Each year, Chinese New Year is being celebrated and embraced more widely around Australia. Some cities will host Lunar New Year events and parties which celebrate the holiday more generally, with festivities from a range of different countries and cultures.

Australia Day is the country’s official national day. It’s a time to celebrate the Australian way of life and reflect on what it means to be Australian.

Australia Day marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port Jackson in New South Wales.

In present-day Australia, celebrations aim to reflect the diverse society and landscape of the nation and are marked by community and family events, reflections on Australian history, official community awards and citizenship ceremonies welcoming new members of the Australian community.

Harmony Week celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.​

Easter is a Christian holiday that commemorates an important Christian event in the Bible when Jesus was said to rise from the dead. Christians celebrate it in special church services. It is also a popular public holiday where traditions like giving chocolate easter eggs and other presents by the Easter Bunny for children have become common.

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".

National Sorry Day commemorates (remembers) the 26th May 1997, when a special report called “Bringing Them Home” was read in Parliament House Canberra. The report described how many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were taken away, or stolen, from their families, between 1910 and the 1970s. Each year on National Sorry Day, Australia pauses to remember the grief, trauma and loss suffered by these "Stolen Generations".

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) started as the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation in 1993 (the International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples) and was supported by Australia’s major faith communities. In 1996, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation launched Australia’s first NRW. In 2000, Reconciliation Australia was established to continue to provide national leadership on reconciliation. In the same year, approximately 300,000 people walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of NRW, to show their support for reconciliation.

The dates for National Reconciliation Week remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey— the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

Diwali, is one of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism, lasting for five days from the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month Ashvina to the second day of the light half of the lunar month Karttika.

During the festival, diyas (small earthenware lamps filled with oil) are lit and placed in rows along the parapets of temples and houses and set adrift on rivers and streams. Homes are decorated, and floors inside and out are covered with rangoli, consisting of elaborate designs made of coloured rice, sand, or flower petals. The doors and windows of houses are kept open in the hope that Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, will find her way inside and bless the residents with wealth and success.

Also known as Festival of Lights, or Feast of the Maccabees, is a Jewish festival that begins on Kislev 25 (usually in December, according to the Gregorian calendar) and is celebrated for eight days. Hanukkah reaffirms the ideals of Judaism and commemorates in particular the rededication of the Second temple of Jerusalem by the lighting of candles on each day of the festival.

Ramadan is the Arabic name for the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It is considered one of the holiest Islamic months.

Fasting is considered to be an act of worship, which enables Muslims to feel closer to God and strengthen their spiritual health and self-discipline.

Muslims have an early morning meal before dawn, known as suhoor or sehri.

They break their fast after sunset for the evening meal, called iftar or fitoor.

Ramadan is also a time when Muslims are encouraged to give to charity, strengthen their relationship with God, and show kindness and patience.

During the month, believers also head to the mosque for an additional night prayer called Taraweeh. This is only held during Ramadan.

Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War 1 and Germany at Compiegne, France for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War 1, which took effect at eleven in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918. The armistice initially expired after a period of 36 days and had to be extended several times. A formal peace agreement was only reached when the Treaty of Versailles was signed the following year.

The date is a national holiday in France, and was declared a national holiday in many Allied nations. However, many Western countries and associated nations, including Australia, have since changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day, with member states of the Commonwealth of Nations adopting Remembrance Day.

Christmas Day falls on December 25 and is an occasion for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Many people, even if they are not Christian, give each other gifts, prepare special meals and decorate their homes at this time of year. Many aspects of the Christmas celebrations originated from winter celebrations in Europe. However they are increasingly influenced by the Australian climate and wildlife.

Marking the end of the calendar year New Years Eve is celebrated around Australia with parties and fireworks. Spectacular Firework displays are observed around Sydney with the harbour foreshore and the Harbour Bridge being a focal point of the displays.