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 Day-
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia16
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria23
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania23
March 9MondayCanberra Day23
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day23
April 3FridayGood Friday48
April 5SundayEaster Sunday50
April 6MondayEaster Monday51
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day70
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland79
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory79
May 10SundayMother's Day85
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day107
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday114
August 3MondayPicnic Day170
September 6SundayFather's Day204
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia233
October 5MondayLabour Day233
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales233
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory233
October 31SaturdayHalloween259
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day262
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve313
December 25FridayChristmas Day314
December 28MondayBoxing Day317
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve320
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