Calendar of Events 2024
January
February
2nd - World Tutu Day
5th-11th - Healthy Lunch Box Week
10th - Chinese New Year; Vietnamese New Year (Year of the Dragon)
11th - 17th - Random Acts of Kindness Week
24th - Chinese Lantern Festival; Magha Puja Day (Cambodia)
26th - Tell a Fairy Tale Day; Magha Puja Day (Thailand)
March
2nd - Dr Seuss Day
3rd - World Wildlife Day; World Hearing Day
9th March-8th April - Ramadan
17th - St Patrick's Day
18th-24th - Neurodiversity Celebration Week
18th-24th - National Playgroup Week
18th-24th - Harmony Week
21st - World Down Syndrome Day
26th - Epilepsy Awareness Day
April
2nd - World Autism Awareness Day
2nd -13th - Nature Play Week
13th - Auslan Day
24th - International Guide Dog Day
25th - Anzac Day
May
4th - International Fire Fighters Day
8th - Outdoor Classroom Day
12th-18th National Families Week
June
5th - World Environment Day
11th - International Day of Play
16th-22nd - Learning Disability Week
21st - World Music Day
29th June - World Mud Day
23rd-29th - Insect Week
July
6th-13th - NAIDOC Week
10th - Teddy Bears Picnic
25th - National Pyjama Day
25th - School's Tree Day (27th - National Tree Day)
31st - World Friendship Day
August
4th - National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day
9th-17th - National Science Week
16th-23rd - Book Week (Theme: Book an Adventure)
September
October
7th-11th - National Child Protection Week
3rd - Indigenous Literacy Day
3rd - Early Childhood Educators' Day
5th - International Day of Charity
8th - International Literacy Day
14th - National Bilby Day
19th - Talk Like a Pirate Day
21st - World Gratitude Day
1st-31st - ADHD Awareness Month
3rd - World Smile Day
4th-10th - World Space Week
9th - World Sight Day
16th - World Food Day
18th - 26th - Children's Week
31st - Halloween
20th Oct - Diwali
November
10th-14th - World Nursery Rhyme Week
13th - World Kindness Day
21st - World Hello Day
17th-21st - Social Inclusion Week
December
1st - National Water Safety Day
3rd - International Day of People with Disability
5th - International Volunteer Day
25th - Christmas Day
26th - Boxing Day
31st - New Year's Eve