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( April 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) 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 . Contents ( hide ) 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December 13 See also 14 References 15 External links January ( edit ) Dry January ( United Kingdom ) Human Trafficking Prevention Month ( United States ) International Creativity Month National Mentoring Month ( United States ) Tamil Heritage Month ( Canada ) Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month ( United States ) Stalking Awareness Month Veganuary ( United Kingdom and United States ) February ( edit ) Black History Month ( United States and Canada ) Marfan Awareness Month American Heart Month ( United States ) Gang Prevention Awareness Month Oral Hygiene Awareness Month Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Eating Disorder Awareness Month Turner syndrome awareness month LGBT History Month ( United Kingdom ) March ( edit ) National Irish - American Heritage month Brain Injury Awareness Month International Black Women In Jazz & The Arts Month National Disabilities Month National Nutrition Month Women 's History Month Youth Art Month National Athletic Training Month Endometriosis Awareness Month National Music in Our Schools Month National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month National Social Psychology Awareness Month April ( edit ) Autism Awareness Month ( United States ) National Occupational Therapy Month Black Women 's History Month Confederate History Month ( United States ) * Parkinsons Awareness Month https://www.michaeljfox.org/get-involved/parkinsons-awareness-month.html Financial Literacy Month Jazz Appreciation Month Mathematics Awareness Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month National Deaf History Month , March 13 - April 15 National Growing Naturals Day National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week ( NMLPW ) National Poetry Month National Volunteer Month Records and Information Management Month Sexual Assault Awareness Month Sikh Heritage Month ( Ontario , Canada ) Stress Awareness Month ( United States ) Distracted Driving Awareness Month National Car Care Awareness Month National Fair Housing Month May ( edit ) ALS Awareness Month ( United States ) Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Better Hearing and Speech Month Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month Celiac Awareness Month Ehlers - Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month Haitian Heritage Month International Internal Audit Awareness Month Jewish American Heritage Month Lupus Awareness Month Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month Mental Health Awareness Month Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month ( Canada ) National Bike Month National Foster Care Month National Guide Dog Month ( 2008 , 2009 ) National Mobility Awareness Month National Stroke Awareness Month Neurofibromatosis Awareness month National Correct Posture Month Cystic Fibrosis Month National Apraxia Awareness Month Brain Tumor Awareness Month June ( edit ) African - American Music Appreciation Month Alzheimer 's Disease and Brain Awareness Month LGBT Pride Month National Safety Month National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month Scoliosis Awareness Month Migraine Awareness Month National Homeownership Month National Healthy Homes Month July ( edit ) Hot Dog Month August ( edit ) Awareness in August - Founded by Sally Birtles 2016 National Immunization Awareness Month National Sales Enablement Month September ( edit ) Global ITP Awareness Week ( last week of September ) National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month National CMT Awareness Month ( Charcot - Marie - Tooth Disease ) National Deaf Awareness Month German American Heritage Month , which runs from September 15 - October 15 ( United States ) National Guide Dog Month ( US ) National Hispanic Heritage Month ( US ; September 15 to October 15 ) National Honey Month National ITP Awareness Month National Literacy Month National Preparedness Month National Prostate Health Month Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Month Pain Awareness Month Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month Sepsis Awareness Month Sickle Cell Awareness Month Trucker Appreciation Month October ( edit ) Archives Month German American Heritage Month , which runs from September 15 - October 15 ( United States ) Black History Month ( United Kingdom ) Breast Cancer Awareness Month * `` International Longevity Month '' . ( Worldwide ) Craniosynostosis Awareness Month Filipino American History Month ( United States ) LGBT History Month ( US and Canada ) Muslim heritage month ( Canada ) National Arts and Humanities Month ( United States ) National Bullying Prevention Month ( US ) National Cyber Security Awareness Month National Dental Hygiene Month ( US ) National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Dysautonomia Awareness Month National Dyslexia Awareness Month National Hispanic Heritage Month ( US ; September 15 to October 15 ) National Orthodontic Health Month National Pastor Appreciation Month ( US ) `` National Physical Therapy Month '' . National Pit Bull Awareness Month National Reading Group Month National Work and Family Month Polish American Heritage Month Pregnancy and Infant loss awareness month RETT Syndrome Awareness Month Down Syndrome Awareness Month November ( edit ) National Adoption Awareness Month National Diabetes Awareness Month National Epilepsy Awareness Month National Novel Writing Month Native American Indian / Alaska Native Heritage Month Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month Warrior Care Month World Quality Month World Vegan Month National Caregivers Month National Veteran and Military Families Month December ( edit ) Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa See also ( edit ) List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation List of awareness days International observance List of environmental dates List of food months References ( edit ) Jump up ^ https://www.dhs.gov/blog/2017/01/03/january-national-slavery-and-human-trafficking-prevention-month-join-fight . Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation - National Mentoring Month '' . 2010 - 01 - 04 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ Bills Passed - Parliament of Canada Jump up ^ Canada officially declares pride in its Tamils , passes Bill calling for Tamil Heritage Month - The News Minute Jump up ^ ( http://stalkingawarenessmonth.org/about ) Jump up ^ `` Lyndon B. 18 '' . Jump up ^ http://www.calvin.edu/chimes/2015/02/08/february-is-turner-syndrome-awareness-month/ Jump up ^ `` http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/ '' . lgbthistorymonth.org.uk . Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 14 . External link in title = ( help ) Jump up ^ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-march-2017-irish-american-heritage-month/ . Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-awareness-month.htm . Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Eat Right '' . ^ Jump up to : `` Special Emphasis Observances '' . National Archives . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . ^ Jump up to : `` Heritage Month Guide '' . DiversityCentral . Retrieved January 4 , 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation - Women 's History Month '' . 2010 - 03 - 02 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - Colorectal Cancer Alliance '' . Colorectal Cancer Alliance . Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 02 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- Financial Literacy Month '' . 2010 - 04 - 02 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- National Child Abuse Prevention Month '' . 2010 - 04 - 01 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` National Child Abuse Prevention Month 2016 '' . www.childwelfare.gov . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` Celebrating Milestones in Deaf History Month '' . 2017 - 04 - 05 . Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` National Deaf History Month Exploring Deaf Culture '' . 2013 - 03 - 05 . Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` National Records and Information Management Month '' . Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 11 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation - National Sexual Assault Awareness Month '' . 2010 - 04 - 02 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` Sexual Assault Awareness Month '' . NSVRC . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ April to be Sikh Heritage Month in Ontario - Times of India Jump up ^ Bill for Sikh Heritage Month in Ontario - Legislative Assembly of Ontario Jump up ^ http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/april-monthly-observations/ Jump up ^ `` Trending Now : April is National Car Care Month '' . 2017 - 03 - 30 . Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 20 . Jump up ^ https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2017/HUDNo_17-026 Jump up ^ `` Announcements : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( ALS ) Awareness Month -- May 2011 '' . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . May 6 , 2011 . Retrieved March 29 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month , 2015 '' . 2015 - 04 - 30 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ http://www.asha.org/bhsm/ Jump up ^ `` May is BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER Awareness Month ! - Borderline Personality Disorder '' . www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com . Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 07 . Jump up ^ `` Promoting the Profession '' . na.theiia.org . Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 11 . Jump up ^ Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanoma#United_States Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month Check url = value ( help ) . Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- National Mental Health Awareness Month , 2016 '' . 2016 - 04 - 28 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- National Foster Care Month , 2016 '' . 2016 - 04 - 28 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- African - American Music Appreciation Month , 2016 '' . 2016 - 05 - 31 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` African - American Music Appreciation Month The White House '' . Whitehouse.gov. 2009 - 06 - 02 . Archived from the original on 2011 - 12 - 19 . Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 15 . Jump up ^ `` Alzheimer 's Disease and Brain Awareness Month '' . www.alz.org . Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 31 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- LGBT Pride Month , 2016 '' . 2016 - 05 - 31 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` LGBT Pride Month Month The White House '' . Whitehouse.gov. 2016 - 05 - 31 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 11 . Jump up ^ `` National Safety Month '' . www.nsc.org . Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 01 . Jump up ^ https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2017/HUDNo_17-042 Jump up ^ https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2017/HUDNo_17-043 Jump up ^ `` September is National Deaf Awareness Month '' . 2014 . Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` International Week of the Deaf '' . 2016 . Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Diversity - UMUC '' . www.umuc.edu . ^ Jump up to : `` Presidential Proclamation -- National Hispanic Heritage Month , 2015 '' . 2015 - 09 - 14 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` National Preparedness Month ( ready.gov ) '' . Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month , 2015 '' . 2015 - 08 - 31 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` Pain Awareness Month History '' ( PDF ) . American Chronic Pain Association . Jump up ^ `` September is Sepsis Awareness Month '' . 2017 . Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Sickle Cell Awareness Month '' . www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/index.html . Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 03 . Jump up ^ `` Diversity - UMUC '' . www.umuc.edu . Jump up ^ `` Home - LGBTHistoryMonth.com '' . lgbthistorymonth.com . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- National Cybersecurity Awareness month Dysautonomia Awareness Month Month '' . White House Office of the Press Secretary . Retrieved 9 October 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- National Cybersecurity Awareness Month '' . 2011 - 10 - 03 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ http://www.adha.org/national-dental-hygiene-month . Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation -- National Disability Employment Awareness Month , 2015 '' . 2015 - 09 - 30 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ http://www.nationalpitbullawarenessday.org/October-is-National-Pit-Bull-Awareness-Month.html . Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ http://www.nationalreadinggroupmonth.org/ . Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ Template : Cities web Jump up ^ `` National Diabetes Month '' . Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 31 . Jump up ^ `` National Epilepsy Awareness Month '' . Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 02 . Jump up ^ `` Presidential Proclamation - National Native American Heritage Month '' . 2009 - 10 - 30 . Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 18 . Jump up ^ http://warriorcare.dodlive.mil/files/2016/11/SECDEF-Memo_Warrior-Care-Month.pdf Warrior Care Month Jump up ^ http://asq.org/world-quality-month/vision.aspx World Quality Month Jump up ^ `` World Vegan Month '' . The Vegan Society . Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 02 . 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