11/1/2024 – American Indian Heritage Month
10/1/2024 – LGBTQIA+ History Month
9/22/2024 – 9/24/2024 – Maryland Folk Fest Salisbury, Maryland : More info
9/14/2024 – 32nd Annual Native American Festival 10 AM – 6 PM, Vienna, MD Baseball Field
9/8/2024 – Mid Autumn Festival, 2 PM – 7 PM, 12621 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD
9/1/2024 – African Heritage Month Events and Hispanic Heritage Month Events
8/31/2024 – Washington Chinese Culture Festival, 10 AM – 6 PM, Penn Ave 3rd/4th ST NW Washington DC
8/14/2024 – 8/17/2024 – GOCI @ MaCo Summer Conference
07/30/2024 – “Empowering Voices: Assessing Community Needs and Engagement Across Maryland’s Diverse Communities.” – Participate in our research study! Maryland is home to vibrant and diverse communities, including African American, Asian Pacific American, Caribbean, Hispanic, Middle Eastern American, South Asian American, Native American, Faith-Based communities, Immigrant Affairs, and LGBTQIA+ populations. This study aims to comprehensively assess the needs, priorities, and engagement preferences of each community. Your input is crucial to shaping future policies and initiatives that reflect the voices and concerns of Maryland’s diverse populations. Your participation involves completing a voluntary and confidential survey that includes both quantitative and qualitative questions
- Survey Link: https://forms.gle/y9gwzL35nXe6mgecA
- Survey Deadline: December 31, 2024, midnight
5/1/2024 – Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month
03/13/2024 – The Governor joins the Maryland Department of Commerce to unveil The Be Moved Campaign. To learn more about why Marylanders love living and working here: The Be Move Campaign and The Live Work Maryland Site.
The Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives connects Marylanders to economic, volunteer, and human service opportunities through government, business, and nonprofit partners and conducts community affairs and engagement within the executive branch of Maryland government.
The office also houses the Maryland Commission on LGBTQ Affairs and Governor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, in addition to the Governor’s Ethnic Commissions, and Faith-based Outreach.
