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
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