List of month-long observances
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
January
- Dry January
- National Mentoring Month
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
February
- American Heart Month
- Black History Month
- LGBT History Month
- National Bird-Feeding Month
March
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month
- Hexagonal Awareness Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Mustache March
- National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- Women's History Month
- Youth Art Month
April
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Autism Awareness Month
- Cancer Control Month
- Confederate History Month
- Dalit History Month
- Financial Literacy Month
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Pet Month
- National Poetry Month
- National Poetry Writing Month
- National Volunteer Month
- School Library Month
- Second Chance Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
May
- ALS Awareness Month
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month
- Celiac Awareness Month
- Fibromyalgia Awareness Month
- Flores de Mayo
- Haitian Heritage Month
- International Masturbation Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
- ME/CFS Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month
- National Bike Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- National Foster Care Month
- National Guide Dog Month
- National Pet Month
- National Smile Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- Osteoporosis Awareness Month
- South Asian Heritage Month
June
- African-American Music Appreciation Month
- ALS Awareness Month
- Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
- LGBT Pride Month
- National Safety Month
- National Smile Month
July
- National Ice Cream Month
August
- Arr-gust: International Pirate Month
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September
- Amerindian Heritage Month
- Gospel Music Heritage Month
- National Bourbon Heritage Month
- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Guide Dog Month
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
- National Honey Month
- National Preparedness Month
- National Prostate Health Month
- National Yoga Month
- Pain Awareness Month
October
- Black History Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Filipino American History Month
- Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
- LGBT History Month
- Miscarriage Awareness Month
- National Arts & Humanities Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
- National Pizza Month
- National Work and Family Month
- Polish American Heritage Month
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Dysautonomia Awareness Month
November
- Academic Writing Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Movember – November events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Novel Writing Month – people from all over the world try to write a 50,000-word novel in a month
- Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month
- National Prematurity Awareness Month
- No Nut November
December
- Advent – begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on Christmas Day.