Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) is one of Melbourne’s largest and most highly anticipated multicultural events. The celebrations span multiple weeks and draw hundreds of thousands of attendees to the heart of the city and surrounding suburbs with large Asian communities. This festival takes place from Chinese New Year's Eve (the evening preceding the first day of the Chinese year) to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the Chinese year. The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February.
1/26/1909, Tue
Australia Day
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An official national public holiday. If this occurs on a Sunday, the observance is moved to the following Monday.
3/5/1909, Fri
Moomba Waterfest Festival
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The Moomba Festival (officially named Melbourne Moomba Waterfest) is Australia’s largest free community festival, held annually over four or five days during the Labour Day long weekend, beginning on the first Friday and ending on the second Monday in March, along the banks of the Yarra River in Birrarung Marr and Alexandra Gardens, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomba_Festival
4/9/1909, Fri
Good Friday
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An official national public holiday.
4/11/1909, Sun
Easter
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Not an official national public holiday. A Christian religious observance.
4/12/1909, Mon
Easter Monday
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An official national public holiday.
4/13/1909, Tue
ANZAC Day
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An official national holiday.
6/14/1909, Mon
King's Birthday
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An official national holiday, but observance dates vary by province.
11/2/1909, Tue
Melbourne Cup Day
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A major sporting event. A public holiday across most of Victoria. It is mostly observed annually on the first Tuesday of November, but some regional areas in Victoria observe this holiday on a different date.
12/25/1909, Sat
Christmas Day
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An official national public holiday.
12/26/1909, Sun
Boxing Day
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An official national holiday. If this holiday occurs on Sunday, the following Tuesday is also an observance day.
12/27/1909, Mon
Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day
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An official national public holiday.
12/28/1909, Tue
Boxing Day: Additional Observance Day
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An official national holiday. If this holiday occurs on Sunday, the following Tuesday is also an observance day.