Events - First Nations Kiama Council

National Sorry Day Kiama

26 May 2026 National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of First Nations people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities.

The Pavillion, Kiama, 2 Bong Bong Street, KIAMA 2533

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NAIDOC week 2026

05 Jul 2026 50 Years of Deadly. For five decades, NAIDOC Week has celebrated the voices of our communities — steady, unapologetic, and proud. Each year, its themes have called for truth, celebrated culture, honoured resistance, and reminded the nation of who we are.

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NAIDOC Awards Ceremony

18 Jul 2026 The Local Government Regional NAIDOC Awards (Regional NAIDOC Awards) will be held on Saturday 18 July 2026 at University Hall, University of Wollongong.

University Hall, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, 2500

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Dates of significance

Date	Event
26 January	Australia Day / Survival Day
12 February	The Freedom Ride
13 February	Anniversary of the Apology (2008)
15 March	National Close the Gap Day
17-23 March	Harmony Week
21 March	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
9-17 March	Youth Week
17 March	Appin Massacre Anniversary
25 March	ANZAC Day
5 April	Bringing them Home
26 May	National Sorry Day
27 May	Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum
27 May-3 June	Reconciliation Week
3-10 July	NAIDOC Week
4 August	National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
9 August	UN International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples
3 September	International Day of the World Indigenous Peoples
13 September	Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of First Nations Peoples
1 October	Minnamurra Massacre Anniversary
1-31 October	Indigenous Business Month
3-6 October	Koori Knockout
10 December	International Human Rights Day