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Welcome to our Cultural Calendar Project;  a celebration of the rich culinary traditions that shape our diverse communities. Each month, we explore a different cultural heritage, showcasing traditional recipes, cooking methods, and the stories behind the food. This initiative connects food to cultural identity, promotes food sovereignty, and amplifies the voices of equity-denied communities.

 

Join us in celebrating diversity, promoting inclusivity, and strengthening community connections through the shared experience of cooking and eating.

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January 2026

Resources & Quick Links

Events

Do you have an event or resource you want to share on this page? Email engagement @crfair.ca

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January

  • NINENE Moon

  • Tamil Heritage Month

  • Lohri

  • Makar Sankrati

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February

  • WEXES Moon

  • Black History Month

  • Lunar New Year

  • Tu Bishvat

  • ​Maha Shivratri

  • Vasant Panchami

Image by Mona Mok

March

  • PEXSISEN Moon

  • Irish Heritage Month

  • International Women’s Day

  • Ash Wednesday

  • Holi

  • St. Patrick’s Day

  • Nowruz

  • Ramadan

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April

  • SXÁNEL Moon

  • Hanuman Jayanti

  • Passover

  • Vaisakhi

  • Puthandu (Tamil New Year)

  • Theravada New Year

  • Easter

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May

  • Mawlid al-Nabi

  • Rosh Hashana

  • Navratri

  • Mabon / Fall Equinox

  • National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

  • Hispanic Heritage Month

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June

  • Indigenous History Month & Day

  • Filipino Heritage Month

  • Italian Heritage Month

  • Portuguese Heritage Month

  • CENTEKI Moon

  • Muharram

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July

  • CENHENEN Moon

  • Tish’a B’av 

  • Asalha Puja

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August

  • CENTÁWEN Moon

  • Krishna Janmashtami

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September

  • Mawlid al-Nabi

  • Rosh Hashana

  • Navratri

  • Mabon / Fall Equinox

  • National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

  • Hispanic Heritage Month

Image by Camerauthor Photos

October

  • PEKELANEW

  • Heritage Months

  • Yom Kippur

  • Dussehra

  • Canadian Thanksgiving

  • Diwali

  • Halloween

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November

  • WESELÁNEW & SJELCASEN

  • Heritage Months

  • Samhain

  • Día de Los Muertos 

  • Guru Nanak Jayanti

  • Dev Diwali

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December

  • SIS,ET – THE Elder Moon

  • Bodhi Day

  • Yule & Christmas

  • Dongzhi Festival

  • Hanukkah

  • Kwanzaa

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CRFAIR supports the development of this network by hosting its communication tools, generating funding for coordination of network activities, and coordinating the Good Food Summit. 

CRFAIR and the Good Food Network promote healthy and sustainable food systems.  This considers our relationships with each other, and the land and waters of this region.  We endeavour to honour the land and its treaties by strengthening our relationship and responsibilities to them. We live and work on unceded Coast Salish Territories*, specifically of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees) and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) Nations here in the core area, the W̱SÁNEĆ Nations {W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁUTW̱,(Tsawout) W̱SIKEM (Tseycum)} out on the Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands, to the west Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay), T’Sou-ke, and Pacheedaht, and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) and Pune’laxutth’ (Penelekut) Nations.

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