Calendar of Events
June 2026
June is National Indigenous History Month. Celebrated as Aboriginal History Month between 2009 and 2016, its name was changed to National Indigenous History Month in 2017. It is a month set aside to learn about the experiences, culture, traditions and history of the first peoples of northern North America. (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada)
June is also 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Month, Filipino Heritage Month, Italian Heritage Month, and Portuguese Heritage Month.
Other events in June include:
| Event | Date(s) | Region/Tradition |
| International Sex Workers’ Day | 2 June | International |
| Eid Al-Ghadir | 3-4 June | Shia Islam |
| Corpus Christi | 4 June | Catholicism and some Western Christian denominations |
| National Cancer Survivors Day | 7 June | Canadian |
| Eid Mubahalah | 10-11 June | Shia Islam |
| World Day Against Child Labour | 12 June | International |
| Araw ng Kasarinlan | 12 June | Philippines, Filipino Diaspora |
| Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev | 16 June | Sikhism |
| Hijri | 16-17 June | Islam |
| International Day of Countering Hate Speech | 18 June | International |
| Tuen Ng Festival / Duanwu | 19 June | China and Chinese Diaspora |
| Juneteenth | 19 June | American; African-American Diaspora |
| Summer Solstice | 20 June | International |
| National Indigenous Peoples Day | 21 June | First Nations, Inuit, Metis. |
| Father’s Day | 21 June | International |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day | 24 June | Quebec/French Canadian |
| Ashura | 25 - 26 June | Islam |
| Wiladat | 27 June | Shia Islam |
| Canadian Multiculturalism Day | 27 June | Canadian |