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 Day616
January 26MondayAustralia Day641
February 14SaturdayValentine's Day660
March 2MondayLabour Day Western Australia676
March 9MondayLabour Day Victoria683
March 9MondayEight Hours Day Tasmania683
March 9MondayCanberra Day683
March 9MondayMarch Public Holiday or Adelaide Cup Day683
April 3FridayGood Friday708
April 5SundayEaster Sunday710
April 6MondayEaster Monday711
April 25SaturdayAnzac Day730
May 4MondayLabour Day Queensland739
May 4MondayMay Day Northern Territory739
May 10SundayMother's Day745
June 1MondayWestern Australia Day767
June 8MondayQueen's Birthday774
August 3MondayPicnic Day830
September 6SundayFather's Day864
October 5MondayLabour Day South Australia893
October 5MondayLabour Day893
October 5MondayLabour Day New South Wales893
October 5MondayLabour Day Australian Capital Territory893
October 31SaturdayHalloween919
November 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup Day922
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve973
December 25FridayChristmas Day974
December 28MondayBoxing Day977
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve980
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