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Australia Public Holidays 2026

CanberraAustralia/Sydney

List of public holidays in Australia for the year 2026.

Holiday Schedule for 2026

Jan01

New Year's Day

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jan06

Epiphany

Public

Tue

Tue

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Government

Banks

Schools

Jan07

Orthodox Christmas Day

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jan14

Orthodox New Year

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jan16

Isra and Mi'raj

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jan22

National Day of Mourning for Bondi Victims

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jan26

Australia Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Feb02

Tu B'Shevat

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Feb09

Royal Hobart Regatta

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Feb14

Valentine's Day

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Feb17

Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Feb17

Lunar New Year

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Feb18

Ramadan Start

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Feb18

Ash Wednesday

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Feb18

Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2)

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar02

Labour Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar03

Purim

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar09

Labour Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar09

Eight Hours Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar09

Adelaide Cup

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar09

Canberra Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar15

Lailat al-Qadr

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar17

St Patrick's Day

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar19

National Close the Gap Day

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar20

Eid ul Fitr

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar20

Hari Raya Puasa

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar21

March Equinox

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar21

Harmony Day

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar23

Labour Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Mar29

Palm Sunday

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr02

Maundy Thursday

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr02

First day of Passover

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr03

Good Friday

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr04

Holy Saturday

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr05

Daylight Saving Time ends

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr05

Easter Sunday

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr06

Self Determination Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr06

Easter Monday

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr07

Day off for Self Determination Day

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr07

Easter Tuesday

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr09

Last day of Passover

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr10

Orthodox Good Friday

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr11

Orthodox Holy Saturday

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr12

Orthodox Easter

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr13

Orthodox Easter Monday

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr14

Yom HaShoah

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr22

Yom HaAtzmaut

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr25

ANZAC Day

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Apr25

ANZAC Day Observed

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May04

May Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May04

Labour Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May05

Lag B'Omer

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May10

Mother's Day

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May14

Ascension Day

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May22

Shavuot

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May24

Pentecost

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May25

Pentecost Monday

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May26

National Sorry Day

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May27

Eid al-Adha

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May27

Hari Raya Haji

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

May31

Trinity Sunday

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jun01

Western Australia Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jun01

Reconciliation Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jun04

Corpus Christi

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jun06

Queensland Day

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jun08

King's Birthday

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jun17

Muharram

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jun21

June Solstice

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jun26

Ashura

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jul05

First Day of NAIDOC Week

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Jul23

Tisha B'Av

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Aug03

New South Wales Bank Holiday

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Aug03

Northern Territory Picnic Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Aug12

Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Aug15

Assumption of Mary

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Aug26

Milad un Nabi

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Aug26

Hari Maulad Nabi

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Sep06

Father's Day

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Sep12

Rosh Hashana

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Sep21

Yom Kippur

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Sep23

September Equinox

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Sep25

Friday before the AFL Grand Final

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Sep26

First day of Sukkot

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Sep28

King's Birthday

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct02

Hoshana Rabbah

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct03

Shemini Atzeret

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct04

Daylight Saving Time starts

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct04

Feast of St Francis of Assisi

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct04

Simchat Torah

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct05

Territory Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct05

King's Birthday

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct05

Labour Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct15

International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct22

Royal Hobart Show

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Oct31

Halloween

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Nov01

All Saints' Day

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Nov02

All Souls' Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Nov02

Recreation Day

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Nov03

Melbourne Cup Day

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Nov08

Diwali/Deepavali

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Nov11

Remembrance Day

Public

Wed

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Nov29

First Sunday of Advent

Public

Sun

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec05

First Day of Hanukkah

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec08

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec12

Last day of Hanukkah

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec22

December Solstice

Public

Tue

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec24

Christmas Eve

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec25

Christmas Day

Public

Fri

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec26

Boxing Day

Public

Sat

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec28

Boxing Day Observed

Public

Mon

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools

Dec31

New Year's Eve

Public

Thu

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government

Banks

Schools