2016 Holidays and Events in Melbourne, Australia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2016, Fri	New Year's Day
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	1/26/2016, Tue	Australia Day
Note 1999 Parades, special events
	2/8/2016, Mon	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	2/9/2016, Tue	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	2/10/2016, Wed	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	3/11/2016, 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
	3/12/2016, 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
	3/13/2016, 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
	3/14/2016, Mon	Labor Day
Note 2000 Streets closed for a parade as per agent
	3/20/2016, Sun	Palm Sunday
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	3/25/2016, Fri	Good Friday
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	3/26/2016, Sat	Easter Saturday
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	3/27/2016, Sun	Easter
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	3/28/2016, Mon	Easter Monday
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	4/25/2016, Mon	Anzac Day
Note Commemoration March
	6/13/2016, Mon	Queen's Birthday
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	9/24/2016, Sat	Australian Rules Rugby Semi-Finals
Note All Hotels Booked, large crowds
	11/1/2016, Tue	Melbourne Cup Day
Note Largest horse racing event in Australia. 1999 Crowds; hotels booked from weekend before to weeekend after
	12/24/2016, Sat	Christmas Eve
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	12/25/2016, Sun	Christmas Day
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	12/26/2016, Mon	Boxing Day
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	12/27/2016, Tue	Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day
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	12/31/2016, Sat	New Year's Eve
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