Find Australian public holidays by state, year and event. Check the next holiday, compare dates and plan long weekends with confidence.
Independent Australian planning resource • State and territory calendars • Source-aware guidance
Choose your state or territory to see the next main public holiday in the published 2026–2027 data.
Main statewide dates are shown. Regional holidays, local show days, limited-application dates and workplace entitlements can differ. Check the full state page and official government source before relying on a date for payroll, rosters or bookings.
Australian public holiday calendars are not identical. Choose your state or territory for the dates and local rules that apply to you.
New South Wales dates, Easter, King’s Birthday, Labour Day and replacement-day notes.
Victoria dates including Labour Day, Melbourne Cup and the AFL Grand Final public holiday.
Queensland dates including Labour Day, King’s Birthday, Christmas Eve and local show-day guidance.
Western Australia dates including Labour Day, WA Day and the September King’s Birthday holiday.
South Australia dates including Adelaide Cup, Labour Day, Proclamation Day and part-day holidays.
Tasmania dates including Eight Hours Day plus regional and limited-application holiday guidance.
ACT dates including Canberra Day, Reconciliation Day, King’s Birthday and Labour Day.
Northern Territory dates including May Day, Picnic Day, part-day holidays and regional show days.
These are six of the national dates most people look for first. State, territory, regional and replacement holidays are listed on the full 2026 calendar.
Thursday 1 January 2026
Monday 26 January 2026
Friday 3 April 2026
Monday 6 April 2026
Saturday 25 April 2026
Friday 25 December 2026
Open the current and next national calendars below. For later years, use the state and territory pages as those detailed calendars are published and verified.
Current-year national calendar, state links and planning notes.
Forward planning for national, state and territory public holidays.
Australia does not have one identical public holiday calendar for every location. The date you should use depends on the holiday, your state or territory, and sometimes your region or employment arrangement.
New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day and Christmas Day are among the major dates shared across Australia, although substitute-day rules can still differ.
Labour Day, King’s Birthday, Canberra Day, WA Day, Picnic Day and similar holidays depend on the state or territory.
Show holidays, Melbourne Cup alternatives, regional observances and Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve part-day holidays can apply only in certain places or hours.
Use the detailed year and state pages for complete calendars. The homepage stays focused on helping you reach the right answer quickly.
See the full national 2026 table and move into detailed state calendars.
Plan ahead with the Australia-wide 2027 holiday table and local links.
Find useful public-holiday weekends for leave, travel and family planning.
Start with your location if you need the public holidays that apply where you live or work.
Short answers to the questions people most often need before opening a detailed state or year calendar.
Major Australia-wide public holidays include New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day and Christmas Day. Other holidays and substitute days vary by state or territory.
No. States and territories have different holidays and different rules for some replacement days. Labour Day, King’s Birthday, show days and regional holidays are common examples.
Use the state selector at the top of this page. It shows the next main published holiday in the embedded 2026–2027 data, then links to the full state calendar.
Not always. Some show days, local holidays and alternative observances only apply in particular regions or local government areas. Check the relevant state page and official source.
Use this site for planning, but confirm payroll, penalty-rate, roster and entitlement questions with the relevant government source, Fair Work Ombudsman and your award, agreement or employment arrangements.
Public holiday information can affect travel, business closures, payroll and rosters. Detailed date pages should show when the information was reviewed and direct readers to the relevant official source.
Official sources to check:
NSW Government · Victorian Government · Queensland Government · WA Government · SafeWork SA · WorkSafe Tasmania · ACT Government · NT Government.
Public holiday pay, requests to work, penalty rates and award coverage depend on workplace arrangements. Use Fair Work Ombudsman for employment-condition guidance.
Choose your state or territory for the local calendar, or open the full Australia-wide year page for national planning.