Key Dates in Australia for 2025 Small Business

This is my second year of putting together a calendar of upcoming significant dates in Australia for small businesses. 

Throughout 2023, I found myself scouring the web each month for upcoming significant dates for social media – especially in Australia, when so much of the Googleverse is US based. 

So, for 2024 I started planning early and put together my own list of key dates in Australia that could be relevant for small businesses to acknowledge, or have some fun with. (here’s the 2024 version)

It seemed people liked it – and I found it super useful myself! So, here’s the 2025 version. 

 

If you know of a date that should be included that’s not drop me a line at hello@nogreysuits.com.au and I’ll add it in! 

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1st: New Years Day

7th: Orthodox Christmas

20th: National Penguin Day

29th: Lunar New Year

31st: National Hot Chocolate Day

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2nd: Groundhog Day

4th: World Cancer Day 

9th: Pizza Day

11th: International Day of Women and Girls in Science

13th: National Apology Anniversary 

13th: World Radio Day

14th: Valentines Day 

15th: Singles Awareness Day 

16th: Tim Tam Day 

17th: Random Acts of Kindness Day

28th: First Day of Ramadan

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1st: Zero Discrimination Day 

1st: International Ideas Month 

2nd: Clean Up Australia Day 

4th: Mardi Gras

4th: Organise your Home Office Day 

5th: Ash Wednesday 

8th: International Womens Day 

10th: Canberra Day 

17th: St Patricks Day 

20th: International Day of Happiness

21st: Harmony Day 

21st: World Poetry Day 

21st: Close the Gap Day 

26th: Purple Day 31th: Eid al-Fitr

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1st: April Fools

2nd: National Autism Awareness Day 

3rd: National Rainbow Day 

7th: World Health Day 

12th: Passover 

13th: Palm Sunday

18th: Good Friday

20th: Easter Sunday 

22nd: Earth Day

25th: ANZAC Day

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1st: Maternal Mental Health Day

1st: Aussie Wine Month 

3rd: World Press Freedom Day

4th: World Laughter Day 

5th: Cinco de Mayo 

11th: Mothers Day 

12th: International Nurses Day 

15th: National Families Week 

18th: International Museum Day 

26th: National Sorry Day

27th: Reconciliation Week

28th: National Burger Day

29th Ascension Day

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1st: Pride Month 

1st: National Meat Pie Day

2nd: Western Australia Day 

3rd: Mabo Day 

4th: National Cheese Day 

5th: World Environment Day 

6th: Queensland Day 

6th: National Donut Day 

6th: Eid al-Adha

8th: Pentecost 

8th: World Oceans Day 

9th: Kings Birthda

15th: National Vegemite Day 

20th: World Refugee Day 

27th: Small Business Day 

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6th: NAIDOC Week

7th: World Chocolate Day 

14th: Bastille Day 

21st: National Lamington Day

25th: Christmas in July

27th: Parents Day 

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3rd: Sustainable Living Festival (VIC)

4th: Bank Holiday (NSW)

4th: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Childrens Day 

10th: National Science Week 

11th: Bullying: No Way 

14th: World Lizard Day 

19th: National Potato Day 

19th: World Humanitarian Day 

22nd: Daffodil Day 

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1st: Wattle Day

1st: National Suicide Prevention Month 

3rd: Flag Day 

5th: International Day of Charity 

7th: Fathers Day 

11th: R U Okay Day 

17th: Australian Citizens Day 

21st: International Day of Peace 

27th: World Tourism Day 

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1st: International Coffee Day 

1st: Breast Cancer Awareness Day 

5th: World World Teachers Day 

10th: World Mental Health Day 

11th: International Day of the Girl

14th: Carers Week 

15th: International Day of Pregnancy and Infant Loss 

21st: Diwali 

25th: World Pasta Day 

26th: Grandparents Day 

31st: Halloween 

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1st: Movember

3rd: Recreation Day

11th: Remembrance Day 

13th: World Kindness Day 

16th: International Day for Tolerance 

19th: International Mens Day 

20th: Universal Childrens Day 

25th: International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women 

26th: Thanksgiving Day (Australia) 

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3rd: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

10th: Human Rights Day 

14th: Hanukkah 

24th: Christmas Eve

25th: Christmas Day 

26th: Boxing Day 

31st: New Years Eve

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