NAIDOC Week 2025
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country.
NAIDOC Week is a time for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to celebrate their care of country, and their history of survival as a nation. This week is an opportunity for all Tasmanians to participate and celebrate with their local Aboriginal community.
Support a NAIDOC Week event in your area
For Aboriginal people and organisations
NAIDOC Week events hosted by Tasmanian Aboriginal community groups will be listed here each year, as information becomes available (usually around June).
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 7 July 2025 | Flag-Raising* | Cygnet – details TBA |
| Sat 12 July 2025 | NAIDOC Ball* | Cygnet – details TBA |
* = volunteers needed –
contact [email protected] for details
The Supporting NAIDOC Week Toolkit has ideas and guidance about ways that non-Aboriginal people can support NAIDOC Week activities. You can support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in your community by:
- Attending NAIDOC Week events that are open to the general public
- Offering to sponsor or provide in-kind support for their NAIDOC Week events
- Volunteering your time to assist at their NAIDOC Week event
For information about NAIDOC Week events in other parts of Australia, check out the listing on the NAIDOC Week website
Each year you can get involved in the National NAIDOC Awards – nominate someone you know who has excelled in one or more of the Award categories.
The annual National NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony recognises the outstanding contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make to improve the lives of people in their communities and beyond, and to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues in the wider community. The Awards Ceremony also seeks to recognise and celebrate those who have demonstrated excellence in their chosen field.
Each year winners are awarded in each of the following categories:
- National NAIDOC Person Award
- National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement
- National NAIDOC Female Elder Award
- National NAIDOC Male Elder
- National NAIDOC Sportsperson
- National NAIDOC Youth Award
- National NAIDOC Creative Talent Award
- National NAIDOC Caring for Country and Culture Award
- National NAIDOC Education Award
- National NAIDOC Innovation Award
Find out more about the categories and nomination process.
Visit Winner Profiles to see past National NAIDOC Week Award winners.
To find out more about the nominations process, and/or sponsoring the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony, please email [email protected]
NAIDOC Local Grants
(closing 20 February 2025)
For many years the Australian Government has supported national NAIDOC Week celebrations as well as providing funding via NAIDOC Local Grants through the regional network to assist organisations, schools and communities to hold their own NAIDOC events.
National NAIDOC Poster Competition
(closes 23 February 2025)
The National NAIDOC Poster competition has become an iconic feature of National NAIDOC Week and has a rich and significant history beginning in 1967 when the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) first began producing posters. NAIDOC posters have been exhibited by various Australian cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Australia and reflect not only the many significant social changes that have occurred since 1967 but also the evolution of art over the years.
Each year the National NAIDOC Poster Competition encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 16 years and over to submit their artwork which reflects that year’s National NAIDOC Week Theme.
In recent years, the National NAIDOC Poster competition winning artists have been afforded numerous opportunities to work with organisations such as the Australian Open, Microsoft, The Project television show and various state travel authorities that have wrapped public transport vehicles in the winning artwork.