ANZAC Day 2020

When is ANZAC Day 2020?

What is ANZAC Day?

ANZAC Day is a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand that is observed annually on April 25. It commemorates the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Gallipoli in Turkey on April 25, 1915, during World War I, and all Australians and New Zealanders who died in wars, armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

Parades, marches, ceremonies and memorial services are held to remember those who sacrificed their lives. The parades and marches involve veterans, current members of the armed forces and reserves, cadets, youth organizations and often others participants, including the police, fire and ambulance services and pipe bands. After the parades, reunions and social gatherings are held. Shops are only allowed to be open and sports events to be held in the afternoon. Around the world, expat Australians, New Zealanders and local representatives and dignitaries hold ceremonies and commemorations at ANZAC monuments and other war memorials.

A special feature of ANZAC Day are dawn services, to commemorate the dawn landing in Gallipoli and to remember the comradeship soldiers felt in quiet moments before dawn. Wreath are often layed during these services, a prayer is said, the "Last Post" is played, a minute of silence is observed and the national anthems of Australia and New Zealand are played. It's traditional to have 'gunfire breakfast' (coffee with added rum) shortly after the dawn services.

In years in which April 25 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is a substitute public holiday in some Australian states and territories (but not all).

ANZAC Day is also observed in the Cook Islands, Niue, Pitcairn Islands and Tonga. It is one of many Armed Forces Days held by countries around the world on different days of the year.

When is ANZAC Day 2021?

Dates for ANZAC Day from 2015 to 2025

The next occurrence of ANZAC Day is marked in red.

When is ...?	Date	Day of the week	Days away
ANZAC Day 2015	April 25, 2015	Saturday	1808 days ago
ANZAC Day 2016	April 25, 2016	Monday	1442 days ago
ANZAC Day 2017	April 25, 2017	Tuesday	1077 days ago
ANZAC Day 2018	April 25, 2018	Wednesday	712 days ago
ANZAC Day 2019	April 25, 2019	Thursday	347 days ago
ANZAC Day 2020	April 25, 2020	Saturday	in 19 days
ANZAC Day 2021	April 25, 2021	Sunday	in 384 days
ANZAC Day 2022	April 25, 2022	Monday	in 749 days
ANZAC Day 2023	April 25, 2023	Tuesday	in 1114 days
ANZAC Day 2024	April 25, 2024	Thursday	in 1480 days
ANZAC Day 2025	April 25, 2025	Friday	in 1845 days
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