World AIDS Day

1 DECEMBER
End stigma. Start respect.

Find out more

End stigma. Start respect.

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.

Learn more

Learn about World AIDS Day, HIV in Australia, our partners and the importance of World AIDS Day.

Get involved

Find out how to get involved with the community to raise awareness and show support for people living with HIV.

National HIV Strategy

This is one of 5 national strategies that respond to bloodborne viruses and sexually transmitted infections in Australia.

Events across Australia

Click on your state or territory to discover events near you.

ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC  WA

Upcoming events

Events bring World AIDS Day to life, providing meaningful ways to raise awareness of HIV. Find the latest World AIDS Day events across Australia.

AIDS Memorial Garden Working Bee

A special volunteer working bee at Fairfield’s AIDS Memorial Garden. Learn about its history, significance and plants while helping with new planting and light weeding, connecting with community and honouring those affected by HIV and AIDS.
-

HIV Prevention & PrEP for Medicare Ineligible Communities with Josef Garrington from ACON & Naomi Hoffman

Join us online as Maddy, Josef Garrington from ACON and Naomi Hoffman from the Sexual Health Clinic chat about the state-wide projects promoting the availability of HIV prevention including PrEP for Medicare ineligible communities.
-

AIDS Memorial Garden Tour

Remember Fairfield Hospital and the lives lost to AIDS this World AIDS Day. A ceremony in the former hospital chapel and a guided walk through the AIDS Memorial Garden, honouring the hospital’s history, healthcare workers, patients and community legacy.
-

Red Ribbon Run

Join the Thorne Harbour Health Red Ribbon Run 2026 at Albert Park Lake! Walk, jog or run in this inclusive community event to raise HIV awareness and funds, honour lives lost, celebrate resilience and help create a future free from stigma.
-

We commissioned Jasmine Sarin from JS Koori Designs, to create an artwork for World AIDS Day.

Learn more