| 1/1/2005, Sat | New Year's Day |
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| 1/3/2005, Mon | New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day |
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| 1/26/2005, Wed | Australia Day |
- Note
- 1999 Parades, special events
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| 2/9/2005, Wed | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/10/2005, Thu | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/11/2005, Fri | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 3/11/2005, Fri | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- 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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| 3/12/2005, Sat | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- 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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| 3/13/2005, Sun | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- 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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| 3/14/2005, Mon | Labor Day |
- Note
- 2000 Streets closed for a parade as per agent
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| 3/20/2005, Sun | Palm Sunday |
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| 3/25/2005, Fri | Good Friday |
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| 3/26/2005, Sat | Easter Saturday |
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| 3/27/2005, Sun | Easter |
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| 3/28/2005, Mon | Easter Monday |
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| 4/25/2005, Mon | Anzac Day |
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| 6/13/2005, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
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| 9/24/2005, Sat | Australian Rules Rugby Semi-Finals |
- Note
- All Hotels Booked, large crowds
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| 11/1/2005, Tue | Melbourne Cup Day |
- Note
- Largest horse racing event in Australia.
1999 Crowds; hotels booked from weekend before to weeekend after
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| 12/24/2005, Sat | Christmas Eve |
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| 12/25/2005, Sun | Christmas Day |
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| 12/26/2005, Mon | Boxing Day |
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| 12/27/2005, Tue | Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day |
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| 12/31/2005, Sat | New Year's Eve |
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