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 Day75
January 26MondayAustralia Day100
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day119
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia135
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria142
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania142
March 9MondayCanberra Day142
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day142
April 3FridayGood Friday167
April 5SundayEaster Sunday169
April 6MondayEaster Monday170
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day189
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland198
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory198
May 10SundayMother's Day204
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day226
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday233
August 3MondayPicnic Day289
September 6SundayFather's Day323
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia352
October 5MondayLabour Day352
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales352
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory352
October 31SaturdayHalloween378
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day381
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve432
December 25FridayChristmas Day433
December 28MondayBoxing Day436
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve439
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