2026 Holidays Australia

All 2026 Holidays of Australia are listed in the table below. In Australia people enjoy an average of 11 paid holidays a year. 7 of them are nation wide public holidays the others are local public holidays. People in the state of Western Australia are the luckiest with 6 additional local public holidays (13 in total) while the habitants of Tasmania and New South Wales are only entitled to 3 additional local public holidays (just 10 free days a year).

 

The overview below contains all common holidays and observances for Australia in 2026. Besides the official national and local public holidays, other holidays and observances (like Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day etc.) are included as well. For a printable calendar including all national and local statutory holidays of your state or territory, go to the 2026 calendar page where you can customize your calendar.

 

DateHolidayNumber of days to go
January 1ThursdayNew Year's Day-
January 26MondayAustralia Day-
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day-
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia-
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria3
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania3
March 9MondayCanberra Day3
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day3
April 3FridayGood Friday28
April 5SundayEaster Sunday30
April 6MondayEaster Monday31
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day50
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland59
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory59
May 10SundayMother's Day65
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day87
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday94
August 3MondayPicnic Day150
September 6SundayFather's Day184
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia213
October 5MondayLabour Day213
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales213
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory213
October 31SaturdayHalloween239
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day242
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve293
December 25FridayChristmas Day294
December 28MondayBoxing Day297
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve300
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