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 Day107
January 26MondayAustralia Day132
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day151
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia167
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria174
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania174
March 9MondayCanberra Day174
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day174
April 3FridayGood Friday199
April 5SundayEaster Sunday201
April 6MondayEaster Monday202
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day221
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland230
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory230
May 10SundayMother's Day236
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day258
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday265
August 3MondayPicnic Day321
September 6SundayFather's Day355
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia384
October 5MondayLabour Day384
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales384
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory384
October 31SaturdayHalloween410
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day413
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve464
December 25FridayChristmas Day465
December 28MondayBoxing Day468
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve471
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