Australia Day

Name: Australia Day
Start: 2025-01-26T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-28T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Global

Schedule

Sun, 26 Jan, 2025 at 12:00 am to Tue, 28 Jan, 2025 at 12:00 am

UTC+00:00

Location

Global | Reading, EN

Australia Day is the official national public holiday of Australia. In 2025, Australia Day falls on Sunday, January 26 and the public holiday will be held on the following Monday, January 27.
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour. In present-day Australia, the government Australia Day Council organises events that seeks to recognise the contributions of Australia to the nation, while also encouraging reflection on past wrongs including towards Indigenous Australians and also giving respect and celebrating the diversity and achievements of Australian society past and present. The presentation of community awards and citizenship ceremonies are also commonly held on the day.