Celebrations and Special Monthly Events

Hispanic Heritage Month: UNIDOS, SOMOS MÁS. TOGETHER, WE ARE MORE.

Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off September 15 and we invite you to get involved

National Library Card Sign-Up Month

National Suicide Prevention Month

National Suicide Prevention Month is observed each year in September.

World Suicide Awareness Observance Day

World Suicide Awareness Observance Day is observed September 10th each year. It is also known as World Suicide Prevention Day.

National Day of Service and Remembrance Day - September 11

Patriot and National Day of Service & Remembrance is observed on September 11th each year.

Grandparents Day

Celebrated the first Sunday after Labor Day.

National Arts in Education Week – September 13 - 19, 2026

National Community School Coordinators Week

Constitution Day – September 17

Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week - September 29 to October 3, 2025

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink on October 15

National Bullying Prevention Month

Wear Orange on October 16 for Unity Day

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Wear Purple on October 11

National Principals Month

National Work and Family Month

Filipino American History Month

National Customer Service Week - October 1 to 5, 2026

National Custodian's Day - October 2

World Space Week - October 4 to 10, 2026

Fire Prevention Week – October 4 to 10, 2026

National Walk and Bike to School Day – October 7, 2026

Walk Maryland Day - October 7, 2026

Native American/Indigenous Peoples Day - October 12, 2026

Celebrated on the second Monday in October

Maryland Sustainable Schools Week - October 12 to 16, 2026

National School Lunch Week – October 12 to 16, 2026

International Conflict Resolution Day – October 16, 2026

Digital Citizenship Week - October 19 to 23, 2026

National School Bus Safety Week - October 19 to 23, 2026

2024 Theme: "Driving Safely Into the Future"

National Day on Writing - October 20

National Unity Day - October 21, 2026

Kindness | Acceptance | Inclusion

National Red Ribbon Week - October 23

Decorate your School with a (double-looped) Red Ribbon and this year’s theme: "Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.™"

National Family Engagement Month

National Diabetes Awareness Month

Aviation History Month

Native American Heritage Month

National Scholarship Month

Maryland Emancipation Day – November 1

National Family Literacy Day - November 1

Election Day - November 3, 2026

Diwali - November 8, 2026

Main festivities span from November 6 to November 10, 2026.

National School Psychology Week - November 9 to 13, 2026

National Young Readers Week - November 9 to 13, 2026

America Recycles Day - November 15

Wear Blue Day! Theme: Keep America Beautiful

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week - November 15 to 21, 2026

Wear Black Day - November 20

International Restorative Justice Week - November 15 to 21, 2026

American Education Week – November 16 to 20, 2026

World Children's Day - November 20

Computer Science Education Week - December 7 to 13, 2026

CSEdWeek is a call for students to learn computer science and to celebrate the accomplishments of others in these fields.

National Mentoring Month

National School Choice Week - January 24 to 30, 2027

MLK Day of Service - January 18, 2027

Christa McAuliffe Day - January 28

Black History Month

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month

National School Counseling Week – February 1 to 5, 2027

Read for the Record - February 26, 2026

Montessori Education Week - February 22 to 26, 2027

Irish American Heritage Month

National Music in Our Schools Month

National Reading Month

In Full Bloom: Nominate a PGCPS Woman Who Inspires 🌸

Join us in March for Women’s History Month as we spotlight contributions of women with roots in our community, and those who inspire!

Youth Art Month

National Foreign Language Week – March 1 to 5, 2027

National School Breakfast Week – March 1 to 5, 2027

Women in Construction Week - March 7 to 13, 2027

Read Across America Day - March 2

Pi Day - March 14

Prince George’s County History Day

This Year's Theme: "Rights and Responsibilities In History"

Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day - March 25, 2027

Financial Literacy Month

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

National Autism Acceptance Month

#CelebrateDifferences by wearing blue on April 9.

National Poetry Month

School Library Month

Week of the Young Child - April 4 to 10, 2026

National Assistant Principals Week - April 6 to 10, 2026

National School Library Week - April 6 to 10, 2026

Every Kid Healthy Week - April 26 to 30, 2027

Earth Day - April 22

2026 Theme: "Our Power, Our Planet™"

Arbor Day - April 30, 2027

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

National Physical Education and Sport Week – May 1 to May 7

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 3 to May 7, 2027

Spread love and gratitude by sharing a virtual teacher shout out!

Thank You, Pupil Personnel Workers!

PGCPS College & Career Decision Day - May 1

Cinco de Mayo - May 5

National School Nurse Day

Celebrate our nurses on May 7.

School Communicators Day

National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Pride Month

National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month

World Ocean Day - June 8

National Automotive Service Professional Week - Second Week of June

National Movie Night - Second Friday in June

Juneteenth - June 19

Father's Day - 3rd Sunday in June

World Refugee Day - June 20

Disability Pride Month

Independence Day - July 4