Celebrations and Special Monthly Events

Attendance Awareness Month

Hispanic Heritage Month: Innovación y Unidad

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

National Library Card Sign-Up Month

Patriot Day - September 11

Constitution Day – September 17

National Arts in Education Week – September 9 to 13, 2024

Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week - September 30 to October 4, 2024

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink Day

National Bullying Prevention Month

Wear Orange on October 16 for Unity Day

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Wear Purple on October 11

National Custodian's Day - October 2

Walk Maryland Day - October 2

National Walk and Bike to School Day – October 9, 2024

International Conflict Resolution Day – October 17, 2024

National Day on Writing - October 20

Read for the Record - October 24, 2024

World Space Week - October 4 to 10, 2024

Fire Prevention Week – October 6 to 12, 2024

National School Lunch Week – October 14 to 18, 2024

Digital Citizenship Week - October 14 to 18, 2024

National School Bus Safety Week – October 21 to 25, 2024

National Red Ribbon Week – October 23 to 31, 2024

2024 Theme: "Life is a Movie, Film Drug FREE.™" Wear Red on October 23

Aviation History Month

Native American Heritage Month

National Scholarship Month

Maryland Emancipation Day – November 1

National Family Literacy Day - November 1

America Recycles Day - November 15

Wear Blue Day

National School Psychology Week - November 11 to 15, 2024

National Young Readers Week - November 11 to 15, 2024

National Apprenticeship Week – November 17 to 23, 2024

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week - November 17 to 23, 2024

Wear Black Day - November 20

American Education Week – November 18 to 22, 2024

Computer Science Education Week - December 9 to 15, 2024

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

National Mentoring Month

MLK Day of Service - January 20, 2025

Christa McAuliffe Day - January 28

National School Choice Week - January 26 to February 1, 2025

Black History Month

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month

National School Counseling Week – February 3 to 7, 2025

Montessori Education Week - February 24 to 28, 2025

Irish American Heritage Month

National Music in Our Schools Month

National Reading Month

Read Across America Day is March 2

Women's History Month

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

Pi Day - March 14

Prince George’s County History Day - March 22, 2025

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

Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day - March 28, 2025

National Foreign Language Week – March 3 to 7, 2025

National School Breakfast Week – March 3 to 7, 2025

Women in Construction Week - March 3 to 7, 2025

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

Earth Day - April 22

2025 Theme: "Our Power, Our Planet™"

Arbor Day - April 25, 2025

Week of the Young Child - April 5 to 11, 2025

National Assistant Principals Week - April 7 to 11, 2025

National School Library Week - April 7 to 11, 2025

Every Kid Healthy Week - April 21 to 25, 2025

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

National Physical Education and Sport Week – May 1 to May 7, 2025

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 5 to May 9, 2025

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

PGCPS College & Career Decision Day

Inaugural PGCPS PRIDE Summit - May 4, 2024

Cinco de Mayo - May 5

National School Nurse Day

Celebrate our nurses on May 7.

Thank You, Pupil Personnel Workers!

World Ocean Day - June 8

Juneteenth - June 19

World Refugee Day - June 20