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2011 Calendar
January
| 1 |
New Year's Day
Cuba National Liberation Day |
| 4 |
Myanmar Independence Day (1948) |
| 5 |
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (Sikh) |
| 13 |
Maghi (Sikh) |
| 14 |
Makar Sankranti (Hindu) |
| 26 |
India Republic Day |
| 27-31 |
Fiji Veterans Soccer Tournament - Mangere Sports Stadium |
| 29 |
Lunar Fest 2011 - Telstra Clear Events Centre |
| 31 |
Nauru Independence Day
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh) |
February
| 3 |
Chinese New Year - The Year of the Metal Rabbit |
| 4 |
Sri Lanka National Day |
| 6 |
Waitangi Day |
| 8 |
Vasant Panchami (Hindu) |
| 10 |
Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) (Sunni Muslims) |
| 15 |
Milad un Nabi (Shia Muslims) |
| 17 |
BollyworX Papatoetoe starts |
| 17-20 |
Fiji Cup Soccer Tournament - Mangere Sports Stadium |
| 18-20 |
Chinese Lantern Festival, Albert Park, Auckland. |
| 20 |
Prophet Mohammed Birthday Celebration - Telstra Events Centre |
| 21 |
UNESCO's International Mother Languages Day. |
| 23 |
Brunei Darussalam National Day |
| 25 |
Kuwait National Day |
| 26 - 28 |
NZ Interfaith Group 8th National Interfaith Forum |
March
| 1 |
Korean Independence Movement Day
Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
| 3 |
Maha Shivrati (Hindu)
Human Rights Foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand |
| 11 |
Zumba Love for Christchurch, Mt Albert War Memeorial Hall. |
| 12 |
Pasifika Festival 2010 - Western Springs Park. |
| 16-19 |
ASB Polyfest |
| 19 - 20 |
Holi (Hindu) |
| 19 - 26 |
Indigo Festival in Hamilton. |
| 21 |
Race Relations Day |
| 23 |
Pakistan Day |
| 26 |
Bangladesh Independence Day and National Day
Concert by Cantor Robert Esformes, Wellington.
Mangere East Cultural Festival. |
| 27 |
Sacred Voices workshop, Wellington.
Waitakere Indian Association Holi Mela Celebrations. |
| 30 |
Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) |
| 1 - 2 |
EthnicA Conference, Alexandra Park Raceway. |
| 4 |
Hindi New Year
Ramayana Week Begins |
| 5 |
Qingming Festival |
| 12 |
Korean Cultural Day
Swaminarayan Jayanti (Hindu)
Ram Navami (Hindu) |
| 13 |
Vaisakhi (birth anniversary of Khalsa) (Sikh) |
| 14 |
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Sikh)
Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
| 16 |
Mahariva Jayati (Hindu) |
| 17 |
Hanuman Jayanti |
| 18 |
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Sikh) |
| 22 |
Good Friday |
| 24 |
Easter Sunday |
| 25 |
Easter Monday
ANZAC Day |
| 22 - 25 |
3rd Annual Korean Baseball Competition. |
| 30 |
Chinese New Talent Singing Championship - Telstra Clear Events Centre |
| 1 |
NZ Multi-Cultural Festival 2011 - Telstra Clear Events Centre
12:00 Noon - 8:00 p.m. Fireworks around 7:00 p.m. |
| 3 |
Mochituki Takikai (Japanese day - Children"s Day) |
| 6-7 |
EthnicA Conference in Wellington. |
| 7 |
Migrant Expo - Alexandra Park Convention Centre |
| 8 |
Korean Parent's Day |
| 17 |
Buddha Purnima |
| 31 |
South Africa Republic Day |
June
| 1 |
Samoa Independence Day (1962) |
| 1 - 7 |
Samoan Language Week - Samoa Ola (Samoa Active) |
| 4 |
Tonga Emancipation Day |
| 6 |
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival |
| 12 |
Philippines Independence Day |
| 16 |
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Sikh) |
| 18 |
Auckland Refugee Family Trust Celebratory Dinner. |
| 20 |
World Refugee Day (Human Rights Commission Web Page) |
July
| 4-10 |
Maori Language Week - Korero Maori |
| 7 |
Nepal National Day
Solomon Islands Independence Day |
| 9 |
Halo Halo NZ (Filipino Show and Expo) - Logan Campbell Centre
Look East (SEA Food, Culture & Trade Show) - ASB Showgrounds |
| 17 |
South Korea Constitution Day in South Korea
Iraq National Day |
| 17 |
Guru Purnima
|
| 30 |
Vanuatu Independence Day |
August
| 2 |
Ramadhan Begins |
| 4 |
Cook Islands Constitution Day |
| 4 - 18 |
NZ Hong Kong Festival. |
| 6 |
Night of Sevens (Chinese Valentines Day) |
| 9 |
Singapore Independence Day |
| 13 |
Rakhi / Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
| 14 |
Pakistan Independence Day and Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 15 |
Indian Independence Day and Korean Liberation Day |
| 15 |
Chuseok - Korean Moon Festival |
| 17 |
Indonesia Independence Day |
| 21-22 |
2011 New Zealand Diversity Forum, Hamilton. |
| 22 |
Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti (Hindu) |
| 31 |
Malaysia Merkeda Day (Freedom Day) |
September
| 1 |
Eid-ul-Fitr - Ramadhan ends (to be confirmed) (Muslim)
Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) |
| 2 |
Onam (South Indian - Kerala)
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam National Day |
| 9 |
North Korea Founding Day |
| 10 |
Auckland Indonesian Festival. |
| 13-27 |
Pitr-paksha (Hindu) |
| 28 |
Dussehra
Navaratri begins(Hindu) |
October
| 1 |
Chinese National Day
Tuvalu Independence Day |
| 2 |
Ghandi Jayanti (Indian) |
| 3 |
Korea National Foundation Day
Saraswati Puja (part of Navaratri) (Hindu) |
| 5 |
Navaratri Ends (Hindu) |
| 6 |
Dasera (Vijay Dashami)(Hindu) |
| 10 |
ROC / Taiwan National Day
Fiji Independence Day |
| 12 |
Samoan White Sunday |
| 15 |
Auckland International Carnival. |
| 19 |
Niue Constitution Day |
| 26 |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 31 |
Hallowe'en |
November
| 1 |
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)
All Saints Day |
| 3 |
Federated States of Micronesia National Day |
| 5 |
Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali) (Sikh) |
| 9 |
Cambodia National Day |
| 17 |
Eid-Ul-Adha (Muslim) |
| 18 |
Oman National Day (His majesty the Sultan's Birthday) |
| 21 |
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh)
Loi Krathong (ลอยกระทง) Thai Full Moon celebration |
| 22 |
Lebanon Independence Day |
| 24 |
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Sikh) |
| 28 |
Timor Leste Independence Day |
December
| 2 |
Laos National Day
United Arab Emirates Day |
| 5 |
Thailand National Day (King's Birthday) |
| 7 |
Al-Hijira (Muslim) |
| 12 |
Kenya Independence Day |
| 16 |
Bahrain National Day
Republic of Kazakhstan Independence Day
Ashura (Muslim) |
| 23 |
Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan |
| 25 |
Christmas Day |
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