2023 storytelling calendar
Awareness opportunities add relevance to your story.
Never miss an opportunity to tell your story. Have this storytelling calendar handy when building your next content, social media or communications plan.
Simply download and print or review a more robust list below as your guide to community engagement and health awareness dates.
2023
community + health awareness dates
january
Days
New Years Day (1)
World Braille Day (4)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (17)
Lincoln Alexander Day (21)
Bell Let's Talk Day (25)
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (27)
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia (29)
Weeks
National Non-Smoking Week (16-22)
Months
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
february
Days
World Cancer Day (4)
International Childhood Cancer Day (15)
Family Day (20) *AB, BC, MB, NB, ON, SK
Heritage Day (20) *NS
Islander Day (20) *PEI
Human Trafficking Awareness Day (22)
Pink Shirt Day/Anti-Bullying Day (22)
Weeks
Eating Disorder Awareness Week (1-7)
Children's Mental Health Week (7-13)
Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (14-18)
Months
African Heritage/Black History Month
Chinese Heritage Month
Heart Month
march
Days
International Women’s Day (8)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21)
World Down Syndrome Day (21)
Beginning of Ramadan (22)
World Tuberculosis Day (24)
Purple Day (Epilepsy) (26)
International Transgender Day of Visibility (31)
Weeks
Black Mental Health Week (5-11)
Social Worker Week (6-10)
Spring Break (13-17)
Months
Nutrition Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Greek Heritage Month
Irish Heritage Month
Kidney Month
Liver Health Month
Francophonie Month
Social Work Month
april
Days
World Autism Awareness Day (2)
World Health Day (7)
End of Ramadan *Eid al-Fir (22)
Earth Day Canada (22)
Weeks
National Immunization Awareness Week (23-29)
National Volunteer Week (17-22)
Months
Be a Donor Month
Cancer Awareness Month
Genocide Awareness Month
IBS Awareness Month
Latin American History Month
Parkinson Awareness Month
Sikh Heritage Month
World Autism Month
may
Days
Physicians’ Day (1) (Canada)
Dutch Heritage Day (5)
National Child and Youth Mental Health Day (7)
World Lupus Day (10)
International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (12)
Mother’s Day (14)
Victoria Day (22)
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (17)
World MS Day (30)
World No Tobacco Day (31)
Weeks
Education Week (Ontario) (2-6)
Mental Health Week (2-8)
Sun Awareness Week (3-9)
National Nursing Week (8-14)
National AccessAbility Week (May 28 - June 3)
Months
Asian Heritage Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Community Living Month (Ontario)
Community Living Month (Ontario)
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Jewish Heritage Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
National Speech and Hearing Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Speech and Hearing Month
Vision Health Month
june
Days
World Environment Day (5)
National Cancer Survivors Day (5)
World Blood Donor Day (14)
Father’s Day (18)
World Refugee Day (20)
National Indigenous Day (21)
Canadian Multiculturalism Day (27)
PTSD Awareness Day (27)
Weeks
Men's Health Week (12-18)
Water Safety Week (18-25)
Months
Aboriginal/Indigenous History Month
ALS Awareness Month
Filipino Month
Italian Heritage Month
National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month
Pride Month
Seniors’ Month (Ontario)
Stroke Month
Thyroid Month
july
Days
Canada Day (1)
National Injury Prevention Day (5)
Nelson Mandela Day (18)
World Hepatitis Day (28)
august
Days
Emancipation Day (1)
International Youth Day (12)
World Humanitarian Day (19)
International Overdose Awareness Day (31)
Weeks
World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)
Months
Gastroparesis Awareness Month
Black Philanthropy Month
september
Days
Labour Day (4)
World Heart Day (29)
World Suicide Prevention Day (10)
World First Aid Day (10)
Terry Fox Run (17)
Truth and Reconciliation Day (30)
Months
Arthritis Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
Muscular Dystrophy Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
october
Days
Thanksgiving Day (9)
World Mental Health Day (10)
International Day of the Girl (11)
World Arthritis Day (12)
World Sight Day (13)
World Food Day (16)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17)
Brain Cancer Awareness Day (24)
Weeks
Foster Family Appreciation Week (15-21)
Flu Prevention Week (23-29)
Months
Autism Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
German Heritage Month
Healthy Workplace Month
Islamic Heritage Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Somalian Heritage Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
Women’s History Month
november
Days
Aboriginal Veteran's Day (8)
Remembrance Day (11)
World Diabetes Day (14)
National Philanthropy Day (15)
National Housing Day (18)
National Child's Day (20)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (20)
Giving Tuesday (28)
Weeks
Nurse Practitioners Week (12-18)
Addiction Awareness Week (19-25)
Months
Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month
Hindu Heritage Month
Indigenous Education Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Movember
Osteoporosis Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Woman Abuse Prevention Month
december
Days
World AIDS Day (1)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3)
Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (6)
Human Rights Day (10)
Christmas (25)
Boxing Day (26)
New Years Eve (31)
Weeks
Hanukkah (7-15)
Winter break (25-5)
Kwanzaa (26-1)
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