Comprehensive September 2026 Awareness Calendar
CharityAxess has compiled a list of important September awareness months, weeks, and days for quick reference. These observances highlight health, education, social, cultural, and community causes recognized across Canada and around the world.
September features campaigns focused on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, literacy, recovery, disability awareness, mentorship, and mental health, alongside observances that promote peace, inclusion, and reconciliation. These awareness dates help charities, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, schools, and advocacy groups educate the public, share resources, support communities, and encourage meaningful action throughout the month.
September concludes with Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which honour residential school Survivors and remember the children who never returned home.
September Awareness Months
- Arthritis Month
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Month
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month
- Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Month
- Literacy is Life Month
- Men's Cancer Health Awareness Month
- Muscular Dystrophy Month
- National Duchenne Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Recovery Month; Recovery Month Canada
- Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
- Syringomyelia & Chiari Malformation Month
- Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
- World Alzheimer Awareness Month
September Awareness Weeks
September 13–19: National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
September 14–20: Global Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week
September 20–26: National Forest Week
September 21–27: International Week of Deaf People
September Awareness Days
September 4: Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day
September 5: Spinal Cord Injury Day
September 7: International Duchenne Awareness Day
September 7: Still's Disease Awareness Day
September 8: International Literacy Day
September 9: International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day
September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
September 11: National Day of Service
September 13: Alzheimer Coffee Break Day
September 15: Worldwide Lymphoma Awareness Day
September 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 18: Big Brothers Big Sisters Day
September 18: Equal Pay Day
September 18: Military Family Appreciation Day
September 19: National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day
September 21: World Alzheimer's Day
September 21: International Day of Peace
September 22: CML Awareness Day
September 23: International Day of Signed Languages
September 26: Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) Awareness Day
September 27: Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day
September 30: Orange Shirt Day
September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Explore the complete September 2026 Awareness Calendar for detailed information on each observance, or browse the Awareness and Health Promotion Days Calendar to discover awareness months, weeks, and days recognized throughout the year.
