Commemorative Dates 1909
Celebrate every moment of 1909! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 1909
| 1 | Fri | New Year's Day | 3 | Sun | Eid al-Adha |
| 5 | Tue | National Whipped Cream Day | 5 | Tue | Sydney Festival |
| 7 | Thu | Orthodox Christmas | 25 | Mon | Mahayana New Year |
| 26 | Tue | Australia Day | 31 | Sun | National Hot Chocolate Day |
February 1909
| 2 | Tue | Groundhog Day | 6 | Sat | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 9 | Tue | National Pizza Day | 12 | Fri | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| 13 | Sat | Galentine's Day | 14 | Sun | Valentine's Day |
| 15 | Mon | Singles Awareness Day | 16 | Tue | National Tim Tam Day |
| 17 | Wed | Random Acts of Kindness Day | 23 | Tue | Mardi Gras |
| 24 | Wed | Ash Wednesday | |||
March 1909
| 1 | Mon | Autumn | 7 | Sun | Clean Up Australia Day |
| 8 | Mon | International Women's Day | 11 | Thu | Canberra Day |
| 17 | Wed | Saint Patrick's Day | 20 | Sat | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) |
| 21 | Sun | Harmony Day | 23 | Tue | National Chip and Dip Day |
| 23 | Tue | National Eucalypt Day | 26 | Fri | Purple Day |
April 1909
| 1 | Thu | April Fool's Day | 2 | Fri | Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 | Sun | Palm Sunday | 9 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 9 | Fri | Good Friday | 9 | Fri | Good Friday Appeal |
| 11 | Sun | Easter Sunday | 12 | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 12 | Mon | American Civil War | 22 | Thu | Earth Day |
| 25 | Sun | Anzac Day | |||
May 1909
| 1 | Sat | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Mon | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Tue | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Wed | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Wed | World Laughter Day | 9 | Sun | Mother's Day |
| 12 | Wed | International Nurses Day | 15 | Sat | International Day of Families |
| 15 | Sat | National Families Week | 18 | Tue | International Museum Day |
| 20 | Thu | Ascension Day | 20 | Thu | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Fri | International Tea Day | 22 | Sat | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 26 | Wed | Shavuot | 27 | Thu | National Reconciliation Week |
| 28 | Fri | National Burger Day | 30 | Sun | Pentecost |
| 31 | Mon | World No Tobacco Day | |||
June 1909
| 1 | Tue | National Meat Pie Day | 1 | Tue | Winter |
| 3 | Thu | Mabo Day | 4 | Fri | National Cheese Day |
| 4 | Fri | National Donut Day | 5 | Sat | World Environment Day |
| 6 | Sun | Queensland Day | 6 | Sun | Trinity Sunday |
| 8 | Tue | World Oceans Day | 10 | Thu | Corpus Christi |
| 10 | Thu | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas | 16 | Wed | Ganga Dussehra |
| 16 | Wed | National Vegemite Day | 18 | Fri | International Sushi Day |
| 20 | Sun | World Refugee Day | 21 | Mon | International Yoga Day |
| 22 | Tue | Winter Solstice (Australia) | 27 | Sun | International Pineapple Day |
July 1909
| 7 | Wed | NAIDOC Week | 11 | Sun | World Population Day |
| 14 | Wed | Bastille Day | 21 | Wed | National Lamington Day |
| 25 | Sun | Christmas In July | 28 | Wed | Parents' Day |
August 1909
| 1 | Sun | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Wed | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
| 9 | Mon | The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | 10 | Tue | Royal Queensland Show Ekka |
| 14 | Sat | World Lizard Day | 16 | Mon | National Rum Day |
| 19 | Thu | National Potato Day | 23 | Mon | Daffodil Day |
September 1909
| 1 | Wed | Spring | 1 | Wed | Wattle Day |
| 3 | Fri | Australian National Flag Day | 3 | Fri | Flag Day |
| 5 | Sun | Father's Day | 5 | Sun | Father's Day |
| 5 | Sun | Father's Day (Australia) | 5 | Sun | International Day of Charity |
| 7 | Tue | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Tue | National Threatened Species Day |
| 8 | Wed | International Literacy Day | 8 | Wed | National Bilby Day |
| 10 | Fri | Bravehearts Day (White Balloon Day) | 12 | Sun | R U OK? Day |
| 17 | Fri | Australian Citizenship Day | 21 | Tue | International Day of Peace |
| 22 | Wed | World Car-Free Day | 24 | Fri | World Gorilla Day |
| 27 | Mon | World Tourism Day | 28 | Tue | AFL Grand Final |
| 28 | Tue | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final | |||
October 1909
| 1 | Fri | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Fri | International Coffee Day |
| 3 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia | 5 | Tue | World Teachers’ Day |
| 10 | Sun | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Tue | National Science Week |
| 16 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr | 25 | Mon | World Pasta Day |
| 31 | Sun | Grandparents Day in Australia | 31 | Sun | Halloween |
November 1909
| 1 | Mon | Movember | 2 | Tue | Melbourne Cup |
| 4 | Thu | Recreation Day | 13 | Sat | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | Tue | International Day for Tolerance | 20 | Sat | Universal Children’s Day |
| 30 | Tue | St Andrew's Day | |||
December 1909
| 1 | Wed | Summer | 8 | Wed | Hanukkah |
| 10 | Fri | Human Rights Day | 23 | Thu | Eid al-Adha |
| 23 | Thu | Festivus | 24 | Fri | Christmas Eve |
| 25 | Sat | Christmas Day | 25 | Sat | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race |
| 26 | Sun | Boxing Day | 26 | Sun | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Sun | Kwanzaa | 26 | Sun | Proclamation Day (South Australia) |
| 27 | Mon | Christmas Day (observed) | 28 | Tue | Boxing Day (observed) |
| 31 | Fri | New Year's Eve | |||
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