Celebrating Diversity: Heritage, History, & Pride Months/Weeks

BMINDFUL - BMindful of holy dates

Through the University of Iowa's ongoing partnership with Think Iowa City, BMindFul is an initiative seeking to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events.


OCTOBER Monthly Observances:

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  • Down Syndrome Awareness Month

  • German-American Heritage Month

  • Global Diversity Awareness Month

  • Filipino American History Month

  • LGBTQ+ History Month

  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month

  • National Hispanic Heritage Month (1-15th)

  • Polish American Heritage Month

  • Italian American Heritage Month

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - May

Black History Month - February 

Juneteenth

Latinx Heritage Month -September 15 to October 15

LGBTQIA+  Pride and History Month - (June- Pride Month and October-History Month) 

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week - January 

National Disability Employment Awareness Month - October 

Native American Heritage Month - November

Women's History Month - March

Women in Medicine Month - September