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Australia Public Holidays

CanberraAustralia/Sydney

202520262027

Australia's holiday calendar consists of national public holidays and additional days designated by individual states and territories.

Holiday Schedule for 2026

Jan01

New Year's Day

Public

Thu

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Jan06

Epiphany

Public

Tue

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Jan07

Orthodox Christmas Day

Public

Wed

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Government
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Jan14

Orthodox New Year

Public

Wed

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Government
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Jan16

Isra and Mi'raj

Public

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
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Jan22

National Day of Mourning for Bondi Victims

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
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Jan26

Australia Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Feb02

Tu B'Shevat

Public

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Feb09

Royal Hobart Regatta

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
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Feb14

Valentine's Day

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
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Feb17

Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
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Feb17

Lunar New Year

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
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Feb18

Ramadan Start

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Feb18

Ash Wednesday

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
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Feb18

Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2)

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
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Mar02

Labour Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar03

Purim

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
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Mar09

Labour Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar09

Eight Hours Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar09

Adelaide Cup

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar09

Canberra Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar15

Lailat al-Qadr

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar17

St Patrick's Day

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar19

National Close the Gap Day

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar20

Eid ul Fitr

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar20

Hari Raya Puasa

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar21

March Equinox

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar21

Harmony Day

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
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Mar23

Labour Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar29

Palm Sunday

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr02

Maundy Thursday

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr02

First day of Passover

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr03

Good Friday

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr04

Holy Saturday

Public

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Apr05

Daylight Saving Time ends

Public

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Apr05

Easter Sunday

Public

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Apr06

Self Determination Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr06

Easter Monday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr07

Day off for Self Determination Day

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr07

Easter Tuesday

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr09

Last day of Passover

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr10

Orthodox Good Friday

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr11

Orthodox Holy Saturday

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr12

Orthodox Easter

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr13

Orthodox Easter Monday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr14

Yom HaShoah

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr22

Yom HaAtzmaut

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr25

ANZAC Day

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr25

ANZAC Day Observed

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
May04

May Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
May04

Labour Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
May05

Lag B'Omer

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
May10

Mother's Day

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
May14

Ascension Day

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
May22

Shavuot

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
May24

Pentecost

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
May25

Pentecost Monday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
May26

National Sorry Day

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
May27

Eid al-Adha

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
May27

Hari Raya Haji

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
May31

Trinity Sunday

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun01

Western Australia Day

Public

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Jun01

Reconciliation Day

Public

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Jun04

Corpus Christi

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun06

Queensland Day

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun08

King's Birthday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun17

Muharram

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun21

June Solstice

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun26

Ashura

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jul05

First Day of NAIDOC Week

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jul23

Tisha B'Av

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Aug03

New South Wales Bank Holiday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Aug03

Northern Territory Picnic Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Aug12

Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Aug15

Assumption of Mary

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Aug26

Milad un Nabi

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Aug26

Hari Maulad Nabi

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep06

Father's Day

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep12

Rosh Hashana

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep21

Yom Kippur

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep23

September Equinox

Public

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Sep25

Friday before the AFL Grand Final

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep26

First day of Sukkot

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep28

King's Birthday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct02

Hoshana Rabbah

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct03

Shemini Atzeret

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct04

Daylight Saving Time starts

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct04

Feast of St Francis of Assisi

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct04

Simchat Torah

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct05

Territory Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct05

King's Birthday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct05

Labour Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct15

International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct22

Royal Hobart Show

Public

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Oct31

Halloween

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Nov01

All Saints' Day

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Nov02

All Souls' Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Nov02

Recreation Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Nov03

Melbourne Cup Day

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Nov08

Diwali/Deepavali

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Nov11

Remembrance Day

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Nov29

First Sunday of Advent

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec05

First Day of Hanukkah

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec08

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec12

Last day of Hanukkah

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec22

December Solstice

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec24

Christmas Eve

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec25

Christmas Day

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec26

Boxing Day

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec28

Boxing Day Observed

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec31

New Year's Eve

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools

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