Commemorative Dates 2026
Celebrate every moment of 2026! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 2026
| 1 | Thu | New Year’s Day | 5 | Mon | Sydney Festival |
| 5 | Mon | National Whipped Cream Day | 7 | Wed | Orthodox Christmas |
| 25 | Sun | Mahayana New Year | 26 | Mon | Australia Day March |
| 31 | Sat | National Hot Chocolate Day | |||
February 2026
| 2 | Mon | Groundhog Day 2024 | 6 | Fri | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 9 | Mon | National Pizza Day | 10 | Tue | Lunar New Year |
| 12 | Thu | Royal Hobart Regatta | 13 | Fri | Mardi Gras |
| 13 | Fri | Galentine's Day | 14 | Sat | Ash Wednesday |
| 14 | Sat | Valentine's Day | 15 | Sun | Singles Awareness Day |
| 16 | Mon | National Tim Tam Day | 17 | Tue | Random Acts of Kindness Day |
March 2026
| 3 | Tue | Clean Up Australia Day | 8 | Sun | International Women's Day |
| 11 | Wed | Canberra Day | 11 | Wed | Adelaide Cup DayApril |
| 17 | Tue | Saint Patrick's Day | 20 | Fri | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) |
| 21 | Sat | Harmony Day | 23 | Mon | National Chip and Dip Day |
| 23 | Mon | National Eucalypt Day | 24 | Tue | Palm Sunday |
| 25 | Wed | Holi | 26 | Thu | Purple Day |
| 29 | Sun | Good Friday 2024 | 29 | Sun | Good Friday Appeal |
April 2026
| 1 | Wed | April Fool's Day | 2 | Thu | Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 | Sat | Eid al-Adha | 9 | Thu | Eid al-Fitr |
| 12 | Sun | American Civil War | 22 | Wed | Earth Day |
| 25 | Sat | Anzac Day June | |||
May 2026
| 1 | Fri | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Sun | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Mon | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Tue | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Tue | World Laughter Day | 9 | Sat | Ascension Day |
| 12 | Tue | International Nurses Day | 15 | Fri | International Day of Families |
| 15 | Fri | National Families Week | 18 | Mon | International Museum Day |
| 19 | Tue | Pentecost | 20 | Wed | Whit Monday |
| 21 | Thu | International Tea Day | 22 | Fri | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 25 | Mon | Shavuot | 26 | Tue | Trinity Sunday |
| 27 | Wed | National Reconciliation Week | 28 | Thu | National Burger Day |
| 30 | Sat | Corpus Christi | 31 | Sun | World No Tobacco Day |
June 2026
| 1 | Mon | National Meat Pie Day | 3 | Wed | Mabo Day |
| 3 | Wed | Western Australia Day | 4 | Thu | National Cheese Day |
| 5 | Fri | World Environment Day | 6 | Sat | Queensland Day |
| 7 | Sun | National Donut Day | 8 | Mon | World Oceans Day |
| 10 | Wed | Queen's Birthday | 10 | Wed | King's BirthdayJuly |
| 10 | Wed | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas | 16 | Tue | Father's Day |
| 16 | Tue | Ganga Dussehra | 16 | Tue | National Vegemite Day |
| 18 | Thu | International Sushi Day | 20 | Sat | World Refugee Day |
| 21 | Sun | International Yoga Day | 21 | Sun | Winter Solstice (Australia) |
| 27 | Sat | International Pineapple Day | |||
July 2026
| 1 | Wed | Picnic Day (Northern Territory)August | 7 | Tue | NAIDOC Week |
| 11 | Sat | World Population Day | 14 | Tue | Bastille Day |
| 21 | Tue | National Lamington Day | 25 | Sat | Christmas In July |
| 28 | Tue | Parents' Day | |||
August 2026
| 1 | Sat | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Tue | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
| 4 | Tue | Sustainable Living Festival (Victoria) | 5 | Wed | Bank Holiday (New South Wales)December |
| 9 | Sun | The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | 10 | Mon | Royal Queensland Show Ekka |
| 14 | Fri | World Lizard Day | 16 | Sun | National Rum Day |
| 19 | Wed | National Potato Day | 23 | Sun | Daffodil Day |
September 2026
| 1 | Tue | Wattle Day | 1 | Tue | Father's Day (Australia) |
| 1 | Tue | Father's Day | 3 | Thu | Flag Day |
| 3 | Thu | Australian National Flag Day | 5 | Sat | International Day of Charity |
| 7 | Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Mon | National Threatened Species Day |
| 8 | Tue | International Literacy Day | 8 | Tue | National Bilby Day |
| 10 | Thu | Bravehearts Day (White Balloon Day) | 12 | Sat | R U OK? Day |
| 17 | Thu | Australian Citizenship Day | 21 | Mon | International Day of Peace |
| 22 | Tue | World Car-Free Day | 24 | Thu | World Gorilla Day |
| 27 | Sun | World Tourism Day | 28 | Mon | AFL Grand Final |
| 28 | Mon | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final | |||
October 2026
| 1 | Thu | International Coffee Day | 1 | Thu | Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
| 5 | Mon | World Teachers’ Day | 6 | Tue | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia |
| 10 | Sat | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Mon | National Science Week |
| 25 | Sun | World Pasta Day | 27 | Tue | Grandparents Day in Australia |
| 31 | Sat | Halloween | |||
November 2026
| 1 | Sun | Movember | 4 | Wed | Recreation Day |
| 5 | Thu | Melbourne Cup | 13 | Fri | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | Mon | International Day for Tolerance | 20 | Fri | Universal Children’s Day |
| 30 | Mon | St Andrew's Day | |||
December 2026
| 10 | Thu | Human Rights Day | 21 | Mon | Winter Solstice |
| 23 | Wed | Festivus | 24 | Thu | Christmas Eve |
| 25 | Fri | Christmas | 25 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| 25 | Fri | Hanukkah | 25 | Fri | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race |
| 26 | Sat | Boxing Day | 26 | Sat | Proclamation Day (South Australia) |
| 26 | Sat | Kwanzaa | 31 | Thu | New Year's Eve |