Commemorative Dates 2008
Celebrate every moment of 2008! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 2008
| 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 2008
| 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 | Mardi Gras |
| 13 | Wed | Galentine's Day | 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 2008
| 3 | Mon | Clean Up Australia Day | 8 | Sat | International Women's Day |
| 11 | Tue | Canberra Day | 11 | Tue | Adelaide Cup DayApril |
| 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 | 24 | Mon | Palm Sunday |
| 25 | Tue | Holi | 26 | Wed | Purple Day |
| 29 | Sat | Good Friday 2024 | 29 | Sat | Good Friday Appeal |
April 2008
| 1 | Tue | April Fool's Day | 2 | Wed | Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 | Fri | Eid al-Adha | 9 | Wed | Eid al-Fitr |
| 12 | Sat | American Civil War | 22 | Tue | Earth Day |
| 25 | Fri | Anzac Day June | |||
May 2008
| 1 | Thu | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Sat | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Sun | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Mon | World Laughter Day |
| 5 | Mon | Cinco de Mayo | 9 | Fri | Ascension Day |
| 12 | Mon | International Nurses Day | 15 | Thu | National Families Week |
| 15 | Thu | International Day of Families | 18 | Sun | International Museum Day |
| 19 | Mon | Pentecost | 20 | Tue | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Wed | International Tea Day | 22 | Thu | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 25 | Sun | Shavuot | 26 | Mon | Trinity Sunday |
| 27 | Tue | National Reconciliation Week | 28 | Wed | National Burger Day |
| 30 | Fri | Corpus Christi | 31 | Sat | World No Tobacco Day |
June 2008
| 1 | Sun | National Meat Pie Day | 3 | Tue | Western Australia Day |
| 3 | Tue | Mabo Day | 4 | Wed | National Cheese Day |
| 5 | Thu | World Environment Day | 6 | Fri | Queensland Day |
| 7 | Sat | National Donut Day | 8 | Sun | World Oceans Day |
| 10 | Tue | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas | 10 | Tue | Queen's Birthday |
| 10 | Tue | King's BirthdayJuly | 16 | Mon | Father's Day |
| 16 | Mon | Ganga Dussehra | 16 | Mon | National Vegemite Day |
| 18 | Wed | International Sushi Day | 20 | Fri | World Refugee Day |
| 21 | Sat | International Yoga Day | 21 | Sat | Winter Solstice (Australia) |
| 27 | Fri | International Pineapple Day | |||
July 2008
| 1 | Tue | Picnic Day (Northern Territory)August | 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 2008
| 1 | Fri | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Mon | Sustainable Living Festival (Victoria) |
| 4 | Mon | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day | 5 | Tue | Bank Holiday (New South Wales)December |
| 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 |
| 19 | Tue | National Potato Day | 23 | Sat | Daffodil Day |
September 2008
| 1 | Mon | Father's Day | 1 | Mon | Wattle Day |
| 1 | Mon | Father's Day (Australia) | 3 | Wed | Australian National Flag Day |
| 3 | Wed | Flag Day | 5 | Fri | International Day of Charity |
| 7 | Sun | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Sun | National Threatened Species Day |
| 8 | Mon | National Bilby Day | 8 | Mon | International Literacy 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 | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final |
| 28 | Sun | AFL Grand Final | |||
October 2008
| 1 | Wed | International Coffee Day | 1 | Wed | Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
| 5 | Sun | World Teachers’ Day | 6 | Mon | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia |
| 10 | Fri | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Sun | National Science Week |
| 25 | Sat | World Pasta Day | 27 | Mon | Grandparents Day in Australia |
| 31 | Fri | Halloween | |||
November 2008
| 1 | Sat | Movember | 4 | Tue | Recreation Day |
| 5 | Wed | Melbourne Cup | 13 | Thu | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | Sun | International Day for Tolerance | 20 | Thu | Universal Children’s Day |
| 30 | Sun | St Andrew's Day | |||
December 2008
| 10 | Wed | Human Rights Day | 21 | Sun | Winter Solstice |
| 23 | Tue | Festivus | 24 | Wed | Christmas Eve |
| 25 | Thu | Christmas | 25 | Thu | Christmas Day |
| 25 | Thu | Hanukkah | 25 | Thu | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race |
| 26 | Fri | Kwanzaa | 26 | Fri | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Fri | Proclamation Day (South Australia) | 31 | Wed | New Year's Eve |