2026 LGBTQ+ Calendar
Looking toward the year ahead with intention
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As 2025 comes to a close, it’s a moment not only for reflection but for looking ahead to what 2026 has in store. Planning for the year ahead is easier when you have the right dates in front of you, especially in a time when visibility and community matter more than ever. So I did the hard work for you.
Feel free to share this LGBTQ+ observance calendar with your friends, chosen family, local community organizations, and businesses as we move into the new year together. If you become a subscriber, you also get access to the FREE downloadable calendar version.
January 2026
January 22: Trans Prisoner Day of Solidarity and Action
February 2026 (Black History Month)
February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Day
February 12: National Freedom to Marry Day
February 18: Audre Lorde’s Birthday
February 15–21: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
February 22: Chosen Family Day
March 2026
March 1: Zero Discrimination Day
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 10: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 16–20: National LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week
March 21: 2Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Awareness Day
March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 2026
April 6: International Asexuality Day
April 10: National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
April 10: Day of Silence
April 18: National Trans HIV Testing Day
April 20: Nonbinary Parents Day
April 20–26: Lesbian Visibility Week
April 26: Lesbian Visibility Day
May 2026
May 4: International Family Equality Day
May 4–10: Trans+ History Week
May 16: International Honor Our LGBT Elders Day
May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day
May 19: Agender Pride Day
May 19: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 22: Harvey Milk Day
May 24: Pansexual/Panromantic Visibility Day
June 2026 (Pride Month)
June 1: LGBTQ+ Families Day
June 5: Aromantic Visibility Day
June 12: Pulse Night of Remembrance
June 26: LGBTQ+ Equality Day
June 27: National HIV Testing Day
June 28: Stonewall Riots Anniversary
June 30: Queer Youth of Faith Day
July 2026 (Disability Pride Month)
July 2: Sylvia Rivera’s Birthday
July 12–18: Nonbinary Awareness Week
July 14: International Nonbinary People’s Day
July 16: International Drag Day
August 2026
August 14: Gay Uncles Day
August 20: Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
August 24: Marsha P. Johnson’s Birthday
September 2026 (Sexual Health Awareness Month)
September 18: National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day
September 20–26: Bisexual Awareness Week
September 23: Celebrate Bisexuality Day
September 27: National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
October 2026 (LGBTQ+ History Month)
October 8: International Lesbian Day
October 11: National Coming Out Day
October 15: National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
October 15: International Pronouns Day
October 17: Spirit Day
October 18–24: Asexual Awareness Week
October 26: Intersex Awareness Day
November 2026 (Transgender Awareness Month)
November 1: Transgender Parent Day
November 8: Intersex Day of Remembrance
November 15–21: Transgender Awareness Week
November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
December 2026 (HIV/AIDS Awareness Month)
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 8: Pansexual/Panromantic Pride Day
December 14: HIV Cure Research Day
December 17: International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers