January
|
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
| Monday |
1 |
|
Mary, Mother of God
- Catholic Christian
Feast Day of St Basil
- Orthodox Christian
Gantan-sai (New Years)
- Shinto |
Australian Federation Day
New Year's Day |
| Wednesday |
3 |
|
Mahayana New Year**
- Buddhist |
|
| Friday |
5 |
|
Twelfth Night
- Christian
Goru Gobindh Singh birthday
- Sikh |
|
| Saturday |
6 |
|
Epiphany
- Christian
Feast of the Theophany
- Orthodox Christian |
|
| Sunday |
7 |
|
Baptism of Lord Jesus
- Christian |
|
| Saturday |
13 |
|
Maghi
- Sikh |
|
| Monday |
15 |
|
|
Australian Tennis Open Championships (until 29th January) |
| Saturday |
20 |
|
Hijra New Year*
- Islam |
|
| Sunday |
21 |
|
World Religion Day
- Baha'i |
|
| Tuesday |
23 |
|
Vasant Panchami**
- Hindu |
|
| Friday |
26 |
|
|
Aboriginal Survival Day
1972 Aboriginal tent embassy established
1993 Late Eddie Mabo - Australian of the Year
1972 Evonne Goolagong - Australian of the Year
1998 Cathy Freeman - Australian of the Year |
| Sunday |
28 |
|
Triodion begins
- Orthodox Christian |
|
| Monday |
29 |
|
Ashura*
- Islam |
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February |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Thursday |
1 |
|
|
|
| Friday |
2 |
|
Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in the Temple)
- Christian |
|
| Saturday |
3 |
|
Tu B'shvat*
- Jewish |
|
| Sunday |
4 |
|
Four Chaplains Sunday
- Interfaith |
Scout Sunday |
| Thursday |
8 |
|
|
Scouting Anniversary Day |
| Sunday |
11 |
|
Meat Fare Sunday
- Orthodox Christian |
|
| Monday |
12 |
|
|
Chinese Lantern Festival
Darwin Day |
| Wednesday |
14 |
|
St Valentine's Day
- Christian |
|
| Thursday |
15 |
|
Nirvana Day**
- Buddhist |
|
| Friday |
16 |
|
Maha Shivaratri**
- Hindu |
|
| Sunday |
18 |
Chinese New Year
- Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist |
Cheese Fare
- Orthodox Christian |
Chinese New Year Festival (2 days) Melbourne |
| Monday |
19 |
|
Lent begins
- Christian Orthodox |
|
| Tuesday |
20 |
|
Shrove Tuesday
- Christian |
|
| Wednesday |
21 |
|
Ash Wednesday (Lent begins)
- Christian |
International Mother Language Day |
| Sunday |
25 |
|
Orthodox Sunday
- Christian Orthodox |
|
| Monday |
26 |
|
Ayyam-i-Ha (Beginning of 4 Intercalary days)
- Baha'i |
|
| Wednesday |
28 |
|
|
Launceston Cup (Tasmania) top of page |
March |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Thursday |
1 |
|
St. David of Wales
- Christian |
World Book Day |
| Saturday |
3 |
|
Magha Puja Day**
- Buddhist |
Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras |
| Sunday |
4 |
|
Purim*
- Jewish
Holi**
- Hindu
Hola Mohalla
- Sikh |
Clean up Australia Day
Melbourne Fashion Week (until 10th March) |
| Monday |
5 |
|
Purim
- Jewish |
|
| Thursday |
8 |
|
|
International Women's Day |
| Monday |
12 |
|
|
Labour Day |
| Wednesday |
14 |
|
|
Australian Masters Athletics Championships (until 17th March) |
| Saturday |
17 |
|
St Patrick's Day
- Christian |
|
| Monday |
19 |
|
Hindu New Year**
- Hindu
Ramayana Week** (begins)
- Hindu |
|
| Tuesday |
20 |
|
|
Earth Day |
| Wednesday |
21 |
Naw Ruz* (New Year)
- Baha'i |
Jamshedi Naoruz (New Year)
- Persian/ Zoroastrian |
Harmony Day
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination (until 28th March)
World Poetry Day |
| Thursday |
22 |
|
|
World Day for Water |
| Friday |
23 |
|
|
World Meteorological Day |
| Saturday |
24 |
|
|
World Tuberculosis Day |
| Sunday |
25 |
|
Annunciation
- Christian |
|
| Monday |
26 |
|
Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra)
- Zoroastrian |
|
| Tuesday |
27 |
|
Ramanavami (close of Ramayana)**
- Hindu |
|
| Wednesday |
28 |
|
|
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (until 9th April) |
| Saturday |
31 |
|
Lazarus Saturday
- Orthodox Christian
Mawlid an Nabi
- Islam |
top of page |
April |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Sunday |
1 |
|
Palm Sunday
- Christian |
Daylight saving ends (ACT, NSW, Vic, Tas, SA)
National Arthritis Week (until 8th April) |
| Monday |
2 |
|
Hanuman Jayanti**
- Hindu
Therevadin Buddhist New Year**
- Buddhist
Lord's Evening Meal**
- Jehovah's Witness Christian |
|
| Tuesday |
3 |
Pesach* (Passover)
- Jewish |
|
|
| Wednesday |
4 |
Pesach (Passover)
- Jewish |
|
Melbourne International Comedy Festival (until 29 April) |
| Thursday |
5 |
|
Maundy Thursday
- Christian |
|
| Friday |
6 |
Good Friday
- Christian
Holy Friday
- Orthodox Christian |
|
The First Bendigo Easter Festival (until 9 April) |
Saturday |
7 |
|
|
World Health Day |
| Sunday |
8 |
Easter
- Christian
Easter/Pascha
- Orthodox Christian |
|
|
| Monday |
9 |
|
|
|
| Tuesday |
10 |
|
Last day of Pesach(Passover)
- Jewish |
|
| Saturday |
14 |
|
Baisakhi
- Sikh |
|
| Sunday |
15 |
|
Yom HaSho'ah
- Jewish |
|
| Saturday |
21 |
First Day of Ridvan
- Baha'i |
|
World Book and Copyright Day |
| Sunday |
22 |
|
Yom Hazikaron
- Jewish |
|
| Monday |
23 |
|
St George's Day
- Christian
Yom Ha'atzmaut
- Jewish |
|
| Wednesday |
25 |
|
|
|
| Friday |
27 |
|
|
|
| Sunday |
29 |
9th Day of Ridvan*,***
- Baha'i |
|
|
| Monday |
30 |
|
St James the Great Day
- Christian Orthodox |
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May |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Tuesday |
1 |
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
2 |
12th (last) Day of Ridvan*,***
- Baha'i |
Buddha Day**
Visakha Puja
- Buddhist |
|
| Thursday |
3 |
|
|
World Press Freedom Day |
| Sunday |
6 |
|
Lag Ba'Omer
- Jewish |
|
| Tuesday |
8 |
|
|
Red Cross Day |
| Saturday |
12 |
|
|
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day
International Midwives Day
Nurse's Day |
| Sunday |
13 |
|
|
Mother's Day |
| Tuesday |
15 |
|
|
International Day of Families |
| Wednesday |
16 |
|
Yom Yerushalayim
- Jewish |
|
| Thursday |
17 |
|
Ascension
- Christian |
World Telecommunications Day |
| Monday |
21 |
|
|
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| Tuesday |
22 |
|
|
International Day of Biological Diversity |
| Wednesday |
23 |
Declaration of the Bab*
- Baha'i
Shavuot*
- Jewish |
|
|
| Thursday |
24 |
Shavuot
- Jewish |
|
|
| Friday |
25 |
|
|
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self Governing Territories (until 31 May) |
| Saturday |
26 |
|
|
National Day of Healing |
| Sunday |
27 |
|
Pentecost
- Christian
Trinity
- Orthodox Christian |
National Reconciliation Week (until 3rd June) |
| Tuesday |
29 |
Ascension of Baha'u'llah*
- Baha'i |
|
White Wreath Day (for) Victims of Suicide
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers |
| Wednesday |
30 |
|
|
Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal |
| Thursday |
31 |
|
|
World No-Tobacco Day top of page |
June |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Friday |
1 |
|
|
International Children's Day |
| Saturday |
2 |
|
|
Mabo Day |
| Sunday |
3 |
|
All Saints
- Orthodox Christian
Trinity Sunday
- Christian |
|
| Monday |
4 |
|
|
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| Tuesday |
5 |
|
|
Foundation Day
World Environment Day |
| Thursday |
7 |
|
Corpus Christi
- Catholic Christian |
|
| Saturday |
9 |
|
St. Columba of Iona
- Celtic Christian |
|
| Monday |
11 |
|
Trinity
- Christian |
Queen's Birthday |
| Friday |
15 |
|
Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Catholic Christian |
|
| Saturday |
16 |
|
Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom
- Sikh |
|
| Sunday |
17 |
|
|
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| Tuesday |
19 |
|
New Church Day
- Swedenborgian Christian |
|
| Wednesday |
20 |
|
|
World Refugee Day |
| Thursday |
21 |
|
|
Winter Solstice (Southern Hemisphere) |
| Saturday |
23 |
|
|
United Nations Public Service Day |
| Tuesday |
26 |
|
|
International Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
| Friday |
29 |
|
Saints Peter and Paul
- Christian |
|
| Saturday |
30 |
|
Guru Purnima**
- Hindu
Asalha Puja Day**
- Buddhist |
top of page |
July |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Sunday |
1 |
|
|
International Day of Cooperatives |
| Monday |
2 |
|
|
NAIDOC Week (until 9th July) |
| Monday |
9 |
Martyrdom of the Bab*
- Baha'i |
|
|
| Wednesday |
11 |
|
St Benedict Day
- Catholic Christian |
World Population Day |
| Friday |
13 |
|
Ulambana / Obon**
- Buddhist |
|
| Sunday |
15 |
|
St Vladimir the Great Day
- Orthodox Christian |
|
| Monday |
16 |
|
|
National Glaucoma Week (until 22nd July) |
| Tuesday |
24 |
|
Pioneer Day
- Mormon Christian
Tisha B'av*
- Jewish |
Mormon Pioneer Day |
| Wednesday |
25 |
|
St. James the Great Day
- Christian |
|
| Saturday |
28 |
|
|
School's Tree Day
System Administrator Appreciation Day |
| Monday |
30 |
|
|
National Tree Day top of page |
August |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Wednesday |
1 |
|
Lammas
- Christian
Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus
- Orthodox Christian |
|
| Thursday |
2 |
|
|
Anglo-Indian Day |
| Monday |
6 |
|
Transfiguration of Our Lord
- Christian |
|
| Tuesday |
7 |
|
|
Bank Holiday
Picnic Day |
| Wednesday |
8 |
|
|
Beautification of Mary McKillop |
| Thursday |
9 |
|
|
International Day of the World's Indigenous People |
| Saturday |
11 |
|
Lailat al Miraj*
- Islam |
|
| Sunday |
12 |
|
|
International Youth Day |
| Tuesday |
14 |
|
|
International Diabetes Federation. WHO World Diabetes Day |
| Wednesday |
15 |
|
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
- Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos
- Orthodox Christian |
Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day |
| Thursday |
23 |
|
|
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
| Tuesday |
28 |
|
Raksha Bandhan*
- Hindu
Lailat al Bara'ah
- Islam |
|
| Wednesday |
29 |
|
Beheading of St John the Baptist
- Christian |
|
| Friday |
31 |
|
|
White Rose Day (In honour of Princess Diana) top of page |
September |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Saturday |
1 |
|
Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year
- Orthodox Christian |
Wattle Day |
| Monday |
3 |
|
|
Australian National Flag Day
Father's Day |
| Tuesday |
4 |
|
Krishna Janmashtami*
- Hindu |
|
| Saturday |
8 |
|
Nativity of Mary
- Christian |
International Literacy Day |
| Thursday |
13 |
Rosh Hashanah*
- Jewish
Ramadan* begins
- Islam |
|
|
| Friday |
14 |
Rosh Hashana
- Jewish |
Elevation of the Life Giving Cross
- Orthodox Christian
Holy Cross Day
- Christian |
|
| Saturday |
15 |
|
Ganesh Chaturthi**
- Hindu |
Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Phillip Island (until 17th September) |
| Sunday |
16 |
|
|
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| Monday |
17 |
|
|
Australian Citizenship Day |
| Friday |
21 |
|
|
International Day of Peace |
| Saturday |
22 |
Yom Kippur*
- Jewish |
|
|
| Monday |
24 |
|
|
|
| Thursday |
27 |
Sukkot*
- Jewish |
|
|
| Friday |
28 |
Sukkot
- Jewish |
|
|
| Sunday |
29 |
|
Michael and All Angels
- Christian |
top of page |
October |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Monday |
1 |
|
|
International Day of Older Persons |
| Wednesday |
3 |
|
|
World Habitat Day |
| Thursday |
4 |
Shemini Atzeret*
- Jewish |
St Francis Day
- Catholic Christian |
World Space Week (until October 10th) |
| Friday |
5 |
Simchat Torah
- Jewish |
|
International World Teacher's Day |
| Saturday |
6 |
|
|
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival |
| Tuesday |
9 |
Laylat el qadr
- Islam |
|
World Post Day |
| Wednesday |
10 |
|
|
World Mental Health Day |
| Thursday |
11 |
|
|
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| Friday |
12 |
|
Navaratri** begins
- Hindu |
Melbourne International Arts Festival (until 28th October) |
| Saturday |
13 |
Eid al Fitr- Ramadan ends
- Islam |
|
|
| Sunday |
14 |
|
|
|
| Monday |
15 |
|
|
International Day of Older People
World Rural Women's Day |
| Tuesday |
16 |
|
|
World Food Day
|
| Wednesday |
17 |
|
|
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| Thursday |
18 |
|
Confucius' Birthday |
|
| Saturday |
20 |
Birth of Bab*
- Baha'i |
Installation of Scriptures Guru Granth
- Sikh
Navaratri ends*
- Hindu |
|
| Sunday |
21 |
|
Vijay Dashami (Dassehra)**
- Hindu |
|
| Monday |
22 |
|
|
World Refugee Week (NSW & VIC) |
| Wednesday |
24 |
|
|
United Nations Day
World Development Information Day
Disarmament Week |
| Saturday |
27 |
|
Reformation Day
- Protestant Christian |
|
| Sunday |
28 |
|
Milvian Bridge Day
- Christian |
Daylight Saving commences (ACT, NSW, Vic, SA) |
| Wednesday |
31 |
|
All Hallows Eve
- Christian |
Halloween top of page |
November |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Thursday |
1 |
|
All Saints Day
- Christian |
|
| Friday |
2 |
|
All Soul's Day
- Catholic Christian |
|
| Tuesday |
6 |
|
|
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War
Melbourne Cup Day |
| Thursday |
8 |
|
|
Crown Oaks Day |
| Friday |
9 |
|
Diwali (Depavali)*
- Hindu |
|
| Sunday |
11 |
|
|
Remembrance Day |
| Monday |
12 |
Birth of Baha'u'llah*
- Baha'i |
|
|
| Wednesday |
14 |
|
|
World Diabetes Day |
| Thursday |
15 |
|
Nativity Fast (until 24 December)
- Orthodox Christian |
|
| Friday |
16 |
|
|
International Day of Tolerance |
| Tuesday |
20 |
|
|
Universal Children's Day |
| Wednesday |
21 |
|
|
World Television Day |
| Thursday |
22 |
|
Thanksgiving
- Interfaith |
|
| Saturday |
24 |
|
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur
- Sikh
Guru Nanak's Birthday
- Sikh |
|
| Sunday |
25 |
|
Christ the king
- Christian |
International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women |
| Monday |
26 |
|
Day of the Covenant*
- Baha'i |
|
| Wednesday |
28 |
|
Ascention of Abdu'l-Baha*
- Baha'i |
|
| Thursday |
29 |
|
|
International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People top of page |
December |
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
National Days and other days of cultural significance |
| Saturday |
1 |
|
|
World AIDS Day |
| Sunday |
2 |
|
1st Advent Sunday
- Christian |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| Monday |
3 |
|
|
International Day for People with a Disability |
| Wednesday |
5 |
|
Hanukkah begins*
(ends 12 December)
- Jewish |
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development |
| Friday |
7 |
|
|
International Civil Aviation Day |
| Saturday |
8 |
|
Bodhi Day** (Rohatsu)
- Buddhism
Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary
- Catholic Christian |
|
| Sunday |
9 |
|
2nd Advent Sunday
- Christian |
|
| Monday |
10 |
|
|
Human Rights Day |
| Tuesday |
11 |
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
12 |
|
Feast Day: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Catholic Christian
last day of Hanukkah
- Jewish |
|
| Sunday |
16 |
|
3rd Advent Sunday
- Christian |
|
| Monday |
17 |
|
|
|
| Tuesday |
18 |
|
Hajj* begins (5 days)
- Islam |
International Migrants' Day |
| Thursday |
20 |
Eid-al-Adha**
(day of sacrifice)
- Islam |
|
|
| Friday |
21 |
|
Yule
- Christian |
Summer solstice (Southern Hemisphere) |
| Sunday |
23 |
|
4th Advent Sunday
- Christian |
|
| Monday |
24 |
|
Christmas Eve
- Christian |
Carols by Candlelight, Melbourne |
| Tuesday |
25 |
Christmas*
- Christian |
Feast Day of Nativity
- Orthodox Christian |
|
| Wednesday |
26 |
|
Zarathosht Diso - (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra)
- Zoroastrian
St Stephen's Day
- Christian |
Proclamation Day |
| Thursday |
27 |
|
|
Woodford Folk Festival (until 1st January) |
| Friday |
28 |
|
Holy Innocents
- Anglican Christian |
|
| Sunday |
30 |
|
Feast of the Holy Family
- Catholic Christian |
|
| Monday |
31 |
|
Watch Night
- Christian |
New Year's Eve top of page |
