Australia: public holidays 2026

New Year’s Day is the public holiday at the start of the calendar year and appears in all eight Australian regional calendars listed here; a substitute date may be listed when a jurisdiction’s rule requires it.

Australia Day is a day to reflect on what it means to be Australian, respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, celebrate contemporary Australia and acknowledge Australia’s history; it appears in each listed Australian state and territory calendar.

Canberra Day is an ACT regional public holiday in the calendar for Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory; it is not a nationwide Australian holiday.

Good Friday is the Christian commemoration of Jesus’s crucifixion and death; it is included as a public holiday in all Australian state and territory calendars listed here.

Easter Saturday is part of the Christian Easter or Paschal Triduum, the period moving through Jesus’s suffering and death toward the resurrection; it is a public holiday only in the Australian regions listed here.

Easter Sunday is the Christian feast celebrating Jesus’s resurrection; it is included as a public holiday in the Australian regions listed here.

Easter Monday is part of the Christian Easter holiday period following Easter Sunday; it is included as a public holiday in all Australian state and territory calendars listed here.

Anzac Day commemorates the first major military action by Australian and New Zealand forces in the First World War and has become a national day of remembrance. It is a public holiday in every Australian region shown here.

Anzac Day commemorates the first major military action of Australian and New Zealand forces in the First World War and has become a day of national remembrance; this is a state or territory substitute date carrying the same observance where listed.

Reconciliation Day is an ACT public holiday focused on reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians; it is limited to the ACT calendar.

Australia’s King’s Birthday is the public-holiday celebration of the reigning sovereign’s birthday. Each state or territory sets its own date and coverage, so there is no single nationwide date.

Labour Day is an Australian regional public holiday associated with the labour movement and the campaign for an eight-hour working day; its name, date and state or territory coverage vary by calendar.

Christmas Day is the Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ; it is included in all eight Australian regional calendars listed here.

Boxing Day follows Christmas Day and forms part of Australia’s Christmas holiday period; its public-holiday coverage is determined by each state and territory calendar, and a substitute date may appear when required.

Boxing Day follows Christmas Day and forms part of Australia’s Christmas holiday period. The date shown is the public holiday observed for Boxing Day in the listed regions.