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 Day1
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia17
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria24
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania24
March 9MondayCanberra Day24
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day24
April 3FridayGood Friday49
April 5SundayEaster Sunday51
April 6MondayEaster Monday52
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day71
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland80
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory80
May 10SundayMother's Day86
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day108
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday115
August 3MondayPicnic Day171
September 6SundayFather's Day205
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia234
October 5MondayLabour Day234
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales234
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory234
October 31SaturdayHalloween260
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day263
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve314
December 25FridayChristmas Day315
December 28MondayBoxing Day318
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve321
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