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Vietnam War Veterans Day ~ 29 Mar 2020
Child Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 Apr 2020
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2020
Month of the Military Child ~ 1 Apr 2020
Financial Literacy Month ~ 1 Apr 2020
Distracted Driving Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2020
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2020
Fabry Disease Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2020
Virginia Walking Week ~ 1 Apr 2020
Safe Digging Month ~ 1 Apr 2020
School Library Month ~ 1 Apr 2020
Volunteer Week ~ 19 Apr 2020
National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week ~ 2 May 2020
Lynch Syndrome Hereditary Cancer Awareness Day ~ 22 Mar 2020
Fresh Air Fund Day ~ 20 Mar 2020
Women Veterans Week ~ 15 Mar 2020
Virginia CACFP Week ~ 15 Mar 2020
Surveyors Week ~ 15 Mar 2020
Peter Francisco Day ~ 15 Mar 2020
Narcolepsy Awareness Day ~ 14 Mar 2020
AmeriCorps Week ~ 8 Mar 2020
Flood Awareness Week ~ 8 Mar 2020
International Women's Day ~ 8 Mar 2020
Vending Day ~ 5 Mar 2020
Telework Week ~ 2 Mar 2020
Social Work Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
National Athletic Training Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Christian Heritage Week ~ 1 Mar 2020
Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Certified Government Financial Manager Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
March Is Mediation Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Neuromyelitis Optica Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Governmental Purchasing Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Youth Art Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Brain Injury Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Women in Construction Week ~ 1 Mar 2020
Virginia School Boards Association Equity in Education Month ~ 1 Mar 2020
Rare Disease Week ~ 24 Feb 2020
Montessori Education Week ~ 23 Feb 2020
60th Anniversary of the "Richmond 34" ~ 22 Feb 2020
National Caregivers Appreciation Day ~ 21 Feb 2020
Dr. Carter G. Woodson Day ~ 19 Feb 2020
School Board Clerk Appreciation Week ~ 17 Feb 2020
Engineers Week ~ 16 Feb 2020
National Court Reporting and Captioning Week ~ 8 Feb 2020
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week ~ 7 Feb 2020
National School Counseling Week ~ 3 Feb 2020
Black History Month ~ 1 Feb 2020
Children's Dental Health Month ~ 1 Feb 2020
School Board Appreciation Month ~ 1 Feb 2020
Career and Technical Education Month ~ 1 Feb 2020
Physician Anesthesiologist Week ~ 26 Jan 2020
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ~ 20 Jan 2020
Intestinal Malrotation and Volvulus Awareness Day ~ 19 Jan 2020
Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week ~ 19 Jan 2020
Surya Namaskar Awareness Period ~ 14 Jan 2020
Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month ~ 1 Jan 2020
Year of the Nurse and Midwife ~ 1 Jan 2020
Human Trafficking Awareness Month ~ 1 Jan 2020
National Radon Action Month ~ 1 Jan 2020
Wreaths Across America Day ~ 15 Dec 2019
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ~ 7 Dec 2019
National Computer Science Week ~ 3 Dec 2019
Employee Learning Week ~ 2 Dec 2019
Virginia Christmas Tree Month ~ 1 Dec 2019
Thanksgiving Day 2019 ~ 28 Nov 2019
Pressure Injury Awareness Day ~ 21 Nov 2019
Virginia Cider Week ~ 17 Nov 2019
National Apprenticeship Week ~ 11 Nov 2019
Veterans Day ~ 11 Nov 2019
Nurse Practitioner Week ~ 10 Nov 2019
NET Cancer Awareness Day ~ 10 Nov 2019
244th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps ~ 10 Nov 2019
Day of Remembrance for Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8 ~ 8 Nov 2019
National Radiologic Technology Week ~ 3 Nov 2019
Washington Nationals Appreciation Day ~ 2 Nov 2019
Adoption Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
National Veterans and Military Families Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)/ Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
National Apprenticeship Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
Virginia Family Caregivers Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
Native American Heritage Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
Virginia School Boards Association Take Your Legislator to School Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
Family Involvement in Education Month ~ 1 Nov 2019
Marine Corps Marathon Day ~ 27 Oct 2019
Napoleon Hill Day ~ 26 Oct 2019
Virginia Bat Week ~ 24 Oct 2019
Lights On Afterschool Day ~ 24 Oct 2019
Diwali ~ 23 Oct 2019
Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Awareness Day ~ 22 Oct 2019
National School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Day ~ 21 Oct 2019
National Respiratory Care Week ~ 20 Oct 2019
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week ~ 20 Oct 2019
Careers in Energy Week ~ 14 Oct 2019
Invisible Disabilities Week ~ 13 Oct 2019
Infection Prevention Week ~ 13 Oct 2019
Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week ~ 13 Oct 2019
244th Birthday of the United States Navy ~ 13 Oct 2019
Women in Technology Week ~ 13 Oct 2019
Earth Science Week ~ 13 Oct 2019
Healthcare Security and Safety Week ~ 13 Oct 2019
National Week of Non-Violence ~ 12 Oct 2019
Professional Medical Coders Day ~ 11 Oct 2019
Ombuds Day ~ 10 Oct 2019
PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day ~ 9 Oct 2019
Plasma Awareness Week ~ 7 Oct 2019
Paralegals' Week ~ 6 Oct 2019
German-American Day ~ 6 Oct 2019
Fire Prevention Week ~ 6 Oct 2019
Virginia 4-H Week ~ 6 Oct 2019
Girls in Aviation Day ~ 5 Oct 2019
Manufacturing Day ~ 4 Oct 2019
Energy Efficiency Day ~ 2 Oct 2019
Passenger Rail Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Virginia Pumpkin Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Energy Awareness Month and Weatherization Day ~ 1 Oct 2019
Community Planning Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Virginia Archives Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Pro Bono Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Latex Allergy Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Virginia Pharmacists Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Cybersecurity Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Dyslexia Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Disability Employment Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Dysautonomia Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Careers in Construction Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Filipino American History Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Virginia School Boards Association Bullying Prevention Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
Disability History Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2019
National Hunting and Fishing Day ~ 28 Sep 2019
Public Lands Day ~ 28 Sep 2019
Day of Action to Combat Antisemitism ~ 27 Sep 2019
Virginia is for Learners Day ~ 25 Sep 2019
2019 Day of Caring ~ 25 Sep 2019
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Day ~ 24 Sep 2019
Deaf Awareness Week ~ 23 Sep 2019
Diaper Need Awareness Week ~ 23 Sep 2019
National Clean Energy Week ~ 23 Sep 2019
Usher Syndrome Awareness Day ~ 21 Sep 2019
National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day ~ 20 Sep 2019
3rd Annual Feed Virginia Day of Action ~ 20 Sep 2019
National Concussion Awareness Day ~ 20 Sep 2019
72nd Birthday of the United States Air Force ~ 18 Sep 2019
Constitution Week ~ 17 Sep 2019
SepticSmart Week ~ 16 Sep 2019
Surgical Technologist Week ~ 16 Sep 2019
Try Transit Week ~ 16 Sep 2019
Certified Public Accountant Week ~ 15 Sep 2019
Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month ~ 15 Sep 2019
First Responders Day ~ 11 Sep 2019
2019 Day to Serve ~ 11 Sep 2019
Tech Talent Week ~ 9 Sep 2019
National Suicide Prevention Week ~ 8 Sep 2019
Direct Support Professionals Week ~ 8 Sep 2019
Blood Donation Day ~ 5 Sep 2019
National Payroll Week ~ 2 Sep 2019
Labor Day ~ 2 Sep 2019
Workforce Development Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Pain Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Life Insurance Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Hydrocephalus Awareness Day and Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Craniofacial Acceptance Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Virginia Spirits Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Virginia Honey Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Blood Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Campus Fire Safety Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month -- Military Service Members, Veterans and Families ~ 1 Sep 2019
Chiari Malformation Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Clinical Nurse Specialist Week ~ 1 Sep 2019
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
Kinship Care Month ~ 1 Sep 2019
International Overdose Awareness Day ~ 31 Aug 2019
Women's Equality Day ~ 26 Aug 2019
Virginia Concrete Pipe and Precast Week ~ 19 Aug 2019
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week ~ 18 Aug 2019
Virginia Week for the Animals ~ 17 Aug 2019
73rd Indian Independence Day ~ 15 Aug 2019
American Wind Week ~ 11 Aug 2019
Community Health Center Week ~ 4 Aug 2019
229th Birthday of the United States Coast Guard ~ 4 Aug 2019
Virginia Farmers Market Week ~ 4 Aug 2019
Smokey Bear Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2019
Breastfeeding Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2019
Virginia Craft Beer Month ~ 1 Aug 2019
Child Support Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2019
Virginia Peach Month ~ 1 Aug 2019
International Assistance Dog Week ~ 1 Aug 2019
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2019
Gastroparesis Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2019
Fill the Boot Month ~ 1 Aug 2019
Gastroschisis Awareness Day ~ 30 Jul 2019
75th Anniversary of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives ~ 29 Jul 2019
Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week ~ 21 Jul 2019
Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund ~ 16 Jul 2019
Bellamy Gamboa Day ~ 16 Jul 2019
155th Birthday of Maggie L. Walker ~ 15 Jul 2019
Car Wash Day ~ 14 Jul 2019
Chronic Disease Day ~ 10 Jul 2019
100th Anniversary of the Apprentice School ~ 1 Jul 2019
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Awareness Month ~ 1 Jul 2019
Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals Day ~ 30 Jun 2019
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week ~ 23 Jun 2019
GI Bill of Rights Day ~ 22 Jun 2019
50th Anniversary of Virginia is for Lovers ~ 21 Jun 2019
International Day of Yoga ~ 21 Jun 2019
American Eagle Day ~ 20 Jun 2019
Juneteenth National Freedom Day ~ 19 Jun 2019
Katherine G. Johnson Day ~ 19 Jun 2019
Virginia Pollinator Week ~ 17 Jun 2019
Father's Day ~ 16 Jun 2019
244th Birth of the United States Army ~ 14 Jun 2019
Day of Kindness ~ 14 Jun 2019
Multiracial Heritage Week ~ 7 Jun 2019
Fire and Emergency Medical Services Memorial Week ~ 2 Jun 2019
Family Reunification Month ~ 1 Jun 2019
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month ~ 1 Jun 2019
Great Outdoors Month ~ 1 Jun 2019
Immigrant Heritage Month ~ 1 Jun 2019
National Scoliosis Awareness Month ~ 1 Jun 2019
National Caribbean American Heritage Month ~ 1 Jun 2019
Men's Health Month and Men's Health Week ~ 1 Jun 2019
Clean the Bay Day ~ 1 Jun 2019
Batten Disease Awareness Month ~ 1 Jun 2019
Dam Safety Awareness Day ~ 31 May 2019
Memorial Day ~ 27 May 2019
Virginia Golf Day ~ 25 May 2019
National Eosinophil Awareness Week ~ 19 May 2019
Emergency Medical Services Week ~ 19 May 2019
Virginia Agriculture Week ~ 19 May 2019
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day ~ 17 May 2019
412th Birthday of the Virginia National Guard ~ 14 May 2019
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day ~ 14 May 2019
Virginia Bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day ~ 13 May 2019
Virginia Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day ~ 12 May 2019
Virginia Hospital Week ~ 12 May 2019
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day ~ 12 May 2019
Food Allergy Awareness Week ~ 12 May 2019
Mother's Day ~ 12 May 2019
Electric Utility Line Workers Day ~ 11 May 2019
Early Childhood Professionals Day ~ 10 May 2019
Children's Mental Health Awareness Day ~ 9 May 2019
School Nurse Day ~ 8 May 2019
Teacher Appreciation Week ~ 6 May 2019
Virginia Nurses Week ~ 6 May 2019
Correctional Officers' Week ~ 5 May 2019
Virginia Public Service Week ~ 5 May 2019
Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week ~ 5 May 2019
National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week ~ 4 May 2019
National Day of Prayer ~ 2 May 2019
Law Day ~ 1 May 2019
Internal Audit Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2019
Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2019
Second Chance Month ~ 1 May 2019
Bike Month ~ 1 May 2019
Older Virginians Month ~ 1 May 2019
Gold Star Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2019
National Historic Preservation Month ~ 1 May 2019
Williams Syndrome Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2019
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ~ 1 May 2019
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2019
Mental Health Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2019
Ruritan Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2019
Business Appreciation Month ~ 1 May 2019
Adult Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 May 2019
Building Safety Month ~ 1 May 2019
National Water Safety Month ~ 1 May 2019
Foster Care Month ~ 1 May 2019
Community Action Month ~ 1 May 2019
Necrotizing Fasciitis Month and Day ~ 1 May 2019
Early Intervention Month ~ 1 May 2019
Drug Court Month ~ 1 May 2019
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2019
Virginia Workers' Memorial Day ~ 28 Apr 2019
Administrative Professionals Week and Administrative Professionals Day ~ 22 Apr 2019
Virginia High School Student Voter Registration Week ~ 21 Apr 2019
A Day of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness ~ 19 Apr 2019
4P- / Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Awareness Day ~ 16 Apr 2019
Virginia Tech Remembrance Day ~ 16 Apr 2019
Virginia Classics Week ~ 15 Apr 2019
Public Safety Telecommunicators Week ~ 14 Apr 2019
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ~ 10 Apr 2019
The 2019 National Champion Virginia Cavaliers ~ 9 Apr 2019
Crime Victims' Rights Week ~ 7 Apr 2019
National Volunteer Week ~ 7 Apr 2019
Coal Mine Safety and Black Lung Disease Awareness Day ~ 5 Apr 2019
70th Anniversary of the Establishment of NATO ~ 4 Apr 2019
100th Anniversary of the Richmond First Club ~ 2 Apr 2019
Limb Loss Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Occupational Therapy Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Safe Digging Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
School Library Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Highway Safety Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Arab American Heritage Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Distracted Driving Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Sarcoidosis Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Census Awareness Day ~ 1 Apr 2019
Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day ~ 1 Apr 2019
Virginia Minority Health Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Child Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 Apr 2019
Month of the Military Child ~ 1 Apr 2019
National Public Health Week ~ 1 Apr 2019
Secretariat Heritage Center Launch Day ~ 30 Mar 2019
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler Day ~ 30 Mar 2019
Vietnam War Veterans Day ~ 29 Mar 2019
Dr. Dorothy I. Height Day ~ 24 Mar 2019
Lynch Syndrome Hereditary Cancer Awareness Day ~ 22 Mar 2019
Fresh Air Fund Day ~ 20 Mar 2019
Women Veterans Week ~ 17 Mar 2019
Surveyors Week ~ 17 Mar 2019
Peter Francisco Day ~ 15 Mar 2019
Brain Awareness Week ~ 11 Mar 2019
Christian Heritage Week ~ 10 Mar 2019
Flood Awareness Week ~ 10 Mar 2019
National Girl Scout Week ~ 10 Mar 2019
Suddenly Sleepy Saturday: A Day for Narcolepsy Awareness ~ 9 Mar 2019
International Women's Day ~ 8 Mar 2019
Vending Machine Day ~ 7 Mar 2019
Telework Week ~ 4 Mar 2019
Brain Injury Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Women's History Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
100th Anniversary of the Korean Independence Movement ~ 1 Mar 2019
March is Mediation Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Sudden Unexplained Death In Childhood Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Youth Art Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Certified Government Financial Manager Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Professional Social Work Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Trisomy Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
National Athletic Training Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Education and Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Neuromyelitis Optica Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Governmental Purchasing Month ~ 1 Mar 2019
Rare Disease Week ~ 24 Feb 2019
Montessori Education Week ~ 24 Feb 2019
59th Anniversary of the "Richmond 34" ~ 22 Feb 2019
School Board Clerk Appreciation Week ~ 18 Feb 2019
Engineers Week ~ 17 Feb 2019
Random Acts of Kindness Week ~ 10 Feb 2019
National Court Reporting and Captioning Week ~ 9 Feb 2019
Children's Dental Health Month ~ 1 Feb 2019
Gum Disease Awareness Month ~ 1 Feb 2019
Black History Month ~ 1 Feb 2019
School Board Appreciation Month ~ 1 Feb 2019
Career and Technical Education Month ~ 1 Feb 2019
National Day of Racial Healing ~ 22 Jan 2019
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day ~ 21 Jan 2019
Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week ~ 20 Jan 2019
Surya Namaskar Awareness Period ~ 12 Jan 2019
Year of Reconciliation and Civility ~ 1 Jan 2019
National Cervical Health Awareness Month ~ 1 Jan 2019
Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month ~ 1 Jan 2019
National Radon Action Month ~ 1 Jan 2019
Wreaths Across America Day ~ 15 Dec 2018
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ~ 7 Dec 2018
National Computer Science Education Week ~ 3 Dec 2018
Virginia Christmas Tree Month ~ 1 Dec 2018
100th Anniversary of Romania's Great Union ~ 1 Dec 2018
Thanksgiving Day 2018 ~ 22 Nov 2018
100th Anniversary of the Virginia Writers Club ~ 20 Nov 2018
Virginia Capitol Police Day ~ 18 Nov 2018
Perioperative Nurse Week ~ 11 Nov 2018
A National Tolling Of Bells To Honor Those Who Served In The Great War ~ 11 Nov 2018
Veterans Day ~ 11 Nov 2018
NET Cancer Awareness Day ~ 10 Nov 2018
243rd Birthday of the United States Marine Corps ~ 10 Nov 2018
80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken Glass ~ 9 Nov 2018
Day of Remembrance for Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8 ~ 8 Nov 2018
National Radiologic Technology Week ~ 4 Nov 2018
Virginia School Boards Association Take Your Legislator To School Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
National Apprenticeship Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
85th Anniversary of Holodomor ~ 1 Nov 2018
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)/ Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
Adoption Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
National Veterans and Military Families Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
American Indian Month and American Indian Day of Appreciation ~ 1 Nov 2018
Diabetes Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
Family Involvement in Education Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
Virginia Family Caregivers Month ~ 1 Nov 2018
43rd Annual Marine Corps Marathon Day ~ 28 Oct 2018
Bank Secrecy Act Anti-Money Laundering Professionals Recognition Day ~ 26 Oct 2018
Napoleon Hill Day ~ 26 Oct 2018
Lights On Afterschool Day ~ 25 Oct 2018
National School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Day ~ 22 Oct 2018
Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Awareness Day ~ 22 Oct 2018
Healthcare Quality Week ~ 21 Oct 2018
National Respiratory Care Week ~ 21 Oct 2018
Free and Charitable Clinic Day ~ 21 Oct 2018
2019 Commemoration, American Evolution Day ~ 17 Oct 2018
Careers in Energy Week ~ 15 Oct 2018
Women in Technology Week ~ 15 Oct 2018
Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week ~ 14 Oct 2018
Infection Prevention Week ~ 14 Oct 2018
Healthcare Security and Safety Week ~ 14 Oct 2018
243rd Birthday of the United States Navy ~ 13 Oct 2018
Women in Aviation Day ~ 13 Oct 2018
Children's Environmental Health Day ~ 11 Oct 2018
Court Observance Week ~ 8 Oct 2018
National Health Information Technology Week ~ 8 Oct 2018
Virginia 4-H Week ~ 7 Oct 2018
Virginia Newspaper Week ~ 7 Oct 2018
Latex Allergy Awareness Week ~ 7 Oct 2018
Plasma Awareness Week ~ 7 Oct 2018
German-American Day ~ 6 Oct 2018
Manufacturing Day ~ 5 Oct 2018
Professional Medical Coders Day ~ 5 Oct 2018
65th Anniversary of Keep Virginia Beautiful ~ 4 Oct 2018
Cybersecurity Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Disability History Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
National Community Planning Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Virginia Pumpkin Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Disability Employment Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Dysautonomia Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Cybersecurity Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Breast Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Energy Awareness Month and Weatherization Day ~ 1 Oct 2018
Virginia Archives Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Virginia Wine Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Dyslexia Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Virginia Pharmacists Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Virginia School Boards Association Bullying Prevention Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Estate and Gift Planning Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Careers in Construction Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Pro Bono Month ~ 1 Oct 2018
Paralegals' Week ~ 1 Oct 2018
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day ~ 30 Sep 2018
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day ~ 30 Sep 2018
First Responders Day ~ 27 Sep 2018
National Clean Energy Week ~ 24 Sep 2018
Diaper Need Awareness Week ~ 24 Sep 2018
Unknown and Known Afro-Union Civil War Soldier's Day ~ 24 Sep 2018
Henrietta Lacks Legacy Week ~ 23 Sep 2018
National Hunting and Fishing Day ~ 22 Sep 2018
Public Lands Week ~ 22 Sep 2018
National Public Lands Day ~ 22 Sep 2018
National Prisoner of War/Missing In Action Recognition Day ~ 21 Sep 2018
30th Birthday of the Virginia Lottery ~ 20 Sep 2018
71st Birthday of the United States Air Force ~ 18 Sep 2018
Try Transit Week ~ 17 Sep 2018
Constitution Week ~ 17 Sep 2018
SepticSmart Week ~ 17 Sep 2018
Certified Public Accountant Week ~ 16 Sep 2018
Forensic Science and Medicine Week ~ 16 Sep 2018
Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month ~ 15 Sep 2018
Feed Virginia Day of Action ~ 13 Sep 2018
Day to Serve 2018 ~ 11 Sep 2018
National Suicide Prevention Week ~ 9 Sep 2018
Blood Donation Day ~ 5 Sep 2018
Labor Day ~ 3 Sep 2018
National Payroll Week ~ 3 Sep 2018
32nd Annual Pakistan Festival ~ 2 Sep 2018
Hydrocephalus Awareness Day and Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
National Recovery Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
We Card Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Campus Fire Safety Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Clinical Nurse Specialist Week ~ 1 Sep 2018
Pain Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Virginia Honey Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Life Insurance Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Kinship Care Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Chiari Malformation Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Virginia Spirits Month ~ 1 Sep 2018
Bully Free Virginia Day ~ 25 Aug 2018
Norfolk Tides Day ~ 25 Aug 2018
National Concrete Pipe Week ~ 20 Aug 2018
Pulaski Yankees Day ~ 18 Aug 2018
Naval Air Station Oceana Day ~ 16 Aug 2018
Virginia Week for the Animals ~ 13 Aug 2018
Community Health Center Week ~ 12 Aug 2018
100th Anniversary of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown ~ 10 Aug 2018
193rd Anniversary of Bolivian Independence Day ~ 6 Aug 2018
Virginia Farmers Market Week ~ 5 Aug 2018
International Assistance Dog Week ~ 5 Aug 2018
228th Birthday of the United States Coast Guard ~ 4 Aug 2018
Bluefield Blue Jays Day ~ 4 Aug 2018
Gastroparesis Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2018
Child Support Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2018
Breastfeeding Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2018
Professional Engineers Day ~ 1 Aug 2018
Virginia Craft Beer Month ~ 1 Aug 2018
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2018
Fill the Boot Month ~ 1 Aug 2018
Gastroschisis Awareness Day ~ 30 Jul 2018
Bristol Pirates Day ~ 21 Jul 2018
National Disability Voter Registration Week ~ 16 Jul 2018
Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week ~ 15 Jul 2018
Potomac Nationals Day ~ 6 Jul 2018
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Awareness Month ~ 1 Jul 2018
Danville Braves Day ~ 30 Jun 2018
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week ~ 24 Jun 2018
Lynchburg Hillcats Day ~ 23 Jun 2018
Albemarle Amateur Radio Club Field Day ~ 23 Jun 2018
International Day of Yoga ~ 21 Jun 2018
American Eagle Day ~ 20 Jun 2018
Sickle Cell Awareness Day ~ 19 Jun 2018
Virginia Pollinator Week ~ 18 Jun 2018
Trench Safety Stand Down Week ~ 18 Jun 2018
Father's Day ~ 17 Jun 2018
EID al-FITR ~ 15 Jun 2018
Grandparent Alienation Awareness Day ~ 14 Jun 2018
243rd Birthday of The United States Army ~ 14 Jun 2018
Washington Capitals Appreciation Day ~ 12 Jun 2018
Men's Health Month and Men's Health Week ~ 11 Jun 2018
Wound Care Awareness Week ~ 4 Jun 2018
National Cancer Survivors Day ~ 3 Jun 2018
Fire and Emergency Medical Services Memorial Week ~ 3 Jun 2018
Virginia Ride For Kids Day ~ 3 Jun 2018
Virginia Berry Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
National Caribbean American Heritage Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
Batten Disease Awareness Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
National Scoliosis Awareness Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
Family Reunification Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
Great Outdoors Month ~ 1 Jun 2018
Dam Safety Awareness Day ~ 31 May 2018
Memorial Day ~ 28 May 2018
National Public Works Week ~ 21 May 2018
Healthy and Safe Swimming Week ~ 21 May 2018
National Eosinophil Awareness Week ~ 20 May 2018
Emergency Medical Services Week ~ 20 May 2018
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day ~ 17 May 2018
Virginia Bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day ~ 14 May 2018
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day ~ 14 May 2018
Virginia Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day ~ 13 May 2018
Children of Fallen Patriots Day ~ 13 May 2018
Mother's Day ~ 13 May 2018
Food Allergy Awareness Week ~ 13 May 2018
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day ~ 12 May 2018
Electric Utility Line Workers Day ~ 12 May 2018
Early Childhood Professionals Day ~ 11 May 2018
Teacher Appreciation Week ~ 7 May 2018
Virginia Drinking Water Week ~ 7 May 2018
Virginia Nurses Week ~ 6 May 2018
Virginia Public Service Week ~ 6 May 2018
Correctional Officers' Week ~ 6 May 2018
Virginia Hospital Week ~ 6 May 2018
Women's Lung Health Week ~ 6 May 2018
National Music Week ~ 6 May 2018
National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week ~ 5 May 2018
Heterotaxy Syndrome Awareness Day ~ 4 May 2018
National Day of Prayer ~ 3 May 2018
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Syringomyelia Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Williams Syndrome Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Electrical Safety Month ~ 1 May 2018
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Early Intervention Month ~ 1 May 2018
National Water Safety Month ~ 1 May 2018
Gold Star Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Adult Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 May 2018
Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Law Day ~ 1 May 2018
Bike Month ~ 1 May 2018
Foster Care Month ~ 1 May 2018
Drug Court Month ~ 1 May 2018
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Internal Audit Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Mental Health Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2018
Older Virginians Month ~ 1 May 2018
Building Safety Month ~ 1 May 2018
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ~ 1 May 2018
Business Appreciation Month ~ 1 May 2018
National Window Film Day ~ 30 Apr 2018
Salem Red Sox Day ~ 27 Apr 2018
GLSEN Day of Silence ~ 27 Apr 2018
Addiction Treatment Week ~ 23 Apr 2018
Administrative Professionals Week and Administrative Professionals Day ~ 22 Apr 2018
Cave Appreciation Week ~ 22 Apr 2018
Virginia Chemists Celebrate Earth Week ~ 22 Apr 2018
Virginia High School Student Voter Registration Week ~ 22 Apr 2018
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day ~ 19 Apr 2018
Virginia Tech Remembrance Day ~ 16 Apr 2018
Wolf-Hirschhorn/4P- Syndrome Awareness Day ~ 16 Apr 2018
National Volunteer Week ~ 15 Apr 2018
Richmond Flying Squirrels Day ~ 13 Apr 2018
Global Meetings Industry Day ~ 12 Apr 2018
National Cancer Registrars Week ~ 9 Apr 2018
Crime Victims' Rights Week ~ 8 Apr 2018
Public Safety Telecommunicator Week ~ 8 Apr 2018
50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ~ 4 Apr 2018
50th Anniversary of the Virginia Commission for the Arts ~ 4 Apr 2018
National Public Health Week ~ 2 Apr 2018
Safe Digging Month ~ 1 Apr 2018
Women & Girls' Wellness Month ~ 1 Apr 2018
Child Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 Apr 2018
50th Anniversary of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act ~ 1 Apr 2018
School Library Month ~ 1 Apr 2018
Virginia Minority Health Month ~ 1 Apr 2018
Month of the Military Child ~ 1 Apr 2018
Pest Management Month ~ 1 Apr 2018
Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day ~ 1 Apr 2018
Distracted Driving Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2018
Limb Loss Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2018
National Medical Billers Day ~ 29 Mar 2018
Vietnam War Veterans Day ~ 29 Mar 2018
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day ~ 29 Mar 2018
Education and Sharing Day ~ 27 Mar 2018
Hereditary Lynch Syndrome Cancer Awareness Day ~ 22 Mar 2018
World Down Syndrome Day ~ 21 Mar 2018
Fresh Air Fund Day ~ 20 Mar 2018
Nowruz ~ 20 Mar 2018
Virginia Agriculture Week ~ 18 Mar 2018
Surveyors Week ~ 18 Mar 2018
Peter Francisco Day ~ 15 Mar 2018
Brain Awareness Week ~ 12 Mar 2018
AmeriCorps Week ~ 11 Mar 2018
Suddenly Sleepy Saturday: A Day for Narcolepsy Awareness ~ 10 Mar 2018
National Life Coaches Week ~ 5 Mar 2018
National School Breakfast Week ~ 5 Mar 2018
Telework Week ~ 5 Mar 2018
Women In Construction Month ~ 4 Mar 2018
Christian Heritage Week ~ 4 Mar 2018
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month ~ 3 Mar 2018
Women's History Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
March Is Mediation Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Education and Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Endometriosis Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Bangladeshi Independence Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Governmental Purchasing Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Youth Art Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Sudden Unexplained Death In Childhood Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Certified Government Financial Manager Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Brain Injury Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Professional Social Work Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
Neuromyelitis Optica Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2018
School Board Clerk Appreciation Week ~ 19 Feb 2018
National Engineers Week ~ 18 Feb 2018
National Court Reporting and Captioning Week ~ 10 Feb 2018
Enrolled Agent Week ~ 4 Feb 2018
Black History Month ~ 1 Feb 2018
Career and Technical Education Month ~ 1 Feb 2018
School Board Appreciation Month ~ 1 Feb 2018
India's 69th Republic Day ~ 26 Jan 2018
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week ~ 22 Jan 2018
Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week ~ 22 Jan 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day ~ 15 Jan 2018
Cervical Health Awareness Month ~ 1 Jan 2018
National Radon Action Month ~ 1 Jan 2018
Alena Yarmosky
Press Secretary
804-786-2211
press@governor.virginia.gov
