Commemorative Dates 1961
Celebrate every moment of 1961! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 1961
| 1 | Sun | New Year's Day | 2 | Mon | New Year's Day (observed) |
| 5 | Thu | National Whipped Cream Day | 5 | Thu | Sydney Festival |
| 7 | Sat | Orthodox Christmas | 25 | Wed | Mahayana New Year |
| 26 | Thu | Australia Day | 31 | Tue | National Hot Chocolate Day |
February 1961
| 2 | Thu | Groundhog Day | 6 | Mon | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 9 | Thu | National Pizza Day | 12 | Sun | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| 13 | Mon | Galentine's Day | 14 | Tue | Mardi Gras |
| 14 | Tue | Valentine's Day | 15 | Wed | Ash Wednesday |
| 15 | Wed | Singles Awareness Day | 16 | Thu | National Tim Tam Day |
| 17 | Fri | Random Acts of Kindness Day | |||
March 1961
| 1 | Wed | Autumn | 5 | Sun | Clean Up Australia Day |
| 8 | Wed | International Women's Day | 11 | Sat | Canberra Day |
| 17 | Fri | Saint Patrick's Day | 19 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr |
| 20 | Mon | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) | 21 | Tue | Harmony Day |
| 23 | Thu | National Chip and Dip Day | 23 | Thu | National Eucalypt Day |
| 26 | Sun | Palm Sunday | 26 | Sun | Purple Day |
| 31 | Fri | Good Friday | 31 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 31 | Fri | Good Friday Appeal | |||
April 1961
| 1 | Sat | April Fool's Day | 2 | Sun | Autism Awareness Day |
| 2 | Sun | Easter Sunday | 3 | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 12 | Wed | American Civil War | 22 | Sat | Earth Day |
| 25 | Tue | Anzac Day | |||
May 1961
| 1 | Mon | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Wed | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Thu | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Fri | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Fri | World Laughter Day | 11 | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 12 | Fri | International Nurses Day | 14 | Sun | Mother's Day |
| 15 | Mon | International Day of Families | 15 | Mon | National Families Week |
| 18 | Thu | International Museum Day | 20 | Sat | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Sun | International Tea Day | 21 | Sun | Pentecost |
| 21 | Sun | Shavuot | 22 | Mon | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 26 | Fri | Eid al-Adha | 27 | Sat | National Reconciliation Week |
| 28 | Sun | National Burger Day | 28 | Sun | Trinity Sunday |
| 31 | Wed | World No Tobacco Day | |||
June 1961
| 1 | Thu | Corpus Christi | 1 | Thu | National Meat Pie Day |
| 1 | Thu | Winter | 2 | Fri | National Donut Day |
| 3 | Sat | Mabo Day | 4 | Sun | National Cheese Day |
| 5 | Mon | World Environment Day | 6 | Tue | Queensland Day |
| 8 | Thu | World Oceans Day | 10 | Sat | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas |
| 16 | Fri | Ganga Dussehra | 16 | Fri | National Vegemite Day |
| 18 | Sun | International Sushi Day | 20 | Tue | World Refugee Day |
| 21 | Wed | International Yoga Day | 22 | Thu | Winter Solstice (Australia) |
| 27 | Tue | International Pineapple Day | |||
July 1961
| 7 | Fri | NAIDOC Week | 11 | Tue | World Population Day |
| 14 | Fri | Bastille Day | 21 | Fri | National Lamington Day |
| 25 | Tue | Christmas In July | 28 | Fri | Parents' Day |
August 1961
| 1 | Tue | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Fri | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
| 9 | Wed | The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | 10 | Thu | Royal Queensland Show Ekka |
| 14 | Mon | World Lizard Day | 16 | Wed | National Rum Day |
| 19 | Sat | National Potato Day | 23 | Wed | Daffodil Day |
September 1961
| 1 | Fri | Spring | 1 | Fri | Wattle Day |
| 3 | Sun | Australian National Flag Day | 3 | Sun | Father's Day |
| 3 | Sun | Father's Day | 3 | Sun | Father's Day (Australia) |
| 3 | Sun | Flag Day | 5 | Tue | International Day of Charity |
| 7 | Thu | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Thu | National Threatened Species Day |
| 8 | Fri | International Literacy Day | 8 | Fri | National Bilby Day |
| 10 | Sun | Bravehearts Day (White Balloon Day) | 12 | Tue | R U OK? Day |
| 17 | Sun | Australian Citizenship Day | 21 | Thu | International Day of Peace |
| 22 | Fri | World Car-Free Day | 24 | Sun | World Gorilla Day |
| 27 | Wed | World Tourism Day | 28 | Thu | AFL Grand Final |
| 28 | Thu | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final | |||
October 1961
| 1 | Sun | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia |
| 1 | Sun | International Coffee Day | 5 | Thu | World Teachers’ Day |
| 10 | Tue | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Thu | National Science Week |
| 25 | Wed | World Pasta Day | 29 | Sun | Grandparents Day in Australia |
| 31 | Tue | Halloween | |||
November 1961
| 1 | Wed | Movember | 4 | Sat | Recreation Day |
| 7 | Tue | Melbourne Cup | 13 | Mon | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | Thu | International Day for Tolerance | 20 | Mon | Universal Children’s Day |
| 30 | Thu | St Andrew's Day | |||
December 1961
| 1 | Fri | Summer | 3 | Sun | Hanukkah |
| 10 | Sun | Human Rights Day | 23 | Sat | Festivus |
| 24 | Sun | Christmas Eve | 25 | Mon | Christmas Day |
| 25 | Mon | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race | 26 | Tue | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Tue | Boxing Day | 26 | Tue | Kwanzaa |
| 26 | Tue | Proclamation Day (South Australia) | 31 | Sun | New Year's Eve |
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