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 Victoria-
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania-
March 9MondayCanberra Day-
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day-
April 3FridayGood Friday20
April 5SundayEaster Sunday22
April 6MondayEaster Monday23
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day42
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland51
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory51
May 10SundayMother's Day57
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day79
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday86
August 3MondayPicnic Day142
September 6SundayFather's Day176
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia205
October 5MondayLabour Day205
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales205
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory205
October 31SaturdayHalloween231
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day234
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve285
December 25FridayChristmas Day286
December 28MondayBoxing Day289
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve292
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