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Australia Public Holidays 2026

See also: 2026 public holidays in ANZ, APEC, New Zealand, Oceania, OECD and worldwide.

Australia public holidays by region: Australian Capital Territory (ACT), New South Wales (NSW), Northern Territory (NT), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA), Tasmania (TAS), Victoria (VIC), Western Australia (WA).

This page contains the list of Australia 2026 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Australia public holidays in 2026 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Thursday New Year's Day
Monday Australia Day (National Day)
Monday Labour Day (WA) regional
Monday Adelaide Cup Day (SA) regional
Monday Labour Day (VIC) regional
Monday Canberra Day (ACT) regional
Monday Eight Hours Day (TAS) regional
Friday Good Friday
Saturday Holy Saturday (ACT NSW NT QLD SA VIC) regional
Sunday Easter Sunday (ACT NSW NT QLD SA VIC WA) regional
Monday Easter Monday
Tuesday Easter Tuesday (TAS) regional banks government
Saturday ANZAC Day
Monday ANZAC Day Holiday (WA) regional
Monday Public Sector Holiday (ACT) regional government
Monday May Day/Labour Day (NT QLD) regional
Monday Western Australia Day (WA) regional
Monday Reconciliation Day (ACT) regional
Monday King's Birthday (ACT NSW NT SA TAS VIC) regional
Monday August Bank Holiday (ACT NSW) regional banks
Monday Picnic Day (NT) regional
Wednesday Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only) (QLD) municipal regional
Monday King's Birthday (WA) regional
Friday AFL Grand Finale Parade (VIC) (date to be confirmed) regional
Monday Labour Day (ACT NSW SA) regional
Monday King's Birthday (QLD) regional
Tuesday Melbourne Cup Day (VIC) regional
Thursday Christmas Eve (from 6pm to midnight) (QLD) regional evening
Thursday Christmas Eve (from 7pm to midnight) (NT SA) regional evening
Friday Christmas Day
Saturday Boxing Day / Proclamation Day
Monday Christmas Holiday
Thursday New Year's Eve (from 7pm to midnight) (NT SA) regional evening

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Global Holidays Observed in Australia


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Australia, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2024-2034).

Australia Background Information and Links


Australia Regional Abbreviations


Below is a list of the Australia regional abbreviations, used for regional public holidays, in the table above.