Proclamations

Walk For Peace DayFebruary 2, 2026

The Centennial of Black History MonthFebruary 27, 2026

School Board Appreciation MonthFebruary 28, 2026

Congenital Heart Disease and Defect Awareness WeekFebruary 9, 2026

Rare Disease DayFebruary 28, 2026

Special Session of the General AssemblyMarch 20, 2026

Tuskegee Airman DayMarch 26, 2026

Arts in Our Schools MonthMarch 2, 2026

Autoimmune Awareness MonthMarch 3, 2026

Bleeding Disorders Awareness MonthMarch 13, 2026

World Down Syndrome DayMarch 21, 2026

International HPV Awareness DayMarch 14, 2026

Mediation MonthMarch 10, 2026

National Science Appreciation DayMarch 26, 2026

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Awareness MonthMarch 11, 2026

Social Work MonthMarch 12, 2026

Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) Awareness MonthMarch 12, 2026

Women in Construction WeekMarch 1, 2026 to March 6, 2026

Women Veterans WeekMarch 15, 2026 to March 21, 2026

Volunteers of America DayMarch 8, 2026

Vietnam War Veterans DayMarch 29, 2026

Narcolepsy Awareness DayMarch 7, 2026

Brain Awareness WeekMarch 16, 2026 to March 21, 2026

Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthMarch 5, 2026

Developmental Disabilities AwarenessMarch 9, 2026

Equity in Education MonthMarch 6, 2026

Flood Awareness WeekMarch 8, 2026 to March 14, 2026

Surveyors WeekMarch 15, 2026 to March 20, 2026

International Transgender Day of VisibilityMarch 31, 2026

Virginia Day of Remembrance for Victims of LynchingApril 13, 2026

Holocaust Remembrance DayApril 14, 2026

Month of the Military ChildApril 1, 2026

Black Maternal Health WeekApril 11, 2026

Autism Acceptance MonthApril 2, 2026

National Interprofessional Healthcare MonthApril 13, 2026

Arab American Heritage MonthApril 5, 2026

Parkinson’s Disease Awareness MonthApril 14, 2026

Financial Literacy MonthApril 7, 2026

Myocarditis Awareness MonthApril 15, 2026

Child Abuse Prevention MonthApril 16, 2026

School Library MonthApril 18, 2026

75th Anniversary of the 1951 Moton High School Walkout DayApril 23, 2026

Earth DayApril 22, 2026

Fabry Disease Awareness MonthApril 1, 2026

Gold Star Spouses DayApril 5, 2026

Home Visiting WeekApril 20, 2026

Jackson Ward DayApril 17, 2026

Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness MonthApril 1, 2026

Medical Laboratory Professionals WeekApril 12, 2026

National Apprenticeship WeekApril 26, 2026

National Cancer Registrars WeekApril 13, 2026

4p- / Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Awareness DayApril 16, 2026

National Public Health WeekApril 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026

Administrative Professionals WeekApril 19, 2026 to April 26, 2026

Animal Care and Control Officer Appreciation WeekApril 6, 2026 to April 11, 2026

April as Second Chance MonthApril 1, 2026

Black Women’s History MonthApril 1, 2026

Community College MonthApril 1, 2026

Distracted Driving Awareness MonthApril 1, 2026

National Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Awareness DayApril 27, 2026

Poetry MonthApril 1, 2026

Safe Digging MonthApril 1, 2026

Volunteer Appreciation MonthApril 1, 2026

World Voice DayApril 16, 2026

National Public Safety Telecommunicators WeekApril 12, 2026 to April 18, 2026

Living Donor Awareness MonthApril 1, 2026

Correctional Officers WeekMay 4, 2026 to May 9, 2026

Jewish American Heritage MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Brown v. Board of Education MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Electrical Safety MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Celiac Disease Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Fibromyalgia Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Foster Care Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Child Care and Early Childhood Professionals DayMay 8, 2026

Food Allergy Awareness WeekMay 10, 2026 to May 16, 2026

Hepatitis Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

High Blood Pressure AwarenessMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Huntington’s Disease Awareness DayMay 1, 2026

Internal Audit Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

419th Birthday of the Virginia National GuardMay 14, 2026

Adult Abuse Prevention MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

ALS Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Apraxia Awareness DayMay 14, 2026

Asthma and Allergy Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Better Hearing and Speech MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Building Safety MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Children’s Mental Health Awareness DayMay 7, 2026

Virginia Public Service WeekMay 4, 2026 to May 10, 2026

Economic Development WeekMay 4, 2026 to May 8, 2026

School Nurse Appreciation DayMay 6, 2026

National Water Safety MonthMay 1, 2026

Older Virginians’ MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

PFD and ARFID Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Resilience WeekMay 1, 2026 to May 7, 2026

Skin Cancer Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Virginia Beef MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Virginia Egg MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Lupus Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Maternal Mental Health MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

MAY GBS‑CIDP Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Mental Health Awareness MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Military and Veteran Caregiver MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

National Historic Preservation MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

National Military Appreciation MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Small Business MonthMay 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026

Teacher Appreciation WeekMay 4, 2026 to May 8, 2026

Child Care and Early Childhood Professionals DayMay 8, 2026

419th Birthday of the Virginia National GuardMay 14, 2026

Virginia Police WeekMay 10, 2026 to May 16, 2026

Virginia Hospital WeekMay 10, 2026 to May 16, 2026

Stuttering Awareness WeekMay 9, 2026 to May 16, 2026

NEC Awareness DayMay 17, 2026