Key Equality & Diversity dates
| 4th January | International Braille Day |
| February | LGBT History Month |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day |
| 8th February | Nirvana |
| 11th February | Sunderland Pride |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 22nd February | Lent Begins |
| 8th March |
International Women's Day Holi |
| 21st March | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 2nd April | Autism Awareness Day |
| 7th April |
World Health Day Passover |
| 8th April |
Easter Day |
| 13th April |
Baisakhi |
| 5th May |
Wesak |
| 14th May | Fair Trade Day |
| 15th May | International Day of Families |
| 17th May | International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia |
| 21st May | Diversity Day |
| June | Men's Health Week |
| 5th June | World Environment Day |
| 8th June | Carers Day |
| 20th June | World Refugee Day |
| 22nd June | Interfaith Day |
| June/July | Deaf Blind Awareness Week |
| 20th July | Ramadan |
| 8th August | Happiness Day |
| 15th August | World Youth Day |
| 23rd August | UNESCO day for the International Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
| 26th August | Women's Equality Day |
| 17th September | Rosh Hashanah |
| 21st September |
International Day of Peace World Alzheimers Day |
| 26th September |
Yom Kippur |
| October | Black History Month |
| October | One World Week - Interfaith week of prayer for world peace |
| 1st October | International Day of Older Persons |
| 8th October | Humanitarian Action Day |
| 10th October | World Mental Health Day |
| 11th October | World Sight Day |
| 17th October | World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty |
| 26th October | Eid-ul-Adha |
| 3rd November | National Stress Awareness Day |
| 10th November | Human Rights Day |
| 13th November |
Kindness Day Diwali |
| 14th November | World Diabetes Day |
| 16th November | International Day for Tolerance |
| 20th November | Universal Children's Day |
| 25th November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
| 28th November | Birthday of Guru Nanak |
| 1st December | World Aids Day |
| 3rd December | International Day of Disabled People |
| 9th December | Hanukkah Begins |
| 10th December | International Human Rights Day |
| 18th December | International Migrants Day |
| 25th December | Christmas Day |
