Harmony Week

Next date: Monday, 16 March 2026 | 12:00 AM to Sunday, 22 March 2026 | 11:59 PM

Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.

Harmony Week is an opportunity to acknowledge diversity whilst demonstrating our commitment to living together harmoniously as Australians. The message of Harmony Day is “Everyone Belongs”.

Harmony Week is celebrated Monday 16 March to Sunday 22 March 2026. The United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is Saturday 21 March.

Locals, businesses, community groups and schools are encouraged to celebrate Harmony Week by participating in the below events.

Traditional Dress Day | Wednesday 18 March

Businesses, community groups and schools are encouraged to host a traditional dress day/parade.

World Food Day | Thursday 19 March

Businesses, community groups and schools are encouraged to host a morning, lunch, or afternoon tea and bring a dish representing their culture or a country they’ve visited.

Go Orange! | Friday 20 March

Wear orange or decorate your workplace orange. Orange symbolises communication, freedom of ideas and mutual respect.

Harmony Day Park Run | Saturday 21 March

Council is partnering with Bathurst Park Run on Harmony Day to celebrate diversity. Runners are encouraged to wear orange for Harmony Day awareness. Register for free via www.parkrun.com.au

Where: Bicentennial Park

Time: 8:00am

Captured in Harmony Photo Submissions

Council is inviting the community to take part in a Harmony Week photo initiative by sharing images that showcase how they are celebrating harmony, diversity and inclusion across our region. Photos will be shared through Council’s corporate Facebook page.

Submit your photos here

Bathurst Library Community Exhibition

You’re Invited to Help Create a Living Map of Belonging.

Bathurst Library invites community members of all ages and backgrounds to take part in a new participatory exhibition exploring the themes of home, belonging and journeys and being in Bathurst here and now.

From mid-March 2026, our floor-to-ceiling windows will become a shared canvas — visible both inside and out — filled with community reflections displayed on cards.

Guided by local artist Fiona Howle, these responses will be linked by a pre-painted road winding across the glass, referencing both highways and country dirt roads, and symbolising the many paths that bring us together. The result will be a living map of belonging, shaped by the voices of our community.

We invite you to reflect on the meaning of “home”, whether it’s a place, a person, a feeling, or a memory, and to think about the journey that brought you here, the moments you’ve felt most connected, and what makes you feel like you truly belong. Your story matters, and it’s part of the tapestry that binds our community together.

Free participation. All ages. All backgrounds.

WHERE: Bathurst Library

TIME: Library Opening Hours

For more information, please visit the Bathurst Library website