Multicultural event calendar

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Below is a listing of multicultural events observed across the province. Use the filter controls at the top of the list to narrow down your results by name, dates observed, and category.

90 results

January

Date(s)Observance/event

January 6, 2024 Epiphany

Start date: Saturday, January 6, 2024
End date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Category: Religious

January 7, 2024 Orthodox Christmas Day

Start date: Sunday, January 7, 2024
End date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Category: Religious

January 13, 2024 Lohri

Start date: Saturday, January 13, 2024
End date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Category: Cultural

January 15, 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Start date: Monday, January 15, 2024
End date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Category: Civic

January 18, 2024 Bodhi Day

Start date: Thursday, January 18, 2024
End date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Category: Religious

January 24, 2024 Tu BiShvat

Start date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
End date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Category: Religious

January 27, 2024 International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Start date: Saturday, January 27, 2024
End date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Category: Civic

February

Date(s)Observance/event

February 1, 2024 Black History Month

Start date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
End date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Category: Civic

February 10, 2024 Losar Tibetan New Year

Start date: Saturday, February 10, 2024
End date: Monday, February 12, 2024

Category: Religious

February 10, 2024 Lunar New Year

Start date: Saturday, February 10, 2024
End date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Category: Cultural

February 14, 2024 Lent

Start date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
End date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Category: Religious

February 21, 2024 International Mother Language Day

Start date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
End date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Category: Civic

February 24, 2024 Lantern Festival

Start date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
End date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Category: Cultural

March

Date(s)Observance/event

March 1, 2024 Francophonie Month

Start date: Friday, March 1, 2024
End date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Category: Civic

March 1, 2024 Zero Discrimination Day

Start date: Friday, March 1, 2024
End date: Friday, March 1, 2024

Category: Civic

March 8, 2024 Maha Shivaratri

Start date: Friday, March 8, 2024
End date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Category: Religious

March 8, 2024 International Women's Day

Start date: Friday, March 8, 2024
End date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Category: Civic

March 10, 2024 Start of Ramadan

Start date: Sunday, March 10, 2024
End date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Category: Religious

March 17, 2024 St. Patrick's Day

Start date: Sunday, March 17, 2024
End date: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Category: Cultural

March 19, 2024 Nowruz

Start date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
End date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Category: Cultural

March 20, 2024 International Francophonie Day

Start date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
End date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Category: Civic

March 21, 2024 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Start date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
End date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Category: Civic

March 23, 2024 Purim

Start date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
End date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Category: Religious

March 24, 2024 Palm Sunday

Start date: Sunday, March 24, 2024
End date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Category: Religious

March 24, 2024 Holi

Start date: Sunday, March 24, 2024
End date: Monday, March 25, 2024

Category: Religious

March 29, 2024 Good Friday

Start date: Friday, March 29, 2024
End date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Category: Religious

March 31, 2024 Easter

Start date: Sunday, March 31, 2024
End date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Category: Religious

March 31, 2024 National Indigenous Languages Day

Start date: Sunday, March 31, 2024
End date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Category: Civic

April

Date(s)Observance/event

April 1, 2024 Sikh Heritage Month

Start date: Monday, April 1, 2024
End date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Category: Cultural

April 10, 2024 Eid al-Fitri

Start date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
End date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Category: Religious

April 11, 2024 Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act

Start date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
End date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Category: Civic

April 13, 2024 Vaisakhi

Start date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
End date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Category: Religious

April 14, 2024 Sinhalese New Year

Start date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
End date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Category: Cultural

April 14, 2024 Tamil New Year

Start date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
End date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Category: Cultural

April 17, 2024 Ram Navami

Start date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
End date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Category: Religious

April 20, 2024 First Day of Ridvan

Start date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
End date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Category: Religious

April 22, 2024 Pesach

Start date: Monday, April 22, 2024
End date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Category: Religious

April 24, 2024 Theravada New Year

Start date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
End date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Category: Religious

May

Date(s)Observance/event

May 1, 2024 Asian Heritage Month

Start date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
End date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

May 1, 2024 Jewish Heritage Month

Start date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
End date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

May 5, 2024 Red Dress Day

Start date: Sunday, May 5, 2024
End date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Category: Civic

May 5, 2024 Holocaust Memorial Day and Genocide Remembrance Act (Yom HaShoah)

Start date: Sunday, May 5, 2024
End date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Category: Religious

May 19, 2024 Pentecost

Start date: Sunday, May 19, 2024
End date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Category: Religious

May 23, 2024 Vesak Day

Start date: Thursday, May 23, 2024
End date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Category: Religious

June

Date(s)Observance/event

June 1, 2024 National Indigenous History Month

Start date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
End date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

Category: Civic

June 1, 2024 Philippine Heritage Month

Start date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
End date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

Category: Cultural

June 1, 2024 Italian Heritage Month

Start date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
End date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

Category: Cultural

June 9, 2024 Polish-Canadian Heritage Day Act

Start date: Sunday, June 9, 2024
End date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Category: Cultural

June 17, 2024 Eid al-Adha

Start date: Monday, June 17, 2024
End date: Monday, June 17, 2024

Category: Religious

June 21, 2024 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Start date: Friday, June 21, 2024
End date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Category: Civic

June 27, 2024 Canadian Multiculturalism Day

Start date: Thursday, June 27, 2024
End date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Category: Civic

July

Date(s)Observance/event

July 7, 2024 Hijri - Islamic New Year

Start date: Sunday, July 7, 2024
End date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Category: Religious

July 11, 2024 Imamat Day

Start date: Thursday, July 11, 2024
End date: Thursday, July 11, 2024

Category: Religious

July 16, 2024 Ashura

Start date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
End date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Category: Religious

August

Date(s)Observance/event

August 1, 2024 Hindu Heritage Month

Start date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
End date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

August 1, 2024 Korean Heritage Month

Start date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
End date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

August 1, 2024 Pakistani Heritage Month

Start date: Thursday, August 1, 2024
End date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

August 5, 2024 Heritage Day

Start date: Monday, August 5, 2024
End date: Monday, August 5, 2024

Category: Civic

August 6, 2024 Hiroshima Day

Start date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
End date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Category: Civic

August 9, 2024 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

Start date: Friday, August 9, 2024
End date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Category: Civic

August 12, 2024 Tisha B'Av

Start date: Monday, August 12, 2024
End date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Category: Religious

August 13, 2024 Obon

Start date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
End date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Category: Cultural

September

Date(s)Observance/event

September 1, 2024 Mexican Heritage Month

Start date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
End date: Monday, September 30, 2024

Category: Cultural

September 7, 2024 Ukrainian-Canadian Heritage Day Act

Start date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
End date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Category: Cultural

September 15, 2024 Mawlid al-Nabi

Start date: Sunday, September 15, 2024
End date: Monday, September 16, 2024

Category: Religious

September 17, 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival

Start date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
End date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Category: Cultural

September 30, 2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Start date: Monday, September 30, 2024
End date: Monday, September 30, 2024

Category: Civic

October

Date(s)Observance/event

October 1, 2024 Islamic Heritage Month

Start date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
End date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

October 1, 2024 Women's History Month - Canada

Start date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
End date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Category: Civic

October 1, 2024 Latin American Heritage Month

Start date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
End date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

October 1, 2024 German Heritage Month and Oktoberfest

Start date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
End date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

October 1, 2024 Nigerian Heritage Month

Start date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
End date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Category: Cultural

October 2, 2024 Rosh Hashanah

Start date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
End date: Friday, October 4, 2024

Category: Religious

October 3, 2024 Navaratri

Start date: Thursday, October 3, 2024
End date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Category: Religious

October 11, 2024 Yom Kippur

Start date: Friday, October 11, 2024
End date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Category: Religious

October 12, 2024 Dussehra

Start date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
End date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Category: Religious

October 14, 2024 Thanksgiving Day

Start date: Monday, October 14, 2024
End date: Monday, October 14, 2024

Category: Cultural

October 16, 2024 Sukkot

Start date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
End date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Category: Religious

October 31, 2024 Diwali

Start date: Thursday, October 31, 2024
End date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Category: Religious

November

Date(s)Observance/event

November 1, 2024 All Saints' Day

Start date: Friday, November 1, 2024
End date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Category: Religious

November 2, 2024 All Souls' Day

Start date: Saturday, November 2, 2024
End date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Category: Religious

November 2, 2024 Birth of the Bab and Birth of Baha’u’llah

Start date: Saturday, November 2, 2024
End date: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Category: Religious

November 13, 2024 Annual Metis Week

Start date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
End date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Category: Civic

November 24, 2024 Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act

Start date: Sunday, November 24, 2024
End date: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Category: Civic

December

Date(s)Observance/event

December 2, 2024 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Start date: Monday, December 2, 2024
End date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Category: Civic

December 7, 2024 Hanukkah

Start date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
End date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Category: Religious

December 13, 2024 Aga Khan’s Birthday

Start date: Friday, December 13, 2024
End date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Category: Religious

December 18, 2024 Arabic Language Day

Start date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Category: Civic

December 25, 2024 Christmas Day

Start date: Wednesday, December 25, 2024
End date: Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Category: Religious

December 26, 2024 Kwanzaa

Start date: Thursday, December 26, 2024
End date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Category: Cultural

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