Australia-Wide Days of Significance 

Planner for vendors & customers. Most dates are fixed annually; others (marked “varies”) move each year. Always check official calendars.

Public Holidays (Core)

• New Year’s Day — 1 Jan
• Australia Day / Survival Day — 26 Jan
• Good Friday — varies (Mar/Apr)
• Easter Saturday / Easter Sunday / Easter Monday — varies (Mar/Apr)
• ANZAC Day — 25 Apr
• King’s Birthday — varies by state (Jun or Oct)
• Labour Day — varies by state (Mar/May/Oct)
• Christmas Day — 25 Dec
• Boxing Day — 26 Dec

Other state holidays (e.g., Melbourne Cup Day, Show Days) occur locally.

January

• New Year’s Day — 1 Jan
• Lunar New Year — late Jan/Feb (varies)
• Australia Day / Survival Day — 26 Jan

February

• Anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations — 13 Feb
• Valentine’s Day — 14 Feb
• World Day of Social Justice — 20 Feb
• Ramadan — starts late Feb/Mar (varies by lunar calendar)

March

• Clean Up Australia Day — first Sunday in Mar
• International Women’s Day — 8 Mar
• St Patrick’s Day — 17 Mar
• Harmony Week — around 15–21 Mar
• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — 21 Mar
• National Close the Gap Day — last Thu in Mar
• Earth Hour — last Sat in Mar (8:30–9:30pm)

April

• World Autism Awareness Day — 2 Apr
• World Health Day — 7 Apr
• Good Friday / Easter — varies (Mar/Apr)
• Earth Day — 22 Apr
• ANZAC Day — 25 Apr
• Eid al-Fitr — Apr (varies)

May

• National Volunteer Week — mid-May (varies)
• IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism & Transphobia) — 17 May
• National Sorry Day — 26 May
• National Reconciliation Week — 27 May–3 Jun

June

• Mabo Day — 3 Jun
• World Environment Day — 5 Jun
• Men’s Health Week — mid-Jun (varies)
• Refugee Week — around 20 Jun (varies)
• World Refugee Day — 20 Jun

July

• NAIDOC Week — first full week of Jul
• National Tree Day — last Sun in Jul (Schools Tree Day: Fri before)

August

• National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day — 4 Aug
• Homelessness Week — early Aug (varies)
• International Youth Day — 12 Aug
• World Humanitarian Day — 19 Aug
• Wear It Purple Day — last Fri in Aug

September

• R U OK? Day — second Thu in Sep
• Australian Reading Hour / CBCA Book Week — late Aug–Sep (varies)

October

• Mental Health Month — all Oct
• International Day of Older Persons — 1 Oct
• World Mental Health Day — 10 Oct
• National Carers Week — mid Oct (varies)
• Anti-Poverty Week — mid Oct (varies)
• Diwali / Deepavali — Oct/Nov (varies)
• Halloween — 31 Oct

November

• National Recycling Week — second week of Nov (varies)
• Remembrance Day — 11 Nov
• International Men’s Day — 19 Nov
• 16 Days of Activism — 25 Nov–10 Dec
• International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women — 25 Nov

December

• International Day of People with Disability — 3 Dec
• International Volunteer Day — 5 Dec
• Human Rights Day — 10 Dec
• Hanukkah — Dec (varies)
• Christmas Day — 25 Dec
• Boxing Day — 26 Dec
• New Year’s Eve — 31 Dec

Tip for vendors: plan product drops, bundles, social posts, and charity tie-ins 7–14 days before each date. For local public-holiday trading hours, check your state authority.