HomeDiversity and Enrichment Calendar 2025/26
As part of our ongoing journey toward greater equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), we’ve created this calendar to highlight important events and foster a culture where everyone feels included. We hope this resource proves valuable, and if you notice any important events we’ve overlooked, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us: learnerservices@wmcollege.ac.uk
| Date | Event | What it means |
Month
long | Black History Month (UK) | Celebration of Black history, arts, and achievement |
| 2–4 | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish New Year |
| 5 | Fast of Gedaliah | Mourning Gedaliah’s assassination |
| 10 | World Mental Health Day | Global awareness of mental health issues |
| 11-12 | Yom Kippur | Jewish Day of Atonement |
| 14 | Ada Lovelace Day | Celebrates women’s contributions to science & tech |
| 16-22 | Sukkot | Jewish festival of booths |
| 21 | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Festival of Lights |
| 23-24 | Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Jewish holy days closing Sukkot |
| 31 | Samhain / Hallowe’en | Celtic new year & cultural observance |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| 1 | All Saints’ Day | Christian festival of saints |
| 3-7 | Talk Money Week | UK-wide campaign on money confidence |
| 5 | Guru Nanak Gurpurab | Sikh founder’s birthday |
| 9-16 | Inter Faith Week | Promotes interfaith understanding |
| 9 | Remembrance Sunday | Honouring Britain’s fallen soldiers |
| 10-14 | Anti-Bullying Week | UK campaign against bullying |
| 19 | International Men’s Day | Celebrating men and their impact |
| 30 | St Andrew’s Day | Scotland’s national day |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| 1 | World AIDS Day | HIV awareness and solidarity |
| 3 | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | UN disability rights day |
| 3-4 | Performing Arts Concerts | Learner performance showcase |
| 5 | Supported Learning Pop-Up Shop | Showcase of enterprise skills |
| 8 | Bodhi Day | Buddha’s enlightenment day |
| 10 | Human Rights Day | Protecting everyone’s basic rights and freedoms |
| 14-22 | Chanukah | Jewish festival of lights |
| 24-26 | Christmas Eve/Day/Boxing Day | Christian & cultural holidays |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | Marks the beginning of a new calendar year |
| 4 | World Braille Day | Recognises the writing system invented by Louis Braille |
| 6 | Epiphany | Christian festival |
| 7 | Orthodox Christmas | Eastern Christian Nativity |
| 18 | World Religion Day | Promotes harmony between faiths |
| 27 | Holocaust Memorial Day | UK remembrance of genocide victims |
| 8 | WM College Open Day | Showcase for prospective learners |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| Month long | LGBT+ History Month | UK celebration of LGBT+ history |
| 1 | Imbolc | Celtic festival of spring |
| 6 | International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) | Taking a stand to end FGM and protect female rights |
| 8-9 | Tu Bishvat | Jewish “new year of trees” |
| 14 | Valentine’s Day | Celebrating love, friendship, and appreciation for others |
| 17 | Lunar New Year (Horse) | WM College-wide inclusion forum Event |
| 26 | EDI Forum (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Forum) | WM College-wide Inclusion Forum Event |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| Mid Feb–Mar (pred.) | Ramadan | Muslim month of fasting (subject to sighting) |
| 1 | St David’s Day | Wales’ national day |
| 3 | Shrove Tuesday | Pre-Lent festival |
| 4 | Ash Wednesday | Start of Lent |
| 5 | Progression Event | Learner progression & careers |
| 8 | International Women’s Day | Celebrates women’s achievements |
| 13-14 | Purim | Jewish festival of lots |
| 17-23 | Neurodiversity Week | UK awareness of neurodiversity strengths |
| 17 | St Patrick’s Day | Ireland’s national day |
| 19 (pred.) | Eid al-Fitr | Festival ending Ramadan |
| 20 | Spring Equinox / Naw-Rúz | Astronomical spring / Bahá’í new year |
| 27 (pred.) | Laylat al-Qadr Laylat al-Qadr | Muslim night of power |
| 24–25 | Performing Arts Concerts | WM College Learner showcase |
| 31 | WM College Open Day | Showcase for prospective learners |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| 1-9 | Passover | Jewish festival of freedom |
| 3 | Good Friday | Christian holy day |
| 5 | Easter Sunday | Christian festival of resurrection |
| 6 | Easter Monday | UK bank holiday |
| 20 | First Day of Riḍván | Celebrating special days of faith in the Bahá’í calendar |
| 23 | St George’s Day | England’s national day |
| 26 | Lesbian Visibility Day | Celebrates lesbian visibility |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| 1 | Twelfth Day of Riḍván | Final day of the Bahá’í festival of Riḍván. |
| 1 | Beltane / May Day | Pagan summer festival |
| 4 | May Bank Holiday | UK bank holiday |
| 12 | Pesach Sheni | Jewish observance |
| 15 | Vesak | Buddhist celebration of Buddha |
| 20 | National Numeracy Day | Campaign for number confidence |
| 23 | Declaration of the Báb | Celebrating the announcement of the Báb as the herald of the Bahá’í Faith |
| 25 | Spring Bank Holiday | UK Bank Holiday |
| 28 | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | Commemorating the passing of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith |
| 7 | EDI Forum (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Forum) | WM College-wide Inclusion Forum Event |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| Month long | Pride Month | LGBT+ pride & advocacy |
| 1-3 | Shavuot | Jewish festival of weeks |
| 20 (pred.) | Waqf al-Arafah (pred.) | Muslim day before Eid al-Adha |
| 20 | WM College Open Day | Showcase for prospective learners |
| 21 | Summer Solstice | Longest day of year |
| 22 | Windrush Day | Longest day of the year |
| 23 | Women in Engineering Day | Celebrates women engineers |
| 28 (pred.) | Eid al-Adha | Muslim festival of sacrifice |
| 25 | Choices Day | Showcase for learner pathways |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| 1–2 | Performing Arts Concerts | Learner showcase |
| 9 | Martyrdom of the Báb | Bahá’í holy day |
| 10 | Asalha Puja / Dhamma Day | Buddhist observance |
| 14 | International Non-Binary Day | Visibility for non-binary identities |
| 18 | Nelson Mandela Day | Global civic action |
| Date | Event | What it means |
| 1 | Lughnasadh / Lammas | Celtic harvest festival |
| 1-2 | Tisha B’Av | Jewish day of mourning |
| 8 | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu sibling festival |
| 9 | Tu B’Av | Jewish “day of love” |
| 13–15 | Obon | Japanese Buddhist festival of ancestors |
| 16 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu festival of Krishna’s birth |
| 23 | International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade | International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade |
| 31 | Late Summer Bank Holiday | UK Bank Holiday |
