Celebrating equality, diversity and inclusion 🗓️
We are committed to creating an equal and inclusive Wales, where we can celebrate our individual diversity and feel confident to challenge inequality. This calendar can be used to raise your own awareness of equality and diversity and to help plan events and initiatives in an inclusive way.
The special dates and events have been chosen to represent the diversity of our community and is not an exhaustive list.
Special dates and events in March 2023
01 March – Zero Discrimination Day
01 March – Saint David’s Day
01 to 31 March – Women’s History Month
04 March – Employee Appreciation Day
08 March – International Women’s Day
16 March – Young Carer’s Awareness Day
17 March – Saint Patrick’s Day
19 March – Mothering Sunday
20 March – International Day of Happiness
21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
22 March to 21 April – Ramadan
27 March to 2 April – World Autism Acceptance Week
31 March – International Transgender Day of Visibility
Special dates and events in April 2023
01 to 30 April – National Autism Awareness Month
01 to 30 April – Stress Awareness Month
01 to 30 April – Celebrate Diversity Month
02 April – World Autism Awareness Day
05 to 13 April – Pesach (Passover)
07 April – Good Friday
07 April – World Health Day
08 April – International Romani Day
09 April – Easter Sunday
13 April – Vaisakhi
21 April – Eid al-Fitr
22 April – Earth Day
22 April – Stephen Lawrence Day
23 April – Saint George’s Day
24 to 30 April – MS Awareness Week
26 April – Lesbian Visibility Day
28 April – World Day for Health & Safety at Work
Special dates and events in May 2023
01 to 07 May – Deaf Awareness Week
01 to 31 May – Mental Health Awareness Month
13 to 20 May – Mental Health Awareness Week
15 May – International Day of Families
17 May – International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
18 May – Global Accessibility Awareness Day
21 May – Cultural Diversity Day
25 May – George Floyd Anniversary
25 to 27 May – Shavuot
30 May – World MS Day
Special dates and events in June 2023
01 to 30 June – LGBT Pride Month
01 to 30 June – Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
01 to 07 June – Volunteers’ Week
03 June – Vesak (Buddha Day)
10 to 18 June – Great Big Green Week
06 to 12 June – National Carers Week
12 to 16 June – Loneliness Awareness Week *tbc
12 to 18 June – Men’s Health Awareness Week
16 June – Neurodiversity Pride Day
18 June – Father’s Day
19 to 25 June – Refugee Week
19 to 25 June – Learning Disability Week
20 June – World Refugee Day
20 June – Summer Solstice/Litha (Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres)
21 June – World Humanist Day
22 June – UK Windrush Day
25 June to 1 July – Deafblind Awareness Week
28 June to 02 July – Eid al-Adha
Special dates and events in July 2023
01 to 31 July – Disability Pride Month
14 July – International Non-Binary People’s Day
16 July – Disability Awareness Day
18 July – Nelson Mandela International Day
18 July to 17 August – South Asian Heritage Month
30 July – International Day of Friendship
Special dates and events August 2023
01 to 31 August – Health and Safety Month
09 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 August – International Youth Day
19 August – World Humanitarian Day
Special dates and events in September 2023
01 to 30 September – World Alzheimer’s Month
01 to 30 September – East and South East Asian Heritage Month
05 September – International Day of Charity
06 to 07 September – Krishna Janmashtami
10 September – World Suicide Prevention Day
15 to 17 September – Rosh Hashanah
18 to 24 September – International Week of Happiness at Work
21 September – UN International Day of Peace
23 September – Bi-visibility Day
23 September – International Day of Sign Language
24 to 25 September – Yom Kippur
25 September to 01 October – National Inclusion Week
29 September to 06 October – Sukkat
Special dates and events in October 2023
01 October to 31 October – Black History Month
01 October to 31 October – Global Diversity Awareness Month
01 October – International Day of Older Persons
02 to 08 October – Dyslexia Awareness Week
08 to 16 October – National Hate Crime Awareness Week
10 October – World Mental Health Day
11 October – National Coming Out Day
12 October – World Sight Day
18 October – Anti Slavery Day
18 October – World Menopause Day
18 October – Pronouns Day
22 October – Wear Red Day – Show Racism the Red Card Day
26 October – Intersex Awareness Day
Special dates and events in November 2023 
01 November to 30 November– Islamophobia Awareness Month
01 November to 30 November– Movember/Mens Health Awareness Month
01 November – National Stress Awareness Day
07 November to 11 November– Trustees’ Week
11 November – Remembrance Day
12 November – Diwali
12 November – Remembrance Sunday
12 November – Inter Faith Week
13 November to 19 November – Transgender Awareness Week
16 November – International Day of Tolerance
16 November to 16 December – Disability History Month
19 November – International Men’s Day
20 November – Transgender Day of Remembrance
25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Day
Special dates and events in December 2023
01 December – World Aids Day
02 December – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
07 to 15 December – Hanukkah
10 December – Human Rights Day
18 December – International Migrants Day
20 December – International Human Solidarity Day
25 December – Christmas Day
Special dates and events in January 2024 
04 January – World Braille Day
15 January – World Religion Day
22 January – Lunar New Year
27 January – Holocaust Memorial Day
Special dates and events in February 2024 
01 February – LGBT History Month
01 February – World Hijab Day
02 February – Time to Talk Day
6 – 12 February – Race Equality Week
10 February – Chinese New Year