2025 Early Childhood Services Calendar of Events and Awareness Days

(SOME DATES ARE TO BE CONFIRMED) Below is a list of events, awareness days, celebrations and more happening in 2025. 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's 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. Sign up here for free and we will send you a monthly calendar to use in your service

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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

January 2025

♥ 1st-New Year’s Public Holiday

♥ 1st-31st–Walk Your Dog Month

♥ 1st-31st–Veganuary

♥ 1st-Gantan Sai (New Year’s) – Shinto-View our Free Ideas Here

♥ 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

♥ 17th-Kid Inventor’s Day

♥ 18th-Winnie the Pooh Day

♥ 19th-World Religion Day

♥ 20th-Martin Luther King Jr Day

♥ 20th-Penguin Awareness Day

♥ 21st-Squirrel Appreciation Day

♥ 21st-National Hug Day

♥ 24th-International Day of Education

♥ 26th-Australia Day / Survival Day / Invasion Day

♥ 26th-Yabun: Celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

♥ 27th-Chocolate Cake Day

♥ 27th-Parent Mental Health Day

♥ 27th-Lego Day

♥ 29th-Puzzle Day-View activity ideas here

♥29th-Lunar New Year (The Year of the Wood Snake)- View our Lunar New Year Activity pack here 

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February 2025

♥1st-28th-Feel Good February

♥1st-World Hijab Day #HijabisUnsilenced

♥2nd-World Wetlands Day

♥3rd-Setsubun Sai (Shinto)

♥4th-Physical Disability Awareness Day

♥4th-World Cancer Day

♥6th-Waitangi Day (NZ)- View our Waitangi Day Activity Ideas here

♥9th-World Pizza Day

♥11th-Safer Internet Day

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

♥12th-International Darwin Day

♥12th-Lantern Festival ♥12th-Magha Puja Day (Buddhism)

♥ 12th-Tu B'Shevat (Jewish Arbor Day) (begins at sunset on 12th and ends at nightfall on 13th)

♥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

♥15th-Nirvana Day (Parinirvana Day)

♥17th-Random Acts of Kindness Day

♥18th-International Asperger's Day

♥20th-National Love Your Pet Day

♥21st-International Mother Language Day

♥25th-Clean up Australia Day for Businesses

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

♥28th-Clean up Australia Day for Schools

♥28th-Summers Day-Kids Safe(QLD)

♥28th-Ramadan Begins

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March 2025

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

♥1st-31st-Australian Adopt a Pet Month ♥1st-9th-National Sea Week:Theme"The ocean makes earth habitable"

♥1st-7th-Hearing Awareness Week

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

♥1st-Baby Sleep Day

♥1st-International Wheelchair Day

♥1st-World Compliment Day ♥1st-National Pig Day

♥2nd-Dr Seuss Day

♥2nd-Clean Up Australia Day

♥2nd-World Teen Mental Wellness Day

♥3rd-10th-Parks Week

♥3rd-World Hearing Awareness Day

♥3rd-World Wildlife Day

♥3rd-Labour Public Holiday Day, WA

♥4th-Pancake Tuesday-Shrove Tuesday-View our Free pack here 

♥5th-Ash Wednesday- View our Free Pack here  ♥8th-UN International Women’s Day

♥10th-Eight Hours Day Public Holiday Day, Tasmania

♥10th-Labour Public Holiday Day, VIC

♥10th-Canberra Day

♥13-14th-Purim

♥14th-Holi

♥16th-22nd-National Poisons Prevention Week

♥17th-23rd-Harmony Week- Theme: "Everyone Belongs" 'Harmony- we all have a role to play!' .View our Harmony Week Activity Pack here

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

♥17th-23rd-National Playgroup Week-Theme-'Belong, Share, Grow

All the Little Things'

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

♥20th-International Day of Happiness-Theme:"Caring and Sharing"

♥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-Theme: 'Forests and Foods'.

♥21st-Ride2School Day

♥22nd-Earth Hour-8.30pm-9.30pm

♥22nd-World Water Day-Theme:"Glacier Preservation" View our-Water Play Learning Story Pack here

♥23rd-World Meteorological Day- Theme:“Closing the early warning gap together”

♥23rd-National Eucalypt Day

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

♥29th-Ramadan Ends

♥30th-Neighbour Day

♥30th-National Doctors Day

♥30/31st-Eid al-Fitr-View our free pack here 

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April 2025

♥1st-April Fools Day

♥2nd-13th-Nature Play Week-View our Nature Play Activities here

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

♥2nd-International Children’s Book Day

♥4th-International Carrot Day

♥6th-Waltzing Matilda Day

♥6th-National Siblings Day

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

♥8th-Hana Matsuri (Buddhism)

♥12th-20th-Passover (Pesach)

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

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

♥13th-Palm Sunday

♥13th-Vaisakhi-Sikh

♥14th-National Dolphin Day

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

♥18th-World Heritage Day

♥18th-Good Friday Public Holiday Day

♥20th-Easter Sunday-View our Easter Activity Pack here

♥20th-Orthodox Easter ♥21st-Easter Monday Public Holiday

♥21st-World Creativity & Innovation Day

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

♥22nd-Jelly Bean Day

♥23rd-World Book and Copyright Day

♥24th-30th-World Immunisation Week

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

♥25th-World Penguin Day

♥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

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May 2025

♥4th-Star Wars Day

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

♥4th-10th-International Compost Awareness Week-View our Sustainable Practice Learning Story Pack here

♥5th-Labour Public Holiday Day,(QLD,NT)

♥5th-11th-Family Day Care Week View our-Family Day Care Super bundle here

♥6th-World Asthma Day

♥11th-Mother’s Day View our-Mother's Day Display and Learning Story Pack here 

♥11th-18th Road Safety Week-View our Transport Activity and Display pack here 

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

♥12th-Vesak Day or Buddha Day

♥12th-18th-National Families Week-theme “Lending a hand to thrive – supporting each other”.

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

♥16th-International Day of the Boychild

♥19th-23rd-Under 8’s Week: Theme -"Unleashing Scientific Thinking through Play."-View our Free U8's pack here

♥19th-23rd-Vic Education Week- "Theme-Celebration of Cultures"-View our Connecting Cultures for Activity Ideas here

♥20th-World Bee Day-View Our World Bee Day Ideas here

♥21st-International Tea Day

♥21st-World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

♥21st-National Simultaneous Storytime-book for 2025 is "The Truck Cat" written by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell

♥22nd- Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea- FREE Resources here 

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

♥25th-Africa day- View our Exploring Africa Day pack here

♥25th-31st-Food Allergy Week Theme-'Travelling with food allergy'

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

♥27th-3rd June -Reconciliation week- #NRW2025 Theme "Bridging now to next" View our-Reconciliation Week Display and Activity Pack here

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

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June 2025

🏳️‍🌈1st-30th-Pride Month

♥1st-Global Day of Parents

♥1st-World Dinosaur Day-View our Exploring Dinosaurs Set Here

♥1st-World Milk Day

♥2nd-Western Australia Day Public Holiday Day

♥2nd-ACT Public Holiday Reconciliation Day

♥3rd-Mabo Day

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

♥6th-10th-Eid al-Adha

♥7th-Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day

♥7th-Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD)-View our Mini Beasts pack here 

♥8th-Pentecost

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

♥8th-National Best Friends Day-View our Forming Friendship pack here ♥9th-Kings Birthday Public Holiday Day National except QLD & WA

♥9th-15th-Infants Mental Health Awareness Week

♥9th-15th-Men’s Health Week

♥14th-21st-Water Safety Week

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

♥16th-National Vegemite Day

♥16th-22nd-Learning Disability Week-Theme-"Do you see me?"

♥18th-National Sushi Day

♥18th-Autistic Pride Day

♥18th-International Picnic Day

♥20th-World Refugee Day

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

♥21st-World Rain forest Day

♥21st-World Music Day-View our Music and Movement set here

♥21st-Winter Solstice- View our Exploring the Weather pack here

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

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July 2025

♥1st-31st-Plastic Free July

♥1st-Disability Pride Month

♥1st-International Reggae Day

♥3rd-International Plastic Bag Free Day

♥6th-13th-NAIDOC Week- Theme- “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision, Legacy”- VIEW our NAIDOC Activity Bundle Here

♥7th-World Chocolate Day

♥10th-Teddy Bears Picnic Day ♥12th-Malala Day

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

♥15th-World Youth Skills Day

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

♥18th-Nelson Mandela Day

♥20th-26th-Farm Safety Week-Theme-'Second Chances – Who Knows How Many You’ll Get?'  View our Exploring Farms Pack here

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

♥22nd Jul-2nd Aug-Catholic Education Week-Theme-'Pilgrims of Hope'

♥25th-Pyjama Day-View 100 Fun and Engaging Pyjama Day Activities for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

♥25th-Schools Tree’s Day

♥25th-National Step-family Awareness Day

♥25th-Christmas in July-View our Christmas Activity Ideas here

♥27th-National Tree’s Day

♥28th-3rd Aug-Early Learning Matters Week

♥29th-International Tiger Day ♥30th-World Friendship Day-View our Friendships Pack Here

♥30th-OOSH (OSHC) Educators Day-Theme-'Recognition and Appreciation'-Download our Free Certificates Here

♥31st-World Ranger Day DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE MONTHLY CALENDAR 👇👇

August 2025

♥1st-7th-World Breastfeeding Week

♥1st-31st-Happiness Happens Month

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

♥4th-10th-Dental Health Week:Theme- 'Reach every S-milestone'- View our Free Dental Health Pack Here  

♥4-8 August- NSW Public Education Week- Theme 'Ignite your Potential'

♥4th-National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day:Theme:Little Footsteps, Big Future' view our Free Posters here

♥4th-Picnic Day, Public Holiday Day, NT

♥4th-10th-Keep Australia Beautiful Week:Theme-'Picking Up the Pieces: It Starts with Us'

♥7th-Jeans for Genes Day-View our FREE pack here

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

♥9th-17th-National Science Week-Theme: 'Decoding the Universe' View our Science Week Activities here

♥9th-Raksha Bandhan

♥11th-World Lion Day

♥11th-15th-Bullying No Way Week

♥12th-International Youth Day

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

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

♥16th-23rd-Book week -Theme: 'Book an Adventure!'- View our 2025 Book Week Ideas here ♥16th-Krishna Janmashtami

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

♥19th-World Humanitarian Day

♥19th-National Potato Day

♥21st-Daffodil Day- View our Free pack here 

♥24th-30th-Speech Pathology Week ♥26th-International Dog Day

♥28th-Red Nose Day-View our Free Pack Here 

♥29th-Wear it Purple Day DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE MONTHLY CALENDAR 👇👇

September 2025

♥1st-30th-Footy Colours Day

♥1st-30th- Biodiversity Month

♥1st-30th-Save the Koala Month

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

♥1st-National Wattle Day

♥2nd-8th-National Superhero Week

♥2nd-6th-Teacher Aide Appreciation Week

♥3rd-Early Childhood Educators’ Day-View our Free Certificates here

♥3rd-National Health and Physical Education Day-Theme "Good for Children, Good for Schools and Good for Communities"

♥3rd-Indigenous Literacy Day

♥7th-Threatened Species Day

♥7th-Father’s Day-View our Fathers Day Ideas here

♥7-13th-National Child Protection Week-Theme-"Every Conversation Matters >>>Shifting Conversation to Action"  view our FREE Project Ideas here

♥8th-International Literacy Day

♥11th-RUOK Day

♥12th-Bravehearts Day

♥13th-Roald Dahl Day

♥13th-World First Aid Day

♥14th-20th-Foster Care Week-Theme-"Time to Care". 

♥14th-National Bilby Day

♥14th-Māori Language Day

♥15th-21st-National Organic Week

♥15th-22nd-Māori Language Week (Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori)

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

♥19th-Talk Like a Pirate Day-view our FREE pack here

♥20th-Clean up the World Day

♥21st-World Gratitude Day

♥21st-International Day of Peace

♥22nd-World Rhino Day

♥22nd-24th-Rosh Hashanah

♥22nd Sep-1st Oct-Navaratri

♥22nd-28th-National Week of Deaf People-Theme-'No Human Rights Without Sign Language Right's

♥23rd-International Day Of Sign Languages

♥26th-Save the Koala Day

♥29th-Kings Birthday Public Holiday Day, WA

♥29th-World Heart Day

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October 2025

♥22nd Sep-1st Oct-Navaratri

♥1st-2nd-Yom Kippur

♥1st-International Day of the Older Persons

♥1st-31st-Mental Health Month

♥1st-5th-Australian Wildlife Week

♥1st-31st-ADHD Awareness Month-Theme -' The Many Faces of ADHD'

♥1st-31st-Dyslexia Awareness Month Theme-'Stronger Together'

♥1st-International Coffee Day

♥1st-World Vegetarian Day

♥2nd-World Farm Animal Day-View our Farm Animal Activity Ideas here

♥3rd-World Smile Day

♥4th-10th-World Space Week Theme-'Living in Space'-View our Space Week Activity Ideas here

♥4-12th (QLD)-Mental Health Week Theme-'Connect for mental health'

♥5th-World Teachers Day

♥6th-World Habitat Day Theme-'Urban Crisis Response'

♥6th-Labour Day Public Holiday-New South Wales, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory

♥6th-Kings Birthday Public holiday Day, QLD

♥6th-Chuseok

♥7th-International Taco Day

♥7th-World Cotton Day

♥9th-World Sight Day- View our Free Sunglasses Pack here    #LoveYourEyes

♥9th-World Post Day

♥10th-World Mental Health Day

♥10th-National Hat Day #LiftTheLidOnMentalIllness

♥10th-World Egg Day-'The Mighty Egg: Packed with Natural Nutrition'

♥13th-19th-National Nutrition Week Theme-'Love What You Eat'  View our Health and Nutrition pack here 

♥15th-National Mushroom Day

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

♥16th-World Bread Day

♥17th-Loud Shirt Day

♥18th-26th-National Children’s Week Theme-'Everyone should know about Children's Rights!'

♥20th-26th-Aussie Backyard Bird Count

♥20th-26th -National Water Week- Theme-'Water Heroes: Save Every Drop' View our Water Play pack here

♥21st-Diwali/Deepavali- View our Free Diwali set here

♥22nd-Children’s Day

♥24th-World Kangaroo Day

♥25th-World Pasta Day

♥26th-National Grandparents’ Day- View our Grandparents Day Pack here

♥27th-31st- Qld State Education Week

♥30th-National Bandanna Day

♥31st-Halloween- View our Halloween Sensory Ideas Here

♥31st-Day for Daniel

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November 2025

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

♥1st-30th-National Adoption Awareness Month

♥1st-World Vegan Day

♥1st-All Saints Day

♥4th-Melbourne Cup Day-View Our Free Melb Cup Pack here

♥6th-Outdoor Classroom Day

♥8th-15th-Food Safety Week-Theme-'Don't swallow the myth – Food safety myth busting'

♥10th-14th World Nursery Rhyme week-5 Official Nursery Rhymes-View our Activity Bundle Here

♥10th-Directors Day View our FREE-Directors' Day Free Certificate and Thank You Card Pack HERE

♥10th-16th-Recycling Week-View our Recycling Activity Pack HERE

♥11th-Remembrance Day- View our Free Pack here

♥13th-World Kindness Day

♥13th-19th-Transgender Awareness Day

♥14th-World Diabetes Day- Theme-'Diabetes and the workplace.'

♥17th-23rd-National Skin Cancer Action Week

♥19th-International Men’s Day

♥19th-World Toilet Day

♥20th-World Children's Day

♥22nd-30th-Social Inclusion Week-Theme-'CONNECT, COLLABORATE & CELEBRATE!'

♥24th-National Fairy Bread Day

♥25th-White Ribbon Day-Theme-'Learn, Give and Take Action' 

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December 2025

♥1st-Eat a Red Apple Day (International)

♥3rd-International Day of persons with disabilities (Theme-'Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress')

♥4th-International Cookie Day

♥5th-Volunteer Day

(Theme-'Every Contribution Matters')

♥6th-Mannalargenna Day

♥10th-International Animal Rights Day

♥10th-Human Rights Day (Theme-'Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials')

♥11th-International Mountain Day

(Theme-'Glaciers matter for water, food and livelihoods in mountains and beyond')

♥14 -22nd-Hanukkah

♥18th-World Arabic Language Day

♥18th-International Migrants Dy

(Theme-'Honouring the Contributions of Migrants and Respecting their Rights')

♥24th-Christmas Eve

♥25th-Christmas Day- View our Massive Christmas Activity Set HERE

♥26th-Boxing Day

♥26th-Jan 1 -Kwanzaa

♥31st-New Year’s Eve

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