International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD)
| January 27
| Lighting - January 27 (yellow)
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Black History Month
| February
| Proclamation - February
Lighting - February 17 (yellow and green)
Flag Raising - February 1 - 28
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211 Day
| February 11
| Lighting - February 11 (red)
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| World Thinking Day | February 22
| Proclamation - February 22
Lighting - February 22 (blue)
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Epilepsy Awareness Month & Purple Day
| March
| Proclamation - March
Lighting - March 28 (purple)
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Endometriosis Awareness Month
| March
| Proclamation - March
Lighting - March 25 (yellow)
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World Down Syndrome Day
| March 21
| Proclamation - March 21
Lighting - March 18 (blue)
Flag Raising - March 18 - 21
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World Water Day
| March 22
| Lighting - March 22 (blue)
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| World Tuberculosis Day | March 24
| Lighting - March 24 (red)
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| National Dental Hygienists Week | April 4 - 10
| Proclamation - April 4 - 10
Lighting - April 4 (purple)
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Green Shirt Day
| April 7
| Proclamation - April 7
Lighting - April 7 (green)
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| Education & Sharing Day | April 12
| Proclamation - April 12
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| World Hemophilia Day | April 17
| Lighting - April 17 (red)
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day
| April 22
| Proclamation - April 22
Lighting - April 22 (blue)
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Canadian Infertility Awareness Week
| April 27
| Lighting - April 27 (green)
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National Day of Mourning
| April 28
| Proclamation - April 28
Flag Lowering - April 28
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Jewish Heritage Month
| May
| Proclamation - May
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Awareness Month
| May
| Proclamation - May
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| Syringomyelia Awareness Month | May
| Proclamation - May
Lighting - May 2 (blue)
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| Food Allergy Awareness Month | May
| Proclamation - May
Lighting - May 26 (teal)
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| Light it Up for Huntington Disease | May 6
| Lighting - May 6 (blue)
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Lupus Ontario Day
| May 10
| Proclamation - May 10
Lighting - May 10 (purple)
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| Fibromyalgia Awareness Day | May 12
| Lighting - May 12 (purple)
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| International Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Awareness Day | May 13
| Lighting - May 13 (blue and yellow)
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World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day
| May 19
| Proclamation - May 19
Lighting - May 19 (purple)
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Menstrual Health Day
| May 27
| Lighting - May 27 (red)
Flag Raising - May 26 - 31
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National Deaf Blind Awareness Month
| June
| Proclamation - June
Lighting - June 1 (blue)
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Brain Injury Awareness Month
| June
| Proclamation - June
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Action Anxiety Day
| June 10
| Proclamation - June 10
Lighting - June 10 (blue)
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York Pride Festival
| June 13-20
| Proclamation - June 13 - 20
Lighting - June 17 (rainbow)
Flag Raising - June 13 - 20
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World Blood Donor Day
| June 14
| Lighting - June 14 (red)
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World Sickle Cell Day
| June 19
| Proclamation - June 19
Lighting - June 20 (red)
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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Canada THH Global Recognition Day
| June 23
| Lighting - June 23 (red and blue)
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| National injury Prevention Day | July 5
| Proclamation - July 5
Lighting - July 5 (green)
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Raising Awareness for Fragile X Syndrome
| July 22
| Proclamation - July 22
Lighting - July 22 (teal)
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Food Day Canada 2022 - Shine a Light on Canadian Cuisine
| July 30
| Proclamation - July 30
Lighting - July 29 (red and white)
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230th Anniversary: 15 Ships to Sierra Leone: Black Loyalist Exodus
| August 1
| Proclamation - August 1
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Emancipation Day
| August 1
| Proclamation - August 1
Lighting - August 2 (green)
Flag Raising - August 2
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Never Give Up Day
| August 18
| Proclamation - August 18
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Make Canada Gold
| September
| Proclamation - September
Lighting - September 1 (yellow)
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
| September 1 - 30
| Proclamation - September 1-30
Lighting - September 2 (blue)
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National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day
| September 4
| Proclamation - September 4
Lighting - September 6 (teal)
Flag Raising - September 6
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World Duchenne Awareness Day
| September 7
| Proclamation - September 7
Lighting - Sept 7 (red)
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Craniofacial Acceptance Month
| September 8
| Lighting - September 8 (red, blue & yelllow)
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International FASD Awareness Day
| September 9
| Lighting - September 9 (red)
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Terry Fox Week
| September 11 - 18
| Proclamation - September 11 - 18
Flag Raising - September 12 - 18
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National Coaches Week
| September 17 - 25
| Proclamation - September 17 - 25
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National Forest Week
| September 11-18
| Proclamation - September 11 - 18
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World Alzheimer's Day
| September
| Proclamation - September
Lighting - September 21 (dark blue)
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Show Your Local Love Day
| September 23
| Proclamation - September 23
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World Mitochondrial Disease Week
| September 24
| Proclamation - September 24
Lighting - September 23 (green)
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Toastmasters Month
| October
| Proclamation - October
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
| October
| Proclamation - October
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month
| October
| Proclamation - October
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International Trigeminal Neuralgia Day
| October 7
| Proclamation - October 7
Lighting - October 7 (teal)
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Fire Prevention Week
| October 9 to 15
| Proclamation - October 9 to 15
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
| October 15
| Proclamation - October 15
Lighting - October 13 (pink)
Lighting - October 15 (purple, pink, and blue)
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Town of Newmarket Municipal Election
| October 15 - 24
| Lighting - October 15 - 24 (teal)
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Waste Reduction Week
| October 17 - 23
| Proclamation - October 17-23
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Annual Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day
| October 18
| Proclamation - October 18
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World Polio Day
| October 24
| Proclamation - October 24
Lighting - October 25 (red)
Flag Raising - October 21 to 28
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National Duty Counsel Day
| October 27
| Lighting - October 27 (red and white)
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Shine a Light Teal Campaign
| October 31
| Lighting - October 31
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Show Your 4-H Colours Day
| November 2
| Lighting - November 2 (green)
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Light the World in Teal
| November 3
| Lighting - November 3 (teal)
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Eczema Awareness Month
| November 8
| Lighting - November 8 (blue)
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World Prematurity Day
| November 17
| Proclamation - November 17
Lighting - November 16 (purple)
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National Children's Grief Awareness Day
| November 17
| Lighting - November 17 (blue)
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National Child Day
| November 18
| Lighting - November 18 (cyan)
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200th Year Anniversary Christian Baptist Church
| November 20
| Proclamation - November 20
Lighting - November 21 (white)
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My Gut Feeling
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November 30
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Lighting - November 30
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World AIDS Day
| December 1
| Lighting - December 1 (red)
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