Spiritual & Environmental EVENTS

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Martin Luther King Day

Celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday 20th January 2025


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Penguin Awareness Day

Saturday 20th January 2025

With the warming of the Southern Hemisphere, scientists warn of the danger of 90% of penguins going extinct by the end of the century if global warming continues unabated. Since 2016, the area of ice in the Antarctic has recorded new lows.

Penguin Awareness Day celebrates the species but draws attention to the ways they are threatened, including the large amount of by-catch in commercial fishing.


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Big Garden Bird Watch

24-26th January 2025
United Kingdom

Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring


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Chinese New Year

Year of the Snake
Wednesday 29th January 2025

The Chinese New Year is on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
On the Gregorian calendar, the date falls on a different day each year, but always between the 21st of January and the 20th of February.

Each of the 12 zodiac years is also associated with one of five elements: Gold (Metal), Wood, Water, Fire, or Earth, and a zodiac animal.

2025 is the Year of the Snake

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Imbolc

Saturday 1st February (and into Sunday 2nd Feb)
Imbolc is a (pre-Christian) Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring (Northern Hemisphere). It's halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Celebrations traditionally start at sundown on the 1st of February.

It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals—along with Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain. Christians observe it as the feast day of Saint Brigid, especially in Ireland.

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The Feast Day of St Brigid

Saturday 1st February

In 2022, after a three-year campaign by Herstory, the Irish government acknowledged the importance of St Brigid, by declaring a new national holiday.

The Feast Day of St Brigid is now celebrated on the same day as Imbolc.


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National Sustainable Living Festival

1st - 28th February 2025 - Victoria

Live like the World Depends on it...
"The Sustainable Living Festival brings the vital message of sustainability to the forefront of our nation’s consciousness. The Festival is Australia’s largest event of its type running throughout the entire month of February 2025."



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Groundhog Day

Sunday 2nd February 2025
USA - Canada

The Groundhog Day holiday is about our intrinsic links with nature, the seasons, the animals and our ecosystems. It dates back to ancient Europe, when people had a much closer connection with nature.

If the groundhog sees its shadow on February 2 it will return to its burrow, and there will be six more weeks of winter. If it doesn't see its shadow, then spring is on the way.

Read the history behind Groundhog Day here.

The film - Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, has been dubbed by some as the "most spiritual film of our time". It deals with the Karmic nature of our existence and how to break out of repetitive loops in our lives that are the result of our past actions.

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World Wetlands Day

Protecting Wetlands For Our Common Future


Sunday 2nd February 2025 - World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands.

Nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands have been degraded since the 1700s, and we are losing wetlands three times faster than forests. Yet, wetlands are critically important ecosystems that contribute to biodiversity, climate mitigation and adaptation, freshwater availability, world economies and more.

It is urgent that we raise national and global awareness about wetlands in order to reverse their rapid loss and encourage actions to conserve and restore them.


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MindBodySpirit Festival

MindBodySpirit Festival - Brisbane
Health, wellbeing and natural therapies event.
Friday 14th - Sunday 16th February 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Bank


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Broom Mardi Gras

Wednesday 28th February - Monday 4th March

The Broome Mardi Gras is a Broome Pride event promoting social inclusion across the entire community, encouraging greater unity, cohesion and equality and supporting the vision of "ONE COMMUNITY".

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Nature Walk Challenge

3rd - 31st March 2025
Take on the Nature Walk Challenge! Join thousands of Australians during 3–31 March 2025 walking to protect endangered animals and the places they call home.


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World Wildlife Day

Monday 3rd March 2025
The incalculable value of wildlife:
United Nations World Wildlife Day celebrates wild animals and plants and recognizes the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet.

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MindBodySpirit Festival

MindBodySpirit Festival - Sydney
Health, wellbeing and natural therapies event.
Thursday 20th - Sunday 23rd March 2025
International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour


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International Women's Day

Saturday 8th March 2025
2025 International Women's Day theme: #AccelerateAction

"Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively for #IWD2025 we can all #AccelerateAction."


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Total Lunar Eclipse

Monday 13-14th March 2025

The full phase of the lunar eclipse will be visible across the U.S., with at least some portion of the eclipse visible across Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and much of Africa


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World Water Day

Saturday 22nd March 2025 - Everywhere

Save Our Glaciers
Glaciers are melting faster than ever.

As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable.

For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise.

Countless communities and ecosystems are at risk of devastation.

As we work together to mitigate and adapt to climate change, glacier preservation is a top priority.

We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down glacial retreat.

And, we must manage meltwater more sustainably.

Saving our glaciers is a survival strategy for people and the planet.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could save glaciers in two-thirds of World Heritage sites.

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World Science Festival - Brisbane

Friday 21st - Sunday 30th March 2025 - Brisbane, Australia

World Science Festival Mission: To create a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future


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Earth Hour

Earth Hour - Switch Off 8:30 PM Saturday 22nd March your local time.
The fight for our planet’s future is on! - It’s time to switch off.


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Super New Moon

Super New Moon: Saturday 29th March 2025

When a Full Moon takes place when the Moon is near its closest approach to Earth, it is called a Super Full Moon. When there is a New Moon around the closest point to Earth, it is known as a Super New Moon.

Supermoon: A Full or New Moon that occurs when the center of the Moon is less than 360,000 kilometers (ca. 223,694 miles) from the center of Earth.

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Earth Day

Tuesday 22nd April
Earth Day 2025 - Our Power, Our Planet

#RenewableEnergyNow

Act now — make smart energy choices for your family and demand rapid renewable energy deployment from your governments, industries, and businesses.

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National Sorry Day

Monday 26th May 2025 - Australia

National Sorry Day is held on 26th May each year in Australia to acknowledge and recognise members of the Stolen Generations.

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World Oceans Day

Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate - Sunday 8th June
Together we can protect and restore our oceans.

#EndFossilFuels
One Ocean,
One Climate,
One Future - Together


By supporting 30×30, we can protect our planet’s life support systems – specifically the interconnected issues of ocean, climate, and biodiversity.  Currently, less than 17% of land and 8% of the ocean worldwide is protected.


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MindBodySpirit Festival

MindBodySpirit Festival - Melbourne
Health, wellbeing and natural therapies event.
Friday 6th - Monday 9th June 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

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World Population Day

Friday 11th JULY 2025
World Population Day is a good time to draw attention to the great inequalities and humanitarian emergencies in the world.


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Nelson Mandela Day

Take Action; Inspire Change; Make Every Day a Mandela Day.
Friday 18th July - Nelson Mandela Day

"It is time for the next generations to continue our struggle against social injustice and for the rights of humanity. It is in your hands."
– Nelson Mandela

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World Elephant Day

Tuesday 12th August 2025 - Everywhere

Bringing the world together to help elephants. Why? Because elephant numbers have dropped by 62% in the last 10 years. They could be extinct by the end of next decade. World Elephant Day is dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants.

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World Humanitarian Day

Tuesday19th August 2025

World Humanitarian Day pays tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service and rallies support for people in crisis around the world.

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Total Lunar Eclipse

Sunday 7th September 2025

The total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7, 2025, will be visible from start to finish across parts of Asia and Western Australia.

Parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, West in North America, East in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic and Antarctica will experience at least some part of the eclipse

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International Day of Peace

Sunday 21st September 2025 - Everywhere

Day of Peace
"Let us all work together to help all human beings achieve dignity and equality; to build a greener planet; and to make sure no one is left behind." - Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary Genral, 2007-16

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International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Friday 26th September - Everywhere

Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resolution in 1946.

"The consequences of any further use of nuclear weapons, whether intentional or by mistake, would be horrific. When it comes to our common objective of nuclear disarmament, we must not delay - we must act now."

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World Animal Day

Saturday 4th October 2024
Everywhere

"Through increased awareness and education we can create a world where animals are always recognised as sentient beings and full regard is always paid to their welfare..." World Animal Day website



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Aussie Backyard Bird Count

October 2025

Connect with the birds in your backyard with the #AussieBirdCount.

It doesn't matter where your backyard is, how big or small, a suburban backyard, a local park, a bit of forest, at the beach, or the main street of a concrete jungle.

Count as many times as you like over the week, just complete each count over a 20-minute period. The data collected assists BirdLife Australia in understanding more about the birds that live where people live.


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United Nations Day

Friday 24th October 2024

United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.

"Humanity has entered the era of sustainability – with a global commitment to fulfil the great promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.


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Halloween

31st October - Sunset

Many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, which is also celebrated from sunset 31st October to sunset 1st November.

In the 9th century, the Christian Church shifted All Saints' Day from May to the 1st of November. The 31st of October is All Saints' Eve or All Hallows' Eve, hence the name Halloween (In Scots, the word eve is for evening, contracted to e'en or een).

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Samhain

1st November - Sunset 31st Oct to sunset 1st Nov.

Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year (Northern Hemisphere).

In the 9th century, the Christian Church shifted the date of All Saints' Day from May to 1st of November. Nowadays, Samhain is celebrated as Halloween from sunset 31st of October.


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World Vegan Day

Saturday 1st November 2025

The official date for World Vegan Day is November 1st every year. However, many cities and towns choose another day in either October or November for their vegan celebrations, so check your local guides.

Donald Watson first coined the term vegan in 1944. The Vegan Society defined veganism as, living without exploiting animals.

Fight Climate Change - Go Vegan

A recent study at the University of Michigan, suggests that going vegan could be the best thing you can do to fight climate change.

Researchers have said that, "Reducing the impact of our diets—by eating fewer calories and less animal-based foods—could achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions... It's climate action that is accessible to everyone, because we all decide on a daily basis what we eat."


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Super Full Moon

Super Full Moon: Wednesday 5th November 2025

When a Full Moon takes place when the Moon is near its closest approach to Earth, it is called a Super Full Moon. When there is a New Moon around the closest point to Earth, it is known as a Super New Moon.

Supermoon: A Full or New Moon that occurs when the center of the Moon is less than 360,000 kilometers (ca. 223,694 miles) from the center of Earth.




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UN Climate Change Conference - COP28

10th November - 21st November 2025 - United Arab Emirates

The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (known as COP30) is designed to produce an international response to the climate emergency.

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Human Rights day

Wednesday 10th December 2025
Every year, Human Rights Day commemorates the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.


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