365 Days January 5 – National Bird Day 26 – Australia Day 28 – Chinese New Year February ? – National Sunnies for Sight 2 – World Wetlands Day 6 – NZ Waitangi Day 14 – Valentines Day 14 – Library Lovers Day 14 – National Servicemans Day 15 – Galileo’s Birthday 17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day 22 – Founders Day – BP’s Birthday 28 – Shrove Tuesday March ? – World Meteorological Day 2 – World Book Day 3-12 Seniors Week 5 – Clean Up Australia Day 17 – St Patrick’s Day – Link 2 19 – Sydney Harbour Bridge Open 20 – Sun Earth Day FaceBook 21 – Harmony Day 25 – Greek Independence Day 25 – Earth Hour April 1 – April Fools Day 1 – National Smile Day 15 – World Creativity & Innovation Day 25 – ANZAC Day 27 – International Guide Dog Day 30 – International Day of the Dog May 1 – Mother Goose Day 7-13 – Australian Dance Week 8 – World Red Cross Day 13 – Jamboree on the Trail (JOTT) 14 – Mothers Day – Link 2 15-21 National Archaeology Week Any – Blank & White Day 21 – Millions Paws Walk 23 – World Turtle Day 24 – World Orienteering Day 27-3 – National Reconciliation Week 29 – International Dance Day June ? – Healthy Harold Day 2 – Italian National Day 5 – World Environment Day 8 – World Oceans Day 12 – Queens Birthday 21 – Shortest Day 21 – World Music Day 30 – Half Way Day July 1 – Canada Day – Link 2 1 – Tartan Day – Australia 2-9 – NAIDOC Week 4 – American Independence Day 7 – Star Festival – Japan 7 – World Chocolate Day (Europe) (1st Full Week of July) 14 – Bastille Day 30 – National Tree Day (Last Sunday in July) August 1 – World Scout Day 1 – Horses Birthday 3 – International Friendship Day 4-10 International Clown Week (First week in August) 13 – International Left Hander’s Day 12-20 – National Science Week – Link 2 18-25 – Children’s Book Week 22 – Be an Angel Day 20-26 – Hearing awareness Week 5 Senses, chsense September National Save a Koala Month 1 – Fathers Day 1-6 – World Water Week 2-10 – National Sea Week 3 – Australian National Flag Day 7 – National Threatened Species Day 8 – R U OK Day 10 – National Bilby Day 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day (2nd Sunday) 13 – International Chocolate Day (USA) 13 – Ronald Dahl Day 17 – Australian Citizenship Day 19 – International Talk Like a Pirate Day October Zootober 4 – World Smile Day (1st Friday) 4-10 – World Space Week 9 – World Post Day 12 – World Sight Day (2nd Thurs) 15-21 National Nutrition Week 15-21 – National Water Week 16 – World Bread Day (German) 16 – World Food Day – USA World Food Day – Inequalities of Food Distribution, FAO 21 – Loud Shirt Day 14-16 – JOTA-JOTI 20 – Sydney Opera House Opened 24 – United Nations Day 31 – Halloween November 3 – Earl of Sandwiches Birthday 7 – Melbourne Cup Day (1st Tues) 5 – Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire night) 11 – Rememberance Day – AWM – Army 6-12 – National Recycling Week – Link 2 13 – Australia’s Kindness Day 15 – Steve Irwin Day 16 – Qantas First Flight – Link 2 – Link 3 21 – World Television Day 21 – World Hello Day 26 – King Tuts Tomb Found 30 – St Andrews Day December ? – National Coast Care Week 3 – Eureka Stockade 6 – St Nicholas Day 7 – International Civil Aviation Day 25 – Christmas Day 26 – Boxing Day This list was originally compiled by Sandra Knox.(Thank you sandy!) Now updated for 2017.