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 view this EDI calendar online, or you can copy this link to the ICS calendar file and then subscribe in Outlook. Microsoft has a help article about subscribing to a calendar in Outlook. We recommend subscribing so that the calendar stays updated (rather than just importing the ICS file into Outlook).  

2024-25 academic year

September 2024

East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month

World Suicide Prevention Day (10)

Mid-Autumn or Moon or Mooncake Festival (17)

Bi Visibility Day (23)

October 2024

Black History Month

Dyspraxia Awareness Week (1-7)

Rosh Hashanah (2–4)

Dyslexia Awareness Week (7-13)

World Mental Health Day (10)

Yom Kippur (11-12)

International Pronouns Day (16)

Sukkot (16-24)

World Menopause Day (18)

ACE Week (22–28)

Intersex Awareness Day (26)

Diwali (30 October to 3 November) 

November 2024

Día de los Muertos - Day of the Dead (1-2)

Bandi Chhor Divas (1)

International Stress Awareness Week (4-8)

Remembrance Day (11)

National Anti-Bullying Week  (11-15)

Transgender Awareness Week (13-19)

Disability History Month (14 November - 20 December)

LGBTQ+ STEM Day (18)

International Men's Day (19)

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25)

December 2024

World AIDS Day (1)

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3)

Chanukah or Hanukkah (25 December – 2 January)

Christmas (25)

January 2025

Holocaust Memorial Day (27)

Lunar New Year (29)

 

February 2025

LGBT+ History Month

Time to Talk Day (6)

International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11)

Ramadan (28 February - 30 March)

March 2025

Women at Imperial Week (3-7)

Lent (5 March - 17 April)

International Women's Day (8)

Holi (14)

International Day to Combat Islamophobia (15)

Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17 – 23)

Nowruz – Iranian/Persian New Year (20)

International Transgender Day of Visibility (31)

Eid al-Fitr (31 March - 1 April)

April 2025

World Autism Awareness Day (2)

Vaisakhi (14)

Stephen Lawrence Day (22)

Passover (12-20)

Holy Week and Easter (13-20)

 

May 2025

Deaf Awareness Week (5-11)

Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18)

Black Inclusion Week (12-18)

National Day for Staff Networks (14)

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (15)

June 2025

Pride Month

Shavuot (1-3)

Eid al-Adha (6-10)

Windrush Day (22)

International Women in Engineering Day (23)

 

 

July 2025

Disability Pride Month

International Non-Binary People's Day (14)

South Asian Heritage Month (18 July-17 August)

August 2025

UK Black Pride (TBC)