Join your nearest Invasion Day protest on January 26 to demand justice for First Nations peoples, by ending paternalistic policies, including racist “tough on crime” laws.
The Australian Institute of Criminology said in December that over 2024–25, 33 First Nations people died in prison custody, police custody and custody-related operations and youth detention — the highest such number since 1979–80. New South Wales had the highest number of deaths in prison — nine.
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Rallies, marches & walks on January 26
Events that include protest components such as a rally, march or walk.
Boorloo (Perth)
12pm, Forrest Place
1:30pm March to Stirling Gardens
2pm: Stirling Gardens Yarning Circle
Djilang (Geelong)
11am, Market Square Mall
Little Malop St & Moorabool St
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
10am, Hyde Park
Gimuy (Cairns)
11.30am, Fogarty Park
12:30pm, march starts
Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide)
11.30am, Tarntanyangga (Victoria Square)
limilinaturi (Devonport)
11:30am, Tulaminakali Health Service
Magan-djin (Brisbane)
10am, Queens Gardens
12pm, march to Musgrave Park
Mildura
11am, Langtree Mall centre stage
walk peacefully to Jaycee Park
Muloobinba (Newcastle)
9am, Civic Park
Naarm (Melbourne)
11am, Parliament House
nipaluna (Hobart)
11am, Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
Sunshine Coast
9am, Foundation Square, Maroochydore
10.00am, procession to Cotton Tree Park
Yuwi Country (Mackay)
8am to 1pm, River Wharves Mackay
opposite YuwiYumba Cultural Hub
Celebrations, ceremonies, festivals and gigs on January 26
Ballarat
Ballarat Survival Day Dawn Ceremony 2026
5:30am-6:30am, View Point, Lake Wendouree
Hosted by Ballarat Koorie Engagement Action Group - KEAG
Dharug and Gundungurra Land (Katoomba)
Survival Day 2026 – Honouring Culture, Strength, and Community
11am, Katoomba North Public School
Hosted by Blue Mountains Aboriginal Culture & Resource Centre
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
Yabun Festival 2026
10am-7pm, Victoria Park
Proudly present by Gadigal Information Service
Gunditjmara Country (Hamilton)
Survival Day 2026
6pm-8pm, Melville Oval Pavilion
Hosted by Staycee Charles & Claudette Lovett
Rubibi (Broome)
Rubibi Survival Day 2026!
4:30pm-11:30pm, Gimme Club
Hosted by Goolarri Media Enterprises
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
Survival Day at Botany View (Newtown)
7:30pm-11pm, Botany View Hotel
Hosted by The Black Turtles, The Music and Booze Company, Mia Lovelock & ChillCheney
Events before January 26
Events happening in the lead up to January 26, ordered by date.
Magan-djin (Brisbane)
Invasion Day Community Meeting
10am - 4pm, Saturday 10 January
Embassy Fire, Musgrave Park
Hosted by Treaty Before Sports
Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide)
Survival Day Banner Painting and Mutual Aid Cook Up
12pm-5pm, Saturday 17 January
The Exchange, Tarntanya
Hosted by Taya
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
Deaths In Custody Protest
12pm, Sunday 18 January
Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park North
Hosted by Dunghutti man Paul Silva
Naarm (Melbourne)
Banner painting for Invasion Day Rally 2026
11am-4pm, Sunday 18 January
Balam Balam Place, Brunswick
Hosted by this mob
Online Webinar
2026 Australia: A Year for Indigenous Peoples Rights
4:00pm-5:30pm AEST (Queensland time). See link for other time zones.
Hosted by Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA)
Gimuy (Cairns)
Day of Survival and Strength Banner Making Night
6pm-8pm, Tuesday 20 January
DIYDG, 18 McCormack St, Mooroobool
Hosted by Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good (DIYDG) in partnership with Blaktivation
Magan-djin (Brisbane)
Last Sunset 2026: Beyond Invasion advanced screening, Invasion Day banner painting & Community dinner
5pm, Friday 23 January
Read Street Community Space, Woolloongabba
Hosted by Institute for Collaborative Race Research, Treaty Before Sports & Article One
Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi Country (Nambour)
Invasion day Sign Painting
10am-12pm, Saturday 24 January
Quota Park, Nambour
Hosted by Sunny Coast for Palestine
Bunurong Country (Narre Warren)
Banner + Sign Painting for Invasion Day Rally 2026
10am-4pm, Saturday 24 January
Narre Warren Mechanics Hall
Hosted by ARC Up Anarchists, Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance - WAR & Migrants Building Power
Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide)
SAGE monthly gathering – First Nations Focus: Support and Solidarity for Survival Day
4:30pm-7pm, Sunday 25 January
The Exchange, Tarntanya
Hosted by South Australian Grassroots Ecosystem (SAGE)
Magan-djin (Brisbane)
Film screening: Guniwaya Ngigu (We Fight)
6pm, Sunday 25 January
Embassy Fire, Musgrave Park
Hosted by Anti Colonial Research Action & Treaty Before Sports
Events after January 26
Invasion Day Webinar 2026
Our Kids Deserve Futures: Strength and self-determination for young people
12pm-1pm AEST, online with Zoom (Registration essential)
Hosted by Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
Wurundjeri Country (Belgrave)
Belgrave Survival Day 2026
2pm-7pm, Saturday 21 February
Bill Borthwick Park, Belgrave
Hosted by Belgrave Survival Day & 3MDR 97.1 FM