Commemorative Dates 2002
Celebrate every moment of 2002! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 2002
| 1 | Tue | New Year’s Day | 5 | Sat | Sydney Festival |
| 5 | Sat | National Whipped Cream Day | 7 | Mon | Orthodox Christmas |
| 25 | Fri | Mahayana New Year | 26 | Sat | Australia Day March |
| 31 | Thu | National Hot Chocolate Day | |||
February 2002
| 2 | Sat | Groundhog Day 2024 | 6 | Wed | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 9 | Sat | National Pizza Day | 10 | Sun | Lunar New Year |
| 12 | Tue | Royal Hobart Regatta | 13 | Wed | Galentine's Day |
| 13 | Wed | Mardi Gras | 14 | Thu | Valentine's Day |
| 14 | Thu | Ash Wednesday | 15 | Fri | Singles Awareness Day |
| 16 | Sat | National Tim Tam Day | 17 | Sun | Random Acts of Kindness Day |
March 2002
| 3 | Sun | Clean Up Australia Day | 8 | Fri | International Women's Day |
| 11 | Mon | Canberra Day | 11 | Mon | Adelaide Cup DayApril |
| 17 | Sun | Saint Patrick's Day | 20 | Wed | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) |
| 21 | Thu | Harmony Day | 23 | Sat | National Chip and Dip Day |
| 23 | Sat | National Eucalypt Day | 24 | Sun | Palm Sunday |
| 25 | Mon | Holi | 26 | Tue | Purple Day |
| 29 | Fri | Good Friday Appeal | 29 | Fri | Good Friday 2024 |
April 2002
| 1 | Mon | April Fool's Day | 2 | Tue | Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 | Thu | Eid al-Adha | 9 | Tue | Eid al-Fitr |
| 12 | Fri | American Civil War | 22 | Mon | Earth Day |
| 25 | Thu | Anzac Day June | |||
May 2002
| 1 | Wed | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Fri | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Sat | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Sun | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Sun | World Laughter Day | 9 | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 12 | Sun | International Nurses Day | 15 | Wed | International Day of Families |
| 15 | Wed | National Families Week | 18 | Sat | International Museum Day |
| 19 | Sun | Pentecost | 20 | Mon | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Tue | International Tea Day | 22 | Wed | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 25 | Sat | Shavuot | 26 | Sun | Trinity Sunday |
| 27 | Mon | National Reconciliation Week | 28 | Tue | National Burger Day |
| 30 | Thu | Corpus Christi | 31 | Fri | World No Tobacco Day |
June 2002
| 1 | Sat | National Meat Pie Day | 3 | Mon | Mabo Day |
| 3 | Mon | Western Australia 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 | 10 | Mon | Queen's Birthday |
| 10 | Mon | King's BirthdayJuly | 16 | Sun | National Vegemite Day |
| 16 | Sun | Father's Day | 16 | Sun | Ganga Dussehra |
| 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 2002
| 1 | Mon | Picnic Day (Northern Territory)August | 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 2002
| 1 | Thu | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Sun | Sustainable Living Festival (Victoria) |
| 4 | Sun | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day | 5 | Mon | Bank Holiday (New South Wales)December |
| 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 2002
| 1 | Sun | Father's Day | 1 | Sun | Wattle Day |
| 1 | Sun | Father's Day (Australia) | 3 | Tue | Flag Day |
| 3 | Tue | Australian National Flag Day | 5 | Thu | International Day of Charity |
| 7 | Sat | National Threatened Species Day | 7 | Sat | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 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 2002
| 1 | Tue | International Coffee Day | 1 | Tue | Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
| 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 2002
| 1 | Fri | Movember | 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 2002
| 10 | Tue | Human Rights Day | 21 | Sat | Winter Solstice |
| 23 | Mon | Festivus | 24 | Tue | Christmas Eve |
| 25 | Wed | Hanukkah | 25 | Wed | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race |
| 25 | Wed | Christmas | 25 | Wed | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Thu | Kwanzaa | 26 | Thu | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Thu | Proclamation Day (South Australia) | 31 | Tue | New Year's Eve |