2026 Employee Engagement Calendar

Keep employees engaged year-round with Custom Volunteer Opportunities and Breaks with a Purpose.
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Cervical Cancer Screening Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
National Blood Donor Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day [Wear Blue Day] (January 11th)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19th)
February
Black History Month
American Heart Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Burn Awareness Week (February 1st – 7th)
National Wear Red Day (February 6th)
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7th)
National Donor Day (February 14th)
March
National Women’s History Month
National MS Education and Awareness Month
National Nutrition Month®
Breathe Better, Sleep Better Month
Save Your Vision Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
National Kidney Month
World Kidney Day (March 13th)
National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week (March 17th – 21st)
Health Workforce Well-Being Day (March 18th)
World Down Syndrome Day (March 21st)
World Tuberculosis Day (March 24th)
American Diabetes Association Alert Day (March 25th)
World Bipolar Day (March 30th)
April
Arab American Heritage Month
Autism Acceptance Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
Foot Health Awareness Month
National Humor Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
National Minority Health Month
Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month
Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month
March for Babies
Alcohol Awareness Month
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Defeat Diabetes Month
Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
National Donate Life Month
National Public Health Week (April 6th – 12th)
World Health Day (April 7th)
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (April 10th)
Black Maternal Health Week (April 11th – 17th)
World Hemophilia Day (April 17th)
National Infant Immunization Week (April 20th – 27th)
Earth Day (April 22nd)
National Volunteer Week (April 19th to 25th)
May
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month
National Bike Month
Run A Mile Days
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Better Sleep Month
National Trauma Awareness Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Mental Health Month
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Osteoporosis Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
National Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
World Maternal Mental Health Day (May 7th)
National Senior Health & Fitness Day (May 27th)
June
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Liver Health Matters Month
National Migraine & Headache Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
Cataract Awareness Month
PTSD Awareness Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
Hernia Awareness Month
National Cancer Survivors Day (June 1st)
Men’s Health Week (June 9th – 16th)
World Eating Disorders Action Day (June 2nd)
Community Health Improvement (CHI) Week (June 8th – 12th)
World Blood Donor Day (June 14th)
American Family Health & Fitness Day (June 14th)
National PTSD Awareness Day (June 27th)
July
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
UV Safety Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
World Hepatitis Day (July 28th)
Disability Pride Month
August
National Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Action Month
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month
International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31st)
September
Hispanic Heritage Month
Baby Safety Month
September is Healthy Aging® Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Food Safety Education Month
Prostate Health Awareness Month
Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month (GCAM)
National Clean-Up Day (September 19th)
National Assisted Living Week (September 13th – 19th)
National Suicide Prevention Week (September 13th – 19th)
October
Health Literacy Month
Liver Awareness Month
ADHD Awareness Month
SIDS Awareness Month
SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 4th – 10th)
National Midwifery Week (October 4th – 10th)
World Mental Health Day (October 10th)
National Depression Screening Day (October 10th)
World Arthritis Day (October 12th)
World Psoriasis Day (October 29th)
November
Native American Heritage Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month®
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
American Diabetes Month
National Family Caregivers Month
COPD Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
National Sexual Health Month
Bladder Health Awareness Month
Home Care & Hospice Month
National Diabetes Care & Education Week (November 1st – 7th)
Great American Smokeout (November 19th)
December
World AIDS Day (December 1st)
Giving Tuesday (December 1st)
International Day of Person with Disability (December 3rd)
National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 6th – 12th)
