Days of Significance & Observances
Our Collingwood community is made up of a wide array of cultures, faiths, and identities. This calendar seeks to provide opportunities to broaden cultural perspectives and to honour the traditions, celebrations, observances, and advocacy of those in our community and beyond so that everyone feels welcomed, understood and valued. Sometimes, events will be acknowledged in school programming and other times we will bring awareness to these events via social media and stories in our community newsletters.
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September 21, 2025 |
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Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
September 22-24, 2025 |
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Gender Equality Week |
September 22-28, 2025 |
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Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day) |
September 30, 2025 |
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October |
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Latin American Heritage Month (Canada) |
October |
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October |
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October |
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October |
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Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
October 1-2, 2025 |
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October 6, 2025 |
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October 8, 2025 |
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October 10, 2025 |
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October 11, 2025 |
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Thanksgiving |
October 13, 2025 |
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October 15, 2025 |
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October 18, 2025 |
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Diwali |
October 20-21, 2025 |
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October 22, 2025 |
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November |
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November 8, 2025 |
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November 11, 2025 |
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World Kindness Day |
November 13, 2025 |
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Trans Day of Remembrance |
November 20, 2025 |
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women |
November 25, 2025 |
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December 3, 2025 |
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada |
December 6, 2025 |
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December 10, 2025 |
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Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
December 14-22, 2025 |
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Yalda |
December 21, 2025 |
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Christmas Day |
December 25, 2025 |
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January |
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New Year’s Day |
January 1, 2026 |
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January 15, 2026 |
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January 21, 2026 |
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January 24, 2026 |
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January 27, 2026 |
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Bell Let's Talk |
January 28, 2026 |
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National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia |
January 29, 2026 |
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February |
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Family Day |
February 16, 2026 |
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Lunar New Year |
February 17, 2026 |
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Beginning of Ramadan |
February 17, 2026 |
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International Mother Tongue Day |
February 21, 2026 |
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Pink Shirt Day |
February 25, 2026 |
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Irish Heritage Month |
March |
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March 8, 2026 |
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March 15, 2026 |
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March 16-22, 2026 |
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Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
March 19, 2026 |
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Nowruz |
March 20, 2026 |
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
March 21, 2026 |
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March 31, 2026 |
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March 31, 2026 |
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April |
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April |
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April |
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Passover (Pesach) |
April 1-9, 2026 |
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Good Friday |
April 3, 2026 |
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Easter |
April 5, 2026 |
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Earth Week |
April 21-28, 2026 |
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April 22, 2026 |
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April 22-29, 2026 |
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May |
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May |
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May |
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May 14, 2026 |
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Anti-Racism Awareness Week BC |
May 25-29, 2026 |
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National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women |
May 5, 2026 |
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Mother’s Day |
May 10, 2026 |
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May 11-17, 2026 |
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International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (LGBTQ+): raises awareness for LGBTQ+ rights |
May 17, 2026 |
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May 23, 2026 |
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Eid al-Adha |
May 26-30, 2026 |
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June |
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June |
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June |
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June |
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Pride Month |
June |
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June 1, 2026 |
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Pride Week |
June 1-5, 2026 |
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World Environment Day |
June 5, 2026 |
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Father’s Day |
June 21, 2026 |
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National Indigenous Peoples Day |
June 21, 2026 |
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June 27, 2026 |