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OCBSA Master Events Calendar

The following is the master events calendar for the Orange County Council Boy Scouts of America.  The calendar below is intended to serve as a tool for units, districts, and organizations within to understand the Council master plan and to ensure we DO NOT overschedule other Council Wide events.  This calendar does NOT replace our scoutingevent.com aka black pug calendar for registration and may NOT have duplicate entries for events hosted there.

Approval is required to calendar a Council Wide event, see below.

June 2023

Friday June 9 – Sunday June 11

O/A June Induction
Friday June 9 – Sunday June 11
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
O/A June Induction

Monday June 12 – Friday June 16

NSB Summer Programs Week 1
Monday June 12 – Friday June 16
NSB Summer Programs Week 1

Monday June 12

OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 1
South Day Camp

Wednesday June 14

Flag Day

Observance
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Friday June 16

Guru Arjan Sahib Martyrdom Day, Sikh

Sunday June 18

Father's Day

Observance
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Monday June 19 – Saturday June 24

National Youth Leadership Training -Summer Session

Monday June 19

Juneteenth

Public holiday

Juneteenth Office Closed
NSB Summer Programs Week 2
OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 2

Sunday June 25 – Saturday July 1

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 1
Sunday June 25 – Saturday July 1
Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 1

Monday June 26

NSB Summer Programs Week 3
OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 3

OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 1

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
SOR Virtual Townhalls

More information to be provided on Scoutweek

Wednesday June 28 – Thursday June 29

Eid al Adha, Islam
Wednesday June 28 – Thursday June 29
Eid al Adha, Islam

July 2023

Sunday July 2 – Saturday July 8

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 2
Sunday July 2 – Saturday July 8
Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 2

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 1

Sunday July 2

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
SOR Virtual Townhall

More information to be shared on Scoutweek

Monday July 3

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 2
NSB Summer Programs Week 4 (4 Days)

NSB Summer Programs Week 1

OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 4 (4 Days)

Tuesday July 4

4th of July Office Closed
Independence Day

Public holiday

Wednesday July 5

IROEC Cub-O-Saurus

Cub Resident Camp

Saturday July 8

O/A Lodge BBQ

Sunday July 9 – Saturday July 15

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 3
Sunday July 9 – Saturday July 15
Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 3

Monday July 10 – Friday July 14

North Day Camp
Monday July 10 – Friday July 14
North Day Camp

Monday July 10

NSB Summer Programs Week 5
OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 5

Thursday July 13

District Roundtables
Recurs monthly

Sunday July 16 – Saturday July 22

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 4
Sunday July 16 – Saturday July 22
Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 4

Monday July 17

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 4

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 1

NSB Summer Programs Week 6
OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 6

Wednesday July 19 – Friday July 28

National Jamboree
Wednesday July 19 – Friday July 28
National Jamboree

Sunday July 23

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 5

Monday July 24 – Friday July 28

Central Day Camp
Monday July 24 – Friday July 28
Central Day Camp

Monday July 24

Lost Valley Summer Camp Week 5
NSB Summer Programs Week 7
OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 7

Tuesday July 25 – Wednesday July 26

Tisha B’Av. Jewish
Tuesday July 25 – Wednesday July 26
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tisha B’Av. Jewish

Monday July 31

NSB Summer Programs Week 8

NSB Summer Programs Week 1

OEC Adventure Day Camps Week 8

August 2023

Thursday August 3 – Saturday August 12

World Jamboree
Thursday August 3 – Saturday August 12
World Jamboree

Monday August 7

NSB Summer Programs Week 9

Monday August 14

NSB Summer Programs Week 10

Tuesday August 15

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eastern Orthodox

September 2023

Monday September 4

Labor Day

Public holiday

Labor Day Office Closed

Friday September 8 – Sunday September 10

O/A Pow Wow
Friday September 8 – Sunday September 10
O/A Pow Wow

Friday September 15 – Sunday September 17

Rosh Hashanah
Friday September 15 – Sunday September 17
Rosh Hashanah

Friday September 15 – Sunday September 17

Wood Badge Weekend #1
Friday September 15 – Sunday September 17
Wood Badge Weekend #1

Friday September 15

First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month

Observance
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Saturday September 23

Scout-o-Rama

Sunday September 24 – Monday September 25

Yom Kippur, Jewish
Sunday September 24 – Monday September 25
Yom Kippur, Jewish

Tuesday September 26 – Wednesday September 27

Mawlid an Nabi, Islam
Tuesday September 26 – Wednesday September 27
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Mawlid an Nabi, Islam

Friday September 29 – Sunday October 1

O/A October Induction
Friday September 29 – Sunday October 1
O/A October Induction

Friday September 29 – Saturday September 30

Sukkot, Jewish
Friday September 29 – Saturday September 30
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sukkot, Jewish

Saturday September 30 – Sunday October 1

Wood Badge Weekend #2
Saturday September 30 – Sunday October 1
Wood Badge Weekend #2

October 2023

Monday October 9

Columbus Day

Public holiday

Indigenous Peoples' Day

Observance
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Friday October 13 – Sunday October 15

Section G18S Conclave

Sunday October 15 – Monday October 16

Birth of the Bab, Baha’I
Sunday October 15 – Monday October 16
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Birth of the Bab, Baha’I

Monday October 16 – Tuesday October 17

Birth of Baha’u’llah, Baha’I
Monday October 16 – Tuesday October 17
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Birth of Baha’u’llah, Baha’I

Thursday October 19

RSJ Webelos Transition Fair

Friday October 20 – Sunday October 22

El Camino Real Camporall
Friday October 20 – Sunday October 22
El Camino Real Camporall

More information coming soon

Friday October 20 – Sunday October 22

Pacifica Camperall
Friday October 20 – Sunday October 22
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Pacifica Camperall

Friday October 20 – Sunday October 22

Saddleback Camporall
Friday October 20 – Sunday October 22
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saddleback Camporall

Friday October 20

Gurgaddi, Sikh

Saturday October 28

Tentative: Chartered Organization Representative Training

Tuesday October 31

Halloween

Observance
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November 2023

Wednesday November 1

First Day of American Indian Heritage Month

Observance
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Sikh Genocide, Sikh

Friday November 3 – Sunday November 5

National Youth Leadership Training-Fall Session 1 of 2
Friday November 3 – Sunday November 5
National Youth Leadership Training-Fall Session 1 of 2

Saturday November 4

Day of Service

Sunday November 5

Daylight Saving Time ends

Observance
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Tuesday November 7

Election Day

Observance
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Friday November 10 – Sunday November 12

National Youth Leadership Training-Fall Session 2 of 2
Friday November 10 – Sunday November 12
National Youth Leadership Training-Fall Session 2 of 2

Friday November 10

Veterans Day (substitute)

Public holiday

Saturday November 11

Veterans Day

Public holiday

Sunday November 12

Diwali, Hindi

Friday November 17 – Sunday November 19

RSJ Camperall
Friday November 17 – Sunday November 19
RSJ Camperall

Thursday November 23 – Friday November 24

Thanksgiving Office Closed
Thursday November 23 – Friday November 24
12:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thanksgiving Office Closed

Thursday November 23

Thanksgiving Day

Public holiday

Friday November 24

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Sikh
Native American Heritage Day

Observance
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December 2023

Friday December 22

Office Closed

Sunday December 24

Christmas Eve

Observance
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Christmas Eve, Christian

Monday December 25

Christmas Day

Public holiday

Christmas Office Closed
Christmas, Christian

Tuesday December 26

Martyrdom of Baba Zorawar Singh, Sikh

Sunday December 31

New Year's Eve

Observance
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January 2024

Monday January 1

New Year's Day

Public holiday

New Year's Day Office Closed

Wednesday January 3

El Camino Real Annual Business Meeting

Thursday January 4

Rancho San Joaquin Annual Business Meeting

Saturday January 6

O/A Lodge Banquet

Saturday January 13

NYLT Staff Development 1

Monday January 15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Public holiday

Friday January 19 – Sunday January 21

Pacifica District Klondike Derby
Friday January 19 – Sunday January 21
Pacifica District Klondike Derby

Saturday January 20

RSJ District Dinner

Saturday January 27

University of Scouting

February 2024

Thursday February 1

First Day of Black History Month

Observance
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Friday February 2

Pacifica District Dinner

Wednesday February 7

Council Annual Business Meeting

Friday February 9 – Saturday February 10

NYLT Staff Development 2
Friday February 9 – Saturday February 10
NYLT Staff Development 2

Wednesday February 14

Valentine's Day

Observance
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Monday February 19

Presidents' Day

Public holiday

March 2024

Friday March 1

First Day of Women's History Month

Observance
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Saturday March 2

Council Annual Dinner

Friday March 8 – Sunday March 10

NYLT Staff Development 3
Friday March 8 – Sunday March 10
NYLT Staff Development 3

Sunday March 10

Daylight Saving Time starts

Observance
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Friday March 15 – Saturday March 16

IOLS/BALOO Training
Friday March 15 – Saturday March 16
IOLS/BALOO Training

Hosted by Rancho San Joaquin

Friday March 15 – Sunday March 17

Rancho San Joaquin Camporee
Friday March 15 – Sunday March 17
Rancho San Joaquin Camporee

Sunday March 17

St. Patrick's Day

Observance
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Friday March 22 – Sunday March 24

Pacifica Camporee
Friday March 22 – Sunday March 24
Pacifica Camporee

Sunday March 31

Easter Sunday

Observance
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April 2024

Monday April 1

Easter Monday

Observance
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Monday April 15

Tax Day

Observance
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Friday April 19 – Sunday April 21

El Camino Real Camporee
Friday April 19 – Sunday April 21
El Camino Real Camporee

Friday April 19 – Sunday April 21

Saddleback Camporee
Friday April 19 – Sunday April 21
Saddleback Camporee

May 2024

Wednesday May 1

First Day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Observance
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Sunday May 5

Cinco de Mayo

Observance
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Sunday May 12

Mother's Day

Observance
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Saturday May 18 – Sunday May 19

NYLT Staff Development 4
Saturday May 18 – Sunday May 19
NYLT Staff Development 4

Sunday May 19

NYLT Mandatory Downhill Meeting

Monday May 27

Memorial Day

Public holiday

June 2024

Saturday June 1

First Day of LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Observance
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Approval is required to calendar a Council Wide event.  A Council Wide event is any event that either intends to have participation from Scouts or Scouters across our Council or is intended for broad participation in your District.  Please email outdoors@ocbsa.org to schedule a Council Wide event.

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