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 Day7
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia23
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria30
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania30
March 9MondayCanberra Day30
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day30
April 3FridayGood Friday55
April 5SundayEaster Sunday57
April 6MondayEaster Monday58
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day77
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland86
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory86
May 10SundayMother's Day92
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day114
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday121
August 3MondayPicnic Day177
September 6SundayFather's Day211
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia240
October 5MondayLabour Day240
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales240
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory240
October 31SaturdayHalloween266
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day269
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve320
December 25FridayChristmas Day321
December 28MondayBoxing Day324
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve327
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