2010 Event Calendar
2010 will be a busy year for Australia so we would like to encourage you to book early during these peak travelling periods.
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Australian Public Holidays
Fri 1 Jan New Years Day
Tues 26 Jan Australia Day
Mon 1 Mar Labour Day (WA)
Mon 8 Mar Labour Day (VIC)
Fri 2 Apr Good Friday
Sat 3 Apr Easter Saturday
Mon 5 Apr Easter Monday
Mon 26 Apr ANZAC Day public holiday
Mon 3 May Labour Day (QLD)
Mon 14 Jun Queen's Birthday (except WA)
Mon 27 Sep Queen's Birthday (WA)
Mon 4 Oct Labour Day (ACT,SA,NSW)
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day
Sunday 26 Dec Boxing Day
Mon 27 Dec Boxing Day public holiday
Tues 28 Dec Christmas Day public holiday
South Australia
12–14 Jan World Tennis Challenge
17–24 Jan Santos Down Under
19 Feb – 14 Mar Adelaide Fringe Festival
5–8 Mar Womadelaide
Mon 8 Mar Adelaide Cup (public holiday)
11–14 Mar Clipsal 500
29 May – 4 Jun ATE 2010
Tues 28 Dec Proclamation Day (public holiday)
Queensland
3–10 Jan Brisbane International
Jan – 14 Feb Summer of Cricket
Wed 16 Jun State of Origin Game 2
Sat 24 Jul Tri-Nations Series – Australia vs South Africa
Wed 11 Aug Royal Queensland Show (public holiday)
Sep/Oct Riverfire
21–24 Oct Nikon SuperGP (Gold Coast)
ACT
Mon 8 Mar Canberra Day (public holiday)
Mon 27 Sep Family & Community Day (public holiday)
Northern Territory
Mon 3 May May Day (public holiday)
Fri 23 Jul Darwin Show Day (public holiday)
Mon 2 Aug Picnic Day (public holiday)
Tasmania
Mon 8 Feb Royal Hobart Regatta (public holiday)
Wed 24 Feb Launceston Cup (public holiday)
Tues 2 Mar King Island Show (public holiday)
Mon 8 Mar Eight Hours Day (public holiday)
Thurs 7 Oct Royal Launceston Show (public holiday)
Thurs 21 Oct Royal Hobart Show (public holiday)
Victoria
18 – 31 Jan Australian Open Tennis
Wed 3 Feb Melbourne International Motor Show
Feb Summer of Cricket
14–21 Mar Melbourne Fashion Week
25–28 Mar Australian Grand Prix
24 Mar – 18 Apr Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Sat 31 Jul Tri-Nations Series – Aus vs NZ
Sat 25 Sep AFL Grand Final
1 Oct – 19 Nov Spring Carnival
Tues 2 Nov Melbourne Cup
Western Australia
5–31 Jan Summer of Cricket
Mon 7 Jun Foundation Day (public holiday)
New South Wales
Fri 1 Jan Sydney to Hobart yacht race
10–16 Jan Medibank International Tennis Tournament
3 Jan – 25 Feb Summer of Cricket
12–28 Feb Chinese New Year Festival
21 Feb – 6 Mar Mardi Gras
Wed 26 May State of Origin Game 1
Wed 7 Jul State of Origin Game 3
Mon 2 Aug Bank Holiday (public holiday)
Sat 11 Sep Tri-Nations/Bledisloe Cup – Aus vs NZ
Thurs 14 Oct Sydney International Motor Show
Around the World
12–28 Feb Vancouver Winter Olympic Games
5–11 Apr Masters Golf Tournament at Auga, USA
12–23 May Cannes Film Festival
11 Jun – 11 Jul FIFA World Cup in Africa
3–14 Oct XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi
21 Jun – 4 Jul Wimbledon
18 Sep – 3 Oct Oktoberfest in Germany
