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 Day6
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia22
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria29
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania29
March 9MondayCanberra Day29
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day29
April 3FridayGood Friday54
April 5SundayEaster Sunday56
April 6MondayEaster Monday57
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day76
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland85
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory85
May 10SundayMother's Day91
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day113
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday120
August 3MondayPicnic Day176
September 6SundayFather's Day210
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia239
October 5MondayLabour Day239
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales239
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory239
October 31SaturdayHalloween265
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day268
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve319
December 25FridayChristmas Day320
December 28MondayBoxing Day323
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve326
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