Diversity Holidays

View this year's list of important holidays and celebrations across our many communities. These events may not be University paid holidays, but they are important observances and celebrations that matter to many members of the Penn State community.

January

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
New Year's Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Orthodox Christmas
Makar Sankranti, Pongal
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Korean American Day
Religious Freedom Day
World Religion Day
National Braille Literacy Month
National Mentoring Month

February

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
President's Day First Day of Spring
Lunar New Year
Losar
National Black History Month
African Heritage and Health Week
National Hospitality Workers Appreication Day
National Science Day
National Women Physicians Day
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
National Caregivers Day

March

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
  St. Patrick's Day
Good Friday
Easter
Mahashivaratri
Holi
Nowruz , Naw-ruz
Ugadi
Ramadan
International Women's Day
Transgender Day of Visibility
Women's History Month
Irish American Heritage Month
Gender Equality Month
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
National Equal Pay Day
Women in STEM day
Employee Appreciation Day
National Teacher Day
National Invest in Veterans Week
National Introverts Week

April

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
  Earth Day
Passover
Eid al-Fitr
Mahavir Jayanti
New Year in many parts of Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Pride Month (@ Penn State)
National Deaf History Month
National Arab American Heritage Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Stress Awareness Month
Austism Acceptance Month
Second Chance Month
Administration Professionals Day
National Library Worker's Day
National Volunteer Week

May

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
Memorial Day Armed Forces Day
Cinco de Mayo
Vesak
Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Month
Older Americans Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Black Music Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Nurses' Day
National Military Appreciation Month
National Pet Month
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week
Public Service Recognition Week

June

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
Juneteenth First day of Summer
Eid al-Adha
Flag Day and National Flag Week
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
LGBTQI+ Pride Month
National Immigrant Heritage Month
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
PTSD Awareness Month
International Women in Engineering Day

July

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
Independence Day Muharram
National Disability Independence Day
International Self-Care Day
International Non-Binary Day
 

August

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
  International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Women's Equality Day
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week

September

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
Labor Day First day of Fall
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
Ganesh Chathurthi
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
World Suicide Prevention Day
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
National IT Professionals Day
HR Professional Day
Global Talent Acquisitions Day

October

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
Indigenous Peoples' Day Sukkot
Navaratri
Dusserah or Vijaya Dashami
Halloween
Global Dignity Day
World Mental Health Day
World Suicide Prevention Day
Blind American's Equality Day
Islamic Heritage Month
Filipino American History Month
LGBT History Month
National Boss Day
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Work & Family Month

November

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Diwali or Deepavali
World Kindness Day
Transgender Awareness Week
National Native American Heritage Month
Military Family Month
National Family Caregivers Month
 

December

Federal/Penn State Holidays Religious/Cultural/Cause/Observations Career-related Days/Week
Christmas First day of winter
Bodhi Day
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa
Rosa Parks Day
Human Rights Day
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
American Artisis Appreciation Month