2022 Calendar of Events Australia & International

I was preparing my 2022 social media calendars this afternoon and it takes time to gather information from multiple sources. It's not a definitive list but you are welcome to use it with book sales & marketing activities.

​If you would like to add to the list or request changes please contact me - I'm interested in national and relevant international events for publishers, booksellers and libraries.

January 2022

• 4 World Braille Day
• 24 International Day of Education
• 26 Australia Day
• 27 Holocaust Memorial Day

February 2022 | Black History Month (North America & UK)

• 1 Chinese New Year
• 2 International Groundhog Day
• 3 International Golden Retriever Day
• 4 World Cancer Day
• 11 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
• 12 International Darwin Day
• 12-14 Sweetheart Day HeartKids 
• 14 Valentines Day
• 14 Love Your Library Day 
• 14 International Book Giving Day
• 17 Random Acts of Kindness Day
• 20 World Day of Social Justice
• 20 Love Your Pet Day
• 24 Teal Ribbon Day Ovarian Cancer Australia

March 2022 | Australian Women’s History Month | National Epilepsy Awareness Month

• 1 Mardi Gras
• 6 Clean Up Australia Day
• 8 International Women’s Day
• 14 International Day of Mathematics | Pi Day
• 17 St Patrick’s Day
• 19 International Day Against Bullying and Violence
• 20 International Day of Happiness
• 21 World Down syndrome Day
• 21 World Poetry Day
• 26 Earth Hour
• 31 International Transgender day of Visibility

April 2022

• 2 International Children's Book Day
• 2 World Autism Awareness Day
• 7 World Health Day
• 15-18 Easter
• 22 Earth Day | International Mother Earth Day
• 23 World Book Day and Copyright Day
• 25 Anzac Day
• 26 World Intellectual Property Day
• 27 Holocaust Remembrance Day

May 2022

• 1 May Day
• 2 International Harry Potter Day
• 3 World Press Freedom Day
• 4 Star Wars Day | National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day
• 15 International Day of Families
• 17 International Day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia
• 20 World Bee Day
• 21 International Tea Day
• 25 National Simultaneous Storytime
• 26 National Sorry Day
• 27th May - 3rd June Reconciliation Week

June 2022 | Pride in US

• 3 Mabo Day
• 3 World Bicycle Day
• 5 World Environment Day
• 20 World Refugee Day
• 21 International Day of Yoga
• 24 Take Your Dog to Work Day
• 26 UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
• 30 International Asteroid Day

July 2022

• 3-10 NAIDOC Week
• 7 World Chocolate Day
• 13-19 Men’s Health Week
• 17 World Emoji Day
• 20 World Chess Day
• 25-31 Library and Information Week
• 30 International Day of Friendship
• 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons

August 2022

• 5 International Beer Day
• 8 International Cat Day
• 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
• 12 International Youth Day
• 27 Wear it Purple Day

September 2022

• 6-10 Women’s Health Week
• 8 RU OK Day
• 10 World Suicide Prevention Day
• 21 International Day of Peace

October 2022 | International School Library Month | Breast Cancer Awareness Month

• 5 World Teachers' Day
• 8 Love Your Bookshop Day
• 10 World Mental Health Day
• 10 World Homeless Day
• 15 International Day of Rural Women
• 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• 31 Halloween 

November 2022 | Movember

• 11 Remembrance Day
• 13 World Kindness Day
• 18 World Philosophy Day
• 19 International Men’s Day
• 24 Thanksgiving
• 25 Black Friday
• 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
• 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
• 28 Cyber Monday
• 29 Giving Tuesday

December 2022

• 1 World AIDS Day
• 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
• 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• 5 World Soil Day
• 10 International Human Rights Day
• 18 First Day of Hanukkah
• 25 Christmas