New Zealand 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. Saturday 2 March 2041

    • Seaweek (Kaupapa Moana)

      Awareness2 to 10 March 2041

      Seaweek is New Zealand's national week of events celebrating the sea, held over nine days in late February and early March.

  2. Sunday 3 March 2041

    • Children's Day (Te Rā o ngā Tamariki)

      Awareness

      Children's Day in New Zealand falls on the first Sunday of March and celebrates children with family friendly community events.

    • World Wildlife Day

      Awareness

      World Wildlife Day on 3 March celebrates wild plants and animals and highlights the need to tackle wildlife crime and species loss.

  3. Friday 8 March 2041

    • International Women's Day

      Awareness

      A global day on 8 March celebrating women's achievements and pushing for gender equality.

  4. Saturday 9 March 2041

    • Pasifika Festival (Auckland)

      Religious and cultural9 to 10 March 2041

      A free two day celebration of Pacific Island cultures held at Western Springs Park in Auckland, usually in March; the 2026 festival was on 14 and 15 March.

  5. Friday 15 March 2041

    • Little Heart Day

      Awareness

      Heart Kids NZ's annual appeal in March for children with heart conditions, held on Friday 20 March in 2026.

  6. Wednesday 20 March 2041

    • ASB Polyfest

      Religious and cultural20 to 23 March 2041

      Auckland's secondary schools Māori and Pacific cultural festival, where school groups perform on cultural stages over several days each March.

  7. Thursday 21 March 2041

  8. Tuesday 26 March 2041

    • Purple Day

      Awareness

      An international epilepsy awareness day on 26 March, when people wear purple and hold events to support those living with epilepsy.