Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Australia and start planning to make the most of your time off. Select a year below or scroll down to choose your state.

Australia celebrates seven national public holidays that are recognised in each of the eight states and territories. However, each state also has its own public holidays that are recognised in their region. Some of these holidays may be the same as other states or simply celebrated on different days.

2026 Public Holidays

View 2026 public holidays for all of Australia in this calendar.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day	National
7 Jan	Wed	Devonport Cup	TAS
26 Jan	Mon	Australia Day	National
9 Feb	Mon	Royal Hobart Regatta	TAS
25 Feb	Wed	Launceston Cup	TAS
2 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	WA
3 Mar	Tue	King Island Show	TAS
9 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	VIC
9 Mar	Mon	Canberra Day	ACT
9 Mar	Mon	Adelaide Cup Day	SA
9 Mar	Mon	Eight Hours Day	TAS
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	National
4 Apr	Sat	Day following Good Friday	National except TAS & WA
5 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday	National except TAS
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday	National
7 Apr	Tue	Easter Tuesday *	TAS
25 Apr	Sat	Anzac Day	National
27 Apr	Mon	Anzac Day Holiday	ACT, NSW & WA
4 May	Mon	Labour Day	QLD
4 May	Mon	May Day	NT
8 May	Fri	AGFEST	TAS
1 Jun	Mon	Western Australia Day	WA
1 Jun	Mon	Reconciliation Day	ACT
8 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday	National except QLD & WA
3 Jul	Fri	Alice Springs Show Day	NT
10 Jul	Fri	Tennant Creek Show Day	NT
17 Jul	Fri	Katherine Show Day	NT
24 Jul	Fri	Darwin Show Day	NT
3 Aug	Mon	Picnic Day	NT
12 Aug	Wed	Ekka Wednesday *	QLD
14 Aug	Fri	Borroloola Show Day	NT
28 Sep	Mon	King's Birthday	WA
2 Oct	Fri	Burnie Show	TAS
TBA		AFL Grand Final Friday	VIC
5 Oct	Mon	Labour Day	ACT, NSW & SA
5 Oct	Mon	King's Birthday	QLD
8 Oct	Thu	Royal Launceston Show	TAS
16 Oct	Fri	Flinders Island Show	TAS
22 Oct	Thu	Royal Hobart Show	TAS
2 Nov	Mon	Recreation Day	TAS
3 Nov	Tue	Melbourne Cup Day *	VIC
27 Nov	Fri	Devonport Show	TAS
24 Dec	Thu	Christmas Eve *	NT, QLD & SA
25 Dec	Fri	クリスマス・デー	National
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day	National except SA
26 Dec	Sat	Proclamation Day	SA
28 Dec	Mon	Proclamation Day Holiday	SA
28 Dec	Mon	Boxing Day Holiday	National except SA
31 Dec	Thu	New Year's Eve *	NT & SA
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day	National
6 Jan	Wed	Devonport Cup	TAS
26 Jan	Tue	Australia Day	National
8 Feb	Mon	Royal Hobart Regatta	TAS
24 Feb	Wed	Launceston Cup	TAS
1 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	WA
2 Mar	Tue	King Island Show	TAS
8 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	VIC
8 Mar	Mon	Canberra Day	ACT
8 Mar	Mon	Adelaide Cup Day	SA
8 Mar	Mon	Eight Hours Day	TAS
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday	National
27 Mar	Sat	Day following Good Friday	National except TAS & WA
28 Mar	Sun	Easter Sunday	National except TAS
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday	National
30 Mar	Tue	Easter Tuesday *	TAS
25 Apr	Sun	Anzac Day	National
26 Apr	Mon	Anzac Day Holiday	National except SA, TAS & VIC
3 May	Mon	Labour Day	QLD
3 May	Mon	May Day	NT
7 May	Fri	AGFEST	TAS
31 May	Mon	Reconciliation Day	ACT
7 Jun	Mon	Western Australia Day	WA
14 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday	National except QLD & WA
2 Jul	Fri	Alice Springs Show Day	NT
9 Jul	Fri	Tennant Creek Show Day	NT
16 Jul	Fri	Katherine Show Day	NT
23 Jul	Fri	Darwin Show Day	NT
2 Aug	Mon	Picnic Day	NT
11 Aug	Wed	Ekka Wednesday *	QLD
13 Aug	Fri	Borroloola Show Day	NT
27 Sep	Mon	King's Birthday	WA
1 Oct	Fri	Burnie Show	TAS
TBA		AFL Grand Final Friday	VIC
4 Oct	Mon	Labour Day	ACT, NSW & SA
4 Oct	Mon	King's Birthday	QLD
7 Oct	Thu	Royal Launceston Show	TAS
15 Oct	Fri	Flinders Island Show	TAS
21 Oct	Thu	Royal Hobart Show	TAS
1 Nov	Mon	Recreation Day	TAS
2 Nov	Tue	Melbourne Cup Day *	VIC
26 Nov	Fri	Devonport Show	TAS
24 Dec	Fri	Christmas Eve *	NT, QLD & SA
25 Dec	Sat	クリスマス・デー	National
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day	National except SA
26 Dec	Sun	Proclamation Day	SA
27 Dec	Mon	Christmas Holiday	National
28 Dec	Tue	Proclamation Day Holiday	SA
28 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day Holiday	National except SA
31 Dec	Fri	New Year's Eve *	NT & SA
The dates in this table are from multiple sources. Please choose your state below to view original source.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day	National
3 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday	National
5 Jan	Wed	Devonport Cup	TAS
26 Jan	Wed	Australia Day	National
14 Feb	Mon	Royal Hobart Regatta	TAS
23 Feb	Wed	Launceston Cup	TAS
6 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	WA
7 Mar	Tue	King Island Show	TAS
13 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	VIC
13 Mar	Mon	Canberra Day	ACT
13 Mar	Mon	Adelaide Cup Day	SA
13 Mar	Mon	Eight Hours Day	TAS
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	National
15 Apr	Sat	Day following Good Friday	National except TAS & WA
16 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday	National except TAS
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday	National
18 Apr	Tue	Easter Tuesday *	TAS
25 Apr	Tue	Anzac Day	National
1 May	Mon	Labour Day	QLD
1 May	Mon	May Day	NT
5 May	Fri	AGFEST	TAS
29 May	Mon	Reconciliation Day	ACT
5 Jun	Mon	Western Australia Day	WA
12 Jun	Mon	King's Birthday	National except QLD & WA
7 Jul	Fri	Alice Springs Show Day	NT
14 Jul	Fri	Tennant Creek Show Day	NT
21 Jul	Fri	Katherine Show Day	NT
28 Jul	Fri	Darwin Show Day	NT
7 Aug	Mon	Picnic Day	NT
16 Aug	Wed	Ekka Wednesday *	QLD
18 Aug	Fri	Borroloola Show Day	NT
TBA		AFL Grand Final Friday	VIC
2 Oct	Mon	Labour Day	ACT, NSW & SA
2 Oct	Mon	King's Birthday	QLD & WA
6 Oct	Fri	Burnie Show	TAS
12 Oct	Thu	Royal Launceston Show	TAS
20 Oct	Fri	Flinders Island Show	TAS
26 Oct	Thu	Royal Hobart Show	TAS
6 Nov	Mon	Recreation Day	TAS
7 Nov	Tue	Melbourne Cup Day *	VIC
1 Dec	Fri	Devonport Show	TAS
24 Dec	Sun	Christmas Eve *	NT, QLD & SA
25 Dec	Mon	クリスマス・デー	National
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day	National except SA
26 Dec	Tue	Proclamation Day	SA
31 Dec	Sun	New Year's Eve *	NT & SA
The dates in this table are from multiple sources. Please choose your state below to view original source.

*Note:
— South Australia and Northern Territory have a part-day public holiday for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve from 7 pm to 12 midnight.
— Queensland has a part-day public holiday for Christmas Eve from 6 pm to midnight.
— Easter Tuesday is a restricted public holiday in Tasmania. Observed by some awards/agreements and the State Public Service. To check award ring Fair Work Infoline on 131394.
— Ekka Wednesday is observed in Brisbane area only.
— Melbourne Cup Day is observed in all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by non-metro council.

Choose your state or territory

Australian Capital Territory	South Australia
New South Wales	Tasmania
Northern Territory	Victoria
Queensland	Western Australia

Public holiday law is determined by each of the states and territories of Australia. The federal government has established only the seven official holidays and has granted each area their own power to create additional holidays for their areas.
The Fair Work Act of 2009 requires that all employers provide additional pay to their employees that are required to work on a public holiday. Most work contracts in Australia provide employees with a pay rate of double and one half their normal per hour rate for all work completed on a holiday.

Commerce is restricted or prohibited on some national holidays such as Easter and Anzac Day morning. And, if an employee is required to work on public holidays due to their job, they are still entitled to the premium pay rate for holiday work.