Join us from 11 to 17 October 2026 for National Carers Week.
National Carers Week is a time to recognise, celebrate and raise awareness of the more than 3 million Australians who provide unpaid care to a family member or friend.
The 2026 theme, “Care for a carer: Making carers visible,” shines a light on the invaluable contribution of unpaid carers and encourages all Australians to recognise, support and care for the carers in their families, workplaces and communities.
Tips to support carers
Anyone can become a carer, at anytime.
The Carer Wellbeing Survey found carers who had good access to support had healthy levels of wellbeing compared to those who had no or limited access to help.
Below are some ideas of how you can help a carer today.
About carers and National Carers Week
Carers are people who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental health condition, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or other drug issue or who are frail aged. Anyone can become a carer, at any time.
National Carers Week is an opportunity to raise community awareness among all Australians about the diversity of carers and their caring roles.
National Carers Week is an initiative of Carers Australia, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, and coordinated with the assistance and participation of the National Carer Network.
Where can carers get support?
Carer Gateway provides information and advice on the supports available to carers across Australia, and has a great range of online resources to help promote carer wellbeing. To find out more, and to access online support services, head to carergateway.gov.au
The National Carer Network
Contact the peak body representing family and friend carers in your state or territory for National Carers Week activities, and to find advice and support for carers.
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Events
There are a variety of events and activities taking place around Australia throughout National Carers Week.
Zookeeper for a day!
9:00am - Sat, 17 Oct 2026
Port Macquarie, NSW
Open to carers
Saddle Up – Mulla Creek
10:00am - Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Mulla Creek, NSW
Open to carers
Portrait and Pamper Day
10:00am - Thu, 22 Oct 2026
Narrabri, NSW
Open to carers
Carers Networking Lunch – Bundarra
10:00am - Wed, 21 Oct 2026
Bundarra, NSW
Open to carers
Young Carer Zoo Experience
10:00am - Sat, 17 Oct 2026
Nulkaba, NSW
Open to carers
Carers Lunch – Uralla
10:30am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Uralla Shire Council,, NSW
Open to carers
9:30am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Bridgetown, WA
Open to the public
Movie Day Out – Armidale
9:30am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Armidale, NSW
Open to carers
Movie Day Out – Tamworth
9:30am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Tamworth, NSW
Open to carers
Celebrating Carers in Taree
10:00am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Taree, NSW
Open to carers
Multicultural Day – Mardi
9:30am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Mardi, NSW
Open to carers
Movie Day Out – Sawtell
9:30am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Sawtell, NSW
Open to carers
Movie Day Out – Port Macquarie
9:30am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Port Macquarie, NSW
Open to carers
Movie Day Out – Erina Fair
10:00am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Erina, NSW
Open to carers
Movie Day Out – Kempsey
9:30am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Kempsey, NSW
Open to carers
Port Macquarie Cruise Experience
10:30am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council,, NSW
Open to carers
Young Carer Kitchen Takeover
5:30pm - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
Movie Day Out – Tweed Heads
10:00am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Tweed Heads South, NSW
Open to carers
Movie Day Out – Newcastle
10:00am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Charlestown, NSW
Open to carers
Morning Tea and Bingo – Glen Innes
10:00am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Glen Innes, NSW
Open to carers
Crystal Castle Visit
10:00am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Montecollum, NSW
Open to carers
Big Kids 2 Keeper
9:00am - Sat, 10 Oct 2026
Somersby, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Port Macquarie, NSW
Open to the public
11:00am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Griffith, NSW
Open to carers
11:30am - Thu, 12 Nov 2026
Hay, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Wagga Wagga, NSW
Open to carers
11:30am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Narrandera, NSW
Open to carers
Carers Week Young Carer Online Pet Party and Game Hour
4:00pm - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
Carers Week Online Games Bonanza
12:00pm - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
Carers Week Online Bingo Bonanza
10:00am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
Webinar – Supporting a Loved One Through a Hospital Stay
12:00pm - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Online
Open to the public
Webinar – Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others
12:00pm - Thu, 8 Oct 2026
Online
Open to the public
Webinar – Balancing Work and Care: Support and Training for Working Carers
12:00pm - Tue, 6 Oct 2026
Online
Open to the public
Webinar – Starting Your Carer Journey: What Every Carer Should Know
12:00pm - Thu, 1 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
12:00pm - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Perth, WA
Open to carers
9:30am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Perth, WA
Open to carers
9:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Perth, WA
Open to carers
9:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Fremantle, WA
Open to carers
9:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Perth, WA
Open to carers
9:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Carnarvon, WA
Open to carers
10:00am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Sydney, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Doonside, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Wollongong, NSW
Open to carers
Pioneer Settlement Experience
12:00pm - Tue, 27 Oct 2026
Swan Hill, VIC
Open to carers
Murray River Paddle Steamer Cruise
10:30am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Mildura, VIC
Open to carers
Celebrating Carers on the Murray
11:15am - Wed, 21 Oct 2026
Echuca, VIC
Open to carers
Star Cinema Experience
10:30am - Tue, 20 Oct 2026
Eaglehawk, VIC
Open to carers
Campbell Point House High Tea
12:00pm - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Leoplod, VIC
Open to carers
Young Carer Dinner (18-25 years)
5:30pm - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Belmont, VIC
Open to carers
Dementia Carer Support Group Lunch
12:00pm - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Moolap, VIC
Open to carers
Paint & Sip session
11:00am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Geelong, VIC
Open to carers
A morning of Pickleball
10:00am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Grovedale, VIC
Open to carers
11:30am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Shepparton, VIC
Open to carers
Memory Mingle
9:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Blampied, VIC
Open to carers
Pathways for Carers
10:00am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Lake Wendouree, VIC
Open to carers
First Nations Carer Lunch & Art workshop
12:00pm - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Ballarat, VIC
Open to carers
Care for a Carer Knox
10:30am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Wantirna South, VIC
Open to carers
Care for a Carer Wangaratta
10:30am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Wangaratta, VIC
Open to carers
Care for a Carer Gippsland
10:30am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Sale, VIC
Open to carers
Yoga Session
11:00am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
West Heidelberg, VIC
Open to carers
Carers Wellness Day:
11:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Keilor, VIC
Open to carers
Art Therapy
11:00am - Fri, 23 Oct 2026
West Heidelberg, VIC
Open to carers
10:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Ulverstone, TAS
Open to carers
1:30pm - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Riverside, TAS
Open to carers
10:00am - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Riverside, TAS
Open to carers
Koorie Carers Lunch 2026
11:00am - Mon, 19 Oct 2026
Dallas, VIC
Open to carers
11:00am - Thu, 1 Oct 2026
Concord West, NSW
Open to the public
10:00am - Thu, 8 Oct 2026
Healesville, VIC
Open to carers
11:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Online
Open to the public
10:30am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
South Hobart, TAS
Open to the public
9:00am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
East Rockingham, WA
Open to the public
9:00am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Midland, WA
Open to the public
9:00am - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Joondalup, WA
Open to the public
9:30am - Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Perth, Western Australia, WA
Open to the public
11:00am - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
4:30pm - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Online
Open to the public
7:00pm - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
11:00am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
5:30pm - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Online
Open to the public
1:30pm - Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Online
Open to the public
6:30pm - Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Mount Barker, SA
Open to carers
6:30pm - Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Torrens Park, SA
Open to carers
12:00pm - Sat, 10 Oct 2026
Adelaide, SA
Open to carers
10:00am - Thu, 1 Oct 2026
Woodville, SA
Open to the public
Caring for the Carer
10:00am - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Coonamble, NSW
Open to carers
Carers Network – Celebrating Carers Week
10:45am - Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Woollahra, NSW
Open to carers
8:43am - Thu, 8 Oct 2026
Perth, WA, and online
Open to carers
7:00pm - Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Online
Open to carers
11:00am - Wed, 29 Oct 2025
Coolum Beach, QLD
Open to carers
Morning Tea
9:00am - Sat, 18 Oct 2025
Weipa, QLD
Open to the public
Many Faces of Care
10:00am - Tue, 14 Oct 2025
Cutheringa Park, QLD
Open to carers
Carers Week Celebration
12:00pm - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
50 Elizabeth Way, SA
Open to carers
Navigating Deceased Estate Administration
1:00pm - Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Port Adelaide, SA
Open to the public
Carer Coordination Services- Murrumbidgee Local Health District
10:30am - Tue, 14 Oct 2025
Online
Open to the public
Tai Chi and A Cuppa Tea
10:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Wagga Wagga, NSW
Open to carers
9:30am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Baulkham Hills, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Tue, 14 Oct 2025
Online
Open to carers
10:30am - Sat, 11 Oct 2025
Lawnton, QLD
Open to carers
5:30pm - Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Perth, Western Australia, WA
Open to carers
2:30pm - Sun, 12 Oct 2025
Perth, Western Australia, WA
Open to the public
10:00am - Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Perth, Western Australia, WA
Open to the public
10:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Perth, Western Australia, WA
Open to the public
10:00am - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Perth, Western Australia, WA
Open to the public
1:00pm - Tue, 14 Oct 2025
Perth, Western Australia, WA
Open to carers
10:00pm - Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Perth, WA
Open to the public
7:00pm - Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Online
Open to carers
11:00am - Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Online
Open to carers
5:00pm - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Online
Open to carers
7:00pm - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Online
Open to carers
7:00pm - Tue, 14 Oct 2025
Online
Open to carers
10:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
PERTH, WA
Open to carers
1:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
PERTH, WA
Open to carers
11:30am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
PERTH, WA
Open to carers
7:00am - Tue, 14 Oct 2025
PERTH, WA
Open to the public
10:00am - Thu, 30 Oct 2025
Leeton, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Thu, 23 Oct 2025
Gilgandra, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Thu, 23 Oct 2025
Temora, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Wed, 22 Oct 2025
Cargo, NSW
Open to carers
1:30pm - Wed, 22 Oct 2025
Canowindra, NSW
Open to carers
11:00am - Tue, 21 Oct 2025
Gulgong, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Tue, 21 Oct 2025
Dubbo, NSW
Open to carers
9:30am - Mon, 20 Oct 2025
Bathurst, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Parkes, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Oberon, NSW
Open to carers
9:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Fortitude Valley, QLD
Open to carers
9:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Cairns, QLD, and online
Open to carers
6:00pm - Fri, 10 Oct 2025
Ipswich, QLD
Open to carers
6:00pm - Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Cairns, QLD
Open to carers
Alfred Cancer Carer’s
11:30am - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Melbourne, VIC
Open to carers
2:00pm - Sat, 18 Oct 2025
Canberra, ACT
Open to carers
10:00am - Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Acton, ACT
Open to carers
5:30pm - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Throsby, ACT
Open to carers
6:00pm - Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Weston Creek, ACT
Open to carers
11:30am - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Victoria, VIC
Open to carers
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
6:00pm - Wed, 22 Oct 2025
Geelong, VIC
Open to carers
Celebrating our Carers
9:00am - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Burringbar, NSW
Open to carers
4:00pm - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Nelly Bay, QLD
Open to carers
10:00am - Sat, 18 Oct 2025
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Armidale, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Sawtell, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Tamworth, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Port Macquarie, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Erina, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Thu, 9 Oct 2025
Blayney, NSW
Open to carers
2:30pm - Thu, 9 Oct 2025
Millthorpe, NSW
Open to carers
10:30am - Wed, 8 Oct 2025
Wellington, NSW
Open to carers
10:00am - Tue, 14 Oct 2025
Griffith, NSW
Open to carers
9:30am - Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Wagga Wagga, NSW
Open to carers
11:00am - Wed, 15 Oct 2025
East Bairnsdale, NSW
Open to carers
1:00pm - Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Online
Open to carers
9:30am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Perth, WA
Open to carers
5:30pm - Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Leederville, WA
Open to carers
10:30am - Mon, 13 Oct 2025
Charlestown, NSW
Open to carers
2:00pm - Thu, 2 Oct 2025
Wandal, QLD
Open to the public
8:00am - Tue, 7 Oct 2025
Online
Open to the public
Carers Week Celebration 2025
10:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Prestons, NSW
Open to carers
Panel Discussion: “Carers and Challenges: Creating Change for UQ and the World”
10:00am - Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Saint Lucia, QLD
Open to the public