FREE 2023 Events Calendar

2023-2024 Events Calendar

Social and cultural events and significant days for education and care

2023-2024 CALENDAR OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS AND SIGNIFICANT DAYS FOR AUSTRALIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS & TEACHERS

Welcome to the 2023 Calendar of Social and Cultural Events and Significant Days for Australian Early Childhood Educators & Teachers! This calendar is specifically designed to assist and engage early childhood educators and teachers in Australia by highlighting important dates, events, and celebrations throughout the year. It serves as a valuable resource to stay informed about significant occasions, foster cultural understanding, and plan educational activities for young learners.

Below you will find our comprehensive list of all the events and special dates in Australia in 2023 to help you plan activities or explore ideas and concepts with your students.

July 2023 Events and Days of Significance

August 2023 Events and Days of Significance

September 2023 Events and Days of Significance

October 2023 Events and Days of Significance

November 2023 Events and Days of Significance

  • 1st – 30th November – Movember
  • 1st – 30th November – National Adoption Awareness Month
  • 1st – 30th November – World Vegan Month
  • 1st – 30th November – National Novel Writing Month
  •  2nd November – Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos
  • 8th November – World Town Planning Day/World Urbanism Day
  • 11th November – Remembrance Day
  • 11th – 12th November – Garage Sale Trail
  • 11th - 18th November – Food Safety Week
  • 13th November – World Kindness Day
  • 13 – 19th November – National Recycling Week
  • 13th - 20th November – Transgender Awareness Week
  • 13th - 17th November – World Nursery Rhyme Week
  • 16th November – International Day for Tolerance
  • 17 November – International Students Day
  • 18th – 19th November – Garage Sale Trail
  • 18th – 26th November – Social Inclusion Week
  • 19th November – International Men’s Day
  • 19th November – World Toilet Day
  • 20th November – Universal Children’s Day
  • 21st November – World Hello Day
  • 21st November – World Television Day
  • 24th November – National Fairy Bread Day
  • 25th November – White Ribbon Day
  • 25th November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
  • 25th November – Buy Nothing Day
  • 30th November – Computer Security Day
  • 30th November – Last Day of Spring

December 2023 Events and Days of Significance

  • 1st -31st December – No Gender December
  • 1st December – First Day of Summer
  • 1st December – World AIDS Day
  • 3rd December – International Day of People with Disability
  • 5th December – International Volunteer Day
  • 7th December – International Civil Aviation Day
  • 10th December – International Human Rights Day
  • 11th December – International Mountain Day
  • 18th December – International Migrants Day
  • 20th December – International Human Solidarity Day
  • 22nd December – Summer Solstice
  • 25th December – Christmas Day
  • 26th December – Boxing Day
  • 31st December – New Year’s Eve


January 2024 Events and Days of Significance

  • 1st January - New Year's Day
  • 5th - 29th January - Sydney Festival
  • 26th January - Public Holiday
  • 26th January - Full Moon
  • 31st January - National Hot Chocolate Day


February 2024 Events and Days of Significance

  • 2nd February - Groundhog Day
  • 6th February - National Pizza Day
  • 10th February - Lunar New Year
  • 12th February - Royal Hobart Regatta
  • 13th February - Mardi Gras
  • 13th February - Galentines Day
  • 14th February - Valentine's Day
  • 17th February - Random Acts of Kindness Day
  • 24th February - Full Moon



2023 Religious Events and Days of Significance for Early Childhood Education



July 2023 Religious Holidays

  • Jul 3 - Guru Purnima Hindu Holidays
  • Jul 3 - Asalha Puja Buddhist Holidays
  • Jul 15 - Saint Vladimir Day Christian Holidays
  • Jul 21 - Muharram / Islamic New Year Muslim Holidays
  • Jul 25 - Saint James the Great Day Christian Holidays
  • Jul 27- Tisha B'Av Jewish Holidays
  • Jul 27 - Ashura Eve Muslim Holidays
  • Jul 28 - Ashura Muslim Holidays

October 2023 Religious Holidays

  • Sept 29 - Oct 6 - Sukkot Jewish Holidays   
  • Oct 6 - 8 - Shemini Atzeret Jewish Holidays
  • Oct 7 - 8 - Simchat Torah Jewish Holidays 
  • Oct 15 - 22 -  Navaratri Hindu Holidays   
  • Oct 20 - Birth of the Guru Granth Sikh Holidays 
  • Oct 22 - Saraswati Puja Hindu Holidays   
  • Oct 24 - Dussehra Hindu Holidays 
  • Oct 28 - Sharad Purnima Hindu Holidays 
  • Oct 31- All Hallows Eve Christian Holidays 
  • Oct 31- Reformation Day Christian Holidays 

August  2023 Religious Holidays

  • Aug 1 - Lammas Christian Holidays 
  • Aug 13 - 16-  Bon Festival Buddhist Holidays 
  • Aug 15 - The Assumption of Mary Christian Holidays
  • Aug 21- Naga Panchami Hindu Holidays 
  • Aug 25- Varalakshmi Vrata Hindu Holidays 
  • Aug 29- Onam Hindu Holidays 
  • Aug 30- Raksha Bandhan Hindu Holidays

November 2023 Religious Holidays

  • Nov 1- All Saints' Day Christian Holidays 
  • Nov 1- Karva Chauth Hindu Holidays  
  • Nov 2- All Souls' Day Christian Holidays 
  • Nov 10 - Dhanteras Hindu Holidays   
  • Nov 12 - Diwali Hindu Holidays
  • Nov 14- Bhai Dooj Hindu Holidays 
  • Nov 17 - 20 -  Chhath Puja Hindu Holidays  
  • Nov 24- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Sikh Holidays 
  • Nov 26- Christ the King Christian Holidays
  • Nov 27- Kartik Purnima Hindu Holidays 
  • Nov 28- Loy Krathong Buddhist Holidays      
  • Nov 30- Saint Andrew's Day Christian Holidays 
  • Nov 30- Guru Nanak Birthday Sikh Holidays 

September 2023 Religious Holidays

  • Sep 6 -7 - Krishna Janmashtami Hindu Holidays  
  • Sep 8- Nativity of Mary Christian Holidays 
  • Sep 14- Holy Cross Day Christian Holidays 
  • Sep 15 -17 - Rosh Hashanah Jewish Holidays   
  • Sep 17 - Vishwakarma Puja Hindu Holidays   
  • Sep 18 - Fast of Gedaliah Jewish Holidays  
  • Sep 19 - Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Holidays 
  • Sep 24 -25 - Yom Kippur Jewish Holidays 
  • Sep 27 - Mawlid al-Nabi Muslim Holidays  
  • Sep 28 - Anant Chaturdashi Hindu Holidays  
  • Sep 29 - Michael and All Angels Christian Holidays 
  • Sept 29- Oct 6 - Sukkot Jewish Holidays   

December 2023 Religious Holidays

  • Dec 3 - Feast of Saint Francis Xavier Christian Holidays 
  • Dec 6 - Saint Nicholas Day Christian Holidays 
  • Dec 7 - 15 - Hanukkah Jewish Holidays 
  • Dec 8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian Holidays 
  • Dec 8 - Bodhi Day Buddhist Holidays 
  • Dec 16 - Dhanu Sankranti Hindu Holidays 
  • Dec 22 - Gita Jayanti Hindu Holidays 
  • Dec 24 - Christmas Eve Christian Holidays 
  • Dec 25 - Christmas Christian Holidays 
  • Dec 26 - Saint Stephen's Day Christian Holidays 
  • Dec 28 - Holy Innocents Christian Holidays   
  • Dec 31- New Year's Eve Christian Holidays 

January 2024 Religious Holidays

  • Jan 7 - Orthodox Christmas
  • Jan 25 - Mahayana New Year


February 2024 Religious Holidays

  • Feb 6 - Isra and Mi'raj



Please note that we have created this resource using the best information we've had at the time of publishing.

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