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 Day9
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day28
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia44
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria51
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania51
March 9MondayCanberra Day51
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day51
April 3FridayGood Friday76
April 5SundayEaster Sunday78
April 6MondayEaster Monday79
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day98
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland107
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory107
May 10SundayMother's Day113
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day135
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday142
August 3MondayPicnic Day198
September 6SundayFather's Day232
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia261
October 5MondayLabour Day261
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales261
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory261
October 31SaturdayHalloween287
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day290
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve341
December 25FridayChristmas Day342
December 28MondayBoxing Day345
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve348
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