Employee Recognition Holidays Calendar 2024:
How to Celebrate Your Team Every Day

Your employees deserve recognition and appreciation for their hard work, dedication, and achievements. But how do you show them that you care? How do you make them feel valued and motivated?

That’s where our Employee Recognition Holidays Calendar 2024 comes in handy. It’s a resource that lists all the important dates you can use to celebrate your employees all year long. From Employee Appreciation Day to Geek Pride Day, you’ll find a variety of occasions that suit your team’s culture.

Download our free Employee Recognition Holidays Calendar 2024 and plan your employee recognition strategy for the year ahead.

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January 2024

National Mentoring Month (US)

  • Jan 1 New Year
  • Jan 9 Poetry at Work Day
  • Jan 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US)
  • Jan 21 International Sweatpants Day
  • Jan 24 International Day of Education
  • Jan 26 Have Fun at Work Day

February 2024

Black History Month

  • Feb 1 National Freedom Day (US)
  • Feb 7 Send a Card to a Friend Day
  • Feb 9  National Pizza Day
  • Feb 10  Lunar New Year*
  • Feb 11 International Day of Women and Girls in Science*
  • Feb 14  Valentine’s Day
  • Feb 15 Singles Awareness Day
  • Feb 17  Random Acts of Kindness Day
  • Feb 20 World Day of Social Justice

March 2024

Women’s History Month

  • Mar 1  Zero Discrimination Day
  • Mar 1  Employee Appreciation Day*
  • Mar 8  International Women’s Day
  • Mar 10– Apr 8 Ramadan*
  • Mar 15 Companies That Care Day
  • Mar 17  St Patrick’s Day
  • Mar 20   International Day of Happiness
  • Mar 21 Companies That Care Day
  • Mar 23International Earth Hour
  • Mar 31 Easter*
  • Mar 31 International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 2024

Financial Literacy Month

Arab-American Heritage Month (US)

  • Apr 1  April Fool’s Day
  • Apr 5  Walk to Work Day
  • Apr 6  National Employee Benefits Day (US)
  • Apr 7  World Health Day
  • Apr 9-Apr 10 Eid al-Fitr*
  • Apr 18  Administrative Professionals Day
  • Apr 21 – Apr 27 National Volunteer Week*
  • Apr 22  Earth Day
  • Apr 25 Take Our Kids to Work Day
  • Apr 28 International Day for Safety and Health at Work

May 2024

Mental Health Awareness Month

  • May 1  International Workers’ Day
  • May 4  International Firefighters’ Day
  • May 5  Easter* (Orthodox)
  • May 6-May 12 National Nurses’ Week*
  • May 8  International Red Cross Day
  • May 8  National Third Shift Workers Day (US)
  • May 12  Mother’s Day
  • May 17  Bike to Work Day
  • May 20  International Human Resources Day
  • May 21  World Day for Cultural Diversity
  • May 25 Geek Pride Day
  • May 27 Memorial Day
  • May 31 World No Tobacco Day

June 2024

LGBTQ Gay Pride Month

  • Jun 1  Say Something Nice Day
  • Jun 3  Leave the Office Early Day
  • Jun 5 World Environment Day
  • Jun 14 World Blood Donor Day
  • Jun 16 Father’s Day
  • Jun 16- Jun 19*  Eid al-Adha*
  • Jun 19  Juneteenth (US)
  • Jun 20 World Productivity Day
  • Jun 21  Summer Solstice
  • Jun 21  Take Your Dog to Work Day
  • Jun 21  International Day of Yoga
  • Jun 27 National Work from Home Day (US)
  • Jun 30 Social Media Day

July 2024

  • Jul 1 International Joke Day
  • Jul 4  Independence Day
  • Jul 6  Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
  • Jul 7 International Peace & Love Day
  • Jul 7 World Chocolate Day
  • Jul 18  World Listening Day
  • Jul 25  National Intern Day
  • Jul 26  National Disability Independence Day

August 2024

National Breastfeeding Month (US)

  • Aug 10  National Lazy Day
  • Aug 12 International Youth Day
  • Aug 18 Never Give Up Day
  • Aug 19 World Humanitarian Day
  • Aug 26  Women’s Equality Day
  • Aug 31  Eat Outside Day

September 2024

National Hispanic Heritage Month (US)

  • Sep 2 Labor Day
  • Sep 4 Global Talent Acquisition Day
  • Sep 5  International Day of Charity
  • Sep 6 Fight Procrastination Day
  • Sep 10  Suicide Prevention Day Appreciation Week
  • Sep 12  National Day of Encouragement
  • Sep 12  International Programmers Day
  • Sep 16  Working Parents Day
  • Sep 21  World Gratitude Day
  • Sep 22  American Business Women’s Day
  • Sep 22  Autumn Solstice*

October 2024

National Disability Awareness Month (US)

Global Diversity Awareness Month

  • Oct 1 National Coffee Day
  • Oct 2 International Day of Non-Violence
  • Oct 2 – Oct 4 Rosh Hashanah*
  • Oct 3 – Oct 12 Navratri*
  • Oct 5 World Teachers’ Day
  • Oct 7 – Oct 11 Customer Service Week
  • Oct 10 World Mental Health Day
  • Oct 11 – Oct 12 Yom Kippur*
  • Oct 16  Boss’s Day
  • Oct 25 World Pasta Day
  • Oct 31  Halloween
  • Oct 31 – Nov 4  Diwali*

November 2024

Native American Heritage Month

  • Nov 1 All Saints’ Day
  • Nov 9 World Freedom Day
  • Nov 9  Veteran’s Day
  • Nov 13  World Kindness Day
  • Nov 14 World Diabetes Day
  • Nov 16 International Day for Tolerance
  • Nov 19  Internaltional Men’s Day
  • Nov 28  Thanksgiving
  • Nov 29  Black Friday*

December 2024

  • Dec 2 Cyber Monday*
  • Dec 3  Giving Tuesday
  • Dec 3  International Day for People with Disabilities
  • Dec 5 International Volunteer Day
  • Dec 7 – Dec 15 Hanukkah*
  • Dec 8  National Blue Collar Day
  • Dec 21  Winter Solstice*
  • Dec 25  Christmas Day
  • Dec 26  National Thank You Note Day
  • Dec 31  New Year’s Eve

 

*Dates may vary

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