2023 Early Childhood Services Calendar of Events and Awareness Days

Below is a list of events, awareness days, celebrations and more happening in 2023. At the end of each month below, you can print a version for your service, which includes a section for you to add your own community events.

We have included a variety of different events, including cultural holidays and International holidays, plus some fun days that may be of interest to your children. You do not need to celebrate or talk about all of the below events. Choose days based on your children and families interests, connections and cultures. Please email us if you think we have missed any or have made a mistake- click here..

These dates are all subject to change and we will add more as the year goes so please check back.

January 2023

♥1st-New Year’s Public Holiday Day

♥1st-31st-Walk Your Dog Month

♥1st-31st-Veganuary

♥1st-7th-Gantan Sai (New Years)- Shinto

♥2nd-National Science Fiction Day

♥4th-World Braille Day

♥4th-National Spaghetti Day

♥6th-Epiphany-Christian

♥7th-Orthodox Christmas Day

♥10th-World Hindi Day

♥11th-Girl Hug Boy Day

♥12th-Earth Chakra Day

♥14th-Orthodox New Year

♥14th-Makar Sankranti (Hindu)

♥14th-International Kite Day

♥15th-World Religion Day

♥17th- Kid Inventor’s Day

♥18th-Winnie the Pooh Day

♥20th-Penguin Awareness Day

♥21st-Squirrel Appreciation Day

♥21st-National Hug Day

♥22nd-Chinese New Year (Rabbit)- View our Lunar New Year Activity pack here

♥26th-Australia /Survival/Invasion Day-View our Australia Day Activity Pack here

♥27th-Chocolate Cake Day

♥29th-Puzzle Day View our-Puzzle Learning story and benefits of Puzzles Set here

February 2023

♥1st-28th-Feel Good February

♥1st-World Hijab Day

♥2nd-World Wetlands Day

♥3rd-Setsubun Sai (Shinto)

♥5th-Lantern Festival

♥6th-Waitangi Day (NZ)- View our Waitangi Day Learning Story Pack here

♥6th-JanTu B'Shevat (Arbor Day)

♥8th-Safer Internet Day

♥9th-World Pizza Day

♥11th-International Day of Women and Girls in Science-View our Science Learning Story pack here

♥12th-International Darwin Day

♥13th-Anniversary of Apology

♥13th-World Radio Day

♥14th-Valentine’s Day-View our Valentine's Day Activity Pack here

♥14th-International Book Giving Day- View our Book Corner Display pack here

♥17th-Random Acts of Kindness Day

♥18th-International Asperger's Day

♥20th-National Love Your Pet Day

♥21st-International Mother Language Day

♥21st-Pancake Tuesday-Shrove Tuesday-View our Free pack here

♥22nd-Ash Wednesday- View our Free Pack here

♥26th-Tell a Fairy Tale Day-View our Imaginative Play Learning Story Pack here

♥28th-Summer's Day (Kids Safe Qld)

March 2023

♥1st-31st-Australian Women’s History Month

♥1st-31st-Australian Adopt a Pet Month

♥1st-7th-Hearing Awareness Week

♥1st- 31st- Epilepsy Awareness Month- View our Epilepsy Awareness Pack here

♥1st-World Compliment Day

♥2nd March- Dr Seuss Day

♥3rd-UN International Women’s Day

♥3rd-World Hearing Day

♥3rd-World Wildlife Day

♥5th-Clean Up Australia Day

♥6th-Magha Puja Day (Buddhism)

♥6th-9th-Purim

♥4-12th-Parks Week

♥6th-Labour Public Holiday Day, WA

♥8th-Holi

♥9th-Read to me Hour

♥13th-Labour Public Holiday Day, Tasmania

♥13th-Canberra Day

♥20th-26th-Harmony Week-View our Harmony Week Activity Pack here

♥16th-National Close the Gap Day

♥17th-St Patrick’s Day- View our St Patricks Day Learning Story Pack here

♥18th-Global Recycling Day-View our Recycling Activity Pack here ♥19th-International Read to Me Day

♥20th-International Day of Happiness

♥20th-Very Hungry Caterpillar Day

♥ 21st-Harmony Day-View our Harmony Week Activity Pack here

♥21st-World Poetry Day

♥21st-World Down Syndrome Day

♥21st-International Day of Forests

♥20th-26th-National Playgroup Week-TBC

♥22nd-World Water Day View our-Water Play Learning Story Pack here

♥22nd/23rd-Ramadan Begins

♥23rd-World Meteorological Day

♥23rd-National Eucalypt Day

♥24th-Ride2School Day

♥25th-Earth Hour

♥26th-Epilepsy Awareness Day (Purple Day)-View our Epilepsy Awareness Pack here

♥26th-Neighbour Day

April 2023

♥2nd-World Autism Day View our FREE Autism Awareness Pack here

♥2nd-International Children’s Book Day ♥17 th-30th-Nature Play Week-View our Exploring Nature Learning Story Pack here

♥5th-13th-Passover (Pesach)

♥7th-Good Friday Public Holiday Day

♥7th-World Health Day-View our Health and Nutrition pack here

♥9th-Easter Sunday-View our Easter Activity Pack here

♥10th-Easter Monday Public Holiday Day

♥12th-International Day of Human Space Flight-View our Exploring Space Activity pack here

♥13th-AUSLAN Day-View our Auslan Resources Here

♥14th-Vaisakhi-Sikh

♥15th-World Art Day-View our Creative Art Pack here

♥16th-Orthodox Easter

♥18th-World Heritage Day

♥20th-Ramadan ends

♥21st-World Creativity & Innovation Day

♥21st-22nd-Eid al-Fitr-View our free pack here

♥22nd-Earth Day-View our Sustainable Practice Set Here

♥23rd-World Book and Copyright Day

♥25th-ANZAC Public Holiday Day-View our Free Pack Here

♥25th-World Penguin Day

♥25th-29th-World Immunisation Week

♥28th-World Day for Safety and Health at Work

♥29th-International Dance Day- View our Music and Movement Pack here

♥30th-International Jazz Day-View our Music and Movement Learning Story Pack here

May 2023

♥1st-7th- Family Day Care Week View our-Family Day Care Super bundle here

♥1st-Labour Public Holiday Day, QLD

♥2nd-World Asthma Day

♥4th-Star Wars Day

♥4th-International Firefighters Day-View our Community Visitors and Excursions Pack here

♥7th-13th- International Compost Awareness Week-View our Sustainable Practice Learning Story Pack here

♥12th-International Nurses Day-View our Community Visitors pack here

♥14th-Mother’s Day View our-Mother's Day Display and Learning Story Pack here

♥14th-21st- Road Safety Week-View our Transport Activity and Display pack here

♥15th-21st-National Families Week

♥15th-International Day of Families-View our My Family Pack here

♥15th-21st-Under 8’s Week-(Theme for this year is PLAY -You, me and our communities)View our Free U8's pack here

♥16th-International Day of the Boychild

♥20th-World Bee Day-View our Mini Beast Pack here

♥21st-22nd-Eid al-Fitr-View our free pack here

♥21st-International Tea Day

♥23rd-World Turtle Day-View our Exploring the Ocean Pack here

♥25th-Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea- Cool Resources here

♥24th-National Simultaneous Storytime

♥26th-National Sorry Day-View our FREE Sorry Day pack here

♥26th-Hana Matsuri (Buddhism)

♥27th-3rd-Reconciliation week (Theme Be a Voice for Generations) View our-Reconciliation Week Display and Activity Pack here

♥30th-MS (Multiple Sclerosis) World awareness day

June 2023

🏳️‍🌈1st-30th-Pride Month

♥1st-Global Day of Parents

♥3rd-Mabo Day

♥3rd- Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD)-View our Mini Beasts pack here

♥5th-World Environment Day- View our Environmental Experiences Pack here

♥7th-Western Australia Day Public Holiday Day

♥8th-World Oceans Day-View our Exploring the Ocean activity pack here

♥8th-National Best Friends Day-View our Forming Friendship pack here

♥10th-16th-Infants Mental Health Awareness Week- Theme 'Bonding Before Birth'.

♥12th-Kings Birthday (not in WA or QLD) Public Holiday Day

♥12th-18th-Men’s Health Week

♥15th-Global Wind Day-View our Sustainable Practice Pack here

♥15th-National Vegemite Day

♥18th-National Sushi Day

♥18th- International Picnic Day

♥21st-International Day of Yoga- Have a look at our Yoga poses set here

♥22nd-Winter Solstice- View our Exploring the Weather pack here

♥27th-International Sunglasses Day- View our Free Sunglasses Set here

♥29th-Eid al-Adha

July 2023

♥1st-31st-Plastic Free July

♥1st-International Reggae Day

♥1st-Tartan Day- VIEW our FREE Tartan Day Pack here

♥3rd-International Plastic Bag Free Day

♥2nd-9th-NAIDOC Week- Theme- "For our Elders"- VIEW our NAIDOC Activity Bundle Here

♥7th-World Chocolate Day

♥10th-Teddy Bears Picnic Day

♥14th-Bastille Day-View our Free Bastille Day Pack Here

♥16th-World Snake Day- View our Exploring Reptiles Pack here

♥18th-Nelson Mandela Day

♥21st-International Lamington Day- VIEW our FREE Lamington Day Pack Here

♥21st-Pyjama Day- View our Free Pyjama Day Pack here

♥ 24th-28th-Early Learning Matters Week-Theme is 'Learning through connection'

♥26th-OSHC (OOSH) Educators Day- View our FREE certificates here

♥30th-World Friendship Day-View our Friendships Pack Here

♥28th-School Tree’s Day

♥30th-National Stepfamily Awareness Day

♥31st- World Ranger Day

August 2023

♥1st-7th-World Breastfeeding Week

♥1st-31st-Happiness Happens Month

♥1st-31st-Platypus Month- View our Australian Animals Pack here

♥6th-National Tree Day-View our Exploring Nature Pack Here

♥7th-Picnic Day, Public Holiday Day, NT

♥7th-13th-Keep Australia Beautiful Week

♥7th-13th-Dental Health Week- View our Free Dental Health Pack Here

♥4th-National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day-Grab your Free poster here

♥4th-Jeans for Genes Day-View our FREE pack here

♥9th-International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

♥11th-Red Nose Day-View our Free Pack Here

♥12th-International Youth Day

♥12th-World Elephant Day- View our Exploring the Jungle Pack here

♥12th-20th-National Science Week- View our Science Pack Here

♥14th- World Lizard Day- View our Exploring Reptiles Pack here

♥19th-International Orangutan Day- View our Exploring the Jungle Pack here

♥19th-World Humanitarian Day

♥19th-National Potato Day

♥19th-25th-Book week (Theme:READ, GROW, INSPIRE)- View our 2023 Book Week Pack here

♥20th-26th-Speech Pathology Week (Theme Communicating for life)

♥30th-Bravehearts Day

♥31st-Daffodil Day- View our Free pack here Download our FREE Calendar Below

September 2023

♥1st-30th-Footy Colours Day

♥1st-30th-Foster Care Month

♥1st-30th- Biodiversity Month

♥1st-30th-Save the Koala Month

♥1st-30th International Children’s Cancer Awareness Month

♥1st-National Wattle Day

♥3rd-Father’s Day

♥3-9th-National Child Protection Week- View our Child Protection Resources Here

♥4-10thNational Superhero Week

♥6th-Early Childhood Educators’ Day

♥6th-National Health and Physical Education Day

♥7th-Indigenous Literacy Day

♥7th-Threatened Species Day

♥8th-International Literacy Day

♥10th-National Bilby Day

♥14th-RUOK Day

♥15th-17th-Rosh Hashanah

♥16th-International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

♥16th-Clean up the World Day

♥19th-Talk Like a Pirate Day

♥18th-24th National Organic Week

♥18th-24th-National Week of Deaf People-The theme for 2023 is:

‘A World Where Deaf People Can Sign Anywhere’.

♥21st-World Gratitude Day

♥21st-International Day of Peace

♥22nd-World Rhino Day

♥23rd-International Day Of Sign Languages

♥24th-25th-Yom Kippur

♥25th-Kings Birthday Public Holiday Day, WA

♥28th-30th-Chuseok

♥30th-Save the Koala Day DOWNLOAD OUR FREE MONTHLY CALENDAR BELOW

October 2023

♥1st-International Day of the Older Persons

♥1st-31st-Dyslexia Awareness Month

♥1st-International Coffee Day

♥1st-World Vegetarian Day

♥2nd-8th-Australian Wildlife Week

♥2nd-Word Farm Animal Day

♥2nd-Word Habitat Day

♥2nd-Labour Public holiday Day, ACT,NSW,SA

♥2nd-Kings Birthday Public holiday Day, QLD

♥4th-10th-World Space Week Theme “Space and Entrepreneurship”

♥4th-International Taco Day

♥5th-World Teachers Day

♥6th-World Smile Day

♥7th-World Cotton Day

♥7th-15th-Mental Health Week Theme 'Awareness, Belonging, Connection'

♥9th-World Post Day

♥10th-World Mental Health Day

♥10th-National Hat Day #LiftTheLidOnMentalIllness

♥12th-World Sight Day View our Free Sunglasses Pack here

♥13th-World Egg Day

♥15th-National Mushroom Day

♥15th-Global Handwashing Day- View our FREE handwashing banner here

♥15th-24th-Navaratri

♥16th-World Bread Day

♥16th-23rd-National Nutrition Week Theme 'Try for 5' View our Health and Nutrition pack here

♥16th-22nd-National Bird Week

♥16th-22nd-Aussie Backyard Bird Count

♥16th-23rd-National Water Week- View our Water Play pack here

♥23rd 30th-National Unity Week

♥20th-Loud Shirt Day

♥21st-29th National Children’s Week-The Children’s Week National Theme for 2023 is based on UNCRC Article 31: Children have the right to relax, play and to join in a wide range of leisure activities.

♥24th-World Kangaroo Day

♥25th-Children’s Day

♥25th-World Pasta Day

♥27th-Day for Daniel

♥27th-Kids Safe Day

♥27th-National Bandanna Day

♥29th-National Grandparents’ Day- View our Grandparents Day Pack here

♥31st-Halloween Download our Free Monthly Calendar Below

November 2023

♥1st-30th-Movember (Men’s Health Month)

♥1st-20th-National Adoption Awareness Month

♥1st- World Vegan Day

♥2nd-Outdoor Classroom Day

♥7th-Melbourne Cup Day- View Our FREE Melb Cup Pack Here

♥10th-Directors Day- View our Directors Desk Planner- Gift Idea

♥11th-Remembrance Day- View our FREE Remembrance Day Pack Here

♥11th-18th-Food Safety Week- New Pack coming soon

♥12th-Diwali-View our FREE Diwali Pack Here

♥13th-World Kindness Day

♥13th-19th-Recycling Week- Theme "What goes around comes around" View our Recycling Activity Pack Here

♥14th-World Diabetes Day

♥15th-Steve Irwin Day

♥17th-White Ribbon Day

♥19th-International Men’s Day

♥19th-World Toilet Day

♥18th-26th-Social Inclusion Week

♥20th-Universal Children’s Day

♥24th-National Fairy Bread Day

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December 2023

♥3rd December-International Day of persons with disabilities

♥4th-International Cookie Day

♥5th-Volunteer Day ♥7-15th-Hanukkah ♥8th-National Brownie Day

♥10th December-International Animal Rights Day

♥10th December-Human Rights Day

♥11th-International Mountain Day

♥18th-International Migrants Day

♥24th-Christmas Eve

♥25th-Christmas Day

♥26th-Boxing Day

♥31st-New Year’s Eve