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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  1. Wednesday 1 July 2048

    • Coming of the Light

      Religious and cultural

      A Torres Strait Islander festival on 1 July marking the arrival of the London Missionary Society on Erub (Darnley Island) in 1871.

    • Dry July

      Awareness1 to 31 July 2048

      A month-long challenge each July in which Australians give up alcohol and raise money for people affected by cancer.

    • Kidney Action Week

      Awareness1 to 7 July 2048

      Kidney Health Australia's awareness week urging people to check their risk of kidney disease, held from 1 to 7 July in 2026.

    • Plastic Free July

      Awareness1 to 31 July 2048

      A global challenge running through July that invites people to cut down on single-use plastic at home, work and school.

  2. Sunday 5 July 2048

    • NAIDOC Week

      Religious and cultural5 to 12 July 2048

      A week in early July, from the first to the second Sunday, celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

  3. Sunday 12 July 2048

    • National Diabetes Week

      Awareness12 to 18 July 2048

      Diabetes Australia's annual awareness week in July, held from 12 to 18 July in 2026, focusing on living with and detecting diabetes.

  4. Friday 24 July 2048

    • Schools Tree Day

      Awareness

      Planet Ark's tree planting day for schools and early learning centres, held on the Friday before National Tree Day in late July.

  5. Sunday 26 July 2048

    • DonateLife Week

      Awareness26 July to 2 August 2048

      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

      Awareness26 to 31 July 2048

      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.

    • National Tree Day (Australia)

      Awareness

      Planet Ark's national tree planting day, held on the last Sunday of July, when communities plant native trees and shrubs at local sites.

  6. Tuesday 28 July 2048

    • World Hepatitis Day

      Awareness

      World Hepatitis Day on 28 July raises awareness of viral hepatitis and calls for a stronger global response.