Many dates are of special significance to multicultural Australians. For businesses, they offer opportunities for appropriate right-time messaging, and help manage inclusivity in your workplace.
Here we identify a selection of upcoming dates and events.
| July 2019 | |||
| 1st | Coming of the Light Festival (TSI) | ||
| 4th | Independence Day (USA) | ||
| 7th | National NAIDOC Week to 14th | ||
| 9th | Martyrdom of the Báb (Baha’i) | ||
| 14th | Bastille Day (France) | ||
| 16th | Asalha Puja (Dhamma) Day (Buddhist) | ||
| August 2019 | |||
| 4th | National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day | ||
| 9th | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (UN) | ||
| 11th | Eid al-Adha to 15th (Islamic) | ||
| 15th | Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox) | ||
| 15th | Feast of the Assumption (Catholic) | ||
| 15th | Raksha Bandhan – Brother-sister bonding (Hindu) | ||
| 24th | Krishna Jamnashtami (Hindu) | ||
| 31st | Al Hijra/Muharram – Islamic New Year to 28th September | ||
| September 2019 | |||
| 2nd | Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindi) | ||
| 9th | Ashura – 9th to 10th (Islamic) | ||
| 12th | Nayrouz – Coptic New Year | ||
| 13th | Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival (China, Vietnam) | ||
| 17th | Australian Citizenship Day | ||
| 21st | International Day of Peace (UN) | ||
| 21st | Oktoberfest to 6th October (Germany) | ||
| 29th | Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year – sunset 29th to 1st October (Jewish) | ||
| 29th | Navaratri to 8th October (Hindu) | ||
| 30th | Queen’s Birthday (WA) | ||
| October 2019 | |||
| 7th | Queen’s Birthday (QLD) | ||
| 8th | Yom Kippur – sunset 8th to 9th (Jewish) | ||
| 8th | Vijaydashami (Dussehra) (Hindu) | ||
| 13th | Sukkot (Tabernacles) – 13th Oct to 20th (Jewish) | ||
| 20th | Inauguration (Gurgadi) of Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh) | ||
| 20th | Shemini Atzeret – begins sunset 20th to 22nd (Jewish) | ||
| 21st | Simchat Torah – begins sunset 21st to 22nd (Jewish) | ||
| 24th | United Nations Day (UN) | ||
| 27th | Deepavali (Diwali): Festival of Lights (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) | ||
| 27th | Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh) | ||
| 28th | Birth of the Báb – begins sunset 28th to 29th (Baha’i) | ||
| 29th | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh – begins sunset 29th to 30th (Baha’i) | ||
| 31st | Hallowe’en | ||
| November 2019 | |||
| 1st | All Saints’ Day (Christian) | ||
| 2nd | All Souls’ Day (Christian) | ||
| 11th | Remembrance Day (Commonwealth of Nations, France, Belgium) | ||
| 12th | Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) | ||
| 16th | International Day for Tolerance (UN) | ||
| 24th | Martyrdom (Shahidi) of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh) | ||
| 30th | St Andrew’s Day (Scotland) | ||
| December 2019 | |||
| 2nd | First Sunday of Advent (Christian) | ||
| 10th | Human Rights Day (UN) | ||
| 22nd | Chanukah (Hanukkah) Festival of Lights – sunset 22nd to 30th (Jewish) | ||
| 25th | Christmas Day (Christian) | ||
| 26th | Boxing Day | ||
| 31st | New Year’s Eve | ||
| January 2020 | |||
| 1st | New Year’s Day | ||
| 1st | Feast of St Basil (Orthodox) | ||
| 5th | Birth of Guru Gobindh Singh (Sikh) | ||
| 6th | Epiphany (Christian) | ||
| 6th | Armenian Christmas Day | ||
| 19th | Epiphany (Orthodox) | ||
| 20th | World Religion Day (UN) | ||
| 25th | Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat) | ||
| 25th | Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) | ||
| 25th | Burns Night (Scotland) | ||
| 26th | Australia Day | ||
| 26th | Republic Day (India) | ||
| February 2020 | |||
| 6th | Waitangi Day (NZ) | ||
| 9th | Magha Puja (Buddhist) | ||
| 15th | Parinirvana Day (Buddhist) | ||
| 21st | National Multicultural Festival – Canberra (to 23rd) | ||
| 21st | International Mother Language Day (UN) | ||
| 25th | Shrove Tuesday (Christian) | ||
| 26th | Ash Wednesday – Lent begins (Christian) | ||
| 29th | Pako Festa, Geelong | ||
| 29th | Lonsdale Street Festival, Melbourne (to 1st March) (Greek) | ||
| March 2020 | |||
| 1st | St David’s Day (Wales) | ||
| 9th | Purim – sunset 9th to sunset on 10th (Jewish) | ||
| 9th | Holi – Festival of Colours (to 10th) (India) | ||
| 13th | Cultural Diversity Week, Victoria (to 21st) | ||
| 15th | Geelong Highland Gathering (Scotland) | ||
| 17th | St Patrick’s Day (Ireland) | ||
| 21st | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN) | ||
| 21st | Norouz (various spellings) New Year/Spring (Iran, Kurd, Baha’i) | ||
| 21st | Harmony Day | ||
| April 2020 | |||
| 1st | Kha b-Nisan – Assyrian New Year | ||
| 5th | Palm Sunday (Christian) | ||
| 7th | Theravada New Year (Buddhist) | ||
| 8th | Pesach/Passover – sunset 8th to sunset on 16th (Jewish) | ||
| 8th | Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) | ||
| 9th | Maundy Thursday (Christian) | ||
| 10th | Good Friday (Christian) | ||
| 10th | Australian Sikh Games, Perth to 12th | ||
| 12th | Easter Sunday (Christian) | ||
| 12th | Palm Sunday (Orthodox) | ||
| 13th | Songkran – Thai New Year to 15th | ||
| 13th | Easter Monday | ||
| 13th | New Year – Vaisakhi (Sikh) | ||
| 14th | Puthandu – Tamil New Year and Parts of India | ||
| 17th | Holy Friday (Orthodox) | ||
| 18th | Holy Saturday (Orthodox) | ||
| 19th | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | ||
| 19th | First Day of Ridvan – sunset 19th to 1st May (12th day) (Baha’i) | ||
| 20th | Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day: from sunset to sunset on 21st (Jewish) | ||
| 22nd | Earth Day | ||
| 23rd | St George’s Day (England) | ||
| 23rd | Ramadan – from sunset to 23rd May (Islamic) | ||
| 25th | Anzac Day | ||
| 27th | Freedom Day (South Africa) | ||
| 29th | Australian Celtic Festival, Glen Innes NSW to 3rd May | ||
| May 2020 | |||
| 1st | May Day | ||
| 7th | Vesak Day – Buddha’s birthday (Buddhist) | ||
| 9th | Europe Day (EU) | ||
| 16th | Paniyiri Greek Festival, Brisbane to 17th | ||
| 21st | World Day for Cultural Diversity (UN) | ||
| 21st | Yom Yerushalayim/Jerusalem Day to 22nd (Jewish) | ||
| 22nd | Declaration of the Báb – from sunset to 23rd (Baha’i) | ||
| 23rd | Eid al-Fitr – end of Ramadan (Islamic) | ||
| 26th | National Sorry Day (Australia) | ||
| 27th | Reconciliation Week to 3rd June | ||
| 27th | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (Baha’i) to 28th | ||
| 28th | Shavuot – sunset to 30th (Jewish) | ||
| 31st | Pentecost (Christian) | ||
| June 2020 | |||
| 1st | Reconciliation Day, ACT | ||
| 3rd | Mabo Day | ||
| 5th | National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, Vic to 8th | ||
| 8th | Pentecost (Orthodox) | ||
| 8th | Queen’s Birthday (all states except WA and QLD) | ||
| 14th | Refugee Week to 20th | ||
| 20th | World Refugee Day (UN) | ||
| July 2020 | |||
| 1st | Coming of the Light Festival (TSI) | ||
| 4th | Asalha Puja (Dhamma) Day (Buddhist) | ||
| 4th | Independence Day (USA) | ||
| 6th | National NAIDOC Week to 12th | ||
| 10th | Martyrdom of the Báb (Baha’i) | ||
| 14th | Bastille Day (France) | ||
| 30th | Eid al-Adha to 3rd Aug (Islamic) | ||
| August 2020 | |||
| 3rd | Raksha Bandhan – Brother-sister bonding (Hindu) | ||
| 4th | National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day | ||
| 9th | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (UN) | ||
| 11th | Krishna Jamnashtami (Hindu) | ||
| 15th | Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox) | ||
| 15th | Feast of the Assumption (Catholic) | ||
| 20th | Al Hijra/Muharram – Islamic New Year to 17th September | ||
| 22nd | Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindi) | ||
| 28th | Ashura – 28th to 29th (Islamic) | ||
| September 2020 | |||
| 11th | Nayrouz – Coptic New Year | ||
| 17th | Australian Citizenship Day | ||
| 18th | Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year – sunset 18th to 20th (Jewish) | ||
| 19th | Oktoberfest to 4th October (Germany) | ||
| 21st | International Day of Peace (UN) | ||
| 27th | Yom Kippur – sunset 27th to 28th (Jewish) | ||
| 28th | Queen’s Birthday (WA) | ||
| October 2020 | |||
| 1st | Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival (China, Vietnam) | ||
| 2nd | Sukkot (Tabernacles) – 2nd Oct to 9th (Jewish) | ||
| 5th | Queen’s Birthday (QLD) | ||
| 9th | Shemini Atzeret – begins sunset 9th to 11th (Jewish) | ||
| 10th | Simchat Torah – begins sunset 10th to 11th (Jewish) | ||
| 17th | Navaratri to 26th October (Hindu) | ||
| 20th | Inauguration (Gurgadi) of Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh) | ||
| 24th | United Nations Day (UN) | ||
| 25th | Vijayadashami (Dussehra) (Hindu) | ||
| 29th | Birth of the Báb – begins sunset 28th to 29th (Baha’i) | ||
| 30th | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh – begins sunset 29th to 30th (Baha’i) | ||
| 31st | Hallowe’en | ||
| November 2020 | |||
| 1st | All Saints’ Day (Christian) | ||
| 2nd | All Souls’ Day (Christian) | ||
| 11th | Remembrance Day (Commonwealth of Nations, France, Belgium) | ||
| 14th | Deepavali (Diwali): Festival of Lights (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) | ||
| 14th | Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh) | ||
| 16th | International Day for Tolerance (UN) | ||
| 24th | Martyrdom (Shahidi) of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh) | ||
| 26th | Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá | ||
| 28th | Day of the Covenant | ||
| 29th | First Sunday of Advent (Christian) | ||
| 30th | Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) | ||
| 30th | St Andrew’s Day (Scotland) | ||
| December 2020 | |||
| 10th | Human Rights Day (UN) | ||
| 10th | Chanukah (Hanukkah) Festival of Lights – sunset 10th to 18th (Jewish) | ||
| 25th | Christmas Day (Christian) | ||
| 26th | Boxing Day | ||
| 31st | New Year’s Eve | ||
| January 2022 | |||
| 1st | New Year’s Day | ||
| 1st | Feast of St Basil (Orthodox) | ||
| 5th | Birth of Guru Gobindh Singh (Sikh) | ||
| 6th | Epiphany (Christian) | ||
| 6th | Armenian Christmas Day | ||
| 19th | Epiphany (Orthodox) | ||
| 20th | World Religion Day (UN) | ||
| 25th | Burns Night (Scotland) | ||
| 26th | Australia Day | ||
| 26th | Republic Day (India) | ||
| February 2022 | |||
| 1st | Chinese New Year (Year of the Tiger) | ||
| 1st | Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) | ||
| 6th | Waitangi Day (NZ) | ||
| 15th | Parinirvana Day (Buddhist) | ||
| 16th | Magha Puja (Buddhist) | ||
| 21st | International Mother Language Day (UN) | ||
| 26th | Pako Festa, Geelong | ||
| March 2022 | |||
| 1st | Shrove Tuesday (Christian) | ||
| 1st | St David’s Day (Wales) | ||
| 2nd | Ash Wednesday – Lent begins (Christian) | ||
| 5th | Antipodes (Lonsdale Street) Festival, Melbourne (to 6th March) (Greek) | ||
| 10th | Purim – sunset 9th to sunset on 13th (Jewish) | ||
| 15th | Cultural Diversity Week, Victoria (to 21st) | ||
| 17th | St Patrick’s Day (Ireland) | ||
| 17th | Holi – Festival of Colours (to 18th) (India) | ||
| 21st | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN) | ||
| 21st | Norouz (various spellings) New Year/Spring (Iran, Kurd, Baha’i) | ||
| 21st | Harmony Day | ||
| April 2022 | |||
| 1st | Ramadan – from sunset to 30th April (Islamic) | ||
| 1st | Kha b-Nisan – Assyrian New Year | ||
| 10th | Palm Sunday (Christian) | ||
| 13th | Songkran – Thai New Year to 15th | ||
| 14th | Maundy Thursday (Christian) | ||
| 14th | New Year – Vaisakhi (Sikh) | ||
| 14th | Puthandu – Tamil New Year and Parts of India | ||
| 15th | Pesach/Passover – sunset 15th to sunset on 23rd (Jewish) | ||
| 15th | Good Friday (Christian) | ||
| 15th | Australian Sikh Games, Coff’s Harbour to 17th | ||
| 16th | Theravada New Year (Buddhist) | ||
| 16th | Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) | ||
| 17th | Easter Sunday (Christian) | ||
| 17th | Palm Sunday (Orthodox) | ||
| 18th | Easter Monday | ||
| 21st | First Day of Ridvan – sunset 19th to 2nd May (12th day) (Baha’i) | ||
| 22nd | Holy Friday (Orthodox) | ||
| 22nd | Earth Day | ||
| 23rd | Holy Saturday (Orthodox) | ||
| 23rd | St George’s Day (England) | ||
| 24th | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | ||
| 25th | Anzac Day | ||
| 27th | Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day: from sunset to sunset on 28th (Jewish) | ||
| 27th | Freedom Day (South Africa) | ||
| 28th | Australian Celtic Festival, Glen Innes NSW to 1st May | ||
| 30th | Eid al-Fitr – end of Ramadan (Islamic) | ||
| May 2022 | |||
| 1st | May Day | ||
| 6th | Vesak Day – Buddha’s birthday (Buddhist) | ||
| 9th | Europe Day (EU) | ||
| 21st | Paniyiri Greek Festival, Brisbane to 22nd | ||
| 21st | World Day for Cultural Diversity (UN) | ||
| 24th | Declaration of the Báb – from sunset to 24th (Baha’i) | ||
| 26th | National Sorry Day (Australia) | ||
| 27th | Reconciliation Week to 3rd June | ||
| 28th | Yom Yerushalayim/Jerusalem Day to 29th (Jewish) | ||
| 29th | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (Baha’i) to 30th | ||
| 30th | Reconciliation Day, ACT | ||
| June 2022 | |||
| 3rd | Mabo Day | ||
| 4th | Shavuot – sunset to 6th (Jewish) | ||
| 5th | Pentecost (Christian) | ||
| 10th | National Celtic Festival, Portarlington, Vic to 13th | ||
| 12th | Pentecost (Orthodox) | ||
| 14th | Queen’s Birthday (all states except WA and QLD) | ||
| 19th | Refugee Week to 25th | ||
| 20th | World Refugee Day (UN) | ||
| July 2022 | |||
| 1st | Coming of the Light Festival (TSI) | ||
| 3rd | National NAIDOC Week to 10th | ||
| 4th | Independence Day (USA) | ||
| 9th | Martyrdom of the Báb (Baha’i) | ||
| 9th | Eid al-Adha to 13th (Islamic) | ||
| 13th | Asalha Puja (Dhamma) Day (Buddhist) | ||
| 14th | Bastille Day (France) | ||
| August 2022 | |||
| 4th | National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day | ||
| 7th | Ashura – to 8th (Islamic) | ||
| 9th | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (UN) | ||
| 9th | Al Hijra/Muharram – Islamic New Year to 10th | ||
| 11th | Raksha Bandhan – Brother-sister bonding (Hindu) | ||
| 15th | Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox) | ||
| 15th | Feast of the Assumption (Catholic) | ||
| 18th | Krishna Jamnashtami to 19th (Hindu) | ||
| 31st | Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindi) | ||
| September 2022 | |||
| 10th | Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival (China, Vietnam) | ||
| 11th | Nayrouz – Coptic New Year | ||
| 17th | Australian Citizenship Day | ||
| 17th | Oktoberfest to 3rd October (Germany) | ||
| 21st | International Day of Peace (UN) | ||
| 25th | Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year – sunset 27th (Jewish) | ||
| 26th | Queen’s Birthday (WA) | ||
| 26th | Navaratri to 5th October (Hindu) | ||
| October 2022 | |||
| 3rd | Queen’s Birthday (QLD) | ||
| 4th | Yom Kippur – sunset 4th to 5th (Jewish) | ||
| 5th | Vijayadashami (Dussehra) (Hindu) | ||
| 9th | Sukkot (Tabernacles) – 9th Oct to 16th (Jewish) | ||
| 16th | Shemini Atzeret – begins sunset 16th to 18th (Jewish) | ||
| 17th | Simchat Torah – begins sunset 17th to 18th (Jewish) | ||
| 20th | Inauguration (Gurgadi) of Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh) | ||
| 24th | United Nations Day (UN) | ||
| 24th | Deepavali (Diwali): Festival of Lights (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) | ||
| 24th | Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh) | ||
| 25th | Birth of the Báb – begins sunset 25th to 26th (Baha’i) | ||
| 26th | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh – begins sunset 26th to 27th (Baha’i) | ||
| 31st | Hallowe’en | ||
| November 2022 | |||
| 1st | All Saints’ Day (Christian) | ||
| 2nd | All Souls’ Day (Christian) | ||
| 8th | Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) | ||
| 11th | Remembrance Day (Commonwealth of Nations, France, Belgium) | ||
| 16th | International Day for Tolerance (UN) | ||
| 24th | Martyrdom (Shahidi) of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh) | ||
| 26th | Day of the Covenant | ||
| 27th | First Sunday of Advent (Christian) | ||
| 28th | Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to 29th | ||
| 30th | St Andrew’s Day (Scotland) | ||
| December 2022 | |||
| 10th | Human Rights Day (UN) | ||
| 18th | Chanukah (Hanukkah) Festival of Lights – sunset 18th to 26th (Jewish) | ||
| 25th | Christmas Day (Christian) | ||
| 26th | Boxing Day | ||
| 31st | New Year’s Eve | ||