Commemorative Dates 1966
Celebrate every moment of 1966! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 1966
| 1 | Sat | New Year's Day | 3 | Mon | New Year's Day (observed) |
| 5 | Wed | National Whipped Cream Day | 5 | Wed | Sydney Festival |
| 7 | Fri | Orthodox Christmas | 23 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr |
| 25 | Tue | Mahayana New Year | 26 | Wed | Australia Day |
| 31 | Mon | National Hot Chocolate Day | |||
February 1966
| 2 | Wed | Groundhog Day | 6 | Sun | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 9 | Wed | National Pizza Day | 12 | Sat | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| 13 | Sun | Galentine's Day | 14 | Mon | Valentine's Day |
| 15 | Tue | Singles Awareness Day | 16 | Wed | National Tim Tam Day |
| 17 | Thu | Random Acts of Kindness Day | 22 | Tue | Mardi Gras |
| 23 | Wed | Ash Wednesday | |||
March 1966
| 1 | Tue | Autumn | 6 | Sun | Clean Up Australia Day |
| 8 | Tue | International Women's Day | 11 | Fri | Canberra Day |
| 17 | Thu | Saint Patrick's Day | 20 | Sun | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) |
| 21 | Mon | Harmony Day | 23 | Wed | National Chip and Dip Day |
| 23 | Wed | National Eucalypt Day | 26 | Sat | Purple Day |
April 1966
| 1 | Fri | April Fool's Day | 1 | Fri | Eid al-Adha |
| 2 | Sat | Autism Awareness Day | 3 | Sun | Palm Sunday |
| 8 | Fri | Good Friday | 8 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 8 | Fri | Good Friday Appeal | 10 | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| 11 | Mon | Easter Monday | 12 | Tue | American Civil War |
| 22 | Fri | Earth Day | 25 | Mon | Anzac Day |
May 1966
| 1 | Sun | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Tue | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Wed | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Thu | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Thu | World Laughter Day | 8 | Sun | Mother's Day |
| 12 | Thu | International Nurses Day | 15 | Sun | International Day of Families |
| 15 | Sun | National Families Week | 18 | Wed | International Museum Day |
| 19 | Thu | Ascension Day | 20 | Fri | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Sat | International Tea Day | 22 | Sun | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 25 | Wed | Shavuot | 27 | Fri | National Reconciliation Week |
| 28 | Sat | National Burger Day | 29 | Sun | Pentecost |
| 31 | Tue | World No Tobacco Day | |||
June 1966
| 1 | Wed | National Meat Pie Day | 1 | Wed | Winter |
| 3 | Fri | Mabo Day | 3 | Fri | National Donut Day |
| 4 | Sat | National Cheese Day | 5 | Sun | Trinity Sunday |
| 5 | Sun | World Environment Day | 6 | Mon | Queensland Day |
| 8 | Wed | World Oceans Day | 9 | Thu | Corpus Christi |
| 10 | Fri | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas | 16 | Thu | Ganga Dussehra |
| 16 | Thu | National Vegemite Day | 18 | Sat | International Sushi Day |
| 20 | Mon | World Refugee Day | 21 | Tue | International Yoga Day |
| 22 | Wed | Winter Solstice (Australia) | 27 | Mon | International Pineapple Day |
July 1966
| 7 | Thu | NAIDOC Week | 11 | Mon | World Population Day |
| 14 | Thu | Bastille Day | 21 | Thu | National Lamington Day |
| 25 | Mon | Christmas In July | 28 | Thu | Parents' Day |
August 1966
| 1 | Mon | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Thu | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
| 9 | Tue | The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | 10 | Wed | Royal Queensland Show Ekka |
| 14 | Sun | World Lizard Day | 16 | Tue | National Rum Day |
| 19 | Fri | National Potato Day | 23 | Tue | Daffodil Day |
September 1966
| 1 | Thu | Spring | 1 | Thu | Wattle Day |
| 3 | Sat | Australian National Flag Day | 3 | Sat | Flag Day |
| 4 | Sun | Father's Day | 4 | Sun | Father's Day |
| 4 | Sun | Father's Day (Australia) | 5 | Mon | International Day of Charity |
| 7 | Wed | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Wed | National Threatened Species Day |
| 8 | Thu | International Literacy Day | 8 | Thu | National Bilby Day |
| 10 | Sat | Bravehearts Day (White Balloon Day) | 12 | Mon | R U OK? Day |
| 17 | Sat | Australian Citizenship Day | 21 | Wed | International Day of Peace |
| 22 | Thu | World Car-Free Day | 24 | Sat | World Gorilla Day |
| 27 | Tue | World Tourism Day | 28 | Wed | AFL Grand Final |
| 28 | Wed | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final | |||
October 1966
| 1 | Sat | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Sat | International Coffee Day |
| 2 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia | 5 | Wed | World Teachers’ Day |
| 10 | Mon | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Wed | National Science Week |
| 25 | Tue | World Pasta Day | 30 | Sun | Grandparents Day in Australia |
| 31 | Mon | Halloween | |||
November 1966
| 1 | Tue | Melbourne Cup | 1 | Tue | Movember |
| 4 | Fri | Recreation Day | 13 | Sun | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | Wed | International Day for Tolerance | 20 | Sun | Universal Children’s Day |
| 30 | Wed | St Andrew's Day | |||
December 1966
| 1 | Thu | Summer | 8 | Thu | Hanukkah |
| 10 | Sat | Human Rights Day | 23 | Fri | Festivus |
| 24 | Sat | Christmas Eve | 25 | Sun | Christmas Day |
| 25 | Sun | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race | 26 | Mon | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Mon | Boxing Day | 26 | Mon | Kwanzaa |
| 26 | Mon | Proclamation Day (South Australia) | 27 | Tue | Christmas Day (observed) |
| 31 | Sat | New Year's Eve | |||
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