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 Day245
January 26MondayAustralia Day270
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day289
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia305
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria312
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania312
March 9MondayCanberra Day312
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day312
April 3FridayGood Friday337
April 5SundayEaster Sunday339
April 6MondayEaster Monday340
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day359
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland368
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory368
May 10SundayMother's Day374
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day396
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday403
August 3MondayPicnic Day459
September 6SundayFather's Day493
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia522
October 5MondayLabour Day522
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales522
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory522
October 31SaturdayHalloween548
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day551
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve602
December 25FridayChristmas Day603
December 28MondayBoxing Day606
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve609
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