September in Australia. Warmer days spring up like tulips in, well, springtime. It’s a delightful time of year in every state and territory, and it holds some wonderful national days. Each September, we get a bunch of incredible food days (Cheeseburger Day and Double Cheeseburger Day), Be Late for Something Day, and some super important awareness days like R U OK? Day.
Our long list below contains all the days that matter in September!
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Plus, we continue to research new and existing national days that everyone can get around. Good for content creators and curious people, All The Days keeps you up to date on all the days of the year.
National Days and Days That Matter During September:
Days that vary in date each year will have the year next to them.
| 01 September | Indigenous Literacy Day |
| Australian Craft Gin Day | |
| 02 September | Japan surrenders, bringing WWII to an end in 1945 |
| 03 September | Bring Your Manners to Work Day |
| Australia follows Britain and declares war on Germany in 1939 | |
| The Canberra Times is first published in 1926 | |
| 04 September | Father’s Day |
| Beard Day | |
| Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, dies after being stung by a stingray in 2006 | |
| Wildlife Day | |
| Macadamia Nut Day | |
| 05 September | International Day of Charity |
| Cheese Pizza Day | |
| World Samosa Day | |
| Be Late For Something Day | |
| 06 September | The first tank was produced by the British in 1915 |
| Coffee Ice Cream Day | |
| Fight Procrastination Day | |
| Read a Book Day | |
| 07 September | World Salami Day |
| Buy a Book Day | |
| International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies | |
| 08 September | International Literacy Day |
| Iguana Awareness Day | |
| World Physical Therapy Day | |
| Quiet Day | |
| 09 September (2021) | R U OK? Day |
| 10 September | In 1897 a London taxi driver becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving. |
| TV Dinner Day | |
| World Suicide Prevention Day | |
| 11 September | Make Your Bed Day |
| 12 September | Chocolate Milkshake Day |
| 13 September | The first recorded published use of the term “selfie” by an Aussie (2002) |
| Celiac Awareness Day | |
| Ansett airlines collapses in 2001 | |
| Supernatural Day | |
| Roald Dahl Day | |
| 14 September | Painter of some of Australias most iconic images, Tom Roberts dies in 1931 |
| 15 September | International Day of Democracy |
| Cheese Toast Day | |
| Double Cheeseburger Day | |
| Linguine Day | |
| The Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympics was held in 2000 | |
| World Afro Day | |
| 16 September | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| Australian Television Begins in 1956 | |
| Guacamole Day | |
| 17 September | Bisexual Awareness Week until September 24 |
| World Patient Safety Day | |
| 18 September | International Equal Pay Day |
| Cheeseburger Day | |
| Eat an Apple Day | |
| 19 September | Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 20 September | Pepperoni Pizza Day |
| 21 September | International Day of Peace |
| Wifi introduced, invented by an Aussie | |
| 22 September | World Car Free Day |
| Elephant Appreciation Day | |
| 23 September | Celebrate Bisexuality Day |
| (2021) | Spring Equinox |
| Za’atar Day | |
| International Day of Sign Languages | |
| 24 September | Punctuation Day |
| 25 September | Cathy Freeman won the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres race in the year 2000 |
| 26 September | Queen’s Birthday (public holiday in WA) |
| International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day |
| 28 September | International Day for Universal Access to Information |
| 29 September | International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste |
| 30 September | Burnie Show (public holiday in Tasmania) |
| International Podcast Day | |
| World Maritime Day |
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