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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Festivals in Australia

85 festivals celebrated in Australia, across 13 cities and towns.

Cities and towns

Melbourne 11Sydney 11Perth 4Adelaide 1Adelaide River 1Brisbane 1Canberra 1Coffs Harbour 1Darlinghurst 1Darwin 1Glenelg North 1Harts Range 1Parramatta 1
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November 2026 3

Sports 3Nov Melbourne Cup๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Melbourne, Australia and 1 more countryIn 4 weeks National days 5Nov Guy Fawkes Night๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 5 more countriesIn 5 weeks Spiritual 29Nov Feast of Christ the King๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 7 more countriesIn 8 weeks

December 2026 2

Cultural 26Dec Boxing Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 11 more countries National days 28Dec Proclamation Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Glenelg North, Australia

January 2027 3

Sports 1Jan Brisbane International๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Brisbane, Australia Cultural 15Jan Wikipedia Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ San Francisco, Australia and 2 more countries National days 26Jan Australia Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Sydney, Australia

February 2027 1

Spiritual 7Feb Tแบฟt๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam and 9 more countries

March 2027 2

National days 8Mar Canberra Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Canberra, Australia National days 25Mar Celebration of the Greek Revolution๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 6 more countries

April 2027 2

Sports 9Apr Grand National๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 5 more countries National days 25Apr Anzac Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 4 more countries

May 2027 1

National days 4May Yom HaShoah๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel and 5 more countries

July 2027 1

Cultural 12Jul The Twelfth๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 7 more countries

August 2027 1

Cultural 2Aug Picnic Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Adelaide River, Australia

Usually in January, date not yet confirmed 1

Sports Janvaries Australian Open๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Melbourne, Australia

Usually in February, date not yet confirmed 3

Cultural Febvaries Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Sydney, Australia Arts and film Febvaries Tropfest๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Sydney, Australia Cultural Febvaries Te Matatini๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand and 1 more country

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 2

Sports Marvaries Indian Premier League๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India and 6 more countries Sports Marvaries Australian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Melbourne, Australia

Usually in April, date not yet confirmed 1

Sports Aprvaries World Snooker Championship๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 5 more countries

Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 1

National days Mayvaries King's Official Birthday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 8 more countries

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 4

Sports Junvaries Maccabiah Games๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel and 7 more countries Music Junvaries Warped Tour๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States and 4 more countries Music Junvaries Download Festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 4 more countries Arts and film Junvaries Sydney Film Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Sydney, Australia

Usually in July, date not yet confirmed 4

Sports Julvaries Hopman Cup๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 4 more countries Sports Julvaries The Rugby Championship๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 3 more countries Music Julvaries Sensation๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States and 5 more countries Music Julvaries Rock Werchter๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium and 3 more countries

Usually in August, date not yet confirmed 5

Seasonal Augvaries Onam๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India and 11 more countries Cultural Augvaries Highland games๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 11 more countries Arts and film Augvaries Melbourne International Film Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Melbourne, Australia Cultural Augvaries Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 6 more countries Music Augvaries Fleadh Cheoil๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland and 7 more countries

Usually in September, date not yet confirmed 1

Sports Sepvaries Rally Australia๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Coffs Harbour, Australia

Shared with much of the world

Celebrated in Australia and in many other countries.

October 2026 1

Cultural 31Oct Halloween๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 22 more countriesIn 4 weeks

November 2026 4

National days 11Nov Remembrance Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada and 29 more countriesIn 6 weeks Arts and film 12Nov World Architecture Festival๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore and 29 more countriesIn 6 weeks National days 19Nov International Men's Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Antigua and Barbuda and 29 more countriesIn 7 weeks Cultural 27Nov Black Friday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 29 more countriesIn 8 weeks

December 2026 5

Spiritual 24Dec Christmas Eve๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 32 more countries Spiritual 25Dec Christmas๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Andorra and 42 more countries National days 26Dec Boxing Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 28 more countries Spiritual 26Dec Saint Stephen's Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 30 more countries Seasonal 31Dec New Year's Eve๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 36 more countries

January 2027 3

Seasonal 1Jan New Year's Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan and 57 more countries Sports 1Jan Dakar Rally๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France and 22 more countries Seasonal 14Jan Old New Year๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia and 21 more countries

February 2027 3

Spiritual 2Feb Presentation of Jesus at the Temple๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia and 15 more countries Cultural 7Feb Chinese New Year๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 30 more countries Spiritual 8Feb Ramadan๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan and 29 more countries

March 2027 9

National days 8Mar International Women's Day๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria and 32 more countries Spiritual 9Mar Eid al-Fitr๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan and 35 more countries Spiritual 17Mar Saint Patrick's Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 22 more countries Spiritual 21Mar Palm Sunday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 27 more countries Spiritual 25Mar Maundy Thursday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 29 more countries Spiritual 26Mar Good Friday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 42 more countries Spiritual 27Mar Holy Saturday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 12 more countries Spiritual 28Mar Easter๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 25 more countries Spiritual 29Mar Easter Monday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 36 more countries

April 2027 1

National days 28Apr Workers' Memorial Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 26 more countries

May 2027 5

Seasonal 1May May Day Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 22 more countries Spiritual 6May Feast of the Ascension๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 12 more countries Spiritual 14May Hajj๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia and 13 more countries Spiritual 16May Pentecost๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Andorra and 30 more countries Spiritual 17May Whit Monday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Andorra and 29 more countries

June 2027 3

Cultural 16Jun Bloomsday๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland and 13 more countries Music 21Jun Music Day๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France and 18 more countries Seasonal 24Jun Midsummer๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 29 more countries

Usually in January, date not yet confirmed 1

Music Janvaries 70000 Tons of Metal๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States and 29 more countries

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 1

Spiritual Marvaries Easter๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 29 more countries

Usually in April, date not yet confirmed 1

Spiritual Aprvaries Buddha's Birthday๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India and 24 more countries

Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 1

Arts and film Mayvaries Venice Biennale๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy and 29 more countries

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 3

Cultural Junvaries Father's Day๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria and 45 more countries Cultural Junvaries Children's Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia and 30 more countries Cultural Junvaries Pride parade๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 34 more countries

Usually in July, date not yet confirmed 2

Sports Julvaries The Open Championship๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 12 more countries Music Julvaries World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD)๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain and 21 more countries

Usually in August, date not yet confirmed 1

Music Augvaries Creamfields๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 22 more countries

Usually in September, date not yet confirmed 3

Cultural Sepvaries Oktoberfest๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany and 13 more countries Spiritual Sepvaries Ganesh Chaturthi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India and 16 more countries Sports Sepvaries Chess Olympiad๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan and 29 more countries

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