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 Day74
January 26MondayAustralia Day99
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day118
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia134
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria141
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania141
March 9MondayCanberra Day141
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day141
April 3FridayGood Friday166
April 5SundayEaster Sunday168
April 6MondayEaster Monday169
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day188
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland197
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory197
May 10SundayMother's Day203
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day225
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday232
August 3MondayPicnic Day288
September 6SundayFather's Day322
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia351
October 5MondayLabour Day351
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales351
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory351
October 31SaturdayHalloween377
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day380
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve431
December 25FridayChristmas Day432
December 28MondayBoxing Day435
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve438
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