Calendar Of Retail Events

Sometimes it can be quite confusing having to remember when the main retail events in Australia and around the world occur.

By carefully planning your calendar of promotional and merchandising events you can have a direct influence over your sales and give your customers a good reason to return to your store on a regular basis. These retail events are the ideal opportunity to run a promotion or introduce some form of change in your store's look and feel. Altering your regular image generates customer interest which ultimately leads to increased product demand, store traffic and sales.

Developing a retail marketing calendar is one of the greatest challenges in any business. We hope the following calendar of retail promotional and merchandising events, State events, public holidays and major observances will be helpful in your strategic planning.

Retail Marketing Services specialises in retail promotion and merchandising. Please contact us for advice and about all your product requirements.

January
New Year Celebrations
Back to School
Australia Day (26 January)
January Sales
Sydney Festival (NSW)
Australian Open Tennis (Melbourne, VIC)
Canberra Summernats Car Festival (ACT)
Summer

February
Valentine's Day (14 February)
Chinese New Year
Sydney Mardi Gras (NSW)
Adelaide Fringe Festival (SA)
Perth International Arts Festival (WA)
Quicksilver Pro Surfing (Gold Coast, QLD)
Summer

March
St Patrick's Day (17 March)
Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne, VIC)
Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix (Melbourne, VIC)
Fashion Week (Melbourne, VIC)
Labour Day (VIC, WA, Tas)
Moomba (VIC)
Melbourne Food And Wine Festival (VIC)
Clipsal 500 (SA)
Academy Awards
Autumn

April
Easter
Anzac Day (25 April)
Sydney Royal Easter Show (NSW)
Tasting Australia Festival (SA)
Targa (Tasmania)
Rip Curl Pro Surfing (VIC)
Autumn

May
Mother’s Day  (2^nd Sunday in May)
Labour Day (Qld, NT)
Fashion Week (Sydney, NSW)
Great Ocean Road International Marathon (VIC)
Margaret River Wine Festival (WA)
NRL State Of Origin
Autumn

June
End Of Financial Year
Stocktake Sale
Queen's Birthday (2nd Monday in June)
Wimbledon (Tennis)
Winter

July
Christmas In July (Yulefest)
Gold Coast Airport Marathon (QLD)
American Independence Day (4 July)
Bastille Day (14 July)
National Tree Day
Winter

August
City To Surf (Sydney, NSW)
Fireside Food Festival (Canberra, ACT)
Darwin Festival (NT)
Winter

September
Father’s Day   (1^st Sunday in September)
Australian Safari (WA)
Floriade (ACT)
Brisbane Festival (QLD)
Cancer Council Walk To Work Day
Australian National Flag Day
Spring

October
Halloween  (31 October)
Labour Day (NSW, SA, ACT)
AFL Grand Final
NRL Grand Final
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix (Melbourne, VIC)
Gold Coast 600 V8 Carnival (QLD)
International Food Festival (Sydney, NSW)
Bathurst 1000 (NSW)
Melbourne Marathon (VIC)
Melbourne International Arts Festival (VIC)
Oktoberfest
Spring

November
Melbourne Cup  (1^st Tuesday in November)
Australian Open Golf (NSW)
Coolangatta Gold Triathlon (NSW/QLD)
Spring

December
Christmas (25 December)
Boxing Day Sales
Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race (NSW/TAS) 
New Year Celebrations
Sydney 500 V8 Series (Sydney, NSW)
Tasmania Taste Festival (TAS)
Summer

For a calendar of public holidays and retail trading days and hours - click here.