Diversity Calendar

If you would like dates added to the 2026 edition of the calendar, please e-mail us at communications@gandercanada.com.

It is the intent of the Town of Gander to use this document as a guide to identify various events of significance to Gander's residents, allowing Council to recognize the diversity of its people, culture, and traditions.

It is important to note that the list is not exhaustive. Council will attempt to emphasize some events that have relevance in our community, but not each event. Should a member or segment of our populations desire special mention, it is suggested that they contact us at the above email to explore avenues to create awareness and education on a specific topic.

Diversity Calendar 2025

Diversity Calendar 2025

January

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
January 1New Years’ DayInternational
January 1Feast Day of St BasilOrthodox Christian
January 1Shogatsu / Gantan-sai (New Years)Shinto (Japan)
January 1Independence DaySudan
January 1Independence DayHaiti
January 4Independence DayMyanmar
January 6Epiphany/Three King’s DayChristian
January 6Joan of Arc DayFrance
January 7Orthodox Christmas DayOrthodox Christian
January 12Swami Vivekananda JayantiHindu
January 13Lohri (Winter Solstice)India
January 13Maghi/Magha Ra SazaNorthern India
January 14International Kite DayInternational
January 14Orthodox New YearOrthodox Christian
January 14PongalHindu
January 14Mahayana New YearBuddhist
January 14Makar SankrantiHindu
January 15Magh BihuHindu
January 17Birthday of Guru Gobind SinghSikh
January 19World Religion DayInternational
January 19TimkatEthiopian
January 20Martin Luther King Jr. DayMany Religions
January 23Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose JayantiIndia
January 24World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture (WDAC)International
January 24International Day of EducationInternational
January 24-25Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day)Jewish
January 26Australia DayAustralia
January 27The International Holocaust Remembrance DayInternational
January 27Lailat al-Mi’rajMuslim
January 29National Day of Remembrance and Action on IslamophobiaCanada
January 29Chinese New Year/Lunar New YearSoutheast Asia

February

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
February 1World Hijab DayInternational
February 1-2Imbolc (The Feast of Waxing Light)Paganism
February 1-7World Interfaith Harmony WeekInternational
February 2Groundhog DayNorth America
February 12Chinese Lantern FestivalChina
February 13Magha Puja DayBuddhist
February 14Valentine’s DayMany Regions
February 14Pink Triangle DayCanada
February 13-14Lailat al Bara’ahMuslim
February 15Lui-Ngai-NManipur India
February 15Flag DayCanada
February 15Nirvana DayBuddhist
February 17Family DayCanada
February 19Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj JayantiIndia
February 25-28Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days)Baha’i
February 26Maha ShivaratriHindu
February 26Pink Shirt DayCanada
February 27Dominican Independence DayDominican Republic
February 28Losar (Tibetan New Year)Tibetan
February 28Ramadan (Starts)Islam

March

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
March 1Zero Discrimination DayMany Regions
March 1-19Nineteen Day FastBaha’i
March 4Pancake day/Shrove TuesdayChristian
March 5Ash WednesdayChristian
March 5 – April 17LentChristian
March 6Independence DayGhana
March 8International Women’s DayInternational
March 10Harriet Tubman DayUSA
March 10Commonwealth DayMany Regions
March 13Ta’anit Ester (Fast of Queen Ester)Jewish
March 13-14PurimJewish
March 14HoliHinduism/Sikhism
March 14Hola MohallaSikh
March 15Chötrul DüchenTibetan
March 15International Day to Combat IslamophobiaInternational
March 17St. Patrick’s DayMany Regions
March 19Chahar Shanbe SooriIran
March 20International Francophonie DayInternational
March 20Naw-Rúz The Bahá’í New YearBaha’i, Persian
March 20Two Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Awareness to Celebration DayInternational
March 20-21OstaraWicca/Pagan
March 21International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationInternational
March 21World Down Syndrome DayInternational
March 21Nowrooz (Persian New Year)Iran, Persian
March 23Pakistan Resolution DayPakistan
March 25Khordad SalZoroastrianism
March 26Independence DayBangladesh
March 29Ramadan (Ends)Islam
March 30Eid al-FitrIslam
March 31International Transgender Day of VisibilityInternational

April

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
April 1April Fool’s DayInternational
April 2World Autism Awareness DayInternational
April 2Sizdah Be Dar (Nature Day)Iran
April 6Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)Islam
April 6National Tartan DayScottish
April 7Rwandan Genocide Memorial DayRwanda
April 7World Health DayInternational
April 9International Day of PinkInternational
April 10Mahavir JayantiJain
April 12Pesach/Passover (Start)Jewish
April 14Baisakhi / VaisakhiHinduism, Sikhism, Bangladesh
April 18Good FridayChristian
April 19Patriots DayUSA
April 20First Day of RidvánBaha’i
April 20Last Day of PassoverJewish
April 20Easter SundayChristian
April 21Easter MondayChristian
April 22Earth DayInternational
April 24Armenian Genocide Memorial DayInternational
April 25Italy Liberation DayItaly
April 28Ninth Day of RidvánBaha’i
April 30Journey to Freedom DayVietnamese Canadians

May

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
May 1May Day (International Worker’s Day)International
May 1Twelfth Day of RidvánBaha’i
May 1BeltanePaganism
May 5Cinco de MayoMexico
May 5National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and GirlsCanada
May 11Mother’s DayMany Regions
May 12Visakha Puja – Buddha’s BirthdayBuddhist
May 13-19Mental Health Awareness WeekCanada
May 15Global Accessibility Awareness DayInternational
May 15-16Lag B’OmerJewish
May 17International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and BiphobiaInternational
May 18Flag and University DayHaiti
May 19Victoria DayCanada
May 22-23Declaration of the BábBaha’i
May 26Memorial DayUSA
May 27-28Ascension of Bahá’u’lláhBaha’i
May 30Provincial Francophonie DayNewfoundland and Labrador

June

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
June 2Italy Republic DayItaly
June 2Dragon Boat FestivalChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan
June 2ShavuotJewish
June 5World Environment DayInternational
June 6Eid-Al-AdhaIslam
June 8PentecostChristian
June 10Portugal DayPortugal
June 12Philippines Independence DayFilipino
June 12World Against Child LabourInternational
June 12Pulse Remembrance DayInternational
June 14Eid al-GhadirIslam
June 15Father’s DayMany Regions
June 18International Day of Countering Hate SpeechInternational
June 18International Autistic Pride DayInternational
June 19Juneteenth National Independence DayUSA
June 20World Refugee DayInternational
June 21National Indigenous Peoples DayCanada
June 24St. John’s Day (Midsummer)Christian
June 24Fête Nationale du Québec (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day)Quebec
June 27Canadian Multiculturalism DayCanada
June 30Independence DayCongo

July

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
July 1Beaumont Hamel Memorial DayNewfoundland and Labrador
July 1Canada DayCanada
July 1Republic DayGhana
July 4Independence DayUSA
July 5Independence DayVenezuela and Algeria
July 5-6Day of AshuraMuslim
July 6Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai LamaTibet, Buddhism
July 8-9Martyrdom of the BábBaha’i
July 9Independence DayArgentina
July 10Asalha Puja (Dharma Day)Buddhist
July 11Srebrenica Remembrance DayInternational
July 11World Population DayInternational
July 11St. Benedict DayCatholic Christian
July 14Bastille DayFrance
July 15St. Vladimir the Great DayOrthodox Christian
July 23Birthday of Haile SelassieRastafarian
July 24Pioneer DayMormon Christian
July 25Tunisia Republic DayTunisia

August

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
August 1Emancipation DayCanada
August 1LughnasadhPaganism
August 4Founders’ DayGhana
August 4Civic HolidayCanada
August 9International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesInternational
August 9Raksha BandhanHindu
August 12International Youth DayInternational
August 13-15ObonBuddhist/Japanese
August 14Independence DayPakistan
August 15Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryCatholic Christian
August 15Independence DayIndia
August 15National Acadian DayCanada
August 15Korean Liberation DayKorea (North and South)
August 16Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) Jamshedi NavrozParsi
August 16Krishna JanmashtamiHindu
August 19Independence DayAfghanistan
August 21Paryushana beginsJain
August 24Independence Day of UkraineUkraine
August 25National Heroes DayPhilippines
August 27Ganesh ChaturthiHindu
August 29The Qixi Festival (Chinese)China
August 31International Day of People of African DescentInternational

September

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
September 1Labour DayCanada
September 2Independence DayVietnam
September 4-5Mawlid al-NabiMuslim
September 5-17OnamHindu (Kerala)
September 7Independence DayBrazil
September 7Ganesh ChaturthiHindu
September 14Holy Cross DayChristian
September 14-15Terry Fox RunCanada
September 16Mexican Independence DayMexico
September 17Mid-Autumn FestivalChina
September 21International Day of PeaceInternational
September 22Kwame Nkrumah Memorial DayGhana
September 22MabonPagan
September 23International Sign Language DayInternational
September 23-24Rosh HashanahJewish
September 28 - October 2Durga PujaHindu
September 30National Day for Truth and ReconciliationCanada

October

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
October 1National DayChina
October 1Independence DayNigeria
October 1Gandhi Jayanti (Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi)India
October 1International Day for Older PersonsInternational
October 2Yom KippurJewish
October 2Dussehra/VijayadashamiHindu
October 3Day of German UnityGermany
October 6Mid-Autumn FestivalChina
October 7SukkotJewish
October 8World Dyslexia DayInternational
October 9-10Karva ChauthHindu
October 10World Mental Health DayInternational
October 10World Sight DayInternational
October 13ThanksgivingCanada
October 13International Plain Language DayInternational
October 13-14Simchat TorahJewish
October 14Svetitskhovleli CathedralGeorgia
October 21Lakshmi PujaHindu
October 20Installation of the Scriptures as Guru GranthSikh
October 20DiwaliSikh/Hindu/Jain
October 22Birth of the BábBaha’i
October 22-24Rosh HashanahJewish
October 23Bhai DoojHindu
October 23Birth of Bahá’u’lláhBaha’i
October 27Chhat PujaHindu
October 29ChungYang Festival (The Double Ninth Festival)China
October 29Republic DayTurkey
October 31All Hallows Eve (Halloween)North America
October 31SamhainPagan

November

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
November 11Remembrance DayCanada
November 16International Day of ToleranceInternational
November 20Transgender Day of RemembranceInternational
November 20National Child DayCanada
November 22Holodomor Memorial DayCanada
November 24Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur SahibSikh
November 25International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against WomenInternational
November 25Day of the CovenantBaha’i
November 27Ascension of Abdu’l-BaháBaha’i
November 27Thanksgiving (American)USA
November 29-30SigdEthiopian Jewish community
November 30First Sunday of AdventChristian

December

DateHoliday/ObservanceAffiliation/Community
December 1Independence DayPortugal
December 2International Day for the Abolition of SlaveryInternational
December 3International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesInternational
December 6Saint Nicholas DayChristian
December 8Bodhi DayBuddhist
December 9Tanzania Independence DayTanzania
December 10World Human Rights DayInternational
December 12Kenya Independence DayKenya
December 15-22HanukkahJudaism
December 16Simbang GabiFilipino Catholic
December 20Yalda Night (Shab-e Yalda)Iran
December 21YeldaPersian
December 21Dongzhi FestivalEast Asia
December 21YulePagan
December 24Christmas EveChristian
December 25Christmas DayChristian
December 26Boxing DayChristian
December 26 – January 1, 2026KwanzaaUSA
December 31New Year’s EveInternational

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