- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Celebration Dates
Celebration Dates
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Students and staff bring a wide range of traditions and cultures into our schools and workplaces. We respect and honor this diversity and ask that you remember the following special days and take every opportunity to build relationships within your school community. This is an opportunity to align your community-building work with values and indicators in our strategic plan.
Click on a holiday/event for resources to celebrate the members of the AACPS community recognized by the event.
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September 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15)
Labor Day: September 6
Rosh Hashanah: September 6 (begins at sunset) - September 8
National Arts in Education Week: September 12-18
International Literacy Day: September 8
Patriot Day: - September 11
Grandparents' Day: September 12
Constitution Day (Observed): September 17
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival: September 21
Autumn Begins: September 22
Yom Kippur: September 15 (begins at sunset) - 16
October 2021
Principal Appreciation Month (September 15 through October 15)
Custodian Appreciation Day: October 2
Home Grown School Lunch Week: October 4-8
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Observed): October 11
National School Lunch Week: October 11-15
National Boss' Day: October 15
National School Bus Safety Week: October 18-22
Halloween: October 31
November 2021
Native American Heritage Month
Election Day: November 2
Diwali: November 4
Daylight Savings Time Ends: November 7
Veterans Day: November 11
School Psychology Awareness Week: November 8-12
American Education Week: November 15-19
National Education Support Professionals Day: November 17
National Parental Involvement Day: November 18
Thanksgiving Day: November 25
American Indian Heritage Day: November 26
Hanukkah: November 28 (begins at sunset)-December 6
December 2021
Hanukkah: ends December 6
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7
Winter begins: December 21
Christmas: December 25
Kwanzaa: December 26-January 1
New Year's Eve: December 31
January 2022
Career & Technical Education Month
New Year's Day: January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Observed): January 17
February 2022
Black History Month
National Freedom Day (Observed): February 1
Chinese New Year: February 1
Groundhog Day: February 2
National School Counseling Week: February 7-11
Valentine's Day: February 14
PTA Founders Day: February 17
Presidents' Day: February 21
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March 2022
Women's History Month
National Nutrition Month
Read Across America Day: March 2
National School Breakfast Week: March 4-8
National School Social Worker Week: March 6-12
Daylight Savings Time Begins: March 13
St. Patrick's Day: March 17
Spring Begins: March 20
Maryland Day: March 25
April 2022
Autism Awareness Month
Month of the Military Child
School Library Month
Month of the Young Child
April Fool's Day: April 1
Ramadan - April 2 (begins at sunset) - 30
National Assistant Principals week: April 4-8
Passover: April 15 (begins at sunset) - April 23
Easter: April 17
Volunteer Appreciation Week: April 17-22
Earth Day: April 22
National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day: April 26
Administrative Professionals Day: April 27
Arbor Day: April 30
May 2022
Asian/Pacific Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
School Principal's Day: May 1
Eid al-Fitr: May 2 (begins at sundown) - May 3
School Lunch Hero Day: May 6
Cinco de Mayo: May 5
Teacher Appreciation Day: May 5
Teacher Appreciation Week: May 1-7
National School Nurse Day: May 11
Mother's Day: May 8
Memorial Day: May 30
June 2022
National Safety Month
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Flag Day: June 14
Juneteenth: June 19
Father's Day: June 19
Summer Begins: June 21
July 2022
Social Wellness Month
Independence Day: July 4
Eid-al Adha: July 9 (begins at sunset) - July 10
August 2022
Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
National Back to School Month
National Back to School Prep Day: August 15