Public holidays in Australia
This page lists all 52 public holidays for Australia held in the site's holiday data file, data/holidays.json, which is generated from the date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country. Coverage runs 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-28. Dates are the source file's own dates, and each holiday's local-language name is printed exactly as the file records it. Each date and name appears once, in ascending date order.
Holiday data as of 2026-08-04 · source: date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country · country code AU.
| Date | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-26 | Australia Day | Australia Day |
| 2026-03-02 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2026-03-09 | Canberra Day | Canberra Day |
| 2026-03-09 | Adelaide Cup Day | Adelaide Cup Day |
| 2026-03-09 | Eight Hours Day | Eight Hours Day |
| 2026-03-09 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-04 | Holy Saturday | Easter Eve |
| 2026-04-05 | Easter Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 2026-04-06 | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2026-04-25 | Anzac Day | Anzac Day |
| 2026-04-27 | Anzac Day | Anzac Day |
| 2026-05-04 | May Day | May Day |
| 2026-05-04 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2026-06-01 | Reconciliation Day | Reconciliation Day |
| 2026-06-01 | Western Australia Day | Western Australia Day |
| 2026-06-08 | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2026-08-03 | Picnic Day | Picnic Day |
| 2026-09-25 | Friday before AFL Grand Final | Friday before AFL Grand Final |
| 2026-09-28 | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2026-10-05 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2026-10-05 | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2026-11-03 | Melbourne Cup | Melbourne Cup |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-28 | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day |
| 2027-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2027-01-26 | Australia Day | Australia Day |
| 2027-03-01 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2027-03-08 | Canberra Day | Canberra Day |
| 2027-03-08 | Adelaide Cup Day | Adelaide Cup Day |
| 2027-03-08 | Eight Hours Day | Eight Hours Day |
| 2027-03-08 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2027-03-26 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2027-03-27 | Holy Saturday | Easter Eve |
| 2027-03-28 | Easter Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 2027-03-29 | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2027-04-25 | Anzac Day | Anzac Day |
| 2027-04-26 | Anzac Day | Anzac Day |
| 2027-05-03 | May Day | May Day |
| 2027-05-03 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2027-05-31 | Reconciliation Day | Reconciliation Day |
| 2027-06-07 | Western Australia Day | Western Australia Day |
| 2027-06-14 | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2027-08-02 | Picnic Day | Picnic Day |
| 2027-09-24 | Friday before AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date) | Friday before AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date) |
| 2027-09-27 | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2027-10-04 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2027-10-04 | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2027-11-02 | Melbourne Cup | Melbourne Cup |
| 2027-12-27 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2027-12-28 | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day |
Time zone reference for this country: Time in Australia.
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