2006 Holidays and Events in Melbourne, Australia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2006, Sun	New Year's Day
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	1/2/2006, Mon	New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day
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	1/26/2006, Thu	Australia Day
Note 1999 Parades, special events
	1/29/2006, Sun	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	1/30/2006, Mon	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	1/31/2006, Tue	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	3/10/2006, 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
	3/11/2006, 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
	3/12/2006, 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
	3/13/2006, Mon	Labor Day
Note 2000 Streets closed for a parade as per agent
	4/9/2006, Sun	Palm Sunday
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	4/14/2006, Fri	Good Friday
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	4/15/2006, Sat	Easter Saturday
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	4/16/2006, Sun	Easter
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	4/17/2006, Mon	Easter Monday
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	4/25/2006, Tue	Anzac Day
Note Commemoration March
	6/12/2006, Mon	Queen's Birthday
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	9/30/2006, Sat	Australian Rules Rugby Semi-Finals
Note All Hotels Booked, large crowds
	11/7/2006, Tue	Melbourne Cup Day
Note Largest horse racing event in Australia. 1999 Crowds; hotels booked from weekend before to weeekend after
	12/24/2006, Sun	Christmas Eve
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	12/25/2006, Mon	Christmas Day
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	12/26/2006, Tue	Boxing Day
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	12/31/2006, Sun	New Year's Eve
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