When is Australia Day 2025?
Australia Day 2025 was on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
Australia’s national day, with citizenship ceremonies, barbecues and fireworks. For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people it is a day of mourning.
How the date is set: January 26 every year (a Monday off when it falls on a weekend).
The date in other years
Ideas for the day
A short history
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour. The day is promoted by the Australia Day Council, an independent government owned company. Events are run to recognise the contributions of Australians to the nation, while also encouraging reflection on the country's history and reconciliation with Indigenous Australians, and respecting the diversity and achievements of Australian society.
From Wikipedia’s article Australia Day, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Calendar rule: January 26 every year (a Monday off when it falls on a weekend)
- Nager.Date public holiday API Public holidays in Canada, the UK and Australia
- Wikipedia: Australia Day Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)