5]
• National Bird-Feeding Month (United States)

March

• Brain Tumor Awareness Month (UK)[6]
• Irish-American Heritage Month
• Mustache March
• National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
• Women's History Month[7][8][9]
• Youth Art Month

April

• Arab American Heritage Month
• Autism Awareness Month[10][11][12]
• Cancer Control Month
• Confederate History Month
• Dalit History Month
• Financial Literacy Month[13]
• Jazz Appreciation Month
• Mathematics Awareness Month[14][15]
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month[16][17]
• National Distracted Driving Awareness Month[18]
• National Pet Month (United Kingdom)
• National Poetry Month
• National Poetry Writing Month
• National Volunteer Month
• School Library Month
• Second Chance Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month[19][20][21]

May

• ALS Awareness Month (United States)[22]
• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month[7][23]
• Brain Tumor Awareness Month (excluding UK)
• Celiac Awareness Month
• Flores de Mayo (Philippines)
• Haitian Heritage Month
• International Masturbation Month[24][25][26]
• Jewish American Heritage Month (USA)[8][27]
• Lyme Disease Awareness Month[28]
• May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Mental Health Awareness Month[29]
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month[28]
• National Bike Month
• National Celiac Disease Awareness Month[28]
• National Foster Care Month[30]
• 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)

June

• African-American Music Appreciation Month[31][32]
• ALS Awareness Month (Canada)
• Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month (USA)[33]
• LGBT Pride Month
• National Safety Month[34]
• National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June)

July

• National Ice Cream Month

September

• Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana)
• Gospel Music Heritage Month[35]
• National Bourbon Heritage Month
• National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• National Guide Dog Month (US)
• National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[7][36]
• National Honey Month
• National Preparedness Month[37]
• National Prostate Health Month[38]
• National Yoga Month
• Pain Awareness Month[39]

October

• Black History Month (United Kingdom)
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Filipino American History Month (United States)
• Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month (United States)
• LGBT History Month (US and Canada)[40]
• National Arts & Humanities Month
• National Bullying Prevention Month (US)
• National Cyber Security Awareness Month[41][42]
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month[7][8][43]
• National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[36]
• National Pizza Month
• National Work and Family Month[44]
• Polish American Heritage Month
• National Domestic Violence Awareness Month[45][46]

November

• Academic Writing Month
• COPD Awareness Month[47]
• Movember – November events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression
• National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (USA)[48]
• National Family Caregivers Month (USA)[49]
• National Novel Writing Month – people from all over the world try to write a 50,000-word novel in a month
• Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month[7][8][50]
• National Prematurity Awareness Month[51]
• No Nut November[52]

December

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

See also

• Ramadan
• 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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External links

• Unite
• Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month