National and Cultural Observations

Days Weeks and Months

September

  • 2: Labor Day
  • 8: National Grandparents Day
  • 11: Patriot Day
  • 17: Citizenship/Constitution Day

 

  • National Deaf Awareness Month
  • 8-14: National Arts in Education Week
  • 15-16: Mexican Independence Days
  • 17-23: Constitution Week
  • Sept 15 - Oct 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month

October

  • 2: International Walk to School Day
  • 3: Rosh Hashanah
  • 7: World Day of Bullying Prevention
  • 10: Ombuds Day
  • 12: Yom Kippur
  • 14: Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • 16-23: Sukkot
  • 24-25: Simchat Torah
  • 31: Halloween

 

  • National Bullying Prevention Month
  • National Farm to School Month
  • National Principals Month
  • Crime Prevention Month
  • Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
  • Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Month
  • Czech Heritage Month
  • Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
  • Polish American Heritage Month
  • 6-12: National Metric Week
  • 6-12: Fire Prevention Week
  • 14-18: National School Lunch Week
  • 21-25: National Character Counts! Week
  • 21-25: National School Bus Safety Week
  • 23-31: Red Ribbon Week

November

  • 1: Diwali
  • 11: Veterans Day
  • 23: Repudiation Day
  • 28: Thanksgiving Day

 

  • National Native American Heritage Month
  • 11-15: National School Psychology Week
  • 11-17: Geography Awareness Week
  • 18-22: American Education Week
  • 24-30: National Family Week

December

  • Dec 25-Jan 2: Hanukkah
  • 24: Christmas Eve
  • 25: Christmas Day
  • Dec 26 - Jan 1: Kwanzaa
  • 31: New Year's Eve
 

January

  • 1: New Year's Day
  • 7: Christmas Day (Orthodox)
  • 14: FCPS Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
  • 20: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Observance
  • 29: Lunar New Year

 

  • 27-31: The Great Kindness Challenge

February

  • 12: Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
  • 14: St. Valentine's Day
  • 17: President's Day
  • 22: George Washington's Birthday

 

  • National African American History Month
  • National Career and Technical Education Month
  • 3-7: National School Counseling Week
  • 15-22: National FFA Week

March

  • 1: Youth Art Month Opening, Delaplaine Visual Arts Center (exhibit ends March 26)
  • 11: First Day of Ramadan
  • 17: St. Patrick's Day
  • 22: World Water Day
  • 31: Eid-al-Fitr

 

  • American Red Cross Month
  • Irish American Heritage Month
  • Music in our Schools Month
  • Women's History Month
  • Youth Art Month
  • 2-8: National School Social Work Week
  • 3-7: National Foreign Language Week

April

  • 8: Celebration of Buddha's Birthday
  • 12-20: Passover
  • 18: Good Friday
  • 20: Easter Sunday
  • 21: Easter Monday
  • 22: Earth Day
  • 25: National Arbor Day
  • 29: International Dance Day

 

  • National Arab American Heritage Month
  • National Child Abuse Prevention Month
  • World Autism Month
  • 6-12: National Library Week
  • 7-11: National Assistant Principals Week
  • 21-25: Public School Volunteer Week
  • 24-30: National Student Leadership Week

May

  • 6: National Teacher Day
  • 7: National Bike and Roll to School Day
  • 11: Mother's Day
  • 26: Memorial Day

 

  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Better Hearing and Speech Month
  • 4-11: National Music Week
  • 5-9: Mational Teacher Appreciation Week

June

  • 7: Eid-al-Adha
  • 14: Flag Day
  • 15: Father's Day
  • 19: Juneteenth

 

  • Caribbean-American Heritage Month
  • Great Outdoors Month
  • LGBTQ+ Pride Month

July

  • 4: Independence Day