Commemorative Dates 1947
Celebrate every moment of 1947! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 1947
| 1 | Wed | New Year's Day | 5 | Sun | National Whipped Cream Day |
| 5 | Sun | Sydney Festival | 7 | Tue | Orthodox Christmas |
| 25 | Sat | Mahayana New Year | 26 | Sun | Australia Day |
| 27 | Mon | Australia Day (observed) | 31 | Fri | National Hot Chocolate Day |
February 1947
| 2 | Sun | Groundhog Day | 6 | Thu | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 9 | Sun | National Pizza Day | 12 | Wed | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| 13 | Thu | Galentine's Day | 14 | Fri | Valentine's Day |
| 15 | Sat | Singles Awareness Day | 16 | Sun | National Tim Tam Day |
| 17 | Mon | Random Acts of Kindness Day | 18 | Tue | Mardi Gras |
| 19 | Wed | Ash Wednesday | |||
March 1947
| 1 | Sat | Autumn | 2 | Sun | Clean Up Australia Day |
| 8 | Sat | International Women's Day | 11 | Tue | Canberra Day |
| 17 | Mon | Saint Patrick's Day | 20 | Thu | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) |
| 21 | Fri | Harmony Day | 23 | Sun | National Chip and Dip Day |
| 23 | Sun | National Eucalypt Day | 26 | Wed | Purple Day |
| 30 | Sun | Palm Sunday | |||
April 1947
| 1 | Tue | April Fool's Day | 2 | Wed | Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 | Fri | Good Friday | 4 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 4 | Fri | Good Friday Appeal | 6 | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| 7 | Mon | Easter Monday | 12 | Sat | American Civil War |
| 22 | Tue | Earth Day | 25 | Fri | Anzac Day |
May 1947
| 1 | Thu | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Sat | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Sun | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Mon | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Mon | World Laughter Day | 11 | Sun | Mother's Day |
| 12 | Mon | International Nurses Day | 15 | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 15 | Thu | International Day of Families | 15 | Thu | National Families Week |
| 18 | Sun | International Museum Day | 20 | Tue | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Wed | International Tea Day | 22 | Thu | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 25 | Sun | Pentecost | 25 | Sun | Shavuot |
| 27 | Tue | National Reconciliation Week | 28 | Wed | National Burger Day |
| 31 | Sat | World No Tobacco Day | |||
June 1947
| 1 | Sun | National Meat Pie Day | 1 | Sun | Trinity Sunday |
| 1 | Sun | Winter | 3 | Tue | Mabo Day |
| 4 | Wed | National Cheese Day | 5 | Thu | Corpus Christi |
| 5 | Thu | World Environment Day | 6 | Fri | National Donut Day |
| 6 | Fri | Queensland Day | 8 | Sun | World Oceans Day |
| 10 | Tue | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas | 16 | Mon | Ganga Dussehra |
| 16 | Mon | National Vegemite Day | 18 | Wed | International Sushi Day |
| 20 | Fri | World Refugee Day | 21 | Sat | International Yoga Day |
| 22 | Sun | Winter Solstice (Australia) | 27 | Fri | International Pineapple Day |
July 1947
| 7 | Mon | NAIDOC Week | 11 | Fri | World Population Day |
| 14 | Mon | Bastille Day | 21 | Mon | National Lamington Day |
| 25 | Fri | Christmas In July | 28 | Mon | Parents' Day |
August 1947
| 1 | Fri | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Mon | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
| 9 | Sat | The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | 10 | Sun | Royal Queensland Show Ekka |
| 14 | Thu | World Lizard Day | 16 | Sat | National Rum Day |
| 18 | Mon | Eid al-Fitr | 19 | Tue | National Potato Day |
| 23 | Sat | Daffodil Day | |||
September 1947
| 1 | Mon | Spring | 1 | Mon | Wattle Day |
| 3 | Wed | Australian National Flag Day | 3 | Wed | Flag Day |
| 5 | Fri | International Day of Charity | 7 | Sun | Father's Day |
| 7 | Sun | Father's Day | 7 | Sun | Father's Day (Australia) |
| 7 | Sun | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Sun | National Threatened Species Day |
| 8 | Mon | International Literacy Day | 8 | Mon | National Bilby Day |
| 10 | Wed | Bravehearts Day (White Balloon Day) | 12 | Fri | R U OK? Day |
| 17 | Wed | Australian Citizenship Day | 21 | Sun | International Day of Peace |
| 22 | Mon | World Car-Free Day | 24 | Wed | World Gorilla Day |
| 27 | Sat | World Tourism Day | 28 | Sun | AFL Grand Final |
| 28 | Sun | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final | |||
October 1947
| 1 | Wed | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Wed | International Coffee Day |
| 5 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia | 5 | Sun | World Teachers’ Day |
| 10 | Fri | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Sun | National Science Week |
| 25 | Sat | Eid al-Adha | 25 | Sat | World Pasta Day |
| 26 | Sun | Grandparents Day in Australia | 31 | Fri | Halloween |
November 1947
| 1 | Sat | Movember | 4 | Tue | Melbourne Cup |
| 4 | Tue | Recreation Day | 13 | Thu | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | Sun | International Day for Tolerance | 20 | Thu | Universal Children’s Day |
| 30 | Sun | St Andrew's Day | |||
December 1947
| 1 | Mon | Summer | 8 | Mon | Hanukkah |
| 10 | Wed | Human Rights Day | 23 | Tue | Festivus |
| 24 | Wed | Christmas Eve | 25 | Thu | Christmas Day |
| 25 | Thu | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race | 26 | Fri | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Fri | Boxing Day | 26 | Fri | Kwanzaa |
| 26 | Fri | Proclamation Day (South Australia) | 31 | Wed | New Year's Eve |
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