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Celebrations and Special Monthly Events

Celebrations and Special Monthly Events

September Events

Hispanic Heritage Month: Innovación y Unidad

National Library Card Sign-Up Month

National Arts in Education Week – September 14 - 19, 2025

Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week - September 29 to October 3, 2025

Patriot Day - September 11

Constitution Day – September 17

October Events

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Bullying Prevention Month

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

National Principals Month

World Space Week - October 4 to 10, 2024

Fire Prevention Week – October 5 to 11, 2025

Digital Citizenship Week - October 20 to 24, 2025

National School Lunch Week – October 14 to 18, 2024

National School Bus Safety Week – October 21 to 25, 2024

National Red Ribbon Week – October 23 to 31, 2024

National Custodian's Day - October 2

Walk Maryland Day - October 2

National Walk and Bike to School Day – October 9, 2024

International Conflict Resolution Day – October 16, 2025

National Day on Writing - October 20

Read for the Record - October 24, 2024

November Events

Aviation History Month

Native American Heritage Month

National Scholarship Month

National School Psychology Week - November 11 to 15, 2024

National Young Readers Week - November 11 to 15, 2024

National Apprenticeship Week – November 17 to 23, 2024

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week - November 17 to 23, 2024

American Education Week – November 17 to 21, 2025

Maryland Emancipation Day – November 1

National Family Literacy Day - November 1

America Recycles Day - November 15

December Events

Computer Science Education Week - December 8 to 14, 2025

January Events

National Mentoring Month

National School Choice Week - January 26 to February 1, 2025

MLK Day of Service - January 19, 2026

Christa McAuliffe Day - January 28

February Events

Black History Month

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month

National School Counseling Week – February 3 to 7, 2025

Montessori Education Week - February 24 to 28, 2025

March Events

Irish American Heritage Month

National Music in Our Schools Month

National Reading Month

Women's History Month

Youth Art Month

National Foreign Language Week – March 3 to 7, 2025

National School Breakfast Week – March 3 to 7, 2025

Women in Construction Week - March 3 to 7, 2025

Read Across America Day - March 2

Pi Day - March 14

Prince George’s County History Day - March 22, 2025

Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day - March 27, 2025

April Events

Financial Literacy Month

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

National Autism Acceptance Month

National Poetry Month

School Library Month

Week of the Young Child - April 5 to 11, 2025

National Assistant Principals Week - April 7 to 11, 2025

National School Library Week - April 7 to 11, 2025

Every Kid Healthy Week - April 20 to 24, 2026

Earth Day - April 22

Arbor Day - April 24, 2026

May Events

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

National Physical Education and Sport Week – May 1 to May 7, 2025

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 5 to May 9, 2025

Thank You, Pupil Personnel Workers!

PGCPS College & Career Decision Day - May 1

Cinco de Mayo - May 5

National School Nurse Day

School Communicators Day - May 9, 2025

June Events

Pride Month

World Ocean Day - June 8

Juneteenth - June 19

World Refugee Day - June 20