Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide. Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but it has evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities, with many people choosing to shop for deals on Boxing Day

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

Christmas Eve in the United States, which is annually on December 24, is the day before Christmas Day.

In 2024, the solstice falls on Dec. 21, marking the official beginning of winter and ushering in the season's characteristic cold fronts and holiday traditions.

National Ugly Holiday Sweater Day is celebrated on the third Friday of December each year. This is typically the Friday right before Christmas, allowing employees to break from their corporate image and put on their goofiest holiday sweaters.

Join us for support groups on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5 to 7 pm.

Celebrate the Bill of Rights – the First Ten Amendments to the Constitution – on its anniversary December 15 and throughout the month.

National Cocoa Day is celebrated on December 13 every year. Hot cocoa is typically made with cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and sugar.

The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe commemorates the Virgin Mary appearing to a peasant in 1531. This Catholic holiday, on Dec. 12, honors Mary, Mexico's patron saint who is also referred as the Lady of the Americas.

Human Rights Day is marked every year on 10 December to commemorate the day in 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 December, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary on 8 September. It is one of the most important Marian feasts in the liturgical calendar of the Latin Church.

Each year on December 7, Pearl Harbor Survivors, veterans, and visitors from all over the world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A further 1,178 people were injured in the attack, which permanently sank two U.S. Navy battleships (the USS Arizona and the USS Utah) and destroyed 188 aircraft.

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations.

On December 5, 2024, the world marks World Soil Day under the theme, “Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage.” This observance highlights the critical role of soil in sustaining life on Earth and underscores the urgent need for sustainable soil management practices.

Join us for support groups on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5 to 7 pm.

Giving Tuesday is an annual day of giving held on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year, Giving Tuesday will be held on December 3, 2024. Following traditional days of spending, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday stands in contrast.

Cyber Monday has become the online equivalent to Black Friday and offers a way for smaller retail websites to compete with larger chains. Since its inception, it has become an international marketing term used by online retailers around the world.

On 1 December WHO joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024. Under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to champion the right to health by addressing the inequalities that hinder progress in ending AIDS. 

Small Business Saturday is a marketing initiative created to encourage holiday shopping on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the United States, during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. T

National Native American Heritage Day on the day after Thanksgiving honors American Indians across the nation. The day celebrates the vibrant cultures, traditions, and heritages while recognizing Native Americans' many contributions.

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated primarily in Canada, Central Africa, and the United States.

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, we are closing at noon!

National Adoption Day is a day when families and communities come together to celebrate adoption and finalize adoptions for children in foster care. Many courts across the country participate in a special group family event to finalize the legal adoptions of children. 

Join us for support groups on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5 to 7 pm.

The Transgender Day of Remembrance, also known as the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, has been observed annually from its inception on November 20 to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia.

Officially proclaimed on November 19th, this celebration highlighted a decade of transformative impact and global empowerment. The #WEDO2024 summit brought together leaders, innovators, and changemakers to champion economic freedom and entrepreneurial opportunities for women worldwide.

Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.

I hope you’re ready to recycle because November 15 is National Recycling Day and we’re making sure nothing gets turned into waste. According to “National Geographic,” Americans send 64 tons of waste to landfills during their lifetime. That’s 246 million tons of waste each year. National Recycling Day aims to encourage Americans to purchase recycled products and recycle more.