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 Day653
January 26MondayAustralia Day678
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day697
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia713
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria720
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania720
March 9MondayCanberra Day720
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day720
April 3FridayGood Friday745
April 5SundayEaster Sunday747
April 6MondayEaster Monday748
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day767
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland776
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory776
May 10SundayMother's Day782
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day804
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday811
August 3MondayPicnic Day867
September 6SundayFather's Day901
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia930
October 5MondayLabour Day930
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales930
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory930
October 31SaturdayHalloween956
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day959
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve1010
December 25FridayChristmas Day1011
December 28MondayBoxing Day1014
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve1017
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