Australia 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.
2024 Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Mon | New Year's Day | National |
| 10 Jan | Wed | Devonport Cup | TAS |
| 26 Jan | Fri | Australia Day | National |
| 12 Feb | Mon | Royal Hobart Regatta | TAS |
| 28 Feb | Wed | Launceston Cup | TAS |
| 4 Mar | Mon | Labour Day | WA |
| 5 Mar | Tue | King Island Show | TAS |
| 11 Mar | Mon | Labour Day | VIC |
| 11 Mar | Mon | Canberra Day | ACT |
| 11 Mar | Mon | Adelaide Cup Day | SA |
| 11 Mar | Mon | Eight Hours Day | TAS |
| 29 Mar | Fri | Good Friday | National |
| 30 Mar | Sat | Day following Good Friday | National except TAS & WA |
| 31 Mar | Sun | Easter Sunday | National except TAS |
| 1 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday | National |
| 2 Apr | Tue | Easter Tuesday * | TAS |
| 25 Apr | Thu | Anzac Day | National |
| 3 May | Fri | AGFEST | TAS |
| 6 May | Mon | Labour Day | QLD |
| 6 May | Mon | May Day | NT |
| 27 May | Mon | Reconciliation Day | ACT |
| 3 Jun | Mon | Western Australia Day | WA |
| 10 Jun | Mon | King's Birthday | National except QLD & WA |
| 5 Jul | Fri | Alice Springs Show Day | NT |
| 12 Jul | Fri | Tennant Creek Show Day | NT |
| 19 Jul | Fri | Katherine Show Day | NT |
| 26 Jul | Fri | Darwin Show Day | NT |
| 5 Aug | Mon | Picnic Day | NT |
| 14 Aug | Wed | Ekka Wednesday * | QLD |
| 16 Aug | Fri | Borroloola Show Day | NT |
| 23 Sep | Mon | King's Birthday | WA |
| 27 Sep | Fri | AFL Grand Final Friday | VIC |
| 4 Oct | Fri | Burnie Show | TAS |
| 7 Oct | Mon | Labour Day | ACT, NSW & SA |
| 7 Oct | Mon | King's Birthday | QLD |
| 10 Oct | Thu | Royal Launceston Show | TAS |
| 18 Oct | Fri | Flinders Island Show | TAS |
| 24 Oct | Thu | Royal Hobart Show | TAS |
| 4 Nov | Mon | Recreation Day | TAS |
| 5 Nov | Tue | Melbourne Cup Day * | VIC |
| 29 Nov | Fri | Devonport Show | TAS |
| 24 Dec | Tue | Christmas Eve * | NT, QLD & SA |
| 25 Dec | Wed | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 Dec | Thu | Boxing Day | National except SA |
| 26 Dec | Thu | Proclamation Day | SA |
| 31 Dec | Tue | New Year's Eve * | NT & SA |
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2025 Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Wed | New Year's Day | National |
| 8 Jan | Wed | Devonport Cup | TAS |
| 27 Jan | Mon | Australia Day Holiday | National |
| 10 Feb | Mon | Royal Hobart Regatta | TAS |
| 26 Feb | Wed | Launceston Cup | TAS |
| 3 Mar | Mon | Labour Day | WA |
| 4 Mar | Tue | King Island Show | TAS |
| 10 Mar | Mon | Labour Day | VIC |
| 10 Mar | Mon | Canberra Day | ACT |
| 10 Mar | Mon | Adelaide Cup Day | SA |
| 10 Mar | Mon | Eight Hours Day | TAS |
| 18 Apr | Fri | Good Friday | National |
| 19 Apr | Sat | Day following Good Friday | National except TAS & WA |
| 20 Apr | Sun | Easter Sunday | National except TAS |
| 21 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday | National |
| 22 Apr | Tue | Easter Tuesday * | TAS |
| 25 Apr | Fri | Anzac Day | National |
| 2 May | Fri | AGFEST | TAS |
| 5 May | Mon | Labour Day | QLD |
| 5 May | Mon | May Day | NT |
| 2 Jun | Mon | Western Australia Day | WA |
| 2 Jun | Mon | Reconciliation Day | ACT |
| 9 Jun | Mon | King's Birthday | National except QLD & WA |
| 4 Jul | Fri | Alice Springs Show Day | NT |
| 11 Jul | Fri | Tennant Creek Show Day | NT |
| 18 Jul | Fri | Katherine Show Day | NT |
| 25 Jul | Fri | Darwin Show Day | NT |
| 4 Aug | Mon | Picnic Day | NT |
| 13 Aug | Wed | Ekka Wednesday * | QLD |
| 15 Aug | Fri | Borroloola Show Day | NT |
| 26 Sep | Fri | AFL Grand Final Friday | VIC |
| 29 Sep | Mon | King's Birthday | WA |
| 3 Oct | Fri | Burnie Show | TAS |
| 6 Oct | Mon | Labour Day | ACT, NSW & SA |
| 6 Oct | Mon | King's Birthday | QLD |
| 9 Oct | Thu | Royal Launceston Show | TAS |
| 17 Oct | Fri | Flinders Island Show | TAS |
| 23 Oct | Thu | Royal Hobart Show | TAS |
| 3 Nov | Mon | Recreation Day | TAS |
| 4 Nov | Tue | Melbourne Cup Day * | VIC |
| 28 Nov | Fri | Devonport Show | TAS |
| 24 Dec | Wed | Christmas Eve * | NT, QLD & SA |
| 25 Dec | Thu | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 Dec | Fri | Boxing Day | National except SA |
| 26 Dec | Fri | Proclamation Day | SA |
| 31 Dec | Wed | New Year's Eve * | NT & SA |
| Visit fairwork.gov.au for the original release. | |||
2026 Holidays
| 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 & 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 |
| 21 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 | Christmas Day | 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 |
| The dates in this table are from multiple sources. Please choose your state below to view original source. | |||
2027 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 NSW, 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 |
| 20 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 |
| 14 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 | Christmas Day | 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. | |||
*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.