January:

• New Year's Day | 1st

• Orthodox Christmas Day | 7th

• Orthodox New Year | 14th

• Australia Day/Survival Day | 26th

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February:​

• Isra and Mi'raj | 4th

• Royal Hobart Regatta (TAS) | 12th

• Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day | 13th

• Valentine's Day | 14th

• Ash Wednesday | 14th

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March:

• Women's History Month

• Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

• Start of Autumn | 1st

• Schools Clean Up Australia Day | 1st

• Clean Up Australia Day | 3rd

• Parks Week | 3rd-10th

• Labour Day (WA) | 4th

• International Women's Day | 8th

• Ramadan | 10th March - 8th April

• Canberra Day (ACT), Adelaide Cup (SA), Labour Day (TAS/VIC) | 11th

• International Day of Mathematics | 14th

• St. Patrick's Day | 17th

• A Taste of Harmony | 18th March - 19th April

• March Equinox | 20th

• International Day of Happiness | 20th

• Harmony Day | 21st

• World Poetry Day | 21st

• World Water Day | 22nd

• Ride to School Day | 22nd

• Earth Hour (8:30-9:30pm) | 23rd

• Palm Sunday | 24th

• Purim | 24th

• Maundy Thursday | 28th

• Good Friday | 29th

• Easter Saturday | 30th

• Easter Sunday | 31st

• Neighbour Day | 31st​

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April:

• Easter Monday | 1st

• April Fool's Day | 1st

• Easter Tuesday | 2nd

• International Children's Book Day | 2nd

• Autism Awareness Day | 2nd

• Laylatul Qadr | 5th

• Daylight Savings End | 7th

• World Health Day | 7th

• Eid al-Fitr | 10th

• Vaisakhi | 13th

• World Heritage Day | 18th

• World Creativity & Innovation Day | 20th

• Earth Day | 22nd

• Passover | 23rd-30th

• ANZAC Day | 25th

• World Veterinary Day | 27th

• Safety & Health at Work Day | 28th​

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May:

• Orthodox Good Friday | 3rd

• Orthodox Easter Saturday | 4th

• Orthodox Easter Sunday | 5th

• World Laughter Day | 5th

• Orthodox Easter Monday | 6th

• Labour Day (QLD) | 6th

• May Day (NT) | 6th

• National FDC Week | 6-12th

• Mother's Day | 12th

• National Families Week | 13-19th

• Food Allergy Week | 13-19th

• International Day of Families | 15th

• Endangered Species Day | 19th

• National Simultaneous Storytime | 22nd

• World Turtle Day | 23rd

• Australia's Biggest Morning Tea | 25th

• National Sorry Day | 26th

• Reconciliation Day (ACT) | 27th

• National Reconciliation Week | 27th May - 3rd June

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June:

• Pride Month

• Western Australia Day (WA) | 3rd

• Mabo Day | 3rd

• World Environment Day | 5th

• Queensland Day | 6th

• World Oceans Day | 8th

• King's Birthday (except WA/QLD) | 10th

• Men's Health Week | 10-16th

• Learning Disability Week | 17th-23rd

• International Day of Yoga | 21st

• Eid al-Adha | 16th-20th

• June Solstice | 21st

• Insect Week | 24-30th

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July:

• Plastic Bag Free July

• International Joke Day | 1st

• International Plastic Bag Free Day | 3rd

• 100 Days ofd School | 5th

• World Chocolate Day | 7th

• Teddy Bear's Picnic Day | 10th

• Malala Day | 12th

• World Snake Day | 16th

• Nelson Mandela Day | 18th

• National Pyjama Day | 19th

• National Lamington Day | 21st

• OSHC/OOSH Educators Day | 24th

• Christmas in July | 25th

• Schools Tree Day | 26th

• Tree Day | 28th

• National Step Families Day | 28th

• International Tiger Day | 29th

• International Day of Friendship | 30th

• World Ranger Day | 31st

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August:

• Platypus Month

• World Breastfeeding Week | 1st-7th

• National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day | 4th

• Dental Health Week | 4-10th

• Picnic Day (NT) | 5th

• NSW Bank Holiday | 5th

• Keep Australia Beautiful Week | 5-11th

• International Day of World's Indigenous People | 9th

• Red Nose Day | 9th

• National Science Week | 10-18th

• International Youth Day | 12th

• World Elephant Day | 12th

• Royal National Agricultural Show Day (QLD) | 14th

• World Lizard Day | 14th

• Book Week | 17th-23rd

• World Orangutan Day | 19th

• World Humanitarian Day | 19th

• Daffodil Day | 23rd

• Speech Pathology Week | 25th-31st​

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September:

• Save the Koala Month

• Biodiversity Month

• International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

• Footy Colours Day

• Father's Day | 1st

• National Wattle Day | 1st

• National Superhero Week | 2nd-8th

• Early Childhood Educator's Day | 4th

• Indigenous Literacy Day | 4th

• National Child Protection Week | 5-11th

• Early Childhood Educator's Day | 7th

• International Literacy Day | 8th

• National Bilby Day | 8th

• R U OK? Day | 12th

• Talk Like A Pirate Day | 19th

• National Organic Week | 19-25th

• World Gratitude Day | 21st

• September Equinox | 21st

• World Rhino Day | 22nd

• King's Birthday (WA) | 23rd

• International Day of Sign Languages | 23rd

• Friday Before AFL Grand Friday | 27th

• Save The Koala Day | 27th

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October:

• Dyslexia Awareness Month

• Breast Cancers Awareness Month

• Rosh Hashanah | 2nd-4th

• World Smile Day | 4th

• World Space Week | 4-10th

• World Teachers Day | 5th

• Daylight Savings Starts | 6th

• Labour Day (ACT, NSW, SA), King's Birthday (QLD) | 7th

• Australian Wildlife Week | 7-13th

• World Mental Health Day | 10th

• Yom Kippur | 11-12th

• National Nutrition Week | 13-19th

• Loud Shirt Day | 18th

• Children's Week | 19-27th

• National Bird Week | 21st-27th

• Children's Day | 23rd

• Royal Hobart Show (TAS) | 24th

• World Kangaroo Day | 24th

• Day for Daniel | 25th

• Grandparents' Day | 27th

• Halloween | 31st

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November:

• Movember

• National Adoption Awareness Month

• Diwali | 1st

• Recreation Day (TAS) | 4th

• Melbourne Cup Day (VIC) | 5th

• Food Safety Week | 9-16th

• Remembrance Day | 11th

• National Recycling Week | 11-17th

• Physical Education Week | 11-18th

• World Science Day for Peace & Development | 10th

• World Kindness Day | 13th

• Geography Awareness Week | 13-19th

• Global Handwashing Day | 15th

• International Day of Tolerance | 16th

• International Students Day | 17th

• National Skin Cancer Action Week | 17th-23rd

• International Men's Day | 19th

• World Children's Day | 20th

• Social Inclusion Week | 23rd Nov - 1st Dec

• White Ribbon Day | 25th

• Computer Security Day | 30th​

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December:

• World AIDS Day | 1st

• International Day of People with Disability | 3rd

• International Cookie Day | 4th

• International Volunteer Day | 5th

• International Human Rights Day | 10th

• International Animal Rights Day | 10th

• International Mountain Day | 11th

• International Migrants Day | 18th

• International Human Solidarity Day | 20th

• December Solstice | 21st

• Christmas Eve | 24th

• Christmas Day | 25th

• Boxing Day | 26th

• Proclamation Day (SA) | 26th

• New Year's Eve (public holiday - SA/NT) | 31st