Multicultural event calendar

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Below is a listing of multicultural events observed across the province. Use the filter controls at the top of the list to narrow down your results by name, dates observed, and category.

80 results

January

Date(s)Observance/event

January 1, 2026 New Year’s Day

Start date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
End date: Thursday, January 1, 2026

Category: Civic

January 6, 2026 Epiphany

Start date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
End date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Category: Religious

January 7, 2026 Orthodox Christmas

Start date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
End date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Category: Religious

January 15, 2026 Lohri

Start date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
End date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Category: Cultural

January 19, 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Start date: Monday, January 19, 2026
End date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Category: Civic

January 27, 2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Start date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
End date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Category: Civic

February

Date(s)Observance/event

February 1, 2026 Black History Month

Start date: Sunday, February 1, 2026
End date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Category: Civic

February 17, 2026 Lunar New Year

Start date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
End date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Category: Cultural

February 17, 2026 Ramadan begins

Start date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
End date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Category: Religious

February 18, 2026 Lent

Start date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
End date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Category: Religious

February 21, 2026 International Mother Language Day

Start date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
End date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Category: Civic

February 26, 2026 Maha Shivaratri

Start date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
End date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Category: Religious

March

Date(s)Observance/event

March 1, 2026 Francophonie Month

Start date: Sunday, March 1, 2026
End date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Category: Cultural

March 1, 2026 Zero Discrimination Day

Start date: Sunday, March 1, 2026
End date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Category: Civic

March 2, 2026 Purim

Start date: Monday, March 2, 2026
End date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Category: Religious

March 4, 2026 Holi

Start date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
End date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Category: Religious

March 8, 2026 International Women’s Day

Start date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
End date: Sunday, March 8, 2026

Category: Civic

March 17, 2026 St. Patrick's Day

Start date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
End date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Category: Cultural

March 20, 2026 Nowruz

Start date: Friday, March 20, 2026
End date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Category: Cultural

March 20, 2026 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Start date: Friday, March 20, 2026
End date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Category: Civic

March 20, 2026 Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)

Start date: Friday, March 20, 2026
End date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Category: Religious

March 26, 2026 Ram Navami

Start date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
End date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Category: Religious

March 29, 2026 Palm Sunday

Start date: Sunday, March 29, 2026
End date: Sunday, March 29, 2026

Category: Religious

March 31, 2026 National Indigenous Language Day

Start date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
End date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Category: Civic

April

Date(s)Observance/event

April 1, 2026 Sikh Heritage Month

Start date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
End date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Category: Cultural

April 3, 2026 Good Friday

Start date: Friday, April 3, 2026
End date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Category: Religious

April 5, 2026 Easter Sunday

Start date: Sunday, April 5, 2026
End date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Category: Religious

April 13, 2026 Theravada New Year

Start date: Monday, April 13, 2026
End date: Monday, April 13, 2026

Category: Religious

April 13, 2026 Yom HaShoah

Start date: Monday, April 13, 2026
End date: Monday, April 13, 2026

Category: Religious

April 13, 2026 Sinhalese

Start date: Monday, April 13, 2026
End date: Monday, April 13, 2026

Category: Cultural

April 14, 2026 Vaisakhi

Start date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
End date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Category: Religious

April 14, 2026 Tamil New Year

Start date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
End date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Category: Cultural

April 21, 2026 First Day of Ridvan

Start date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
End date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Category: Religious

May

Date(s)Observance/event

May 1, 2026 Asian Heritage Month

Start date: Friday, May 1, 2026
End date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Category: Cultural

May 1, 2026 Jewish Heritage Month

Start date: Friday, May 1, 2026
End date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Category: Cultural

May 1, 2026 Vesak day

Start date: Friday, May 1, 2026
End date: Friday, May 1, 2026

Category: Religious

May 5, 2026 Red Dress Day

Start date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
End date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Category: Civic

May 24, 2026 Pentecost

Start date: Sunday, May 24, 2026
End date: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Category: Religious

May 27, 2026 Eid-al- Adha

Start date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
End date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Category: Religious

June

Date(s)Observance/event

June 1, 2026 Italian Heritage Month

Start date: Monday, June 1, 2026
End date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Category: Cultural

June 1, 2026 National Indigenous History Month

Start date: Monday, June 1, 2026
End date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Category: Civic

June 1, 2026 Filipino Heritage Month

Start date: Monday, June 1, 2026
End date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Category: Cultural

June 11, 2026 Polish Canadian Heritage Day Act

Start date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
End date: Thursday, June 11, 2026

Category: Cultural

June 17, 2026 Hijri- Islamic New Year

Start date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
End date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Category: Religious

June 21, 2026 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Start date: Sunday, June 21, 2026
End date: Sunday, June 21, 2026

Category: Civic

June 26, 2026 Ashura

Start date: Friday, June 26, 2026
End date: Friday, June 26, 2026

Category: Religious

June 27, 2026 Canadian Multiculturalism Day

Start date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
End date: Saturday, June 27, 2026

Category: Civic

July

Date(s)Observance/event

July 10, 2026 Imamat Day

Start date: Friday, July 10, 2026
End date: Friday, July 10, 2026

Category: Religious

August

Date(s)Observance/event

August 1, 2026 Hindu Heritage Month

Start date: Saturday, August 1, 2026
End date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Category: Cultural

August 1, 2026 Korean Heritage Month

Start date: Saturday, August 1, 2026
End date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Category: Cultural

August 1, 2026 Pakistani Heritage Month

Start date: Saturday, August 1, 2026
End date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Category: Cultural

August 2, 2026 Tisha B'Av

Start date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
End date: Sunday, August 2, 2026

Category: Religious

August 3, 2026 Heritage Day

Start date: Monday, August 3, 2026
End date: Monday, August 3, 2026

Category: Civic

August 6, 2026 Hiroshima Day

Start date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
End date: Thursday, August 6, 2026

Category: Civic

August 9, 2026 International Day of World's Indigenous People

Start date: Sunday, August 9, 2026
End date: Sunday, August 9, 2026

Category: Civic

August 25, 2026 Mawlid al-Nabi

Start date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
End date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Category: Religious

September

Date(s)Observance/event

September 1, 2026 Mexican Heritage Month

Start date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
End date: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Category: Cultural

September 1, 2026 Alberta Day

Start date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
End date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Category: Civic

September 7, 2026 Ukrainian -Canadian Heritage Day Act

Start date: Monday, September 7, 2026
End date: Monday, September 7, 2026

Category: Cultural

September 12, 2026 Rosh Hashanah

Start date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
End date: Saturday, September 12, 2026

Category: Religious

September 25, 2026 Sukkot

Start date: Friday, September 25, 2026
End date: Friday, September 25, 2026

Category: Religious

September 30, 2026 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Start date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
End date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Category: Civic

October

Date(s)Observance/event

October 1, 2026 Nigerian Heritage month

Start date: Thursday, October 1, 2026
End date: Thursday, October 1, 2026

Category: Cultural

October 2, 2026 Yom Kippur

Start date: Friday, October 2, 2026
End date: Friday, October 2, 2026

Category: Religious

October 4, 2026 Rosh Hashanah

Start date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
End date: Monday, October 5, 2026

Category: Religious

October 12, 2026 Thanksgiving

Start date: Monday, October 12, 2026
End date: Monday, October 12, 2026

Category: Cultural

October 12, 2026 Navaratri

Start date: Monday, October 12, 2026
End date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Category: Religious

October 19, 2026 Dussehra

Start date: Monday, October 19, 2026
End date: Monday, October 19, 2026

Category: Religious

November

Date(s)Observance/event

November 1, 2026 All Saints Day

Start date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
End date: Sunday, November 1, 2026

Category: Religious

November 2, 2026 All Souls Day

Start date: Monday, November 2, 2026
End date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Category: Religious

November 6, 2026 Diwali

Start date: Friday, November 6, 2026
End date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Category: Religious

November 15, 2026 Annual Metis week

Start date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
End date: Sunday, November 15, 2026

Category: Civic

November 26, 2026 Day of Remembrance (Holodomor)

Start date: Thursday, November 26, 2026
End date: Thursday, November 26, 2026

Category: Civic

December

Date(s)Observance/event

December 2, 2026 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Start date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
End date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Category: Civic

December 4, 2026 Hanukkah

Start date: Friday, December 4, 2026
End date: Friday, December 4, 2026

Category: Religious

December 8, 2026 Bodhi

Start date: Tuesday, December 8, 2026
End date: Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Category: Religious

December 10, 2026 Human Rights Day

Start date: Thursday, December 10, 2026
End date: Thursday, December 10, 2026

Category: Civic

December 13, 2026 Aga Khan's birthday

Start date: Sunday, December 13, 2026
End date: Sunday, December 13, 2026

Category: Religious

December 25, 2026 Christmas

Start date: Friday, December 25, 2026
End date: Friday, December 25, 2026

Category: Religious

December 26, 2026 Kwanzaa

Start date: Saturday, December 26, 2026
End date: Thursday, January 1, 2026

Category: Religious

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