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, 2025 Epiphany

Start date: Monday, January 6, 2025
End date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Category: Religious

January 7, 2025 Orthodox Christmas Day

Start date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
End date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Category: Religious

January 13, 2025 Lohri

Start date: Monday, January 13, 2025
End date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Category: Cultural

January 20, 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Start date: Monday, January 20, 2025
End date: Monday, January 20, 2025

Category: Civic

January 27, 2025 International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Start date: Monday, January 27, 2025
End date: Monday, January 27, 2025

Category: Civic

January 29, 2025 Lunar New Year

Start date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
End date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Category: Cultural

February

Date(s)Observance/event

February 1, 2025 Black History Month

Start date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
End date: Friday, February 28, 2025

Category: Civic

February 12, 2025 Tu BiShvat

Start date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
End date: Thursday, February 13, 2025

Category: Religious

February 12, 2025 Lantern Festival

Start date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
End date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Category: Cultural

February 21, 2025 International Mother Language Day

Start date: Friday, February 21, 2025
End date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Category: Civic

February 26, 2025 Maha Shivaratri

Start date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
End date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Category: Religious

February 28, 2025 Start of Ramadan

Start date: Friday, February 28, 2025
End date: Friday, February 28, 2025

Category: Religious

March

Date(s)Observance/event

February 28, 2025 Losar Tibetan New Year

Start date: Friday, February 28, 2025
End date: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Category: Religious

March 1, 2025 Francophonie Month

Start date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
End date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Category: Civic

March 1, 2025 Zero Discrimination Day

Start date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
End date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Category: Civic

March 5, 2025 Lent

Start date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
End date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Category: Religious

March 8, 2025 International Women's Day

Start date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
End date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Category: Civic

March 13, 2025 Purim

Start date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
End date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Category: Religious

March 14, 2025 Holi

Start date: Friday, March 14, 2025
End date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Category: Religious

March 17, 2025 St. Patrick's Day

Start date: Monday, March 17, 2025
End date: Monday, March 17, 2025

Category: Cultural

March 20, 2025 Nowruz

Start date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
End date: Thursday, March 20, 2025

Category: Cultural

March 20, 2025 International Francophonie Day

Start date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
End date: Thursday, March 20, 2025

Category: Civic

March 21, 2025 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Start date: Friday, March 21, 2025
End date: Friday, March 21, 2025

Category: Civic

March 31, 2025 National Indigenous Languages Day

Start date: Monday, March 31, 2025
End date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Category: Civic

March 29, 2025 Eid al-Fitri

Start date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
End date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Category: Religious

April

Date(s)Observance/event

April 1, 2025 Sikh Heritage Month

Start date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
End date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Category: Cultural

April 1, 2025 Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act

Start date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
End date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Category: Civic

April 6, 2025 Ram Navami

Start date: Sunday, April 6, 2025
End date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Category: Religious

April 12, 2025 Pesach

Start date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
End date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Category: Religious

April 13, 2025 Palm Sunday

Start date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
End date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Category: Religious

April 13, 2025 Theravada New Year

Start date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
End date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Category: Religious

April 14, 2025 Vaisakhi

Start date: Monday, April 14, 2025
End date: Monday, April 14, 2025

Category: Religious

April 14, 2025 Sinhalese New Year

Start date: Monday, April 14, 2025
End date: Monday, April 14, 2025

Category: Cultural

April 14, 2025 Tamil New Year

Start date: Monday, April 14, 2025
End date: Monday, April 14, 2025

Category: Cultural

April 18, 2025 Good Friday

Start date: Friday, April 18, 2025
End date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Category: Religious

April 20, 2025 Easter

Start date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
End date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Category: Religious

April 20, 2025 First Day of Ridvan

Start date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
End date: Monday, April 21, 2025

Category: Religious

May

Date(s)Observance/event

April 23, 2025 Holocaust Memorial Day and Genocide Remembrance Act (Yom HaShoah)

Start date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
End date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Category: Religious

May 1, 2025 Asian Heritage Month

Start date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
End date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

May 1, 2025 Jewish Heritage Month

Start date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
End date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

May 5, 2025 Red Dress Day

Start date: Monday, May 5, 2025
End date: Monday, May 5, 2025

Category: Civic

May 12, 2025 Vesak Day

Start date: Monday, May 12, 2025
End date: Monday, May 12, 2025

Category: Religious

June 8, 2025 Pentecost

Start date: Sunday, June 8, 2025
End date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Category: Religious

June

Date(s)Observance/event

June 1, 2025 National Indigenous History Month

Start date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
End date: Monday, June 30, 2025

Category: Civic

June 1, 2025 Philippine Heritage Month

Start date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
End date: Monday, June 30, 2025

Category: Cultural

June 1, 2025 Italian Heritage Month

Start date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
End date: Monday, June 30, 2025

Category: Cultural

June 6, 2025 Eid al-Adha

Start date: Friday, June 6, 2025
End date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Category: Religious

June 11, 2025 Polish-Canadian Heritage Day Act

Start date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
End date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Category: Cultural

June 21, 2025 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Start date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
End date: Saturday, June 21, 2025

Category: Civic

June 27, 2025 Canadian Multiculturalism Day

Start date: Friday, June 27, 2025
End date: Friday, June 27, 2025

Category: Civic

July

Date(s)Observance/event

June 26, 2025 Hijri - Islamic New Year

Start date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
End date: Thursday, June 26, 2025

Category: Religious

July 5, 2025 Ashura

Start date: Saturday, July 5, 2025
End date: Sunday, July 6, 2025

Category: Religious

July 11, 2025 Imamat Day

Start date: Friday, July 11, 2025
End date: Friday, July 11, 2025

Category: Religious

August

Date(s)Observance/event

August 1, 2025 Hindu Heritage Month

Start date: Friday, August 1, 2025
End date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

August 1, 2025 Korean Heritage Month

Start date: Friday, August 1, 2025
End date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

August 1, 2025 Pakistani Heritage Month

Start date: Friday, August 1, 2025
End date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

August 2, 2025 Tisha B'Av

Start date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
End date: Sunday, August 3, 2025

Category: Religious

August 4, 2025 Heritage Day

Start date: Monday, August 4, 2025
End date: Monday, August 4, 2025

Category: Civic

August 6, 2025 Hiroshima Day

Start date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
End date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Category: Civic

August 9, 2025 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

Start date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
End date: Saturday, August 9, 2025

Category: Civic

August 13, 2025 Obon

Start date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
End date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Category: Cultural

September

Date(s)Observance/event

September 1, 2025 Mexican Heritage Month

Start date: Monday, September 1, 2025
End date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Category: Cultural

September 4, 2025 Mawlid al-Nabi

Start date: Thursday, September 4, 2025
End date: Friday, September 5, 2025

Category: Religious

September 7, 2025 Ukrainian-Canadian Heritage Day Act

Start date: Sunday, September 7, 2025
End date: Sunday, September 7, 2025

Category: Cultural

September 30, 2025 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Start date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
End date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Category: Civic

October 6, 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival

Start date: Monday, October 6, 2025
End date: Monday, October 6, 2025

Category: Cultural

October

Date(s)Observance/event

March 30, 2025 Navaratri

Start date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
End date: Monday, April 7, 2025

Category: Religious

September 22, 2025 Rosh Hashanah

Start date: Monday, September 22, 2025
End date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Category: Religious

October 1, 2025 Islamic Heritage Month

Start date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
End date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

October 1, 2025 Women's History Month - Canada

Start date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
End date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Category: Civic

October 1, 2025 Latin American Heritage Month

Start date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
End date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

October 1, 2025 German Heritage Month and Oktoberfest

Start date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
End date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

October 1, 2025 Nigerian Heritage Month

Start date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
End date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Category: Cultural

October 1, 2025 Yom Kippur

Start date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
End date: Thursday, October 2, 2025

Category: Religious

October 2, 2025 Dussehra

Start date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
End date: Thursday, October 2, 2025

Category: Religious

October 6, 2025 Sukkot

Start date: Monday, October 6, 2025
End date: Monday, October 13, 2025

Category: Religious

October 13, 2025 Thanksgiving Day

Start date: Monday, October 13, 2025
End date: Monday, October 13, 2025

Category: Cultural

October 20, 2025 Diwali

Start date: Monday, October 20, 2025
End date: Monday, October 20, 2025

Category: Religious

November

Date(s)Observance/event

October 22, 2025 Birth of the Bab and Birth of Baha’u’llah

Start date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
End date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Category: Religious

November 1, 2025 All Saints' Day

Start date: Saturday, November 1, 2025
End date: Saturday, November 1, 2025

Category: Religious

November 2, 2025 All Souls' Day

Start date: Sunday, November 2, 2025
End date: Sunday, November 2, 2025

Category: Religious

November 12, 2025 Annual Metis Week

Start date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
End date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Category: Civic

November 22, 2025 Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act

Start date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
End date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Category: Civic

December

Date(s)Observance/event

December 2, 2025 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Start date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
End date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Category: Civic

December 8, 2025 Bodhi Day

Start date: Monday, December 8, 2025
End date: Monday, December 8, 2025

Category: Religious

December 13, 2025 Aga Khan’s Birthday

Start date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
End date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Category: Religious

December 14, 2025 Hanukkah

Start date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
End date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Category: Religious

December 18, 2025 Arabic Language Day

Start date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
End date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Category: Civic

December 25, 2025 Christmas Day

Start date: Thursday, December 25, 2025
End date: Thursday, December 25, 2025

Category: Religious

December 26, 2025 Kwanzaa

Start date: Friday, December 26, 2025
End date: Thursday, January 1, 2026

Category: Cultural

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