Calendar of Events

 

November 2026

November is an awareness and heritage month in Canada for many causes and groups, including Indigenous Disability Awareness Month, Hindu Heritage Month, Diabetes Awareness Month, and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Other events in November include:

Event Date(s) Region/Tradition
All Saints’ Day 1 November Christianity (Western)
Lha Bab Düchen 1 November Tibetan Buddhism
Samhain 1 November Neopaganism, Wicca
Treaties Recognition Week 1 – 7 November Canada
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib 5 November Sikhism
International Inuit Day 7 November International
Diwali 8 November Hinduism
Bandi Chhor Divas 8 November Sikhism
Indigenous Veterans Day 8 November Canada, First Nations, Métis, Inuit
Veterans’ Week 8 – 14 November Canada
Memorial of Kristalnacht 10 November Judaism, Jewish diaspora
Birth of the Báb 10 November Baha’i
Remembrance Day 11 November Canada
World Diabetes Day 14 November International
International Men’s Day 19 November International
Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 November International
Holodomor Memorial Day 22 November Ukraine, Ukrainian diaspora
Martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur Guru Nanak Gurpurab 24 November Sikhism
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 25 November – 10 December International
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 25 November International
Day of the Covenant 26 November Baha’i
Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha 28 November Baha’i
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November International