2026 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

ACT

  • Thursday 1 January: New Year’s Day
  • Monday 26 January: Australia Day
  • Monday 9 March: Canberra Day
  • Friday 3 April: Good Friday
  • Saturday 4 April: Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday
  • Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday
  • Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
  • Monday 27 April: Anzac Day
  • Monday 1 June: Reconciliation Day
  • Monday 8 June: King’s Birthday
  • Monday 5 October: Labour Day
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day
  • Saturday 26 December: Boxing Day
  • Monday 28 December: Additional public holiday for Boxing Day

NSW

  • Thursday 1 January: New Year’s Day
  • Monday 26 January: Australia Day
  • Friday 3 April: Good Friday
  • Saturday 4 April: Easter Saturday
  • Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday
  • Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
  • Saturday 25 April: Anzac Day
  • Monday 8 June: King’s Birthday
  • Monday 5 October: Labour Day
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day
  • Saturday 26 December: Boxing Day
  • Monday 28 December: Additional public holiday for Boxing Day

SA

  • Thursday 1 January: New Year’s Day
  • Monday 26 January: Australia Day
  • Monday 9 March: Adelaide Cup Day
  • Friday 3 April: Good Friday
  • Saturday 4 April: Easter Saturday
  • Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday
  • Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
  • Saturday 25 April: Anzac Day
  • Monday 8 June: King’s Birthday
  • Monday 5 October: Labour Day
  • Thursday 24 December: Christmas Eve (from 7 pm to midnight)
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day
  • Saturday 26 December: Proclamation Day holiday
  • Monday 28 December: Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day holiday
  • Thursday 31 December: New Year’s Eve (from 7 pm to midnight)

QLD

  • Thursday 1 January: New Year’s Day
  • Monday 26 January: Australia Day
  • Friday 3 April: Good Friday
  • Saturday 4 April: The day after Good Friday
  • Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday
  • Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
  • Saturday 25 April: Anzac Day
  • Monday 4 May: Labour Day
  • Wednesday 12 August: Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)
  • Monday 5 October: King’s Birthday
  • Thursday 24 December: Christmas Eve (from 6 pm to midnight)
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day
  • Saturday 26 December: Boxing Day
  • Monday 28 December: Additional public holiday for Boxing Day

VIC

  • Thursday 1 January: New Year’s Day
  • Monday 26 January: Australia Day
  • Monday 9 March: Labour Day
  • Friday 3 April: Good Friday
  • Saturday 4 April: Saturday before Easter Sunday
  • Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday
  • Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
  • Saturday 25 April: Anzac Day
  • Monday 8 June: King’s Birthday
  • Subject to AFL schedule (date TBC): Friday before the AFL Grand Final
  • Tuesday 3 November: Melbourne Cup (some regional areas in Victoria hold the Melbourne Cup public holiday on a different date)
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day
  • Saturday 26 December: Boxing Day
  • Monday 28 December: Additional public holiday for Boxing Day

WA

  • Thursday 1 January: New Year’s Day
  • Monday 26 January: Australia Day
  • Monday 2 March: Labour Day
  • Friday 3 April: Good Friday
  • Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday
  • Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
  • Saturday 25 April: Anzac Day
  • Monday 27 April: Additional public holiday for Anzac Day
  • Monday 1 June: Western Australia Day
  • Monday 28 September: King’s Birthday (some regional areas in WA hold the King’s Birthday public holiday on a different date)
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day
  • Saturday 26 December: Boxing Day
  • Monday 28 December: Additional public holiday for Boxing Day

TAS

  • Thursday 1 January: New Year’s Day
  • Monday 26 January: Australia Day
  • Monday 9 February: Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of the state, including Hobart)
  • Monday 9 March: Eight Hours Day
  • Friday 3 April: Good Friday
  • Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
  • Tuesday 7 April: Easter Tuesday (generally Tasmanian Public Service only)
  • Saturday 25 April: Anzac Day
  • Monday 8 June: King’s Birthday
  • Thursday 22 October: Royal Hobart Show (only observed in certain areas of the state, including Hobart)
  • Monday 2 November: Recreation Day (areas of the state that don’t observe Royal Hobart Regatta)
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day
  • Monday 28 December: Boxing Day

NT

  • Thursday 1 January: New Year’s Day
  • Monday 26 January: Australia Day
  • Friday 3 April: Good Friday
  • Saturday 4 April: Easter Saturday
  • Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday
  • Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
  • Saturday 25 April: Anzac Day
  • Monday 4 May: May Day
  • Monday 8 June: King’s Birthday
  • Monday 3 August: Picnic Day
  • Thursday 24 December: Christmas Eve (from 7 pm to midnight)
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day
  • Saturday 26 December: Boxing Day
  • Monday 28 December: Additional public holiday for Boxing Day
  • Thursday 31 December: New Year’s Eve (from 7 pm to midnight)