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 Day5
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia21
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria28
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania28
March 9MondayCanberra Day28
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day28
April 3FridayGood Friday53
April 5SundayEaster Sunday55
April 6MondayEaster Monday56
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day75
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland84
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory84
May 10SundayMother's Day90
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day112
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday119
August 3MondayPicnic Day175
September 6SundayFather's Day209
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia238
October 5MondayLabour Day238
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales238
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory238
October 31SaturdayHalloween264
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day267
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve318
December 25FridayChristmas Day319
December 28MondayBoxing Day322
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve325
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