Public Broadcasting

National community
Events Calendar

This list of various events happening throughout the year may have outreach and partnership potential. If you know of an event which isn't on the list but you think would be appropriate, please contact us.

January

Healthy Weight Week

http://www.healthyweightnetwork.com

National Poverty In America Awareness Month

http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/

National Birth Defects Prevention Month

http://www.marchofdimes.com

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday)

Cervical Health Awareness Month

http://www.nccc-online.org

National Blood Donor Month

http://www.redcross.org

http://www.aabb.org

February

American Heart Month

http://www.americanheart.org/

Read to Your Child Day

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blfeb14b.htm

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

African American History Month

http://www.asalh.org/

National Wear Red Day

http://www.hearttruth.gov

Random Acts of Kindness Week

http://www.actsofkindness.org

March

American Diabetes Alert Day

http://www.diabetes.org

American Red Cross Month

http://www.redcross.org

National Nutrition Month

http://www.eatright.org

National Women's History Month

http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/womenshistory

http://www.diversityhotwire.com/heritage_month.html

Read Across America

http://www.nea.org/readacross

Youth Arts Month

http://www.arteducators.org/news/yam

International Women's Day

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Freedom of Information Day

http://www.ala.org

National Development Disabilities Awareness Month

http://www.thearc.org

National Poison Prevention Month

http://www.poisonprevention.org

National Problem Gambling Awareness Week

http://www.ncpgambling.org/

National Youth Violence Prevention Week

http://www.nyvpw.org/

Music in our Schools Month

http://musiced.nafme.org/events/music-in-our-schools-month/

National Volunteer Week

http://www.handsonnetwork.org/nationalprograms/signatureevents/nvw

April

World Health Day

http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en

International Earth Day

http://www.earthsite.org

National Library Week -American Library Association

http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek

National and Global Youth Service Day

http:// www.servenet.org

Alcohol Awareness Month

http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

http://www.preventchildabuse.org

Mathematics Awareness Month

http://www.mathaware.org/

National Autism Awareness Month

http://www.autism-society.org

National Minority Health & Health Disparities Month

http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/actnow/

National Day of Hope

http://www.childhelpusa.org

Earth Day (USA)

http://www.earthday.net

National Poetry Month

www.poets.org

May

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

http://www.apaha.org

National Arthritis Month

http://www.arthritis.org

National Day of Prayer

http://www.nationaldayofprayer.org

National Mental Health Month

http://www.nmha.org

National Safe Kids Week

http://www.safekids.org

Older Americans Month

http://www.aoa.gov

National Police Week
National Peace Officers Memorial Day

http://www.policeweek.org/

National Prevent Teen Pregnancy Day

http://www.teenpregnancy.org

Buckle Up America! Week

http://www.nhtsa.gov

Space Day

http://www.spaceday.com/

International Museum Day

http://icom.museum/imd.html

National Book Month

http://www.nationalbook.org

Reading is Fun Week

http://www.rif.org

June

D-Day

http://www.dday.org/

National Men's Health Week

http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/index.html

Gay and Lesbian Pride Month

http://www.interpride.org/

National Safety Month

http://www.nsc.org

Juneteenth (June 19)

http://www.juneteenth.com

Stand for Children Day

http://www.stand.org

National Cancer Survivors Day

http://www.ncsdf.org

World Environment Day

http://www.unep.org/wed/2007/english/

National HIV Testing Day

http://www.napwa.org

July

Eye Injury Prevention Month

http://www.foh.dhhs.gov/Public/NYCU/eyeinjury.asp

Independence Day (4th)

Parents Day

http://www.parentsday.com

National Therapeutic Recreation Week
Recreation and Parks Month

http://www.nrpa.org/

August

Children's Eye Health & Safety Month

http://www.preventblindness.org

National Kids Day - Boys & Girls Clubs of America

http://www.bgca.org

International Youth Day

http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday/

National Immunization Awareness Month

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/default.htm

National Night Out

http://www.natw.org/

http://www.natw.org/nno/

National Parks Month

http://www.nps.gov/

International Day of the World's Indigenous People (August 9)

http://www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/

September

Crop Walk - National Council of Churches (Dates vary by location)

http://www.churchworldservice.org/CROP

Deaf Awareness Week

http://www.nad.org

Library Card Sign-Up Month - American Library Association

http://www.ala.org

National Hispanic Heritage Month

http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/

POW/MIA Recognition Day

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/

Healthy Aging Month

http://www.healthyaging.net

http://www.icaa.cc

America on the Move - Month of Action

http://www.americaonthemove.org

Fruit & Vegetable Month

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

http://www.recoverymonth.gov

National Menopause Awareness Month

http://www.fda.gov/womens/menopause

National Preparedness Month

http://www.redcross.org/

http://www.ready.gov/

Suicide Prevention Week

http://www.suicidology.org

Prostate Cancer Awareness Week

http://www.pcaw.com

National Farm Safety and Health Week

http://www.nsc.org

October

Alzheimer's Memory Walk- (Dates vary by location)

http://www.alz.org/memorywalk/

Children's Health Day

http://mchb.hrsa.gov/childhealthday

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

http://www.ncadv.org/takeaction/DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth.php

National Arts and Humanities Month

http://www.americansforthearts.org/

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

http://www.nbcam.org

Teen Read Week - American Library Association

http://teenreadweek.ning.com/

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

http://www.dol.gov/

American Heart Walk

http://www.heart.org/

Health Literacy Month

http://www.healthliteracy.com/hl_month.asp

National Crime Prevention Month

http://www.ncpc.org

National Depression Screening Month

http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org

National Spina Bifida Month

http://www.sbaa.org

Talk About Prescriptions Month

http://www.talkaboutrx.org

World Habitat Day

http://www.unchs.org/

International Walk-to-School Week

http://www.walktoschool.org/

National Fire Prevention Week

http://www.nfpa.org

National School Lunch Week

http://www.schoolnutrition.org

National Healthcare Quality Week

http://www.nahq.org/

National Mammography Day

http://www.cancer.org

Make a Difference Day (Fourth Saturday in October)

http://www.makeadifferenceday.com

http://www.pointsoflight.org

World Food Day

http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/

November

American Diabetes Awareness Month

http://www.diabetes.org

America Recycles Day

http://americarecyclesday.org

Children's Book Week

http://www.bookweekonline.com/

National Alzheimer's Awareness Month

http://www.alz.org

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

http://www.ihs.gov

National Hospice Month

http://www.nhpco.org

Veteran's Day (November 11)

http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/

Great American Smokeout Month

http://www.cancer.org

National Family Caregivers Month

http://www.nfcacares.org

American Education Week

http://www.nea.org

World Kindness Week

http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/

National Family Week

http://www.nationalfamilyweek.org

U.S. National Chemistry Week

http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content

National Geography Week

http://epa.gov/superfund/students/geogday.htm

December

World AIDS Day

http://www.unaids.org

http://www.worldaidscampaign.org

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention (3D) Month

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov

http://www.madd.org

Human Rights Day

http://www.ushrnetwork.org

International Volunteer Day

http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org