1 Citywide Dates of Significance
Please Note: The curation of this list is an iterative process. It is not exhaustive and will evolve over time based on input from the City Council, Human Relations Commission, and community members.
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Lunar New Year
Black History Month
President’s Day
Ramadan
Women’s History Month
American Red Cross Month
International Women’s Day
Eid al-Fitr
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Cesar Chavez Day
Autism Awareness Month
Palo Alto Day
Dolores Huerta Day
National Day of Silence (LGBTQI+)
Passover
Easter
National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week
National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week
Earth Day
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Arbor Day
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Older Americans Month
Affordable Housing Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Public Service Recognition Week
Cinco de Mayo
National Police Week and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day Shavout
Vesak
Memorial Day
Pride Month
Immigrant Heritage Month
Juneteenth
2 Eid al-Adha
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Emergency Preparedness Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Indigenous Peoples' Day
Dia De Los Muertos
Diwali
National Native American Heritage Month
Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Week
Veterans Day
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thanksgiving
Day after Thanksgiving
Hanukkah
Las Posadas
Christmas
Kwanzaa