The weather is getting warmer and the days are longer. We put the clocks forward for Daylight Saving / Summertime on the first Sunday in October in ACT, NSW, Victoria, SA, Tasmania. (Not Queensland, WA or NT)
October 2025 School & Public Holidays in Canberra ACT
- 6 October (Monday) 2025 – Labour Day – Public Holiday in ACT & New South Wales. (See AU Public Holidays.)
- 13 October (Monday) 2025 – ACT of School Term 4 begins.(student-free day). Students start school on Tuesday 14 October 2025 – Australian school holiday dates.)
October Events in Canberra ACT
Work is underway on Ouroboros, an immersive, public sculpture by Australian artist Lindy Lee to be installed in the National Gallery forecourt and unveiled at the National Gallery of Australia on 25 October, 2024. Ouroboros...
Saturday 13 September to Sunday 12 October 2025! Floriade, Australia's celebration of spring, transforms Canberra's Commonwealth Park into a tapestry of colour every year. Over a million colourful bulbs and annuals bloom on cue, creating...
National Events
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