The 2025 D&I Calendar is here!
Scroll down to see DCA’s 2025 D&I Calendar at the bottom of this page.
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.
This D&I Days and Dates Calendar is carefully curated by the DCA team each year and cannot be replicated elsewhere, in part or in full, without proper attribution to Diversity Council Australia. See our terms of use statement.
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.
DCA's 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)
January 2025
February 2025
- Sunday 2 - Physical Disability Awareness Day
- Sunday 9 - Victoria Pride
- Tuesday 11 - International Day of Women & Girls in Science
- Thursday 13 - National Apology Anniversary
- Friday 14 to Sunday 2 March - Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
- Sunday 16 to Saturday 22 - Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
- Thursday 20 - World Day of Social Justice
- Friday 21 - International Mother Language Day
March 2025
- Saturday 1 - International Wheelchair Day
- Saturday 1 - International Women of Colour Day
- Saturday 1 - Zero Discrimination Day
- Saturday 8 - International Women's Day (IWD)
- Monday 17 to Sunday 23 - Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- Thursday 20 - National Close the Gap Day
- Friday 21 to Thursday 27 - Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
- Friday 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Friday 21 - World Down Syndrome Day
- Monday 31 - Transgender Day of Visibility
May 2025
- Sunday 4 - International Family Equality (Family Pride) Day
- Thursday 15 - Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
- Thursday 15 - International Day of Families
- Saturday 17 - International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination (IDAHOBIT)
- Wednesday 21 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- Monday 26 - National Sorry Day
- Tuesday 27 to Tuesday 3 June - Reconciliation Week
June 2025
- Sunday 1 to Monday 30 - Pride Month
- Sunday 1 - Global Day of Parents
- Tuesday 3 - Mabo Day (End of Reconciliation week)
- Friday 20 - World Refugee Day
- Saturday 28 - Stonewall Riots Anniversary
September 2025
October 2025
- Wednesday 1 to Friday 31 - AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Awareness Month
- Wednesday 1 to Friday 31 - ADHD Awareness Month
- Wednesday 1 to Friday 31 - Mental Health Month
- Wednesday 1 - International Day of Older Persons
- Wednesday 8 - International Lesbian Day
- Friday 10 - World Mental Health Day
- Saturday 11 - International Day of the Girl
- Saturday 11 - National Coming Out Day
- Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 - National Carers Week
- Wednesday 15 - International Pronouns Day
- Saturday 18 - World Menopause Day
- Monday 20 to Sunday 26 - Ace Week (Asexual Awareness Week)
- Sunday 26 - Intersex Awareness Day
November 2025
- Saturday 8 - Intersex Solidarity Day
- Tuesday 11 - Remembrance Day
- Thursday 13 to Wednesday 19 - Transgender Awareness Week
- Sunday 16 - International Day for Tolerance
- Monday 17 to Friday 21 - Inclusion at Work Week
- Thursday 20 - Transgender Day of Remembrance
- Tuesday 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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