| 1/1/1978, Sun | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 1/2/1978, Mon | New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/26/1978, Thu | Australia Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1999 Parades, special events
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| 3/13/1978, Mon | Adelaide Cup Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- One of largest horse races in Australia, public holiday. Changed from May to March in 2007.
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| 3/19/1978, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/24/1978, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/25/1978, Sat | Easter Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/26/1978, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/27/1978, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/25/1978, Tue | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/12/1978, Mon | Queen's Birthday/Volunteer's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 9/1/1978, Fri | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/2/1978, Sat | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/3/1978, Sun | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/4/1978, Mon | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/5/1978, Tue | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/6/1978, Wed | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/7/1978, Thu | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/8/1978, Fri | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/9/1978, Sat | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 10/2/1978, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1978, Sun | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1978, Mon | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1978, Tue | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1978, Sun | New Year's Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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