Each year, DCA publishes a calendar of important diversity and inclusion days of celebration, solidarity, commemoration and awareness. While the list of dates is not exhaustive, it can help you to plan initiatives in your workplace. Please note, our calendar does not include individual health promotion or cultural and religious holidays, and for these you can refer to the Australian Government’s 2024 Calendar of Cultural and Religious Dates and the World Health Organisation’s Global Health Days Calendar for guidance.
Member-only feature: DCA’s members have the added benefit of being able to automatically download these dates to their Outlook calendar. Access the downloadable calendar in the member-only section.
2024 D&I Calendar
January 2024
February 2024
- Sunday, 4 - Physical Disability Awareness Day
- Saturday, 10 - Lunar/Chinese New Year
- Sunday, 11 - International Day of Women & Girls in Science
- Sunday, 11 - Victoria Pride
- Tuesday, 13 - National Apology Anniversary
- Friday, 16 to Sunday, 3 March - Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
- Sunday, 18 to Saturday, 24 - Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
- Tuesday, 20 - World Day of Social Justice
- Wednesday, 21 - International Mother Language Day
March 2024
- Friday, 1 - Zero Discrimination Day
- Friday, 1 - International Wheelchair Day
- Saturday, 2 - Sydney Mardi Gras Parade
- Friday, 8 - International Women's Day (IWD)
- Monday, 18 to Sunday, 24 - Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- Thursday, 21 to Wednesday 27 - Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
- Thursday, 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Thursday, 21 - National Close the Gap Day
- Thursday, 21 - World Down Syndrome Day
- Sunday, 31 - Transgender Day of Visibility
May 2024
- Sunday, 5 - International Family Equality (Family Pride) Day
- Wednesday, 15 - International Day of Families
- Thursday, 16 - Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
- Friday, 17 - International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination (IDAHOBIT)
- Tuesday, 21 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- Sunday, 26 - National Sorry Day
- Monday, 27 to Monday, 3 June - Reconciliation Week
June 2024
September 2024
October 2024
- Tuesday, 1 to Thursday, 31 - Mental Health Month
- Tuesday, 1 to Thursday, 31 - AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Awareness Month
- Tuesday, 1 - International Day of Older Persons
- Tuesday, 8 - International Lesbian Day
- Thursday, 10 - World Mental Health Day
- Friday, 11 - National Coming Out Day
- Friday, 11 - International Day of the Girl
- Sunday, 13 to Saturday, 19 - National Carers Week
- Wednesday, 16 - International Pronouns Day
- Friday, 18 - World Menopause Day
- Sunday, 20 to Saturday, 26 - Ace Week (Asexual Awareness Week)
- Saturday, 26 - Intersex Awareness Day
November 2024
- Friday, 8 - Intersex Solidarity Day
- Monday, 11 - Remembrance Day
- Wednesday, 13 to Tuesday, 19 - Transgender Awareness Week
- Saturday, 16 - International Day for Tolerance
- Monday, 18 to Friday 22 - Inclusion at Work Week
- Tuesday, 19 - World Toilet Day
- Wednesday, 20 - Transgender Day of Remembrance
- Monday, 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign)
Know a diversity day that we’ve missed?
We recognise that this is not an exhaustive list of all significant dates and should be considered a guide only. If you would like us to add something to this list, email us at admin@dca.org.au. We will not be able to include all suggestions, and our focus is on days that support diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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