The calendar was developed through input from various community groups and organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador, and in consultation with the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The dates of celebration may vary based on local customs, according to moon sightings or solar calendar. If any dates noted here are incorrect, or if you would like to add new dates for the 2024 edition of the calendar, please e-mail us at diversity@gov.nl.ca.
JANUARY | ||
TAMIL HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 | New Years’ Day | International |
Feast Day of St Basil | Orthodox Christian | |
Shogatsu / Gantan-sai (New Years) New Year (正月, shōgatsu) | Shinto (Japan) | |
Independence Day | Sudan | |
Independence Day | Haiti | |
4 | Independence Day | Myanmar |
6 | Epiphany/Three King’s Day | Christian |
Joan of Arc Day | France | |
7 | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox Christian |
12 | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | Hindu |
14 | Lohri (Winter Solstice) | India |
Magh Bihu | Hindu | |
International Kite Day | International | |
Orthodox New Year | Orthodox Christian | |
14-17 | Pongal | Hindu |
15 |
Makar Sankranti | Hindu |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Many Religions | |
Maghi/Magha Ra Saza | Northern India | |
17 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Jan 17) | Sikh |
18 | Bodhi Day | Buddhist |
20 | Timkat | Ethopian |
21 | World Religion Day | International |
23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | India |
24 |
World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture (WDAC) | International |
International Day of Education | International | |
24-25 | Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish |
25 | Mahayana New Year | Buddhist |
26 | Australia Day | Australia |
27 | The International Holocaust Remembrance Day | International |
29 | National Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia | Canada |
FEBRUARY | ||
BLACK HISTORY MONTH (INTERNATIONAL) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 | World Hijab Day | International |
1-11 | World Interfaith Harmony Week | International |
2 | Imbolc (The Feast of Waxing Light) | Paganism |
Groundhog Day | North America | |
6 | International Day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation | International |
6-7 | Lailat al-Mi’raj | Muslim |
8-9 | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu |
10 |
Losar (Tibetan New Year) | Tibetan |
Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year | Southeast Asia | |
13 | Pancake day/Shrove Tuesday | Christian |
14 |
Valentine’s Day | Many Regions |
Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
14-MAR 28 | Lent | Christian |
15 | Lui-Ngai-N | Manipur India |
Flag Day | Canada | |
Nirvana Day | Buddhist | |
19 |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | India |
Family Day | Canada | |
24 |
Magha Puja Day | Buddhist |
Chinese Lantern Festival | China | |
26-29 | Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days) | Baha’i |
27 | Dominican Independence Day | Dominican Republic |
29-MAR 19 | Nineteen Day Fast | Baha’i |
MARCH | ||
MULTICULTURALISM MONTH (NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR) | ||
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH (INTERNATIONAL) | ||
IRISH HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 | Zero Discrimination Day | Many Regions |
6 | Independence Day | Ghana |
8 | International Women’s Day | International |
Lailat al Bara’ah | Muslim | |
10 | Harriet Tubman Day | United States |
Ramadan (Starts) | Islam | |
14 | Commonwealth Day | Many Regions |
16 | Ta’anit Ester (Fast of Queen Ester) | Jewish |
17 | St. Patrick’s Day | Many Regions |
18 | Chötrul Düchen | Tibetan |
20 | International Francophonie Day | International |
Ostara | Wicca/Pagan | |
21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | International |
World Down Syndrome Day | International | |
Naw-Rúz The Bahá’í New Year | Baha’i, Persian | |
23-24 | Purim | Jewish |
25 | Holi | Hinduism/Sikhism |
26 | Independence Day | Bangladesh |
28 | Khordad Sal | Zoroastrianism |
29 | Good Friday | Christian |
31 |
International Transgender Day of Visibility | International |
Easter Sunday | Christian |
APRIL | ||
SIKH HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE, CONDEMNATION, AND PREVENTION MONTH (CANADA) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 |
Easter Monday | Christian |
April Fool’s Day | International | |
2 | World Autism Awareness Day | International |
5 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Islam |
6 | National Tartan Day | Scottish |
7 | Rwandan Genocide Memorial Day | Rwanda |
World Health Day | International | |
9 | Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
13 | Baisakhi / Vaisakhi | Hinduism, Sikhism, Bangladesh |
20 | First Day of Ridvan | Baha’i |
Eid-al-Fitr (20 – 21) | Muslim | |
21 | First Day of Ridván | Baha’i, Persian |
22 |
Earth Day | International |
Pesach/Passover (Start) | Jewish | |
24 | Armenian Genocide Memorial Day | International |
25 | Italy Liberation Day | Italy |
28-29 | Ninth Day of Ridván | Baha’i |
30 |
Journey to Freedom Day | Vietnamese Canadians |
Last Day of Passover | Jewish |
MAY | ||
ASIAN HISTORY MONTH (CANADA) | ||
JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH | ||
DUTCH HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 | May Day (International Worker’s Day) | International |
1-2 | Twelfth Day of Ridván | Baha’i |
5 | Cinco de Mayo | Mexico |
12 | Mother’s Day | Many Regions |
18 | Flag and University Day | Haiti |
19 | Pentecost | Christian |
22-23 | Declaration of the Báb | Baha’i |
23 | Visakha Puja – Buddha’s Birthday | Buddhist |
25-26 | Lag B’Omer | Jewish |
27 | Memorial Day | United States of America |
27-28 | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | Baha’i |
30 | Provincial Francophonie Day | Newfoundland and Labrador |
JUNE | ||
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH (CANADA) | ||
ITALIAN HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
FILIPINO HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
PORTUGUESE HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
2 | Italy Republic Day | Italy |
10 |
Portugal Day | Portugal |
Dragon Boat Festival | China, Hong Kong, Taiwan | |
12 |
Philippines Independence Day | Filipino |
World against child labour | International | |
16 |
Father’s Day | Many Regions |
Eid-Al-Adha | Islam | |
19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | United States |
20 | World Refugee Day | International |
21 | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Canada |
24 |
St. John’s Day (Midsummer) | Christian |
Fête Nationale du Québec (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day) | Quebec | |
24-25 | Eid al-Ghadir | Islam |
27 | Canadian Multiculturalism Day | Canada |
30 | Independence Day | Congo |
JULY | ||
PRIDE MONTH (PLEASE CHECK LOCAL CALENDARS) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 | Beaumont Hamel Memorial Day | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Canada Day | Canada | |
4 | Independence Day | United States |
5 | Independence Day | Venezuela and Algeria |
6 | Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama | Tibet, Buddism |
8 | Martyrdom of the Báb | Baha’i |
9 | Independence Day | Argentina |
11 |
Srebrenica Remembrance Day | International |
World Population Day | International | |
12 | St. Benedict Day | Catholic Christian |
14 | Bastille Day | France |
15 | St. Vladimir the Great Day | Orthodox Christian |
16-17 | Day of Ashura | Muslim |
20-21 | Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) | Buddhist |
24 | Pioneer Day | Mormon Christian |
25 | Tunisia Republic Day | Tunisia |
AUGUST | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 | Emancipation Day | Canada |
9 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | International |
10 | The Qixi Festival (Chinese) | China |
12 | International Youth Day | International |
13-15 | Obon | Buddhist/Japanese |
14 | Independence Day | Pakistan |
15 | Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Catholic Christian |
Independence Day | India | |
National Acadian Day | Canada | |
Korean Liberation Day | Korea (North and South) | |
16 | Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) Jamshedi Navroz | Parsi |
19 |
Independence Day | Afghanistan |
Raksha Bandhan | Hindu | |
24 | Independence Day of Ukraine | Ukraine |
26 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu |
National Heroes Day | Philippines |
SEPTEMBER | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
2 | Independence Day | Vietnam |
4 | Labour Day | Many Regions |
5 | Onam (5-17) | Hindu (Kerala) |
7 |
Independence Day | Brazil |
Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu | |
14 | Holy Cross Day | Christian |
15 |
Mawlid al-Nabi (15-16) | Muslim |
Terry Fox Run | Canada | |
16 | Mexican Independence Day | Mexico |
17 | Mid-Autumn Festival | China |
30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Canada |
OCTOBER | ||
ISLAMIC HISTORY MONTH (CANADA) | ||
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH | ||
MI’KMAQ HISTORY MONTH (CANADA) | ||
GERMAN HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
LATIN AMERICA HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH (CANADA) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 | National Day | China |
Independence Day | Nigeria | |
2 |
Rosh Hashanah (2-4) | Jewish |
Gandhi Jayanti (Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi) | India | |
3 | Day of German Unity | Germany |
9 | Durga Puja (9-13) | Hindu |
11 |
Yom Kippur (11-12) | Jewish |
ChungYang Festival (The Double Ninth Festival | China | |
12 | Dussehra/Vijayadashami | Hindu |
14 |
Thanksgiving | Canada |
Svetitskhovleli Cathedral | Georgia | |
16 |
Lakshmi Puja | Hindu |
Birth of the Bab | Baha’i | |
Sukkot (16-23) | Jewish | |
19 | Karva Chauth (Oct 19-20) | Hindu |
20 | Installation of the Scriptures as Guru Granth | Sikh |
24 | Simchat Torah (24-25) | Jewish |
29 | Diwali (October 29 – November 03) | Sikh/Hindu/Jain |
Republic Day | Turkey | |
31 | All Hallows Eve (Halloween) | North America |
NOVEMBER | ||
LEBANESE HERITAGE MONTH (CANADA) | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
3 | Bhai Dooj | Hindu |
5 | Chhat Puja (5-8) | Hindu |
11 | Remembrance Day | Canada |
16 | International Day of Tolerance | International |
20 |
Transgender Day of Remembrance | International |
National Child Day | Canada | |
23 | Holodomor Memorial Day | Canada |
25 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women | International |
26 | Ascension of Abdu’l-Bahá 26-27 | Baha’i |
28 | Thanksgiving (American) | United States of America |
29 | Sigd (29-30) | Ethiopian Jewish community |
DECEMBER | ||
Date | 2024 | Origin |
1 |
Independence Day | Portugal |
First Sunday of Advent | Christian | |
2 | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | International |
3 | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | International |
9 | Tanzania Independence Day | Tanzania |
10 | World Human Rights Day | International |
12 | Kenya Independence Day | Kenya |
16 | Simbang Gabi (16-24) | Filipino Catholic |
20 | Yelda | Persian |
21 | Dongzhi Festival | East Asia |
24 | Christmas Eve | Christian |
25 |
Hanukkah (25 Dec-Jan 2, 2025) | Judaism |
Christmas Day | Christian | |
Kwanzaa (26 Dec-Jan 1, 2025) | USA | |
26 | Boxing Day | Christian |
31 | New Year’s Eve | International |