Commemorative Dates 2028
Celebrate every moment of 2028! Discover Australia's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 2028
| 1 | Sat | New Year’s Day | 5 | Wed | National Whipped Cream Day |
| 5 | Wed | Sydney Festival | 7 | Fri | Orthodox Christmas |
| 25 | Tue | Mahayana New Year | 26 | Wed | Australia Day March |
| 31 | Mon | National Hot Chocolate Day | |||
February 2028
| 2 | Wed | Groundhog Day 2024 | 6 | Sun | Isra and Mi'raj |
| 9 | Wed | National Pizza Day | 10 | Thu | Lunar New Year |
| 12 | Sat | Royal Hobart Regatta | 13 | Sun | Mardi Gras |
| 13 | Sun | Galentine's Day | 14 | Mon | Valentine's Day |
| 14 | Mon | Ash Wednesday | 15 | Tue | Singles Awareness Day |
| 16 | Wed | National Tim Tam Day | 17 | Thu | Random Acts of Kindness Day |
March 2028
| 3 | Fri | Clean Up Australia Day | 8 | Wed | International Women's Day |
| 11 | Sat | Canberra Day | 11 | Sat | Adelaide Cup DayApril |
| 17 | Fri | Saint Patrick's Day | 20 | Mon | Autumnal Equinox (Australia) |
| 21 | Tue | Harmony Day | 23 | Thu | National Eucalypt Day |
| 23 | Thu | National Chip and Dip Day | 24 | Fri | Palm Sunday |
| 25 | Sat | Holi | 26 | Sun | Purple Day |
| 29 | Wed | Good Friday 2024 | 29 | Wed | Good Friday Appeal |
April 2028
| 1 | Sat | April Fool's Day | 2 | Sun | Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 | Tue | Eid al-Adha | 9 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr |
| 12 | Wed | American Civil War | 22 | Sat | Earth Day |
| 25 | Tue | Anzac Day June | |||
May 2028
| 1 | Mon | Aussie Wine Month | 3 | Wed | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Thu | Free Comic Book Day | 5 | Fri | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Fri | World Laughter Day | 9 | Tue | Ascension Day |
| 12 | Fri | International Nurses Day | 14 | Sun | Mother's Day |
| 15 | Mon | International Day of Families | 15 | Mon | National Families Week |
| 18 | Thu | International Museum Day | 19 | Fri | Pentecost |
| 20 | Sat | Whit Monday | 21 | Sun | International Tea Day |
| 22 | Mon | International Day for Biological Diversity | 25 | Thu | Shavuot |
| 26 | Fri | Trinity Sunday | 27 | Sat | National Reconciliation Week |
| 28 | Sun | National Burger Day | 30 | Tue | Corpus Christi |
| 31 | Wed | World No Tobacco Day | |||
June 2028
| 1 | Thu | National Meat Pie Day | 3 | Sat | Mabo Day |
| 3 | Sat | Western Australia Day | 4 | Sun | National Cheese Day |
| 5 | Mon | World Environment Day | 6 | Tue | Queensland Day |
| 7 | Wed | National Donut Day | 8 | Thu | World Oceans Day |
| 10 | Sat | King's BirthdayJuly | 10 | Sat | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas |
| 10 | Sat | Queen's Birthday | 16 | Fri | Ganga Dussehra |
| 16 | Fri | National Vegemite Day | 16 | Fri | Father's Day |
| 18 | Sun | International Sushi Day | 20 | Tue | World Refugee Day |
| 21 | Wed | International Yoga Day | 21 | Wed | Winter Solstice (Australia) |
| 27 | Tue | International Pineapple Day | |||
July 2028
| 1 | Sat | Picnic Day (Northern Territory)August | 7 | Fri | NAIDOC Week |
| 11 | Tue | World Population Day | 14 | Fri | Bastille Day |
| 21 | Fri | National Lamington Day | 25 | Tue | Christmas In July |
| 28 | Fri | Parents' Day | |||
August 2028
| 1 | Tue | Be An Angel Day | 4 | Fri | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
| 4 | Fri | Sustainable Living Festival (Victoria) | 5 | Sat | Bank Holiday (New South Wales)December |
| 9 | Wed | The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | 10 | Thu | Royal Queensland Show Ekka |
| 14 | Mon | World Lizard Day | 16 | Wed | National Rum Day |
| 19 | Sat | National Potato Day | 23 | Wed | Daffodil Day |
September 2028
| 1 | Fri | Father's Day (Australia) | 1 | Fri | Father's Day |
| 1 | Fri | Wattle Day | 3 | Sun | Flag Day |
| 3 | Sun | Father's Day | 3 | Sun | Australian National Flag Day |
| 5 | Tue | International Day of Charity | 7 | Thu | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 7 | Thu | National Threatened Species Day | 8 | Fri | International Literacy Day |
| 8 | Fri | National Bilby Day | 10 | Sun | Bravehearts Day (White Balloon Day) |
| 12 | Tue | R U OK? Day | 17 | Sun | Australian Citizenship Day |
| 21 | Thu | International Day of Peace | 22 | Fri | World Car-Free Day |
| 24 | Sun | World Gorilla Day | 27 | Wed | World Tourism Day |
| 28 | Thu | AFL Grand Final | 28 | Thu | Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final |
October 2028
| 1 | Sun | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Sun | International Coffee Day |
| 5 | Thu | World Teachers’ Day | 6 | Fri | Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Australia |
| 10 | Tue | World Mental Health Day | 12 | Thu | National Science Week |
| 25 | Wed | World Pasta Day | 27 | Fri | Grandparents Day in Australia |
| 31 | Tue | Halloween | |||
November 2028
| 1 | Wed | Movember | 4 | Sat | Recreation Day |
| 5 | Sun | Melbourne Cup | 13 | Mon | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | Thu | International Day for Tolerance | 20 | Mon | Universal Children’s Day |
| 30 | Thu | St Andrew's Day | |||
December 2028
| 10 | Sun | Human Rights Day | 21 | Thu | Winter Solstice |
| 23 | Sat | Festivus | 24 | Sun | Christmas Eve |
| 25 | Mon | Hanukkah | 25 | Mon | Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race |
| 25 | Mon | Christmas | 25 | Mon | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Tue | Proclamation Day (South Australia) | 26 | Tue | Kwanzaa |
| 26 | Tue | Boxing Day | 31 | Sun | New Year's Eve |