Australia Public Holidays 2026

Check Australia Public Holidays for the year 2026.

Date	Holiday	Jurisdiction
January-1, Thursday	New Year’s Day	National
January-26, Monday	Australia Day	National
March-2, Monday*	Labour Day	Western Australia
March-9, Monday*	Canberra Day	Australian Capital Territory
	Adelaide Cup Day	South Australia
	Eight Hours Day	Tasmania
	Labour Day	Victoria
April-3, Friday	Good Friday	National
April-4, Saturday	Easter Saturday	Public Holiday as part of Easter
April-5, Sunday	Easter Sunday	Public Holiday as part of Easter
April-6, Monday	Easter Monday	National
April-7, Tuesday*	Easter Tuesday	Tasmania Public Holiday currently observed by certain awards/agreements and the State Public Service
April-25, Saturday	Anzac Day	National
May-4, Monday*	May Day	Northern Territory
May-4, Monday*	Labour Day	Queensland
June-1, Monday*	Reconciliation Day	Australian Capital Territory
June-1, Monday*	Western Australia Day	Western Australia
June-8, Monday*	Sovereign’s Birthday [King’s Birthday]	Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
August-3, Monday*	Bank Holiday	New South Wales
August-3, Monday*	Picnic Day	Northern Territory
August-12, Wednesday *	Royal Queensland Show	Brisbane only (Queensland)
September-28, Monday	King’s Birthday	Western Australia * (some regional areas in WA hold the King’s Birthday public holiday on a different date)
October-5, Monday*	Labour Day	Australian Capital Territory
	Labour Day	New South Wales
	Labour Day	South Australia
	King’s Birthday	Queensland
November-3, Tuesday*	Melbourne Cup	Victoria
December-25, Friday	Christmas Day	National
December-28, Friday	Boxing Day[Observed]	National

2026 Public holidays for states and territories :

Australia Holiday Calendar 2026: