Keeping track of important HR dates can be tricky!
Between international holidays, dates which raise awareness of important issues and causes, and everything in between, making sure you don’t miss a chance to engage, include, and appreciate your people is a big ask.
With that in mind, we’ve put together a comprehensive 2025 employee engagement calendar for HR professionals that you can download for free! We’ve also thrown in a few creative recognition ideas for specific dates.
The calendar is available as a PDF download, and can also be imported to your Google calendar.
Keep reading to learn more about what our 2025 HR calendar includes, and to get your link.
Professional Appreciation Dates
There are a number of important HR dates set aside throughout the year to celebrate people in specific professions and fields, such as:
- Employee Appreciation Day
- International HR Day
- National Intern Day
- Administrative Professionals Day
- Customer Service Week
When one of these dates comes along, you don’t want to miss the chance to recognize your people. With our 2025 HR calendar, you won’t have to!
DEI and Awareness Dates
An important part of creating an inclusive work environment is acknowledging the diversity in your team. That’s why our 2025 HR calendar includes a comprehensive list of DEI and awareness dates, such as:
- Pride month
- World Autism Acceptance Day
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- World AIDS Day
Once you know these dates are coming up, you can make plans to recognize your people, and to raise awareness across your team as a whole.
National & International Holidays and Festivals
In an increasingly distributed world, companies have team members working across different regions and countries. This means that they celebrate different holidays and festivals, and it can be difficult for HR teams to keep track. Our HR calendar includes holidays and festivals from all over the world, like:
- Canada Day
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Chinese Lunar New Year
- Cinco de Mayo (US)
- Diwali
Whether you need to track the time people are taking off for these dates or just send your international teammates your best wishes on holidays that matter to them, we’ve got you covered.
Fun Dates for Your Diary
In addition to all the dates listed above, we’ve also found plenty of other fun, quirky, and interesting dates that could be worth adding to your diary, like:
- Fun at Work Day
- Love Your Pet Day
- World Book Day
- International Yoga Day
These dates could inspire you to find unique ideas for your HR calendar of activities, plan great gifts, or anything else you can think of!
Get Your HR Calendar
Our HR calendar is available as a downloadable PDF, and as a calendar file you can import directly into your Google so you can have it at your fingertips every day! Here's how to get your copy in your preferred format:
Add to your Google Calendar
To add our 2025 HR calendar to your Google Calendar, simply click the file below:
The calendar will import automatically.*
*Note: If you downloaded last year's version of this calendar, you will probably get a note saying 'this calendar already exists'. If that's the case, you're all set! We've added the 2025 dates to our existing calendar file so that anyone who downloads it can use it for as long as they want it, without having to worry about getting the new version!
Download PDF Calendar
If you'd prefer a permanent copy of the calendar, you can download a PDF version here:
Supercharge your culture in 2025
Acknowledging important HR calendar dates is a great idea, but it's just one part of making your people feel included, engaged, and recognized.
If you'd like to build a culture where people feel appreciated all year round, check out Culture is the Ultimate Advantage, where we detail our model for using recognition to drive great culture. Get your copy here: