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Holidays and Observances in Australia in 2026

DateWeekdayNameTypeDetails
Jan 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
Jan 6TuesdayEpiphanyObservance, Christian
Jan 7WednesdayOrthodox Christmas DayObservance, Orthodox
Jan 14WednesdayOrthodox New YearObservance, Orthodox
Jan 16FridayIsra' and Mi'rajObservance, Muslim
Jan 26MondayAustralia DayNational Holiday
Feb 2MondayTu B'ShevatJewish Holiday
Feb 9MondayRoyal Hobart RegattaState HolidayTasTasmania
Feb 14SaturdayValentine's DayObservance
Feb 17TuesdayCarnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayObservance, Christian
Feb 17TuesdayLunar New YearObservance
Feb 17TuesdayLunar New YearState HolidayCXChristmas Island
Feb 18WednesdayRamadan StartObservance, Muslim
Feb 18WednesdayAsh WednesdayObservance, Christian
Feb 18WednesdayLunar New Year HolidayState HolidayCXChristmas Island
Mar 2MondayLabour DayState HolidayWAWestern Australia
Mar 3TuesdayPurimJewish Holiday
Mar 9MondayLabour DayState HolidayTasTasmania VicVictoria
Mar 9MondayAdelaide CupState HolidaySASouth Australia
Mar 9MondayCanberra DayState HolidayACTAustralian Capital Territory
Mar 15SundayLaylatul Qadr (Night of Power)Observance, Muslim
Mar 17TuesdaySt Patrick's DayObservance
Mar 19ThursdayNational Close the Gap DayObservance
Mar 20FridayEid al-FitrObservance, Muslim
Mar 20FridayHari Raya PuasaState HolidayCXChristmas Island CCCocos (Keeling) Islands
Mar 21SaturdayHarmony DayObservance
Mar 21SaturdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 29SundayPalm SundayObservance, Christian
Apr 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance, Christian
Apr 2ThursdayFirst Day of PassoverJewish Holiday
Apr 3FridayGood FridayRestricted Trading DayVicVictoria
Apr 3FridayGood FridayNational Holiday
Apr 4SaturdayHoly SaturdayState HolidayACTAustralian Capital Territory NSWNew South Wales NTNorthern Territory QldQueensland SASouth Australia VicVictoria
Apr 5SundayEaster SundayState HolidayACTAustralian Capital Territory NSWNew South Wales NTNorthern Territory QldQueensland SASouth Australia VicVictoria WAWestern Australia
Apr 5SundayEaster SundayObservance
Apr 5SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
Apr 6MondaySelf Determination DayState HolidayCCCocos (Keeling) Islands
Apr 6MondayEaster MondayNational Holiday
Apr 7TuesdayEaster TuesdayState Public Sector HolidayTasTasmania
Apr 9ThursdayLast Day of PassoverJewish Holiday
Apr 10FridayOrthodox Good FridayObservance, Orthodox
Apr 11SaturdayOrthodox Holy SaturdayObservance, Orthodox
Apr 12SundayOrthodox EasterObservance, Orthodox
Apr 13MondayOrthodox Easter MondayObservance, Orthodox
Apr 14TuesdayYom HaShoahJewish Commemoration
Apr 22WednesdayYom HaAtzmautJewish Holiday
Apr 25SaturdayANZAC DayNational Holiday
Apr 25SaturdayANZAC Day observedHalf Day Restricted Trading DayVicVictoria
Apr 27MondayANZAC Day observedState HolidayCXChristmas Island SASouth Australia
May 4MondayMay DayState HolidayNTNorthern Territory QldQueensland
May 5TuesdayLag B'OmerJewish Holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 14ThursdayAscension DayObservance, Christian
May 22FridayShavuotJewish Holiday
May 24SundayPentecostObservance, Christian
May 25MondayWhit MondayObservance, Christian
May 26TuesdayNational Sorry DayObservance
May 27WednesdayEid al-AdhaObservance, Muslim
May 27WednesdayHari Raya HajiState HolidayCXChristmas Island CCCocos (Keeling) Islands
May 31SundayTrinity SundayObservance, Christian
Jun 1MondayWestern Australia DayState HolidayWAWestern Australia
Jun 1MondayReconciliation DayState HolidayACTAustralian Capital Territory
Jun 4ThursdayCorpus ChristiObservance, Christian
Jun 6SaturdayKing's BirthdayState HolidayCCCocos (Keeling) Islands
Jun 6SaturdayQueensland DayLocal Observance
Jun 8MondayKing's BirthdayState HolidayACTAustralian Capital Territory NSWNew South Wales NTNorthern Territory SASouth Australia TasTasmania VicVictoria
Jun 17WednesdayMuharram (Islamic New Year)Observance, Muslim
Jun 21SundayJune SolsticeSeason
Jun 26FridayAshuraObservance, Muslim
Jul 5SundayFirst Day of NAIDOC WeekObservance
Jul 23ThursdayTisha B'AvJewish Holiday
Aug 3MondayNew South Wales Bank HolidayState Bank HolidayNSWNew South Wales
Aug 3MondayNorthern Territory Picnic DayState HolidayNTNorthern Territory
Aug 12WednesdayRoyal National Agricultural Show Day QueenslandState HolidayQldQueensland
Aug 15SaturdayAssumption DayObservance, Christian
Aug 26WednesdayMilad Un Nabi (Mawlid)Observance, Muslim
Aug 26WednesdayHari Maulad NabiState HolidayCCCocos (Keeling) Islands
Sep 6SundayFather's DayObservance
Sep 12SaturdayRosh HashanaJewish Holiday
Sep 21MondayYom KippurJewish Holiday
Sep 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 25FridayFriday Before the AFL Grand FinalState HolidayVicVictoria
Sep 26SaturdayFirst Day of SukkotJewish Holiday
Sep 28MondayKing's BirthdayState HolidayWAWestern Australia
Oct 2FridayHoshana RabbahJewish Holiday
Oct 3SaturdayShemini AtzeretJewish Holiday
Oct 4SundayFeast of St Francis of AssisiObservance, Christian
Oct 4SundaySimchat TorahJewish Holiday
Oct 4SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
Oct 5MondayTerritory DayState HolidayCXChristmas Island
Oct 5MondayKing's BirthdayState HolidayQldQueensland
Oct 5MondayLabour DayState HolidayACTAustralian Capital Territory NSWNew South Wales SASouth Australia
Oct 15ThursdayInternational Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance DayObservance
Oct 22ThursdayRoyal Hobart ShowState HolidayTasTasmania
Oct 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
Nov 1SundayAll Saints' DayObservance, Christian
Nov 2MondayAll Souls' DayObservance, Christian
Nov 2MondayRecreation DayState HolidayTasTasmania
Nov 3TuesdayMelbourne Cup DayState HolidayVicVictoria
Nov 8SundayDiwali (Deepavali)Observance
Nov 11WednesdayRemembrance DayObservance
Nov 29SundayFirst Sunday of AdventObservance
Dec 5SaturdayFirst Day of HanukkahJewish Holiday
Dec 8TuesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionObservance, Christian
Dec 12SaturdayLast Day of HanukkahJewish Holiday
Dec 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 24ThursdayChristmas EvePart Day HolidayNTNorthern Territory QldQueensland SASouth Australia
Dec 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
Dec 25FridayChristmas DayNational Holiday
Dec 25FridayChristmas DayRestricted Trading DayVicVictoria
Dec 26SaturdayBoxing DayNational Holiday
Dec 28MondayBoxing Day observedState HolidayAll except SA
Dec 31ThursdayNew Year's EvePart Day HolidayNTNorthern Territory SASouth Australia
Dec 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance

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