2025 Early Childhood Services Calendar of Events and Awareness Days
Updated: Feb 18
(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-
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: '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
♥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
♥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 Exploring Nature Learning Story Pack here
♥2nd-World Autism Day View our FREE Autism Awareness Pack here
♥2nd-International Children’s Book Day
♥4th- International Carrot 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-World 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-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
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
♥7th-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-16th-National Families Week-(TBC)
♥15th-International Day of Families-View our My Family Pack here
♥19th-23rd-Under 8’s Week: Theme "Unleashing Scientific Thinking through Play."-View our Free U8's pack here
♥16th-International Day of the Boychild
♥20th-World Bee Day-View our Mini Beast Pack here
♥21st-International Tea Day
♥21st-National Simultaneous Storytime-book for 2025 iss The Truck Cat written by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell
♥23rd-World Turtle Day-View our Exploring the Ocean Pack here
♥23rd-(TBC) Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea- Cool Resources here
♥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
June 2025
🏳️🌈1st-30th-Pride Month
♥1st-Global Day of Parents
♥1st-World Milk Day
♥1st- Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD)-View our Mini Beasts pack here
♥2nd-Western Australia Day Public Holiday Day
♥3rd-Mabo Day
♥5th-World Environment Day- View our Environmental Experiences Pack here
♥6th-10th-Eid al-Adha
♥8th-World Oceans Day-View our Exploring the Ocean activity pack here
♥8th-National Best Friends Day-View our Forming Friendship pack here
♥9th-15th-Infants Mental Health Awareness Week
♥9th-15th-Men’s Health Week
♥10th-Kings Birthday Public Holiday Day National except QLD & WA
♥15th-Global Wind Day-View our Sustainable Practice Pack here
♥16th-National Vegemite Day
♥18th-National Sushi Day
♥18th-International Picnic Day
♥20th-World Refugee Day
♥21st-International Day of Yoga- Have a look at our Yoga poses set here
♥21st-Winter Solstice- View our Exploring the Weather pack here
♥27th-International Sunglasses Day- View our Free Sunglasses Set here
July 2025
♥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
♥6th-13thNAIDOC Week- Theme- “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision, Legacy”- VIEW our NAIDOC Activity Bundle Here
♥7th-World Chocolate Day
♥12th-Malala Day
♥12th-Teddy Bears Picnic 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 ♥19th-Pyjama Day- View our Free Pyjama Day Pack here
♥20th-26th-Farm Safety Week-Theme-(TBC) View our Exploring Farms Pack here
♥21st-International Lamington Day- VIEW our FREE Lamington Day Pack Here
♥26th-Schools Tree’s Day
♥28th-National Tree’s Day
♥28th-3rd August Early Learning Matters Week
♥29th-International Tiger Day ♥29th-National Step-family Awareness Day ♥30th-World Friendship Day-View our Friendships Pack Here
♥31st- World Ranger Day
August 2025
♥1st-7th-World Breastfeeding Week
♥1st-31st-Happiness Happens Month
♥1st-31st-Platypus Month- View our Australian Animals Pack here
♥2nd-Jeans for Genes Day-View our FREE pack here
♥4th-10th(TBC)-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-Picnic Day, Public Holiday Day, NT
♥4th-10th-Keep Australia Beautiful Week
♥9th-International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
♥9th-Red Nose Day-View our Free Pack Here
♥9th-17th-National Science Week-Theme: "Decoding the Universe" View our Science Week Actvites here
♥9th-Raksha Bandhan
♥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-Krishna Janmashtami
♥16th-23rd-Book week -Theme: (Book an Adventure!)- View our 2024 Book Week Ideas here
♥19th-International Orangutan Day- View our Exploring the Jungle Pack here
♥19th-World Humanitarian Day
♥19th-National Potato Day
♥22nd-Daffodil Day- View our Free pack here
♥25th-31st (TBC)-Speech Pathology Week
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
♥1-7th-National Child Protection Week-Theme-"Every child in every community needs a fair go" view our FREE Project Ideas here
♥2nd-8th-National Superhero Week
♥2nd-6th-Teacher Aide Appreciation Week
♥4th-Early Childhood Educators’ Day-View our Free Certificates here
♥4th-National Health and Physical Education Day-Theme "Good for Children, Good for Schools and Good for Communities"
♥4th-Indigenous Literacy Day
♥6th-Bravehearts Day
♥7th-Threatened Species Day
♥7th-Father’s Day-View our Fathers Day Ideas here
♥8th-International Literacy Day
♥8-14th-Foster Care Week
♥8th-National Bilby Day
♥12th-RUOK Day
♥13th-Roald Dahl Day
♥14th-World First Aid Day
♥16th-International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
♥16th-18th-Chuseok
♥16th-22nd-National Organic Week
♥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
♥23rd-29th-National Week of Deaf People
♥23rd-International Day Of Sign Languages
♥23rd-Kings Birthday Public Holiday Day, WA
♥27th-Save the Koala Day
♥29th-World Heart Day
October 2025
♥1st-International Day of the Older Persons
♥1st-31st-Mental Health Month
♥1st-6th-Australian Wildlife Week
♥1st-31st-ADHD Awareness Theme -'Awareness is Key!'
♥1st-31st-Dyslexia Awareness Month Theme-'Stronger Together'
♥1st-International Coffee Day
♥1st-World Vegetarian Day
♥2nd-4th-Rosh Hashanah
♥2nd-World Farm Animal Day
♥3rd-12th-Navaratri
♥4th-10th-World Space Week Theme-
♥4th-International Taco Day
♥4th-World Smile Day
♥5th-World Teachers Day
♥5-13th (QLD)-Mental Health Week Theme-'
♥7th-World Habitat Day Theme
♥7th-Labour Public holiday Day, ACT,NSW,SA
♥7th-Kings Birthday Public holiday Day, QLD
♥7th-World Cotton Day
♥9th-World Post Day
♥10th-World Mental Health Day
♥10th-National Hat Day #LiftTheLidOnMentalIllness
♥10th-World Sight Day View our Free Sunglasses Pack here
♥11th-World Egg Day
♥11th-12th-Yom Kippur
♥14th-20th-National Nutrition Week Theme-'Inspiring a connected and nourished Australia'. View our Health and Nutrition pack here
♥14th-20th-Aussie Backyard Bird Count
♥15th-National Mushroom Day
♥15th-Global Handwashing Day- View our FREE handwashing banner here
♥16th-World Bread Day
♥18th-Loud Shirt Day
♥19th-27th- (TBC)National Children’s Week Theme-(TBC)
♥21st-27th-(TBC) National Water Week- Theme- View our Water Play pack here
♥23rd-Children’s Day
♥24th-World Kangaroo Day
♥24th-National Bandanna Day
♥25th-World Pasta Day
♥27th-National Grandparents’ Day- View our Grandparents Day Pack here
♥31st-Halloween
♥31st-Day for Daniel
November 2025
♥1st-30th-Movember (Men’s Health Month)
♥1st-20th-National Adoption Awareness Month
♥1st-World Vegan Day
♥1st-Diwali
♥3rd-Outdoor Classroom Day(TBC)
♥11th-16th-Recycling Week
♥5th-Melbourne Cup Day
♥10th-Directors Day
♥11th-Remembrance Day
♥11th-18th-Food Safety Week
♥14th-World Diabetes Day
♥18th-24th-World Nursery Rhyme week
♥19th-International Men’s Day
♥19th-World Toilet Day
♥20th-Universal Children’s Day
♥22nd(TBC)-White Ribbon Day
♥24th-National Fairy Bread Day
♥25th-29th-Social Inclusion Week
December 2025
♥3rd December-International Day of persons with disabilities
♥4th-International Cookie Day
♥5th-Volunteer Day
♥10th-International Animal Rights Day
♥10th-Human Rights Day
♥11th-International Mountain Day
♥18th-International Migrants Day
♥24th-Christmas Eve
♥25th-Christmas Day
♥25th-2nd Jan-Hanukkah
♥26th-Boxing Day
♥31st-New Year’s Eve
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