Key Dates in Australia, National & International Days (some weeks too!) with an outdoorsy focus (mostly)
14: Valentine’s Day
17. Random Acts of Kindness Day
20: World Day of Social Justice
World Whale Day (third Sunday in February)
6: World Day for Physical Activity
15: World Art Day
22: Earth Day
23: World Book Day
24 – May 2: World Parks Week
25: ANZAC Day
4: Star Wars Day – May the Fourth Be With You!
13: Mother’s Day
17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
17: National Walk Safely to School Day
20: World Bee Day
20-26: National Volunteer Week
22: International Day for Biological Diversity
23: World Turtle Day
25: Towel Day (in memory of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
25: Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea
27 – June 3: National Reconciliation Week
29: Himalaya Day
3-10: NAIDOC Week
30: International Day of Friendship
31: World Ranger Day
National Tree Day (last Sunday in July)
2: Father’s Day
7. National Threatened Species Day
10. RUOK? Day (second Thursday)
13: UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
15: International Coastal Cleanup Day
15 – 22 Disability Action Week
19: Talk like a Pirate Day *
21: International Day of Peace
27: World Rivers Day (4th Sunday in September)
* See also: Why would anyone shiver their timbers?
Here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old language (ABC News)
Queensland Seniors Month
Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
Pizza Month
First Friday: World Smile Day 🙂
1: International Day of Older Persons
1: Ageism Awareness Day (Australia)
10: World Mental Health Day (Mental Health Week)
11: International Day of the Girl Child
11: Coming Out Day
19 – 25: National Bird Week
20: Gone Fishing Day
23: Children’s Day (4th Wednesday in October & part of National Children’s Week)
31: Halloween
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