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).  

2026-27 academic year

September 2026

East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month

Rosh Hashanah (11–13)

Yom Kippur (20-21)

Bi Visibility Day (23)

Mid-Autumn or Moon or Mooncake Festival (25)

Sukkot (25 September - 2 October)

October 2026

Black History Month

Dyslexia Awareness Week (5-11)

Dyspraxia Awareness Week (12-18)

World Mental Health Day (10)

World Menopause Day (18)

International Pronouns Day (21)

ACE Week (25-31)

Intersex Awareness Day (26)

November 2026

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

Diwali (6-10)

Bandi Chhor Divas (8)

Transgender Awareness Week (13-19)

National Anti-Bullying Week  (16-20)

LGBTQ+ STEM Day (18)

International Men's Day (19)

Disability History Month (19 November - 19 December) 

December 2026

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3)

Chanukah or Hanukkah (4-12)

Christmas (25)

January 2027

 

 

February 2027

LGBT+ History Month

Time to Talk Day (4)

Lunar New Year (6)

Ramadan (7 February - 7 March)

Lent (10 February - 25 March)

International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11) 

March 2027

International Women's Day (8)

Women at Imperial Week (8-12)

Eid al-Fitr (9-10)

International Day to Combat Islamophobia (15)

Neurodiversity Celebration Week (15–19)

Nowruz – Iranian or Persian New Year (20)

Holy Week and Easter (21-28)

Holi (22)

International Transgender Day of Visibility (31)

April 2027

World Autism Awareness Day (2)

Vaisakhi (14)

Passover (21-29)

Stephen Lawrence Day (22)

 

May 2027

Deaf Awareness Week (3-9)

Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16)

Black Inclusion Week (10-16)

National Day for Staff Networks (12)

Eid al-Adha (16-17)

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (20)

June 2027

Pride Month

Shavuot (10-12)

Windrush Day (22)

International Women in Engineering Day (23)

 

 

July 2027

Disability Pride Month

South Asian Heritage Month

International Non-Binary People's Day (14)

August 2027

UK Black Pride (TBC)