Equality, diversity and inclusion calendar
This page gives a visual overview of a number of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) events that we often mark and celebrate at Imperial.
Dates and details of events can often change, especially between years. If you notice anything incorrect on this web page or our shared Outlooked calendar, or if you have any suggestions about things to add, then please email the EDI Centre.
Outlook calendar
We have created a more detailed shared calendar of EDI days, weeks and months. You can add this to your own calendar application, such as Outlook.
You can just view this EDI calendar online, or you can copy this link to the ICS calendar file and subscribe to the calendar in Outlook. Microsoft has a help article about subscribing to a calendar in Outlook. We recommend subscribing to the calendar, so it stays updated, rather than importing the ICS file.
2023-24 academic year
September 2023
Start of academic year 2022 - 2023
East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month
World Suicide Prevention Day (10)
Rosh Hashanah (15–17)
Bi Visbility Day (23)
Yom Kippur (24-25)
Mid-Autumn or Moon or Mooncake Festival (29)
Sukkot (29 September - 7 October)
October 2023
Dyslexia Awareness Week (2-8)
Dyspraxia Awareness Week (9-15)
World Menopause Day (18)
International Pronouns Day (18)
Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas (24)
ACE Week (22–28)
November 2023
Día de los Muertos - Day of the Dead (1-2)
National Stress Awareness Day (1)
Diwali (9-13)
Remembrance Day (11)
Bandi Chhor Divas (12)
National Anti-Bullying Week (13-17)
Disability History Month (16 November - 16 December)
Transgender Awareness Week (13-19)
LGBTQ+ STEM Day (18)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25)
December 2023
World AIDS Day (1)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3)
Chanukah (Hanukkah) (7– 5)
Christmas (25)
February 2024
Time to talk day (1)
Lunar New Year (10)
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11)
Lent (14 February - 28 March)
March 2024
Women at Imperial Week (4-9)
Ramadan (12 March - 12 April)
Neurodiversity Celebration Week (13 – 19)
International Day to Combat Islamophobia (15)
Nowruz – Iranian/Persian New Year (20)
Holi (24-25)
International Transgender Day of Visibility (31)
Easter Sunday (31)
April 2024
World Autism Awareness Day (2)
Eid al-Fitr (9-10)
Vaisakhi (13)
Stephen Lawrence Day (22)
Passover (22-30)
May 2024
Mental Health Awareness Week
Deaf Awareness Week (6-12)
National Day for Staff Networks (8)
Black Inclusion Week (13-19)
June 2024
Shavuot (11-13)
Eid al-Adha (16-20)
Windrush Day (22)
International Women in Engineering Day (23)
July 2024
Disability Pride Month
International Non-Binary People's Day (14)
South Asian Heritage Month (18 July-17 August)