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 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany |
| Jan 7 | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Day |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year |
| Jan 25 | Saturday | Chinese New Year |
| Jan 26 | Sunday | Australia Day |
| Jan 27 | Monday | Day off for Australia Day |
| Feb 10 | Monday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) |
| Feb 10 | Monday | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day |
| Feb 25 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday |
| Feb 26 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| Mar 2 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Mar 9 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Mar 9 | Monday | Eight Hours Day |
| Mar 9 | Monday | Adelaide Cup |
| Mar 9 | Monday | Canberra Day |
| Mar 10 | Tuesday | Purim |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | St Patrick's Day |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | National Close the Gap Day |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Harmony Day |
| Mar 22 | Sunday | Isra and Mi'raj |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Daylight Saving Time ends |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Palm Sunday |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | First day of Passover |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Holy Saturday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday |
| Apr 16 | Thursday | Last day of Passover |
| Apr 17 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday |
| Apr 18 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday |
| Apr 19 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter |
| Apr 20 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday |
| Apr 21 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah |
| Apr 24 | Friday | Ramadan Start |
| Apr 25 | Saturday | ANZAC Day |
| Apr 25 | Saturday | ANZAC Day |
| Apr 27 | Monday | ANZAC Day |
| Apr 27 | Monday | ANZAC Day Additional Public Holiday |
| Apr 29 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut |
| May 4 | Monday | May Day |
| May 4 | Monday | Labour Day |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| May 12 | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer |
| May 19 | Tuesday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) |
| May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| May 24 | Sunday | Eid ul Fitr |
| May 26 | Tuesday | National Sorry Day |
| May 29 | Friday | Shavuot |
| May 31 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Whit Monday |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Western Australia Day |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Reconciliation Day |
| Jun 6 | Saturday | Queensland Day |
| Jun 7 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday |
| Jun 8 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Jun 11 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice |
| Jul 5 | Sunday | First Day of NAIDOC Week |
| Jul 30 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av |
| Jul 31 | Friday | Eid ul Adha |
| Aug 3 | Monday | New South Wales Bank Holiday |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Northern Territory Picnic Day |
| Aug 12 | Wednesday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary |
| Aug 20 | Thursday | Muharram/Islamic New Year |
| Sep 6 | Sunday | Father's Day |
| Sep 19 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Yom Kippur |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | First day of Sukkot |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | Daylight Saving Time starts |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
| Oct 5 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Oct 5 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Oct 9 | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah |
| Oct 10 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret |
| Oct 11 | Sunday | Simchat Torah |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| Nov 2 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| Nov 2 | Monday | Recreation Day |
| Nov 3 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day |
| Nov 14 | Saturday | Diwali/Deepavali |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| Dec 11 | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah |
| Dec 18 | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Proclamation Day |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | 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.