Commemorative Dates 1962
Celebrate every moment of 1962! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 1962
| 1 | Mon | New Year's Day | 5 | Fri | National Whipped Cream Day |
| 5 | Fri | Sydney Festival | 7 | Sun | Orthodox Christmas |
| 25 | Thu | Mahayana New Year | 26 | Fri | Australia Day |
| 31 | Wed | National Hot Chocolate Day | |||
February 1962
| 2 | Fri | Groundhog Day | 6 | Tue | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 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 1962
| 1 | Thu | Autumn | 4 | Sun | Clean Up Australia Day |
| 6 | Tue | Mardi Gras | 7 | Wed | Ash Wednesday |
| 8 | Thu | Eid al-Fitr | 8 | Thu | International Women's Day |
| 11 | Sun | Canberra Day | 17 | Sat | Saint Patrick's Day |
| 20 | Tue | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) | 21 | Wed | Harmony Day |
| 23 | Fri | National Chip and Dip Day | 23 | Fri | National Eucalypt Day |
| 26 | Mon | Purple Day | |||
April 1962
| 1 | Sun | April Fool's Day | 2 | Mon | Autism Awareness Day |
| 12 | Thu | American Civil War | 15 | Sun | Palm Sunday |
| 20 | Fri | Good Friday | 20 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 20 | Fri | Good Friday Appeal | 22 | Sun | Earth Day |
| 22 | Sun | Easter Sunday | 23 | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 25 | Wed | Anzac Day | |||
May 1962
| 1 | Tue | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Thu | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Fri | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Sat | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Sat | World Laughter Day | 12 | Sat | International Nurses Day |
| 13 | Sun | Mother's Day | 15 | Tue | Eid al-Adha |
| 15 | Tue | International Day of Families | 15 | Tue | National Families Week |
| 18 | Fri | International Museum Day | 20 | Sun | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Mon | International Tea Day | 22 | Tue | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 27 | Sun | National Reconciliation Week | 28 | Mon | National Burger Day |
| 31 | Thu | Ascension Day | 31 | Thu | World No Tobacco Day |
June 1962
| 1 | Fri | National Donut Day | 1 | Fri | National Meat Pie Day |
| 1 | Fri | Winter | 3 | Sun | Mabo Day |
| 4 | Mon | National Cheese Day | 5 | Tue | World Environment Day |
| 6 | Wed | Queensland Day | 8 | Fri | Shavuot |
| 8 | Fri | World Oceans Day | 10 | Sun | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas |
| 10 | Sun | Pentecost | 16 | Sat | Ganga Dussehra |
| 16 | Sat | National Vegemite Day | 17 | Sun | Trinity Sunday |
| 18 | Mon | International Sushi Day | 20 | Wed | World Refugee Day |
| 21 | Thu | Corpus Christi | 21 | Thu | International Yoga Day |
| 22 | Fri | Winter Solstice (Australia) | 27 | Wed | International Pineapple Day |
July 1962
| 7 | Sat | NAIDOC Week | 11 | Wed | World Population Day |
| 14 | Sat | Bastille Day | 21 | Sat | National Lamington Day |
| 25 | Wed | Christmas In July | 28 | Sat | Parents' Day |
August 1962
| 1 | Wed | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Sat | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
| 9 | Thu | The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | 10 | Fri | Royal Queensland Show Ekka |
| 14 | Tue | World Lizard Day | 16 | Thu | National Rum Day |
| 19 | Sun | National Potato Day | 23 | Thu | Daffodil Day |
September 1962
| 1 | Sat | Spring | 1 | Sat | Wattle Day |
| 2 | Sun | Father's Day | 2 | Sun | Father's Day |
| 2 | Sun | Father's Day (Australia) | 3 | Mon | Australian National Flag Day |
| 3 | Mon | Flag Day | 5 | Wed | International Day of Charity |
| 7 | Fri | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Fri | National Threatened Species Day |
| 8 | Sat | International Literacy Day | 8 | Sat | National Bilby Day |
| 10 | Mon | Bravehearts Day (White Balloon Day) | 12 | Wed | R U OK? Day |
| 17 | Mon | Australian Citizenship Day | 21 | Fri | International Day of Peace |
| 22 | Sat | World Car-Free Day | 24 | Mon | World Gorilla Day |
| 27 | Thu | World Tourism Day | 28 | Fri | AFL Grand Final |
| 28 | Fri | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final | |||
October 1962
| 1 | Mon | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Mon | International Coffee Day |
| 5 | Fri | World Teachers’ Day | 7 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia |
| 10 | Wed | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Fri | National Science Week |
| 25 | Thu | World Pasta Day | 28 | Sun | Grandparents Day in Australia |
| 31 | Wed | Halloween | |||
November 1962
| 1 | Thu | Movember | 4 | Sun | Recreation Day |
| 6 | Tue | Melbourne Cup | 13 | Tue | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | Fri | International Day for Tolerance | 20 | Tue | Universal Children’s Day |
| 30 | Fri | St Andrew's Day | |||
December 1962
| 1 | Sat | Summer | 10 | Mon | Human Rights Day |
| 22 | Sat | Hanukkah | 23 | Sun | Festivus |
| 24 | Mon | Christmas Eve | 25 | Tue | Christmas Day |
| 25 | Tue | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race | 26 | Wed | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Wed | Boxing Day | 26 | Wed | Kwanzaa |
| 26 | Wed | Proclamation Day (South Australia) | 31 | Mon | New Year's Eve |
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