Flags will also be flown at half-mast across the country, structures will be illuminated and a commemorative installation, 15 Pillars of Light, will beam into the night sky in 15 locations across Australia, including in Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
There is free entry for the day for visitors to the Queensland Holocaust Museum and Education Centre at Charlotte Street in Brisbane.
Visitors to the Holocaust Museum will be able to share a message in their condolence book.