Strengthen the Spirit of Virginia
Strengthen the Spirit of Virginia
Strengthen the Spirit of Virginia
Strengthen the Spirit of Virginia
At his discretion, the Governor will issue proclamations and certificates for noteworthy state or local events that deserve special recognition. Proclamations are not automatically renewed from year to year. You must submit a new proclamation for each year.
If you would like to request a proclamation, please complete and submit the Proclamation Request form. For more information about Proclamations, please call the main number at 804-786-2211 or visit our proclamation guidelines page .
Virginia School Choice Week ~ 25 Jan 2022
Black History Month ~ 31 Jan 2022
National Court Reporting and Captioning Week ~ 5 Feb 2022 to 12 Feb 2022
Ronald Reagan Day ~ 6 Feb 2022
Montessori Education Week ~ 20 Feb 2022 to 26 Feb 2022
Engineers Week ~ 20 Feb 2022 to 26 Feb 2022
George Washington Day ~ 21 Feb 2022
Winsome Earle-Sears Day ~ 23 Feb 2022
Christian Heritage Week ~ 27 Feb 2022 to 6 Mar 2022
Women's History Month ~ 1 Mar 2022
Irish American Heritage Month ~ 3 Mar 2022
Brain Injury Awareness Month ~ 4 Mar 2022
Women in Construction Week ~ 6 Mar 2022 to 12 Mar 2022
Public Purchasing Month ~ 4 Mar 2022
Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month ~ 4 Mar 2022
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ~ 4 Mar 2022
Mediation Month ~ 7 Mar 2022
Certified Government Financial Manager Month ~ 8 Mar 2022
CACNA1A Awareness Day ~ 19 Mar 2022
Surveyors Week ~ 20 Mar 2022 to 26 Mar 2022
Problem Gambling Awareness Month ~ 10 Mar 2022
James Madison Appreciation Day ~ 16 Mar 2022
Suddenly Sleepy Saturday: A Day for Narcolepsy Awareness ~ 12 Mar 2022
Developmental Disabilities Month ~ 11 Mar 2022
Youth Art Month ~ 11 Mar 2022
AmeriCorps Week ~ 13 Mar 2022 to 19 Mar 2022
Flood Awareness Week ~ 13 Mar 2022 to 19 Mar 2022
Social Work Month ~ 16 Mar 2022
A Day of Honor for Pocahontas ~ 21 Mar 2022
Women Veterans Week ~ 20 Mar 2022 to 26 Mar 2022
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month ~ 21 Mar 2022
Special Session Proclamation ~ 23 Mar 2022
Cleaning Week ~ 27 Mar 2022 to 2 Apr 2022
National Science Appreciation Day ~ 26 Mar 2022
Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day ~ 24 Mar 2022
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Awareness Day ~ 27 Mar 2022
Epilepsy Heroes Day ~ 26 Mar 2022
Small Business Workplace Solutions Week ~ 28 Mar 2022 to 1 Apr 2022
National Vietnam War Veterans Day ~ 29 Mar 2022
Second Chance Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Alcohol Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
School Library Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Virginia Walking Week ~ 1 Apr 2022
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
IBS Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Autism Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Financial Literacy Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Arab American Heritage Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Month of the Military Child ~ 1 Apr 2022
Child Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
National Public Health Week ~ 4 Apr 2022 to 10 Apr 2022
Parkinson's Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
Gold Star Spouses Day ~ 5 Apr 2022
Distracted Driving Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2022
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week ~ 10 Apr 2022 to 16 Apr 2022
Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week ~ 10 Apr 2022 to 16 Apr 2022
Careers in Aging Week ~ 17 Apr 2022 to 23 Apr 2022
Virginia Classics Week ~ 17 Apr 2022 to 23 Apr 2022
Volunteer Week ~ 17 Apr 2022 to 23 Apr 2022
Electric Utility Line Workers Day ~ 18 Apr 2022
Crime Victims' Rights Week ~ 24 Apr 2022 to 30 Apr 2022
International Dark-Sky Week ~ 22 Apr 2022 to 30 Apr 2022
Teacher Appreciation Week ~ 2 May 2022 to 6 May 2022
James Monroe Day ~ 28 Apr 2022
Ryan Zimmerman Day ~ 30 Apr 2022
Resilience Week Virginia ~ 1 May 2022 to 7 May 2022
Parliamentary Law Day ~ 30 Apr 2022
Window Film Day ~ 30 Apr 2022
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ~ 1 May 2022
Small Business Week ~ 1 May 2022 to 7 May 2022
Correctional Officers' Week ~ 1 May 2022 to 7 May 2022
Water Safety Month ~ 1 May 2022
Virginia Beef Month ~ 1 May 2022
Virginia Egg Month ~ 1 May 2022
Older Virginians Month ~ 1 May 2022
Military and Veteran Caregiver Month ~ 1 May 2022
Internal Audit Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2022
Hepatitis Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2022
Foster Care Month ~ 1 May 2022
Electrical Safety Month ~ 1 May 2022
Business Appreciation Month ~ 1 May 2022
Building Safety Month ~ 1 May 2022
Better Hearing and Speech Month ~ 1 May 2022
Adult Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 May 2022
Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week ~ 2 May 2022 to 8 May 2022
Military Appreciation Month ~ 1 May 2022 to 2 May 2022
Public Service Week ~ 1 May 2022 to 7 May 2022
Dermatology Advocacy Day ~ 3 May 2022
Firefighters Day ~ 4 May 2022
Military Spouse Appreciation Day ~ 6 May 2022
National Day of Prayer ~ 5 May 2022
Child Care & Early Childhood Professionals Day ~ 6 May 2022
Mother's Day ~ 8 May 2022
Food Allergy Awareness Week ~ 8 May 2022 to 14 May 2022
Virginia Hospital Week ~ 8 May 2022 to 14 May 2022
Mental Health Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2022
Early Intervention Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2022
School Nurse Appreciation Day ~ 11 May 2022
Virginia Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day ~ 11 May 2022 to 17 May 2022
JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH ~ 1 May 2022
Virginia National Guard 415th Birthday ~ 14 May 2022
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day ~ 14 May 2022
Richmond Navy Week ~ 16 May 2022 to 22 May 2022
Neuroscience Nurses Week ~ 15 May 2022 to 21 May 2022
Emergency Medical Services Week ~ 15 May 2022 to 21 May 2022
Children's Mental Health Awareness Day ~ 5 May 2022
Falun Dafa Day ~ 13 May 2022
Bike Month ~ 1 May 2022
Armed Forces Day ~ 21 May 2022
Ruritan Founders Day ~ 21 May 2022
Poppy Day ~ 27 May 2022
Historical Marker Honoring Filipino Sailors in the United States Navy ~ 28 May 2022
Memorial Day ~ 30 May 2022
Virginia Day of Prayer for Peace ~ 31 May 2022
Dam Safety Awareness Day ~ 31 May 2022
Love for Virginia Beach Day ~ 31 May 2022
Dairy Month ~ 1 Jun 2022
Men's Health Month ~ 1 Jun 2022
Day of Celebration of The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II ~ 2 Jun 2022
Carter Family Country Music Day ~ 4 Jun 2022
Upperville Colt and Horse Show Week ~ 6 Jun 2022 to 12 Jun 2022
Virginia Family Reunification Month ~ 1 Jun 2022
Caribbean American Heritage Month ~ 1 Jun 2022
Automotive Service Professionals Month ~ 1 Jun 2022
Dr. William R. Harvey Day ~ 11 Jun 2022
Virginia Agriculture Week ~ 12 Jun 2022 to 18 Jun 2022
247th Birthday of the United States Army ~ 14 Jun 2022
Father's Day ~ 19 Jun 2022
Juneteenth ~ 19 Jun 2022
Fort Monroe Authority and Galveston Historical Foundation Partnership ~ 19 Jun 2022
American Eagle Day ~ 20 Jun 2022
Virginia Pollinator Week ~ 20 Jun 2022 to 26 Jun 2022
Chronic Migraine Awareness Day ~ 29 Jun 2022
Virginia Victims Fund 45th Anniversary ~ 1 Jul 2022
Tae Kwon Do Day ~ 2 Jul 2022
Independence Day ~ 3 Jul 2022
Chronic Disease Awareness Day ~ 10 Jul 2022
Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week ~ 17 Jul 2022 to 23 Jul 2022
Hot Dog Day ~ 20 Jul 2022
Parents' Day ~ 24 Jul 2022
Virginia Intern Day ~ 28 Jul 2022
The Honorable Paul S. Trible, Jr. Day ~ 31 Jul 2022
Shooting Sports Month ~ 1 Aug 2022
Hidden Heroes Month ~ 1 Aug 2022
Breastfeeding Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2022
First Citizen of Virginia Beach - Barbara Lewis ~ 28 Jul 2022
Virginia Craft Beer Month ~ 1 Aug 2022
232nd Birthday of the United States Coast Guard ~ 4 Aug 2022
Salvadoran-American Day ~ 5 Aug 2022
Bolivian Independence Day ~ 6 Aug 2022
Community Health Center Week ~ 7 Aug 2022 to 13 Aug 2022
Virginia Precast Concrete and Concrete Pipe Week ~ 14 Aug 2022 to 20 Aug 2022
Black Business Month ~ 1 Aug 2022
Virginia Spirits Month ~ 1 Sep 2022
Virginia Rail Safety Month ~ 1 Sep 2022
Virginia Honey Month ~ 1 Sep 2022
Kinship Care Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2022
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2022
Recovery Month ~ 1 Sep 2022
Labor Day ~ 5 Sep 2022
Suicide Prevention Week ~ 4 Sep 2022 to 10 Sep 2022
Virginia Blood Donation Day ~ 4 Sep 2022
Payroll Week ~ 5 Sep 2022 to 9 Sep 2022
Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day ~ 8 Sep 2022
Truck Driver Appreciation Week ~ 11 Sep 2022 to 17 Sep 2022
Patriot Day: A Day of Service and Remembrance of September 11, 2001 ~ 11 Sep 2022
Disability Voting Rights Week ~ 12 Sep 2022 to 16 Sep 2022
Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month ~ 15 Sep 2022 to 15 Oct 2022
Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day ~ 15 Sep 2022
Constitution Week ~ 17 Sep 2022 to 23 Sep 2022
75th Birthday of the United States Air Force ~ 18 Sep 2022
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week ~ 18 Sep 2022 to 24 Sep 2022
Certified Public Accountants Week ~ 19 Sep 2022 to 25 Sep 2022
Deaf Awareness Week ~ 19 Sep 2022 to 25 Sep 2022
Blue Star Welcome Week ~ 24 Sep 2022 to 2 Oct 2022
Hunting and Fishing Day ~ 24 Sep 2022
Virginia Diaper Need Awareness Week ~ 24 Sep 2022 to 2 Oct 2022
Disabled American Veterans Day ~ 25 Sep 2022
Virginia Wine Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Spine Health Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Virginia Pumpkin Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Dyslexia Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Disability History Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Disability Employment Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Cybersecurity Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Community Planning Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Careers in Construction Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Bullying Prevention Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Breast Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Virginia Apple Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Paralegals' Week ~ 2 Oct 2022 to 9 Oct 2022
Rail and Public Transportation Day ~ 3 Oct 2022
25th Anniversary of the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign ~ 5 Oct 2022
50th Anniversary Virginia Fair Housing Law ~ 5 Oct 2022
Civics Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Manufacturing Day ~ 7 Oct 2022
Native American Heritage Month ~ 8 Oct 2022
PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day ~ 9 Oct 2022
Earth Science Week ~ 9 Oct 2022 to 15 Oct 2022
Healthcare Security and Safety Officer Week ~ 9 Oct 2022 to 15 Oct 2022
The Miyares Family Day ~ 11 Oct 2022
Ombuds Day ~ 13 Oct 2022
247th Birthday of the United States Navy ~ 13 Oct 2022
104th Birthday of Naval Support Facility Dahlgren ~ 15 Oct 2022
Missy Elliott Day ~ 16 Oct 2022
Forensic Science Week ~ 16 Oct 2022 to 22 Oct 2022
Careers in Energy Week ~ 16 Oct 2022 to 21 Oct 2022
School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Day ~ 16 Oct 2022 to 21 Oct 2022
Virginia Pharmacists' Month ~ 1 Oct 2022
Nuclear Science Week ~ 17 Oct 2022 to 21 Oct 2022
30th Anniversary State Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline ~ 1 Oct 2022
Clean Water Day ~ 18 Oct 2022
Lights On Afterschool Day ~ 20 Oct 2022
Read Aloud To A Child Week ~ 23 Oct 2022 to 29 Oct 2022
National First Responders Day ~ 27 Oct 2022 to 28 Oct 2022
Marine Corps Marathon Day ~ 30 Oct 2022
The 75th Anniversary of the Martinsville Speedway ~ 30 Oct 2022
Virginia Family Caregivers Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
Native American Heritage Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
Epilepsy Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
Career Development Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
Virginia Apprenticeship Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
Adoption Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
Diabetes Awareness Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
Take Your Legislator to School Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
Veterans and Military Families Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
School Psychology Week ~ 6 Nov 2022 to 11 Nov 2022
Victims of Communism Day ~ 7 Nov 2022
Day of Remembrance for Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8 ~ 7 Nov 2022
Virginia Oyster Month ~ 1 Nov 2022
247th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps ~ 10 Nov 2022
Veterans Day ~ 11 Nov 2022
National Crash Responder Safety Week ~ 14 Nov 2022 to 18 Nov 2022
Nurse Practitioner Week ~ 13 Nov 2022 to 19 Nov 2022
Salem Volunteer Rescue Squad 90th Anniversary ~ 14 Nov 2022
Rural Health Day ~ 17 Nov 2022
Mrs. Betsy K. White Day ~ 17 Nov 2022
Thanksgiving Day ~ 24 Nov 2022
Giving Tuesday Military ~ 29 Nov 2022
Virginia Christmas Tree Month ~ 1 Dec 2022
Computer Science Education Week ~ 5 Dec 2022 to 11 Dec 2022
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ~ 7 Dec 2022
Colonel Anthony S. Pike Day ~ 14 Dec 2022
Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Fund 10th Anniversary ~ 17 Dec 2022
Cervical Health Awareness Month ~ 1 Jan 2023
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day ~ 9 Jan 2023
Human Trafficking Awareness Day ~ 11 Jan 2023
Korean American Day ~ 13 Jan 2023
Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week ~ 15 Jan 2023 to 21 Jan 2023
Religious Freedom Day ~ 16 Jan 2023
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ~ 16 Jan 2023
Community Risk Reduction Week ~ 16 Jan 2023 to 22 Jan 2023
Lunar New Year ~ 22 Jan 2023
Virginia School Choice Week ~ 22 Jan 2023 to 28 Jan 2023
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week ~ 22 Jan 2023 to 28 Jan 2023
Physician Anesthesiologists Week ~ 29 Jan 2023 to 4 Feb 2023
School Board Appreciation Month ~ 1 Feb 2023
Career and Technical Education Month ~ 1 Feb 2023
Black History Month ~ 1 Feb 2023
Court Reporting and Captioning Week ~ 4 Feb 2023 to 11 Feb 2023
Ronald Reagan Day ~ 6 Feb 2023
School Counseling Week ~ 6 Feb 2023 to 10 Feb 2023
Virginia Marriage Week ~ 7 Feb 2023 to 14 Feb 2023
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week ~ 7 Feb 2023 to 14 Feb 2023
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day ~ 15 Feb 2023
Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Day ~ 16 Feb 2023
Engineers Week ~ 19 Feb 2023 to 25 Feb 2023
George Washington Day ~ 20 Feb 2023
Winsome Earle-Sears Day ~ 23 Feb 2023
Virginia Rare Disease Day ~ 28 Feb 2023
Youth Art Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Women's History Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Virginia Controlled Environment Agriculture Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Public Purchasing Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Problem Gambling Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Mediation Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Irish American Heritage Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Certified Government Financial Manager Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Theatre In Our Schools Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Music In Our Schools Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Virginia Essential Tremor Awareness Month ~ 1 Mar 2023
Bobby F. Griffin Day ~ 2 Mar 2023
Women in Construction Week ~ 5 Mar 2023 to 11 Mar 2023
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day ~ 8 Mar 2023
Suddenly Sleepy Saturday: A Day for Narcolepsy Awareness ~ 11 Mar 2023
Richmond Youth Entrepreneur Day ~ 11 Mar 2023
AmeriCorps Week ~ 12 Mar 2023 to 18 Mar 2023
Flood Safety Awareness Week ~ 12 Mar 2023 to 18 Mar 2023
James A. Joseph Day ~ 12 Mar 2023
Peter Francisco Day ~ 15 Mar 2023
Women Veterans Week ~ 19 Mar 2023 to 25 Mar 2023
Surveyors Week ~ 19 Mar 2023 to 25 Mar 2023
Poison Prevention Week ~ 19 Mar 2023 to 25 Mar 2023
Social Work Month ~ 1 Mar 2023 to 31 Mar 2023
Greek Independence Day ~ 25 Mar 2023
Epilepsy Heroes Day ~ 26 Mar 2023
National Science Appreciation Day ~ 26 Mar 2023
Christian Heritage Week ~ 26 Mar 2023 to 1 Apr 2023
National Cleaning Week ~ 26 Mar 2023 to 1 Apr 2023
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Awareness Day ~ 27 Mar 2023
National Vietnam War Veterans Day ~ 29 Mar 2023
Virginia Vietnam Prisoner of War Recognition Day ~ 29 Mar 2023
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Second Chance Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
School Library Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Parkinson's Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Native Plant Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Myocarditis Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Month of the Military Child ~ 1 Apr 2023
Financial Literacy Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Fair Housing Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Donate Life Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Distracted Driving Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Child Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Autism Acceptance Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Arab American Heritage Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Alcohol Awareness Month ~ 1 Apr 2023
Wood Brothers Racing Day ~ 2 Apr 2023
Gold Star Spouses Day ~ 5 Apr 2023
Curtis Walton Love Through Kindness Day ~ 8 Apr 2023
Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week ~ 9 Apr 2023 to 15 Apr 2023
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week ~ 9 Apr 2023 to 15 Apr 2023
International Dark Sky Week ~ 15 Apr 2023 to 22 Apr 2023
Virginia Volunteer Week ~ 16 Apr 2023 to 22 Apr 2023
Virginia Classics Week ~ 17 Apr 2023 to 22 Apr 2023
Crime Victims' Rights Week ~ 23 Apr 2023 to 29 Apr 2023
Crime Victim Service Professionals' Day ~ 26 Apr 2023
James Monroe Day ~ 28 Apr 2023
Virginia Workers' Memorial Day ~ 28 Apr 2023
First Landing Day ~ 29 Apr 2023
Parliamentary Law Day ~ 29 Apr 2023
Window Film Day ~ 30 Apr 2023
Small Business Week ~ 30 Apr 2023 to 6 May 2023
Adult Abuse Prevention Month ~ 1 May 2023
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ~ 1 May 2023
Virginia Beef Month ~ 1 May 2023
Better Hearing and Speech Month ~ 1 May 2023
Bike Month ~ 1 May 2023
Building Safety Month ~ 1 May 2023
Early Intervention Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Virginia Egg Month ~ 1 May 2023
Electrical Safety Month ~ 1 May 2023
Foster Care Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Gold Star Family Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Hepatitis Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Internal Audit Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Jewish American Heritage Month ~ 1 May 2023
Mental Health Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Military Appreciation Month ~ 1 May 2023
Military and Veteran Caregiver Month ~ 1 May 2023
Older Virginians Month ~ 1 May 2023
Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month ~ 1 May 2023
Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Water Safety Month ~ 1 May 2023
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week ~ 1 May 2023 to 7 May 2023
Resilience Week ~ 1 May 2023 to 7 May 2023
Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week ~ 1 May 2023 to 7 May 2023
Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
GBS/CIDP Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month ~ 1 May 2023
Firefighters Day ~ 4 May 2023
Virginia Day of Prayer ~ 4 May 2023
5p- Syndrome Awareness Day ~ 5 May 2023
Virginia Nurses Week ~ 6 May 2023 to 12 May 2023
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week ~ 7 May 2023 to 13 May 2023
Correctional Officers' Week ~ 7 May 2023 to 13 May 2023
Richmond Travel and Tourism Week ~ 7 May 2023 to 13 May 2023
Virginia Hospital Week ~ 7 May 2023 to 13 May 2023
Virginia Public Service Week ~ 7 May 2023 to 13 May 2023
Teacher Appreciation Week ~ 8 May 2023 to 12 May 2023
Fentanyl Awareness Day ~ 9 May 2023
School Nurse Appreciation Day ~ 10 May 2023
Virginia Dermatology Advocacy Day ~ 10 May 2023
Child Care and Early Childhood Professionals Day ~ 12 May 2023
Military Spouse Appreciation Day ~ 12 May 2023
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day ~ 14 May 2023
Mother's Day ~ 14 May 2023
Virginia National Guard 416th Birthday ~ 14 May 2023
Food Allergy Awareness Week ~ 14 May 2023 to 20 May 2023
Virginia Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day ~ 14 May 2023 to 20 May 2023
Eosinophil Awareness Week ~ 15 May 2023 to 21 May 2023
CDG Awareness Day ~ 16 May 2023
Tarlov Cyst Disease Day ~ 16 May 2023
Armed Forces Day ~ 20 May 2023
Electric Utility Line Worker Day ~ 20 May 2023
Emergency Medical Services Week ~ 21 May 2023 to 27 May 2023
Gout Awareness Day ~ 22 May 2023
GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day ~ 23 May 2023
Memorial Day ~ 29 May 2023
Love for Virginia Beach Day ~ 31 May 2023
Dam Safety Awareness Day ~ 31 May 2023
Automotive Service Professionals Month ~ 1 Jun 2023
Caribbean American Heritage Month ~ 1 Jun 2023
Dairy Month ~ 1 Jun 2023
Family Reunification Month ~ 1 Jun 2023
Great Outdoors Month ~ 1 Jun 2023
Virginia Homeschool Day ~ 2 Jun 2023
Wound Care Awareness Week ~ 5 Jun 2023 to 9 Jun 2023
Massey Cancer Center Day ~ 8 Jun 2023
Barter Theatre 90th Anniversary ~ 10 Jun 2023
WestRock Hopewell Mill 100th Anniversary ~ 10 Jun 2023
Upperville Colt and Horse Show Day ~ 11 Jun 2023
Virginia Agriculture Week ~ 11 Jun 2023 to 17 Jun 2023
Women Veterans Day ~ 12 Jun 2023
Virginia Fatherhood Week ~ 12 Jun 2023 to 18 Jun 2023
248th Birthday of the United States Army ~ 14 Jun 2023
Father's Day ~ 18 Jun 2023
Mosquito Control Awareness Week ~ 18 Jun 2023 to 24 Jun 2023
Juneteenth ~ 19 Jun 2023
Virginia Pollinator Week ~ 19 Jun 2023 to 25 Jun 2023
American Eagle Day ~ 20 Jun 2023
Amateur Radio Operator Recognition Days ~ 24 Jun 2023 to 25 Jun 2023
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day ~ 19 Jun 2023
Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals Day ~ 30 Jun 2023
Freedom Center Month ~ 1 Jul 2023
Independence Day ~ 4 Jul 2023
Chronic Disease Day ~ 10 Jul 2023
Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week ~ 16 Jul 2023 to 22 Jul 2023
Virginia Private College Week ~ 17 Jul 2023 to 22 Jul 2023
National Hire a Veteran Day ~ 25 Jul 2023
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day ~ 27 Jul 2023
Virginia Intern Day ~ 27 Jul 2023
First Citizen of Virginia Beach - Cheryl P. McLeskey ~ 28 Jul 2023
Roanoke Community Beautification Day ~ 29 Jul 2023
Gastroschisis Awareness Day ~ 30 Jul 2023
Black Business Month ~ 1 Aug 2023
Breastfeeding Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2023
Gastroparesis Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2023
Hidden Heroes Month ~ 1 Aug 2023
Virginia Craft Beer Month ~ 1 Aug 2023
Child Support Awareness Month ~ 1 Aug 2023
National Shooting Sports Month ~ 1 Aug 2023
United States Coast Guard Birthday ~ 4 Aug 2023
Bolivian Independence Day ~ 6 Aug 2023
Salvadoran American Day ~ 6 Aug 2023
Purple Heart Day ~ 7 Aug 2023
Community Health Center Week ~ 6 Aug 2023 to 12 Aug 2023
Virginia Farmers Market Week ~ 6 Aug 2023 to 12 Aug 2023
Safe Digging Day ~ 11 Aug 2023
Secretariat Homecoming Day ~ 11 Aug 2023
Festival of Racing Day ~ 12 Aug 2023
Virginia Airborne Day ~ 16 Aug 2023
Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots Commemoration Day ~ 22 Aug 2023
Kinship Care Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Workforce Development Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Virginia Spirits Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Virginia Rail Safety Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Virginia Honey Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Student Support Professionals Appreciation Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Sepsis Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Recovery Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Leukodystrophy Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Hydrocephalus Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Craniofacial Acceptance Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Chiari Malformation Awareness Month ~ 1 Sep 2023
Virginia Blood Donation Day ~ 4 Sep 2023
Labor Day ~ 4 Sep 2023
Duchenne Awareness Day ~ 7 Sep 2023
Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day ~ 8 Sep 2023
Lissencephaly Awareness Day ~ 8 Sep 2023 to 8 Sep 2023
Direct Support Professional Week ~ 9 Sep 2023 to 15 Sep 2023
Nephrology Nurses Week ~ 10 Sep 2023 to 16 Sep 2023
Suicide Prevention Week ~ 10 Sep 2023 to 16 Sep 2023
Truck Driver Appreciation Week ~ 10 Sep 2023 to 16 Sep 2023
Patriot Day: A Day of Service and Remembrance of September 11, 2001 ~ 11 Sep 2023
Disability Voting Rights Week ~ 11 Sep 2023 to 15 Sep 2023
Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month ~ 15 Sep 2023 to 15 Oct 2023
Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day ~ 16 Sep 2023
Constitution Week ~ 17 Sep 2023 to 23 Sep 2023
Forensic Science Week ~ 17 Sep 2023 to 23 Sep 2023
Surgical Technologist Week ~ 17 Sep 2023 to 23 Sep 2023
76th Birthday of the United States Air Force ~ 18 Sep 2023
Certified Public Accountant Week ~ 18 Sep 2023 to 24 Sep 2023
Pitt Hopkins Syndrome Awareness Day ~ 18 Sep 2023
Virginia Diaper Need Awareness Week ~ 18 Sep 2023 to 22 Sep 2023
Aortic Disease Awareness Day ~ 19 Sep 2023
LBSL Awareness Day ~ 20 Sep 2023
Blue Star Welcome Week ~ 23 Sep 2023 to 1 Oct 2023
Hunting and Fishing Day ~ 23 Sep 2023
Virginia Precast Concrete and Concrete Pipe Week ~ 24 Sep 2023 to 30 Sep 2023
Disabled American Veterans Day ~ 25 Sep 2023
Reliable, Affordable and Clean Energy Week ~ 25 Sep 2023 to 29 Sep 2023
Virginia Apple Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Breast Cancer Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Bullying Prevention Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Careers in Construction Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Civics Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Community Planning Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Cybersecurity Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Disability Employment Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Disability History Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Domestic Violence Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Dyslexia Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Economic Education Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Filipino American History Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Forest Products Week ~ 1 Oct 2023
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Virginia Pumpkin Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Spine Health Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Virginia Wine Month ~ 1 Oct 2023
Paralegals' Week ~ 1 Oct 2023
For more information about Proclamations visit our proclamation guidelines page.
If you would like to request a proclamation, please complete and submit the Proclamation Request form.
Macaulay Porter
Press Secretary
Macaulay.Porter@governor.virginia.gov