Every month at Good Good Good, we plan upcoming good news content for our Instagram, Goodnewsletter, Goodnewspaper, podcast, website, and more. Our work is always centered on hopeful stories about people making a difference in the world — and action steps on how each of us can join in with that good work.
With so many holidays, awareness days, education weeks, and heritage months happening all year long, we’ve been slowly collecting all of these events in a private internal calendar for years.
We made our Monthly Cause Awareness Calendar publicly available earlier this year. We’ve also published a comprehensive guide to Heritage Months and series of other calendars of holidays to celebrate.
And now we’re publishing our simple guide to every single awareness month.
Our hope is this resource will help you or your organization highlight relevant holidays — not just around the big holidays — but all year long, with important celebrations.
Where applicable, we've included resources around highlighted holidays — usually in the form of good news around particular topics, relevant quotes or recommendations, or action steps on how to make a difference. We encourage you to share them if you find them helpful.
We’ve worked hard to make this the most comprehensive collection of awareness months on the internet. Each holiday is organized alphabetically. Always double-check dates, as organizers may occasionally change dates.
Bookmark this page and revisit it as often as you need. We’ll continue to update it and add to it over time.
Awareness, Heritage, and History Months —
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Learn about the women fighting in court for access to HPV vaccines
Dry January
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Mental Wellness Month
Read and share quotes about mental health
National Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
National Blood Donor Month
National Codependency Awareness Month
National Eye Care Month
National Hobby Month
Explore the ultimate list of hobbies — and our guide to hobbies for women
National Stalking Awareness Month
Poverty Awareness Month
Read and share quotes about poverty
Self-Love Month
Explore the best quotes about self-care — and read 101 ideas for self-care.
Veganuary
Explore this guide to building a vegan grocery list
Walk Your Dog Month
The dog poop bag industry is full of greenwashing, but fortunately, we’ve put together a guide on compostable and sustainable dog poop bags and alternatives
February
Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
American Heart Month
Black History Month
Read and share these ideas to celebrate Black History Month
Dog Training Education Month
Humpback Whale Awareness Month
Read good news about humpback whales
Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month
Low Vision Awareness Month
National Bird-Feeding Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Cat Health Month
Pet Dental Health Month
March
Bisexual Health Awareness Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
Color Therapy Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention Awareness Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Disability Awareness Month
Explore our calendar of disability awareness days and weeks
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Essential Tremor Month
Greek American Heritage Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Kidney Month
Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
Myeloma Action Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
National Reading Month
Explore our top Good Good Good-approved book recommendations and make sure to shop with independent (non-Amazon) bookstores
National Trisomy Awareness Month
Red Cross Month
Self-Injury Awareness Month
Social Work Month
Women’s History Month
Explore our guide to activities and ideas for Women’s History Month — and read and share empowering quotes for Women’s History Month
April
Alcohol Awareness Month
Arab American Heritage Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month
Autism Acceptance Month
Community College Month
Cushing Disease Awareness Month
Earth Month
Read and share our guide on how to celebrate Earth Month — and explore some inspiring climate-change good news
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
National Adopt-a-Greyhound Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Counseling Awareness Month
This is the perfect month to start counseling! Learn how to find a therapist
National Donate Life Month
Learn about how donating life can be an impactful way to give back to your community
National Frog Month
National Garden Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
Paralyzed Veterans Across America Month
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
May
ALS Awareness Month
American Stroke Month
Apraxia Awareness Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Read and share ideas for how to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
Be Kind To Animals Month
Read and share good news about animals
Better Speech and Hearing Month
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
Brain Cancer Awareness Month
Celiac Awareness Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Month
Fibromyalgia Awareness Month
Gardening for Wildlife Month
Read about the water-guzzling yards getting a celebrity makeover
Hepatitis Awareness Month
High Blood Pressure Education Month
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Read and share ideas for how to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Read the good news about the new mRNA vaccine that may offer protection against Lyme
Mental Health Awareness Month
Read and share ideas for how to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month
Mobility Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
Myositis Awareness Month
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
National Cancer Research Month
National Clean Air Month
Learn about the WHO air pollution guidelines aiming to improve health
National Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
National NF (Neurofibromatosis) Month
No Mow May
Learn about creating a low- or no-mow lawn — and more ways to create an eco-friendly home and garden
Older Americans Month
Oncology Nursing Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Learn about the inspiring work being done by the ‘We Rate Dogs’ community to support dogs with cancer and other medical problems
UK Maternal Health Awareness Month
Wildfire Preparedness Month
Read this good news story about the program providing stability for kids after wildfires
June
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Read about this music program supporting people with Alzheimer’s
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) Awareness Month
Animal Cruelty Prevention Month
Read and share the best quotes about stopping animal cruelty
Audiobook Appreciation Month
Read and share our guide to the best audiobook platforms (that aren’t Amazon’s Audible)
Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month
Cancer Survivors Month
Read the good news about how cancer deaths are rapidly decreasing
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Children’s Awareness Month
Great Outdoors Month
Learn about this year’s fee-free days at national parks and read the best quotes about national parks
Gun Violence Awareness Month
Take action to prevent gun violence in the United States
Hemiplegic Migraine Awareness Month
Immigrant Heritage Month
Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
National Men’s Health Awareness Month
National Pollinators Month
National Rose Month
National Zoo and Aquarium Month
Pride Month
Read the ultimate guide on ideas for how to thoughtfully celebrate Pride Month — and explore this curated list of the best LGBTQ+ pride quotes
PTSD Awareness Month
Listen to this podcast conversation with Richard Casper — a veteran using art to help other veterans recover from PTSD
July
Disability Pride Month
Read and share ideas for thoughtfully celebrating Disability Pride Month
Fragile X (FXS) Awareness Month
French-American Heritage Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Also called BIPOC Mental Health Month — explore these Black mental health resources
National Bison Month
Read the good news about America’s bison making a comeback
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
Plastic Free July
Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
UV Safety Awareness Month
Wild About Wildlife Month
Learn about the initiatives to take down livestock fences to help support wildlife
August
Appendix Cancer Awareness Month
Don’t Be a Bully Month
Read and share Hank Green’s iconic quote about bullying
Fat Liberation Month
National Black Business Month
Explore our guide to finding and supporting Black-owned businesses, restaurants, and more in your community
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Road Victim Month
National Traffic Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Awareness Month
Transgender History Month
World Cancer Support Month
September
Achalasia Awareness Month
Alopecia Awareness Month
Animal Pain Awareness Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Read this good news story about how Instagram-famous “Doug the Pug” gives back to kids with cancer
Craniofacial Awareness Month
Falls Prevention Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month
Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15 to October 15
Read and share ideas for how to thoughtfully celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Awareness Month
Library Card Sign-up Month
Read about all the reasons libraries are the best
Lymphoma Awareness Month
Microplastic Awareness Month
Mullets For Mental Health Month
Read this good news story about the Australians sporting mullets to raise money for mental health research
National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Guide Dog Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
National Save a Tiger Month
Good news! The number of endangered tigers has increased by 40%!
National Self-Care Awareness Month
Practice self-care with these self-care ideas and get inspired by these self-care quotes
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Checkout the Suicide Prevention Month action guide — and also read and share this collection of the best suicide prevention quotes
Orthostatic Tremor Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Listen to our podcast interviews with Ruthie Lindsey and Grace Theisen about their experiences dealing with chronic pain
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
World Alzheimer’s Disease Month
World Animal Remembrance Month
October
ADHD Awareness Month
Explore Good Good Good’s resource guide — featuring the best podcasts, blogs, and TikToks about ADHD
AIDS Awareness Month
We’ve made a lot of progress in the fight against AIDS — and that’s worth celebrating!
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Listen to Good Good Good’s interview with Paige More, founder of The Breasties
Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Depression Awareness Month
Listen to our podcast interview with John Moe, a comedian fighting depression with humor — and read about the U.S. decreasing depression stigma for the first time
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Dwarfism Awareness Month
Dysautonomia Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Audiobooks are a great accessibility tool for people with dyslexia — explore our guide to the best audiobook apps
Eczema Awareness Month
Filipino-American History Month
German-American Heritage Month
Health Literacy Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (continued; September 15 to October 15)
Read and share our guide on how to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
Learning Disability Awareness Month
LGBTQ+ History Month
Read about LGBTQ+ history from before Stonewall
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
National Book Month
Explore our guide to activities and ideas to celebrate National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Co-op Month
National Depression Education and Awareness Month
National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
Listen to our podcast interview with John Moe, a comedian fighting depression with humor — and read about the U.S. decreasing depression stigma for the first time
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Vegetarian Month
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
Raynaud’s Awareness Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Selective Mutism Awareness Month
Sober October
Socktober
Learn more about Socktober and how to celebrate and get involved
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Squirrel Awareness Month
World Animal Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
November
Adopt a Turkey Month
COPD Awareness Month
Dercum’s Disease (Adiposis Dolorosa) Awareness Month
Diabetes Awareness Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Manatee Awareness Month
Movember
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
Native American Heritage Month
Explore the ultimate guide for how to (meaningfully) celebrate Native American Heritage Month
No-Drink November
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
December
Dressember
Learn more about how Dressember is using dresses to make a difference
HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
International Sharps Injury Prevention Awareness Month
Learn a Foreign Language Month
National Car Donation Month
Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month
Universal Human Rights Month
World Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome Awareness Month
Explore More Events:
Main Awareness Calendars: All Awareness Holidays | Heritage Months | Awareness Months | International Days | Social Media Holidays
More Awareness Calendars: Animals | Pets | Environment & Sustainability | Books | Libraries | Religion | LGBTQ+ | Black & African American | Hispanic | Women | Mental Health | Health | Healthcare | Disability | Cancer | HIV/AIDS
Awareness Days & Months: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Is this list missing a holiday or awareness week/month? Let us know. We want to ensure this list is comprehensive and inclusive.
