Australia awareness days and key dates

Awareness days, weeks and months, with bank holidays and the big commercial dates. Pick a country and the types you need, then subscribe in your own calendar.

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August 2033

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  1. Monday 1 August 2033

    • DonateLife Week

      Awareness31 July to 7 August 2033

      Australia's national week encouraging people to register as organ and tissue donors, held from 26 July to 2 August in 2026.

    • National Pain Week

      Awareness31 July to 5 August 2033

      Chronic Pain Australia's annual week of advocacy and awareness about living with chronic pain, held late in July, 26 to 31 July in 2026.

    • Bank Holiday (NSW)

      Public holidays

      A bank holiday in New South Wales on the first Monday in August, when retail bank branches close. It is not a general public holiday.

    • Homelessness Week

      Awareness1 to 7 August 2033

      A national week in early August, coordinated by Homelessness Australia, raising awareness of homelessness and the need for housing and support.

    • Keep Australia Beautiful Week

      Awareness1 to 7 August 2033

      An August week run by Keep Australia Beautiful that encourages people to reduce litter and look after shared public spaces. In 2026 it ran from 3 to 9 August.

    • Loneliness Awareness Week (Australia)

      Awareness1 to 7 August 2033

      An August week run by Ending Loneliness Together to raise awareness of loneliness and encourage social connection in Australia.

    • National Stroke Week

      Awareness1 to 7 August 2033

      The Stroke Foundation's annual awareness week in August teaching the signs of stroke, held from 3 to 9 August in 2026.

    • Picnic Day (Northern Territory)

      Public holidays

      A Northern Territory public holiday on the first Monday in August. It falls on 2 August 2027.

  2. Thursday 4 August 2033

  3. Tuesday 9 August 2033

  4. Monday 15 August 2033

    • Brain Injury Awareness Week (Australia)

      Awareness15 to 21 August 2033

      An annual awareness week each August about acquired brain injury and the people living with it, held from 17 to 23 August in 2026.

  5. Thursday 18 August 2033

    • Daffodil Day (Australia)

      Awareness

      Cancer Council's national day of fundraising and awareness for cancer research, held each August, with 2026 falling on Thursday 20 August.

  6. Monday 22 August 2033

    • Scams Awareness Week

      Awareness22 to 26 August 2033

      An annual week in late August run through the ACCC's Scamwatch to help Australians spot and report scams. In 2026 it ran from 24 to 28 August.

  7. Thursday 25 August 2033

    • Red Nose Day (Australia)

      Awareness

      Red Nose Australia's annual fundraising day on the fourth Thursday of August, supporting research and bereavement services for sudden infant death.

  8. Friday 26 August 2033

    • Wear It Purple Day

      Awareness

      Held on the last Friday of August, a day when schools and workplaces wear purple to support LGBTIQA+ young people.

  9. Saturday 27 August 2033

    • Children's Book Week (Australia)

      Awareness27 August to 2 September 2033

      The Children's Book Council of Australia's annual August week celebrating Australian books and reading, known for school costume parades. In 2026 it ran from 22 to 28 August.