Special Events Calendar

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January

Walk your dog month

1 January – New Year’s Day

4 January – World Braille Day

14 January – World Logic Day

16 January – World Religion Day

21 January – Squirrel Appreciation Day

21 January – National Hug Day

24 January – International Day of Education

27 January – International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

 


February

1 February – Chinese New Year

2 February – World Wetlands Day

4 February – World Cancer Day

7 February – Send a card to a friend day

8 February – Safer Internet Day

9 February – National Pizza Day

11 February – International Day of Women and Girls in Science

13 February – World Radio Day

14 February – Valentine’s Day

14 February – ALIA’s Library Lovers Day

14 February – International Book Giving Day

17 February – Random Acts of Kindness Day

20 February – World Day of Social Justice

20 February – National Love Your Pet Day

21 February – International Mother Language Day

22 February – World Thinking Day

28 February – Rare Diseases Day

28 February – National Essay Day


March

2 March – Dr Seuss Day or Read Across America Day

3 March – World Wildlife Day

4 March – World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development

1st Thursday in March – World Book Day

1st Sunday in March – Clean Up Australia Day

8 March – International Women’s Day

14 March – International Day of Mathematics

17 March – St Patrick’s Day

18 March – Global Recycling Day

19 March – National Poultry Day

20 March – Very Hungry Caterpillar Day

21 March – Harmony Day

21 March – World Poetry Day, International Day of Forests

22 March – World Water Day

25 March – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery

27 March – World Theatre Day


April

1 April – April Fool’s Day

2 April – International Children’s Book Day, World Autism Awareness Day

6 April – International Day of Sport for Development and Peach

7 April – World Health Day

12 April – International Day of Human Space Flight

15 April – World Art Day

21 April – World Creativity and innovation Day

22 April – Earth Day

23 April – World Book Day and Copyright Day

25 April – ANZAC Day

26 April – World Intellectual Property Day

28 April – Stop Food Waste Day

29 April – International Dance Day

30 April – International Jazz Day


May

Month – Read More in May

Month – Get Caught Reading Month

1st Week in May – USA Children’s Book Week

3 May – World Press Freedom Day

4 May – Star Wars Day

9 May – National Lost Sock Day

11 May – Eat What You Want Day

12 May – International Nurses Day

15 May – International Day of Families

16 May – International Day of Living Together in Peace, International Day of Light

17 May – Global Road Safety Week

18 May – International Museums Day

20 May – World Bee Day

21 May – International Tea Day, World Meditation Day

23 May – World Turtle Day

4th Week in May – ALIA’s Library and Information Week

4th Wednesday in May – National Simultaneous Storytime

28 May – World Hunger Day

29 May – National Biscuit Day

30 May – World MS Day


June

Pride Month

1 June – Global Day of Parents

3 June – World Bicycle Day

5 June – World Environment Day

8 June – World Oceans Day

14 June – World Blood Donor Day

18 June – Autistic Pride Day

18 June – International Picnic Day

20 June – World Refugee Day

20 June – International Surfing Day

21 June – International Day of Yoga

21 June – World Music Day

27 June – International Sunglasses Day

30 June – International Asteroid Day


July

NAIDOC Week

3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day

7 July – World Chocolate Day

10 July – Don’t Step on a Bee Day

11 July – World Population Day

15 July – World Youth Skills Day

17 July – World Emoji Day

18 July – Nelson Mandela International Day

29 July – International Tiger Day

20 July – World Jess Day

30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons

30 July – World Friendship Day

31 July – Harry Potter’s Birthday (unofficial Harry Potter Day)


August

3rd Tuesday in August – Reading Hour

2nd Week in August – Australian National Science Week

4th Week in August – CBCA Book Week

8 August – International Cat Day

9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

12 August – International Youth Day

13 August – International Left Handers Awareness Day

18 August – Never Give Up Day

19 August – World Humanitarian Day

19 August – World Photo Day


September

Sourdough September

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

4 September – International Bacon Day

5 September – Indigenous Literacy Day

6 September – National Read A Book Day

7 September – International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

8 September – International Literacy Day

13 September – Roald Dahl Day

15 September (ish) – International Dot Day

19 September – International Talk Like A Pirate Day

21 September – International Day of Peace

23 September – International Day of Sign Languages

27 September – World Tourism Day

29 September – World Heart Day

30 September – World Maritime Day, International Translation Day

National Literacy and Numeracy Week

4th Week in September – Banned Book Week


October

Month – International School Library Month

1 October – World Smile Day

4 October – World Animal Day

4 October – World Habitat Day

4-10 October – World Space Week

4-10 October – Dyslexia Awareness Week

5 October – World Teachers’ Day

9 October – World Migratory Bird Day

10 October – World Mental Health Day

11 October – International Day of the Girl Child

15 October – International Day of Rural Women

16 October – World Food Day

17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

19 October – International School Library Day

24 October – Global Media and Information Literacy Week, United Nations Day

31 October – World Cities Day

2nd Week in October – USA Teen Read Week

 


November

National Diabetes Month

National Men’s Health Month – Movember

National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo

Geography Awareness Week (3rd Week)

First Thursday – International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School, Including Cyberbullying

9 November – International Week of Science and Peace

11 November – Remembrance Day

14 November – World Diabetes Day

16 November – International Day for Tolerance

16 November – World Horse Appreciation Day

18 November – World Philosophy Day

19 November – World Toilet Day

20 November – World Children’s Day

21 November – World Television Day

25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women


December

1st Week of December – Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week

1 December – World AIDS Day

3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities

4 December – International Day of Banks

5 December – World Soil Day

7 December – International Civil Aviation Day

9 December – International Anti-Corruption Day

10 December – Human Rights Day

11 December – International Mountain Day

18 December – International Migrants Day


Other

World Read Aloud Day