| 1/1/1988, Fri | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/26/1988, Tue | Australia Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1999 Parades, special events
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| 2/17/1988, Wed | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/18/1988, Thu | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
|
| 2/19/1988, Fri | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
|
| 3/11/1988, Fri | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday
Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
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| 3/12/1988, Sat | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday
Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
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| 3/13/1988, Sun | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday
Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
|
| 3/14/1988, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Streets closed for a parade as per agent
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| 3/27/1988, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/1/1988, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/2/1988, Sat | Easter Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/3/1988, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/4/1988, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/25/1988, Mon | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
|
| 6/13/1988, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 9/24/1988, Sat | Australian Rules Rugby Semi-Finals |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- All Hotels Booked, large crowds
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| 11/1/1988, Tue | Melbourne Cup Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Largest horse racing event in Australia.
1999 Crowds; hotels booked from weekend before to weeekend after
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| 12/24/1988, Sat | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/1988, Sun | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/1988, Mon | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/27/1988, Tue | Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/1988, Sat | New Year's Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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