Holidays and gift giving occasions in Australia
In Australia the National Public Holidays that are celebrated uniformly throughout the country are:
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day |
| Jan 6 | Sunday | Epiphany |
| Jan 7 | Monday | Orthodox Christmas Day |
| Jan 14 | Monday | Orthodox New Year |
| Jan 21 | Monday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) |
| Jan 26 | Saturday | Australia Day |
| Jan 28 | Monday | Australia Day observed |
| Feb 5 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year |
| Feb 11 | Monday | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day |
| Mar 4 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Mar 5 | Tuesday | Carnival/Shrove Tuesday |
| Mar 6 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| Mar 11 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Mar 11 | Monday | Eight Hours Day |
| Mar 11 | Monday | Adelaide Cup |
| Mar 11 | Monday | Canberra Day |
| Mar 17 | Sunday | St Patrick's Day |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | Purim |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | Harmony Day |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | National Close the Gap Day |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | March Equinox |
| Apr 3 | Wednesday | Isra and Mi'raj |
| Apr 6 | Saturday | Daylight Saving Time ends |
| Apr 14 | Sunday | Palm Sunday |
| Apr 18 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| Apr 19 | Friday | Good Friday |
| Apr 20 | Saturday | First day of Passover |
| Apr 20 | Saturday | Holy Saturday |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Easter Day |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Easter Day |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Easter Day |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Easter Day |
| Apr 21 | Sunday | Easter Day |
| Apr 22 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| Apr 23 | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday |
| Apr 25 | Thursday | ANZAC Day |
| Apr 25 | Thursday | ANZAC Day |
| Apr 25 | Thursday | ANZAC Day |
| Apr 26 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday |
| Apr 27 | Saturday | Last day of Passover |
| Apr 27 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday |
| Apr 28 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter |
| Apr 29 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday |
| May 2 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah |
| May 6 | Monday | Ramadan Start |
| May 6 | Monday | May Day |
| May 6 | Monday | Labour Day |
| May 9 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| May 23 | Thursday | Lag B'Omer |
| May 26 | Sunday | National Sorry Day |
| May 27 | Monday | Reconciliation Day |
| May 30 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| May 31 | Friday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) |
| Jun 3 | Monday | Western Australia Day |
| Jun 5 | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr |
| Jun 6 | Thursday | Queensland Day |
| Jun 9 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| Jun 9 | Sunday | Shavuot |
| Jun 10 | Monday | Whit Monday |
| Jun 10 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday |
| Jun 20 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice |
| Jul 7 | Sunday | First Day of NAIDOC Week |
| Aug 5 | Monday | New South Wales Bank Holiday |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Northern Territory Picnic Day |
| Aug 11 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av |
| Aug 12 | Monday | Eid ul Adha |
| Aug 14 | Wednesday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Assumption of Mary |
| Sep 1 | Sunday | Muharram/Islamic New Year |
| Sep 1 | Sunday | Father's Day |
| Sep 23 | Monday | September Equinox |
| Sep 30 | Monday | Rosh Hashana |
| Sep 30 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Oct 4 | Friday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
| Oct 5 | Saturday | Daylight Saving Time starts |
| Oct 7 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Oct 7 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Oct 9 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur |
| Oct 14 | Monday | First day of Sukkot |
| Oct 20 | Sunday | Hoshana Rabbah |
| Oct 21 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret |
| Oct 22 | Tuesday | Simchat Torah |
| Oct 27 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween |
| Nov 1 | Friday | All Saints' Day |
| Nov 2 | Saturday | All Souls' Day |
| Nov 4 | Monday | Recreation Day |
| Nov 5 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day |
| Nov 10 | Sunday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) |
| Nov 11 | Monday | Remembrance Day |
| Dec 1 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent |
| Dec 8 | Sunday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| Dec 22 | Sunday | December Solstice |
| Dec 23 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Proclamation Day |
| Dec 30 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve |
All other public holidays such as Queen's Birthday and Labour Day are individually declared by the state and territory governments. Therefore, before sending your parcel, be sure to check the official state websites to discover which dates are celebrated in your destination state, to ensure you don’t have a delay in your delivery.