Commemorative Dates 1940
Celebrate every moment of 1940! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 1940
| 1 | Mon | New Year's Day | 5 | Fri | National Whipped Cream Day |
| 5 | Fri | Sydney Festival | 7 | Sun | Orthodox Christmas |
| 21 | Sun | Eid al-Adha | 25 | Thu | Mahayana New Year |
| 26 | Fri | Australia Day | 31 | Wed | National Hot Chocolate Day |
February 1940
| 2 | Fri | Groundhog Day | 6 | Tue | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 6 | Tue | Mardi Gras | 7 | Wed | Ash Wednesday |
| 9 | Fri | National Pizza Day | 12 | Mon | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| 13 | Tue | Galentine's Day | 14 | Wed | Valentine's Day |
| 15 | Thu | Singles Awareness Day | 16 | Fri | National Tim Tam Day |
| 17 | Sat | Random Acts of Kindness Day | |||
March 1940
| 1 | Fri | Autumn | 3 | Sun | Clean Up Australia Day |
| 8 | Fri | International Women's Day | 11 | Mon | Canberra Day |
| 17 | Sun | Palm Sunday | 17 | Sun | Saint Patrick's Day |
| 20 | Wed | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) | 21 | Thu | Harmony Day |
| 22 | Fri | Good Friday | 22 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 22 | Fri | Good Friday Appeal | 23 | Sat | National Chip and Dip Day |
| 23 | Sat | National Eucalypt Day | 24 | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| 25 | Mon | Easter Monday | 26 | Tue | Purple Day |
April 1940
| 1 | Mon | April Fool's Day | 2 | Tue | Autism Awareness Day |
| 12 | Fri | American Civil War | 22 | Mon | Earth Day |
| 25 | Thu | Anzac Day | |||
May 1940
| 1 | Wed | Aussie Wine Month | 2 | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 3 | Fri | World Press Freedom Day | 4 | Sat | Free Comic Book Day |
| 5 | Sun | Cinco de Mayo | 5 | Sun | World Laughter Day |
| 12 | Sun | International Nurses Day | 12 | Sun | Mother's Day |
| 12 | Sun | Pentecost | 15 | Wed | International Day of Families |
| 15 | Wed | National Families Week | 18 | Sat | International Museum Day |
| 19 | Sun | Trinity Sunday | 20 | Mon | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Tue | International Tea Day | 22 | Wed | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 23 | Thu | Corpus Christi | 27 | Mon | National Reconciliation Week |
| 28 | Tue | National Burger Day | 31 | Fri | World No Tobacco Day |
June 1940
| 1 | Sat | National Meat Pie Day | 1 | Sat | Winter |
| 3 | Mon | Mabo Day | 4 | Tue | National Cheese Day |
| 5 | Wed | World Environment Day | 6 | Thu | Queensland Day |
| 7 | Fri | National Donut Day | 8 | Sat | World Oceans Day |
| 10 | Mon | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas | 12 | Wed | Shavuot |
| 16 | Sun | Ganga Dussehra | 16 | Sun | National Vegemite Day |
| 18 | Tue | International Sushi Day | 20 | Thu | World Refugee Day |
| 21 | Fri | International Yoga Day | 21 | Fri | Winter Solstice (Australia) |
| 27 | Thu | International Pineapple Day | |||
July 1940
| 7 | Sun | NAIDOC Week | 11 | Thu | World Population Day |
| 14 | Sun | Bastille Day | 21 | Sun | National Lamington Day |
| 25 | Thu | Christmas In July | 28 | Sun | Parents' Day |
August 1940
| 1 | Thu | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Sun | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
| 9 | Fri | The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | 10 | Sat | Royal Queensland Show Ekka |
| 14 | Wed | World Lizard Day | 16 | Fri | National Rum Day |
| 19 | Mon | National Potato Day | 23 | Fri | Daffodil Day |
September 1940
| 1 | Sun | Father's Day | 1 | Sun | Father's Day |
| 1 | Sun | Father's Day (Australia) | 1 | Sun | Spring |
| 1 | Sun | Wattle Day | 3 | Tue | Australian National Flag Day |
| 3 | Tue | Flag Day | 5 | Thu | International Day of Charity |
| 7 | Sat | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Sat | National Threatened Species Day |
| 8 | Sun | International Literacy Day | 8 | Sun | National Bilby Day |
| 10 | Tue | Bravehearts Day (White Balloon Day) | 12 | Thu | R U OK? Day |
| 17 | Tue | Australian Citizenship Day | 21 | Sat | International Day of Peace |
| 22 | Sun | World Car-Free Day | 24 | Tue | World Gorilla Day |
| 27 | Fri | World Tourism Day | 28 | Sat | AFL Grand Final |
| 28 | Sat | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final | |||
October 1940
| 1 | Tue | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Tue | International Coffee Day |
| 5 | Sat | World Teachers’ Day | 6 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia |
| 10 | Thu | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Sat | National Science Week |
| 25 | Fri | World Pasta Day | 27 | Sun | Grandparents Day in Australia |
| 31 | Thu | Halloween | |||
November 1940
| 1 | Fri | Movember | 2 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr |
| 4 | Mon | Recreation Day | 5 | Tue | Melbourne Cup |
| 13 | Wed | World Kindness Day | 16 | Sat | International Day for Tolerance |
| 20 | Wed | Universal Children’s Day | 30 | Sat | St Andrew's Day |
December 1940
| 1 | Sun | Summer | 10 | Tue | Human Rights Day |
| 23 | Mon | Festivus | 24 | Tue | Christmas Eve |
| 25 | Wed | Christmas Day | 25 | Wed | Hanukkah |
| 25 | Wed | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race | 26 | Thu | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Thu | Boxing Day | 26 | Thu | Kwanzaa |
| 26 | Thu | Proclamation Day (South Australia) | 31 | Tue | New Year's Eve |
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