Special Months

News & Event Opportunities

There are over 350 special awareness events and observations annually, which present great opportunities to host an event to bring media and public attention your issue, mission or to celebrate your accomplishments. Below are just some of the local, national and international observances. To plan an event, contact us at 202-662-7587 or submit a request here.

January

Be Kind to Food Servers Month
Book Blitz Month
Brain Teaser Month
Celebration of Life Month
Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month
Clean Up Your Computer Month
Get Organized Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Mentoring Month
Self-Defense Awareness Month
Poverty in America Awareness Month
Radon Action Month
Self-Help Group Awareness Month
Self-Love Month
Shape Up US Month
Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Stalking Awareness Month
Teen Driving Awareness Month
Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Wealth Mentality Month

February
Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
Bird-Feeding Month
Black History Month
Boost Self-Esteem Month
Cherry Month
Condom Month
Library Lovers' Month
Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
Mend a Broken Heart Month
Parent Leadership Month
Pet Dental Health Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Time Management Month
Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Youth Leadership Month

March
Alport Syndrome Awareness Month
Caffeine Awareness Month
Clean Up Your IRS Act Month
Colic Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Craft Month
Employee Spirit Month
Eye Donor Month
Frozen Food Month
Ideas Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Kidney Month
Listening Awareness Month
Malignant Hyperthermia Awareness and Training Month
Mirth Month
Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
Music in Our Schools Month
Nutrition Month
Optimism Month
Peanut Month
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
Red Cross Month
Save Your Vision Month
Social Work Month
Vascular Anomalies Awareness Month
Women's History Month
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Youth Art Month
Deaf History Month (Mar 13-Apr 15)
Kite Month (Mar 28-May 3)

April
African-American Women's Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Astronomy Month
Autism Awareness Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Card and Letter Writing Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Customer Loyalty Month
Defeat Diabetes Month
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Donate Life Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Humor Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Landscape Architecture Month
Mathematics Awareness Month
Month of the Young Child
Occupational Therapy Month
Pest Management Month
Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
Rosacea Awareness Month
School Library Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Education and Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
Youth Sports Safety Month

May
Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Barbecue Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Bike Month
Civility Awareness Month
Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
Foster Care Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Good Car-Keeping Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Heal the Children Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Home Schooling Awareness Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Latino Books Month
Meditation Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Month
Military Appreciation Month
Motorcycle Safety Month
Older Americans Month
Osteoporosis Month
Personal History Awareness Month
Photo Month
Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Spiritual Literacy Month
Stroke Awareness Month
Women's Health Care Month
Young Achievers/Leaders of Tomorrow Month
Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month (May 10-June 21)

June
Accordion Awareness Month
African-American Music Appreciation Month
Aphasia Awareness Month
Audiobook Appreciation Month
Bathroom Reading Month
Cancer from the Sun Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Child Vision Awareness Month
Children's Awareness Month
Dairy Alternatives Month
Effective Communications Month
Great Outdoors Month
LGBT Pride Month
Men's Health Education and Awareness Month
Men's Month
Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
Pharmacists Declare War on Alcoholism
PTSD Awareness Month
Safety Month
Skyscraper Month
Soul Food Month
Sports America Kids Month
Student Safety Month
Surf Music Month
Zoo and Aquarium Month
Fireworks Safety Months (June 1-July 31)

July
Alopecia Month for Women
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month
Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Hot Dog Month
Ice Cream Month
Make a Difference to Children Month
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Park and Recreation Month
Prescription Interaction Awareness Month
Smart Irrigation Month
Women's Motorcycle Month
Worldwide Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Zine Month

August
American Adventures Month
Black Business Month
Boomers Making a Difference Month
Bystander Awareness Month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Children’s Vision and Learning Month
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Happiness Happens Month
Immunization Awareness Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Traffic Awareness Month
What Will Be Your Legacy Month

September
Responsible Dog Ownership Month
Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Baby Safety Month
Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
DNA , Genomics and Stem Cell Education and Awareness Month
Eat Chicken Month
Fall Hat Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Head Lice Prevention Month
Honey Month
Hunger Action Month
Intergeneration Month
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Mold Awareness Month
Mushroom Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Preparedness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Recovery Month
September Is Healthy Aging Month
Service Dog Month
Skin Care Awareness Month
Speak Out Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
Strategic Thinking Month
Subliminal Communications Month
Whole Grains Month
Wilderness Month
Women's Friendship Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15)

October
American Cheese Month
Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
Arts and Humanities Month
Audiology Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Chiropractic Health Month
Co-op Awareness Month
Crime Prevention Month
Critical Illness Awareness Month
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Dental Hygiene Month
Depression Education and Awareness Month
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
Gay and Lesbian History Month
German-American Heritage Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
Home Eye Safety Month
Liver Awareness Month
Medical Librarians Month
Menopause Month
Organize Your Medical Information Month
Orthodontic Health Month
Physical Therapy Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Right-Brainers Rule Month
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Stamp Collecting Month
Stop Bullying Month
Vegetarian Month
Work and Family Month
Workplace Politics Awareness Month

November
Adoption Month
AIDS Awareness Month
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
American Diabetes Month
Aviation History Month
Diabetes Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Caregivers Month
Inspirational Role Models Month
Long-Term Care Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Marrow Awareness Month
Movember
Native American Heritage Month
Peanut Butter Lovers' Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Vegan Month

December
Food Service Safety Month
Impaired Driving Prevention Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month