Public holidays in Australia 2026
Dates, local names, and English names. Regional holidays are marked with their region.
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January
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 New Year's Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Australia Day 27 28 29 30 31
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 Labour Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Adelaide Cup Day Canberra Day Eight Hours Day Labour Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 Good Friday 4 Easter Saturday 5 Easter Sunday 6 Easter Monday 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ANZAC Day 26 27 ANZAC Day (observed) 28 29 30
May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 Labour Day May Day 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Reconciliation Day Western Australia Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 King's Birthday 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 Picnic Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The Royal Queensland Show 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Friday before the AFL Grand Final 26 27 28 King's Birthday 29 30
October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 King's Birthday Labour Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 Melbourne Cup Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day Proclamation Day 27 28 Boxing Day Boxing Day (observed) Proclamation Day (observed) 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in Australia in 2026
Date Local name English name Regions 2026-01-01 New Year's Day New Year's Day National 2026-01-26 Australia Day Australia Day National 2026-03-02 Labour Day Labor Day Western Australia 2026-03-09 Adelaide Cup Day Adelaide Cup Day South Australia 2026-03-09 Canberra Day Canberra Day Australian Capital Territory 2026-03-09 Eight Hours Day Eight Hours Day Tasmania 2026-03-09 Labour Day Labor Day Victoria 2026-04-03 Good Friday Good Friday National 2026-04-04 Easter Saturday Easter Saturday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria 2026-04-05 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia 2026-04-06 Easter Monday Easter Monday National 2026-04-25 ANZAC Day ANZAC Day National 2026-04-27 ANZAC Day (observed) ANZAC Day (observed) Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Western Australia 2026-05-04 Labour Day Labor Day Queensland 2026-05-04 May Day May Day Northern Territory 2026-06-01 Reconciliation Day Reconciliation Day Australian Capital Territory 2026-06-01 Western Australia Day Western Australia Day Western Australia 2026-06-08 King's Birthday King's Birthday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria 2026-08-03 Picnic Day Picnic Day Northern Territory 2026-08-12 The Royal Queensland Show The Royal Queensland Show Queensland 2026-09-25 Friday before the AFL Grand Final Friday before the AFL Grand Final Victoria 2026-09-28 King's Birthday King's Birthday Western Australia 2026-10-05 King's Birthday King's Birthday Queensland 2026-10-05 Labour Day Labor Day Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia 2026-11-03 Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day Victoria 2026-12-25 Christmas Day Christmas Day National 2026-12-26 Boxing Day Boxing Day National 2026-12-26 Proclamation Day Proclamation Day South Australia 2026-12-28 Boxing Day Boxing Day Tasmania 2026-12-28 Boxing Day (observed) Boxing Day (observed) Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia 2026-12-28 Proclamation Day (observed) Proclamation Day (observed) South Australia
Source: vacanza/holidays 0.106 (MIT). Month and weekday names use your browser's language when it can, and English otherwise.
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