Welcome to the ultimate 2025 Calendar of Social and Cultural Events and Significant Days for Australian Early Childhood Educators and Teachers!
This comprehensive guide has been thoughtfully designed to support your programming and planning throughout the year. Packed with key dates, celebrations, and cultural milestones, it’s the perfect companion for sparking ideas, fostering cultural understanding, and enriching the learning experiences of the children in your care.
Feel free to scroll through the dates at your own pace, or use the handy shortcuts below to jump straight to the month you are planning for.
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC
January
- 1st Jan New Years Day
- 2nd Jan World Introvert Day
- 4th Jan World Braille Day
- 7th Jan Orthodox Christmas - Christian Holiday
- 10th Jan Houseplant Appreciation Day
- 13th Jan National Clean Your Desk Day, National Rubber Ducky Day
- 14th Jan International Kite Day, Orthodox New Year's Day - Christian Holiday, Mahayana New Year - Buddhist Holiday
- 19th Jan World Religion Day
- 20th Jan Penguin Awareness Day
- 21st Jan National Hugging Day
- 24th Jan International Day of Education
- 26th Jan Public Holiday, Yabun Festival (SYD), Isra and Mi'raj - Muslim Holiday
- 27th Jan Bunya Dreaming (BRIS), Chocolate Cake Day
- 28th Jan International Lego Day
- 29th Jan Lunar New Year, National Puzzle Day
- 31st Jan National Hot Chocolate Day
February
- 2nd Jan Groundhog Day, Saraswati Puja - Hindu Holiday
- 5th Feb World Nutella Day
- 9th Feb National Pizza Day
- 13th Feb Galentine's Day
- 14th Feb Valentine's Day, International Book Giving Day
- 16th Feb National Tim Tam Day
- 17th Feb Random Acts of Kindness Day
- 20th Feb National Love Your Pet Day
- 26th Feb Tell a Fairy Tale Day
- 28th Feb Last Day of Summer, Schools Clean Up Day
March
- 1st Mar First Day of Autumn, World Compliment Day
- 2nd Mar Clean Up Australia Day
- 3rd Mar World Wildlife Day
- 5th Mar Ash Wednesday - Christian Holiday
- 8th Mar International Women's Day
- 13th-14th Mar Purim - Jewish Holiday
- 14th Mar International Day of Mathematics
- 17th Mar St Patrick's Day
- 17th-23rd Mar Harmony Week
- 20th Mar World Storytelling Day, International Day of Happiness
- 21st Mar National Ride2School Day, World Poetry Day, National Flower Day, Close the Gap Day
- 22nd Mar World Water Day
- 23rd Mar National Eucalypt Day, National Chip & Dip Day
- 26th Mar Purple Day (International Epilepsy Day)
- 27th Mar Laylat al-Qadr - Islamic Holiday
- 30th Mar Neighbour Day
- 30th-31st Mar Eid al-Fitr - Islamic Holiday
- 30th Mar - 7th Apr Navaratri - Hindu Festival
April
- 1st Apr April Fools
- 2nd Apr Autism Awareness Day, International Children's Book Day
- 2nd-13th Apr Nature Play Week
- 7th Apr World Health Day
- 11th Apr National Pet Day
- 13th Apr Palm Sunday - Christian Holiday
- 17th Apr Maundy Thursday - Christian Holiday
- 18th Apr Good Friday - Christian Holiday
- 19th Apr Easter Saturday - Christian Holiday
- 20th Apr Easter Sunday - Christian Holiday
- 21th Apr World Creativity and Innovation Day, Easter Monday - Christian Holiday
- 22nd Apr Earth Day, National Jelly Bean Day
- 25th Apr ANZAC Day
- 26th Apr Hug an Australian Day, World Veterinary Day
- 28th Apr World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Pay It Forward Day
- 30th Apr International Jazz Day
May
- 1st May National Mother Goose Day
- 4th May Free Comic Book Day, International Respect for Chickens Day, World Laughter Day
- 5th-11th May National Family Day Care Week
- 7th May National Dinosaur Day
- 11th May Mother's Day
- 12th May International Nurses Day
- 15th May International Day of Families
- 16th May Endangered Species Day
- 18th May International Museum Day
- 20th May World Bee Day
- 21th May National Simultaneous Storytime, International Tea Day
- 22nd May International Day for Biological Diversity
- 23rd May World Turtle Day
- 26th May National Sorry Day
- 27th May - 3rd Jun National Reconciliation Week
- 28th May International Burger Day
- 29th May Ascension Day - Christian Holiday
- 31st May Last Day of Autumn
June
Pride Month
- 1st Jun First Day of Winter, National Pie Day
- 1st-3rd Jun Shavuot - Jewish Holiday
- 3rd Jun Mabo Day
- 4th Jun National Cheese Day
- 5th Jun Ganga Dussehra - Hindu Holiday, World Environment Day
- 6th Jun National Donut Day
- 6th-10th Jun Eid al-Adha - Islamic Holiday
- 6th-8th Jun ACA Qld 2025 National Conference
- 8th Jun Pentecost - Christian Holiday, World Oceans Day
- 10th-16th Jun Men's Health Week
- 11th Jun International Day of Play
- 16th Jun National Vegemite Day
- 18th Jun International Sushi Day
- 19th Jun Corpus Christi - Christian Holiday
- 21st Jun World Music Day, Winter Solstice, International Day of Yoga
- 26th Jun Muharram/Islamic New Year
- 27th Jun International Pineapple Day
- 28th Jun ECTA Early Childhood Conference
July
Dry July
- 1st Jul International Joke Day
- 3rd Jul International Plastic Bag Free Day
- 5th-6th Jul Ashura - Islamic Holiday
- 6th-13th Jul NAIDOC Week
- 7th Jul World Chocolate Day
- 10th Jul Teddy Bear's Picnic Day, Guru Purnima - Hindu Holiday, Asalha Puja - Buddhist Holiday
- 12th Jul Malala Day
- 14th Jul Bastille Day - French Holiday
- 16th Jul World Snake Day
- 18th Jul Nelson Mandela Day
- 21st Jul National Lamington Day
- 29th Jul Global Tiger Day, Nag Panchami - Hindu Holiday
- 30th Jul National Out of School Hour Care Educators Day, International Day of Friendship
- 31st Jul World Ranger Day
August
- 4th Aug National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day
- 4th-10th Aug Keep Australia Beautiful Week
- 7th-13th Aug Dental Health Week
- 9th Aug Red Nose Day Australia, Raksha Bandhan - Hindu Holiday, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
- 9th-17th Aug National Science Week
- 12th Aug World Elephant Day, International Youth Day
- 13th Aug International Lefthanders Day
- 14th Aug World Lizard Day
- 16th Aug Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu Festival
- 16th-23rd Aug Children's Book Week
- 19th Aug International Orangutan Day
- 22nd Aug National Be An Angel Day, Daffodil Day
- 29th Aug Wear It Purple Day
- 31st Aug Last Day of Winter
September
Biodiversity Month, Save the Koala Month
- 1st Sep First Day of Spring, National Wattle Day, Birth of the Guru Granth - Sikh Holiday
- 1st-5th Sep Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week
- 3rd Sep Indigenous Literacy Day
- 4th Sep Early Childhood Educator's Day
- 5th Sep International Day of Charity
- 6th Sep Anant Chaturdashi - Hindu Holiday
- 7th Sep Father's Day
- 8th Sep International Literacy Day
- 11th Sep R U OK? Day
- 14th Sep National Bilby Day
- 17th Sep Vishwakarma Puja - Hindu Holiday, Australian Citizenship Day
- 19th Sep International Talk Like A Pirate Day
- 20th Sep World Cleanup Day
- 21st Sep World Gratitude Day, International Day of Peace
- 22nd Sep World Rhino Day
- 22nd-24th Sep Rosh Hashanah - Jewish Holiday
- 23rd Sep International Day of Sign Languages
- 24th Sep World Gorilla Day
- 25th Sep Fast of Gedaliah - Jewish Holiday
- 26th Sep Save the Koala Day
October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Buy Nothing New Month, ADHD Awareness Month, Mental Health Month
- 1st-2nd Oct Yom Kippur - Jewish Holiday
- 1st-4th Oct ECA National Conference
- 1st Oct International Coffee Day, International Day of Older Persons
- 2nd Oct Dussehra - Hindu Festival
- 3rd Oct World Smile Day
- 5th Oct World Teachers Day
- 6th Oct Sharad Purnima - Hindu Holiday
- 6th-13th Oct Sukkot - Jewish Holiday
- 9th Oct World Post Day
- 10th-11th Oct Karva Chauth - Hindu Festival
- 13th-15th Oct Shemini Atzeret - Jewish Holiday
- 14th-15th Oct Simchat Torah - Jewish Holiday
- 15th Oct Global Handwashing Day
- 18th Oct Dhanteras - Hindu Holiday
- 19th-25th Oct Invisible Disabilities® Week
- 20th Oct Diwali - Hindu Festival
- 23rd Oct Bhai Dooj - Hindu Holiday
- 25th Oct World Pasta Day
- 27th Oct Chhath Puja - Hindu Holiday
- 31st Oct Day for Daniel. Halloween
November
Movember, World Vegan Month, National Novel Writing Month, Trans Month
- 2nd Nov Dia de los Muertos - Mexican Celebration
- 5th Nov Kartik Purnima - Hindu Holiday, Guru Nanak Birthday - Sikh Holiday, Loy Krathong - Thai Festival
- 9th Nov World Adoption Day
- 10th Nov National Early Childhood Director's Day
- 11th Nov Remembrance Day
- 13th Nov World Kindness Day
- 19th Nov International Men's Day
- 20th Nov World Children's Day
- 21st Nov World Television Day, World Hello Day
- 24th Nov Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib - Sikh Holiday, Fairy Bread Day
- 30th Nov Buy Nothing New Day, Last Day of Spring
December
No Gender December
- 1st Dec First Day of Summer
- 3rd Dec International Day of People with Disability
- 4th Dec International Cookie Day
- 8th Dec Bodhi Day - Buddhist Holiday
- 11th Dec Gita Jayanti - Hindu Holiday
- 14th-22nd Dec Hanukkah - Jewish Holiday
- 15th Dec Dhanu Sankranti - Hindu Holiday
- 22nd Dec Summer Solstice
- 24th Dec Christmas Eve - Christian Holiday
- 25th Dec Christmas Day - Christian Holiday
- 26th Dec Boxing Day
- 31st Dec New Years Eve
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