| 28th of January | Birth of José Martí, a national hero in Cuba |
| 24th of Febraury | Anniversary of the start of the second stage of the War of Independence in 1895 |
| 8th of March | International Women's Day |
| 1st of May | International Workers Day |
| 10th of October | Start of the "Ten Years War" in 1868 |
| 27th of November | Commemoration of the execution of eight medical students by the Spanish colonial government in 1871 |
| 7th of December | Anniversary of the death in combat of Antonio Maceo, relevant figure, together with José Martí and Máximo Gómez, of the Wars of Independence against Spanish colonial rule in the nineteenth century |
