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 Day168
January 26MondayAustralia Day193
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day212
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia228
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria235
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania235
March 9MondayCanberra Day235
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day235
April 3FridayGood Friday260
April 5SundayEaster Sunday262
April 6MondayEaster Monday263
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day282
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland291
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory291
May 10SundayMother's Day297
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day319
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday326
August 3MondayPicnic Day382
September 6SundayFather's Day416
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia445
October 5MondayLabour Day445
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales445
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory445
October 31SaturdayHalloween471
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day474
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve525
December 25FridayChristmas Day526
December 28MondayBoxing Day529
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve532
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