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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There are four sections below. Events after January 26, Protests on January 26, More events on January 26 and Events before January 26. Make sure to check each section so you don't miss out!
Events after January 26
Events listed in here are ordered by state and territory, and then by starting time.
~ Online ~
Invasion Day Webinar 2026
Our Kids Deserve Futures: Strength and self-determination for young people
12pm-1pm AEST, Wednesday 28 January
Online with Zoom (Registration essential)
Hosted by Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
Online Roundtable
Protecting our kids: Confronting and challenging racism after 26 January
9am-12pm AEDT, Thursday 29 January
Online with Zoom (Register online)
Hosted by The Lowitja Institue
~ New South Wales ~
Gadigal Country
Stop The Deaths In Custody Rally and March
12pm, Saturday 7 February
Hyde Park North, Sydney
Organised by Malu Media, The Blak Caucas & Dunghutti man Paul Silva
Tharawal/allowrie (Wollongong)
Screamo In Wollongong! Fundrasier for Sisters Inside
7pm, Friday 27 February, $15 tix
Society City, Crown St
Hosted by ROSY
~ Victoria ~
Naarm
Film Screening: Guniway Ngigu (We Fight)
6pm doors, 6:30pm film, Friday 6 February
Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St
Hosted by Socialist Alliance Melbourne
Wadawurrung Country
Genocide in the Wildflower State Film Screening
12:30pm-2:15pm, Friday 13 February
Platform Arts, Djilang (Geelong)
Hosted by Be Tru, Platform Arts and Dr Jim Morrison
Wurundjeri Country (Belgrave)
Belgrave Survival Day 2026
2pm-7pm, Saturday 21 February
Bill Borthwick Park, Belgrave
Hosted by Belgrave Survival Day and 3MDR 97.1 FM
~ Western Australia ~
Boorloo (Perth)
Utopia: An epic story of struggle and resistance
7pm, Saturday 7 February
Hosted by Boorloo Activist Centre
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
Canberra
9:30am, Garema Place
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)
11am, 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
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
More events on January 26
Invasion Day, Survival Day and Mourning Day events happening on January 26. The events listed in this section are ordered by state and territory, and then by starting time.
~ New South Wales ~
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
Dawn Reflection
5:30am-6:30am, Bondi Beach
on the sand in front of Bondi Pavilion
Hosted by Waverley Council
Albury
Movie: The New Boy – Survival Day 26 Jan 2026
Free Community Screening
10am, Albury Entertainment Centre
Hosted by Albury Aboriginal Community
Brunswick Heads
Connection Day 2026
10am-10pm, Torakina Park, Brunswick Heads
Hosted by The Merrigingi Foundation
Byron Bay
Survival Day Invasion Day
10am-2pm, Apex Park Byron Bay
Hosted by Sisters for Reconciliation, Country As Teacher and Byron Shire Council
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
Yabun Festival 2026
10am-7pm, Victoria Park
Proudly present by Gadigal Information Service
Kuradji
Kuradji Survival Day 2026
10am-4pm, Sandon Point
Hosted by Kuradji
Narrandera
Survival Day Family Event
10:30am-1pm, Koori's Beach, Narrandera
Hosted by Narrungdera Yulang Committee
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
Wagga Wagga
Murun-Dhu (I Live, I Breathe) – A Community Gathering with Mawang Gaway
12pm-3pm, ErinEarth, Turvey Park
Hosted by Mawang Gaway, The Curious Rabbit, Kozmik Light Music & Events and Birdyulang Animations
La Perouse
Culture on Country 2026
5pm-8pm, La Perouse Headland
Hosted by Randwick City Council
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
Blak Powerhouse
6pm-11pm, Manning House, Camperdown
Hosted by Powerhouse Museum and We Are Warriros
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 and ChillCheney
~ Northern Territory ~
Garramilla (Darwin)
Invasion and Survival Day Picnic
4pm-6pm, Nightcliff Foreshore, by Rapid Creek Footbridge
Organised by Justice Not Jails
* The picnic is still on event if it rains
~ Queensland ~
Toowoomba
Survival Day sunrise reflection
5am-6am, Tobruk Drive Lookout, Tobruk Memorial Dr
Hosted by Toowoomba First Nations Allies
Graceville
Benarrawa Survival Day Ceremony 2026
7:15am-10am, Simpsons PlayGround Reserve, Graceville
Hosted by Benarrawa Community Development Association and supported by the Benarrawa Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Solidarity Group.
Jinibara Country
Ceremony Of Remembrance
9am, Maleny Community Centre
Hosted by Maleny Community Centre
~ South Australia ~
Kaurna Yerta
Film screenings: Imagine
10:30am and 6:16pm, Eastend Cinemas (tickets selling fast)
12:30pm Wallis Mitcham, Wallis Mt Barker and The Piccadilly (tickets)
~ Tasmania ~
Cygnet
Survival Day Gathering 2026
8am, Port Cygnet Cannery, Cygnet
Hosted by South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation
~ Western Australia ~
Jambinu (Gerladton)
Survival/Invasion Day Gathering
9am-4pm, Edith Cowan Square
Hosted by Tamati Smith and Mark Smith
Rubibi (Broome)
Rubibi Survival Day 2026!
4:30pm-11:30pm, Gimme Club
Hosted by Goolarri Media Enterprises
~ Victoria ~
Naarm (Melbourne)
Day of Mourning – Invasion Day Dawn Service
5am-7am, Camp Sovereignty, Domain Gardens
Hosted by Camp Sovereignty and Vic NAIDOC
Ballarat
Ballarat Survival Day Dawn Ceremony 2026
5:30am-6:30am, View Point, Lake Wendouree
Hosted by Ballarat Koorie Engagement Action Group - KEAG
Wadawurrung Country
Pilk Purriyn – Truth-telling Event
5:30am-7am, Cosy Corner, Torquay
Hosted by Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation
Dja Dja Wurrung Country
Survival Day Morning Reflection
9:30am-12pm, Woodend Neighbourhood House
Hosted by Macedon Ranges Truth & Reconciliation Group
Malvern
Healing Ceremony 2026
10:45am-1:15pm, Malvern Cricket Ground
Hosted by Stonnington City Council
Bunurong Land
Our Survival day 2026
12pm-5pm, The Briars, Mount Martha
Hosted by Our Songlines
Gunditjmara Country (Hamilton)
Survival Day 2026
6pm-8pm, Melville Oval Pavilion
Hosted by Staycee Charles and Claudette Lovett
Events before January 26
Events happening in the lead up to January 26. The events listed in this section are ordered by state and territory, and then by starting time.
~ New South Wales ~
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
Deaths In Custody Protest
12pm, Sunday 18 January
Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park North
Hosted by Dunghutti man Paul Silva
Gadigal Country (Sydney)
Invasion Day Banner Painting Blak Caucus Call Out
10am-4pm, Friday 23 January
Addison Road Community Organisation, Marrickville
Hosted by Blak Caucus
Woronora
Sunset Cultural Ceremony 2026
4pm-7pm, Saturday 24 January
Burnum Burnum Sanctuary, Woronora
Hosted by Sutherland Shire
Awabakal/Worimi Country
Ngarrama 2026
7pm-9pm, King Edward Park, Muloobinba (Newcastle)
Hosted by The Wollotuka Institute and The University of Newcastle
~ Queensland ~
Magan-djin (Brisbane)
Invasion Day Community Meeting
10am - 4pm, Saturday 10 January
Embassy Fire, Musgrave Park
Hosted by Treaty Before Sports
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 and 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
Magan-djin (Brisbane)
Film screening: Guniwaya Ngigu (We Fight)
6pm, Sunday 25 January
Embassy Fire, Musgrave Park
Hosted by Anti Colonial Research Action and Treaty Before Sports
~ South Australia ~
Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide)
Survival Day Banner Painting and Mutual Aid Cook Up
12pm-5pm, Saturday 17 January
The Exchange, Tarntanya
Hosted by Taya
Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide)
United Channel
2pm to midnight, Sunday 25 January
Fundraising for ALRM and West Mallee Protection Fund
Ancient World, 116a Hindley St
Hosted by Ancient World
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)
~ Victoria ~
Naarm (Melbourne)
Banner painting for Invasion Day Rally 2026
11am-4pm, Sunday 18 January
Balam Balam Place, Brunswick
Hosted by this mob
Naarm (Melbourne)
Invasion Day Banner Painting Workshop
4pm-7pm, Friday 23 January
Amnesty Naarm Action Centre, Collingwood
Hosted by Amnesty International's Indigenous Rights Team
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 and Migrants Building Power
Naarm (Melbourne)
Camp Sovereignty: Panel Discussion on Treay + Film, Working bee and Camp out
12pm-9:30pm + Camp out, Sunday 25 January
Camp Sovereignty, Lithgow Ave Kings Domain
Hosted by Crime Scene Australia and Black Peoples Union
Naarm (Melbourne)
Community Banner Painting: Asian Solidarity for Invasion Day
2pm-4pm, Saturday 25 January
Coburg, DM @congeesocialclub or @karu.naarm for address
Hosted by Congee Club and Karu Collective
Date change: This crafternoon to paint signs and banners for Invasion day will be postponed to this Sunday 25th Jan (date updated above) due to extreme heat on Saturday
Naarm (Melbourne)
Truth · Sovereignty · Justice – Featuring Senator Lidia Thorpe
2:30pm-4:30pm, Sunday 25 January
Democritus House, Northcote
Hosted by Democritus, FILEF and DECC
Gunditjmara Country
Nyerna Yoorrook Telkuna – Sit. Listen. Hear. Remember.
4:30pm-6pm, East Beach, Port Fairy
Hosted by Moyne Shire Council, in partnership with Aboriginal community members.
Yorta Yorta Country
Honouring the Day of Mourning
5:45pm, William Cooper Memorial Statue, Shepparton
Hosted by Shepparton Region Reconciliation Group
~ Online ~
Online Webinar
2026 Australia: A Year for Indigenous Peoples Rights
4:00pm-5:30pm AEST (Queensland time) Tuesday 20 January.
See link for other time zones.
Hosted by Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA)
Online Zoom meeting
Invasion Day Rally 2026 – Naarm Community Briefing Meeting
6:30pm, Tuesday 20 January
Online with Zoom (registration essential)
Hosted by Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance - WAR