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 Day121
January 26MondayAustralia Day146
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day165
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia181
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria188
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania188
March 9MondayCanberra Day188
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day188
April 3FridayGood Friday213
April 5SundayEaster Sunday215
April 6MondayEaster Monday216
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day235
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland244
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory244
May 10SundayMother's Day250
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day272
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday279
August 3MondayPicnic Day335
September 6SundayFather's Day369
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia398
October 5MondayLabour Day398
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales398
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory398
October 31SaturdayHalloween424
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day427
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve478
December 25FridayChristmas Day479
December 28MondayBoxing Day482
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve485
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