Our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) Celebrations Calendar identifies some of the principal observances that are particularly significant to our different Gettysburg College communities. While not exhaustive of all commemorations, with this calendar we highlight and educate on the diverse cultural legacies that enrich all of us.
January 2025
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 6 Three Kings Day
- 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 29 Lunar New Year
February 2025
- All month, Black History Month
- 15 Nirvana Day
- 28 Ramadan begins
March 2025
- All month, Women’s History Month
- 13 Purim begins
April 2025
- All month, Arab-American Heritage Month
- 12 Pesach/Passover begin
- 20 Easter
- 22 Earth Day
May 2025
- All month, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- All month, South Asian Heritage Month
- All month, Jewish-American Heritage Month
- 5, Cinco de Mayo
June 2025
- All month, Pride Month
- All month, Caribbean-American Heritage Month
- 19 Juneteenth
July 2025
- 4 Independence Day
- 26 Disability Independence Day
August 2025
September 2025
- All month, Hispanic Heritage Month
October 2025
- All month, Filipino-American Heritage Month
- 1 Yom Kippur begins
- 6 Sukkot begins
- 11 National Coming Out Day
- 13 Indigenous Peoples' Day
- 20 Diwali begins
- 22 Rosh Hashanah begins
November 2025
- All month, Native American Heritage Month
- 1 Day of the Dead
- 11 Veteran's Day
- 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance
December 2025
- 14 Hanukkah begins
- 25 Christmas
- 26 Kwanzaa begins
- 31 New Year’s Eve