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Public Holidays in Australia (2026)

Australia has 27 public holidays in 2026 (6 nationwide) and 255 working days (Monday to Friday, excluding nationwide holidays), based on the Nager.Date open holiday database.

Australia observes 27 public holidays in 2026. The table below lists every holiday with its local name and whether it applies nationwide.

Data updated Updated dailySource: Nager
DateHolidayLocal nameScope
Thursday, January 1, 2026New Year's DayNationwide
Monday, January 26, 2026Australia DayNationwide
Monday, March 2, 2026Labour DayRegional
Monday, March 9, 2026Canberra DayRegional
Monday, March 9, 2026Adelaide Cup DayRegional
Monday, March 9, 2026Eight Hours DayRegional
Monday, March 9, 2026Labour DayRegional
Friday, April 3, 2026Good FridayNationwide
Saturday, April 4, 2026Holy SaturdayEaster EveRegional
Sunday, April 5, 2026Easter SundayRegional
Show the remaining 17 rows
DateHolidayLocal nameScope
Monday, April 6, 2026Easter MondayNationwide
Saturday, April 25, 2026Anzac DayRegional
Monday, April 27, 2026Anzac DayRegional
Saturday, April 25, 2026Anzac DayRegional
Monday, May 4, 2026May DayRegional
Monday, May 4, 2026Labour DayRegional
Monday, June 1, 2026Reconciliation DayRegional
Monday, June 1, 2026Western Australia DayRegional
Monday, June 8, 2026King's BirthdayRegional
Monday, August 3, 2026Picnic DayRegional
Friday, September 25, 2026Friday before AFL Grand FinalRegional
Monday, September 28, 2026King's BirthdayRegional
Monday, October 5, 2026Labour DayRegional
Monday, October 5, 2026King's BirthdayRegional
Tuesday, November 3, 2026Melbourne CupRegional
Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas DayNationwide
Monday, December 28, 2026St. Stephen's DayBoxing DayNationwide

Working days per month in 2026 (Mon–Fri excluding nationwide holidays)

MonthWorking days
January20
February20
March22
April20
May21
June22
July23
August21
September22
October22
November21
December21

2027 holidays preview

DateHoliday
Friday, January 1, 2027New Year's Day
Tuesday, January 26, 2027Australia Day
Monday, March 1, 2027Labour Day
Monday, March 8, 2027Canberra Day
Monday, March 8, 2027Adelaide Cup Day
Monday, March 8, 2027Eight Hours Day
Monday, March 8, 2027Labour Day
Friday, March 26, 2027Good Friday
Saturday, March 27, 2027Holy Saturday
Sunday, March 28, 2027Easter Sunday
Show the remaining 17 rows
DateHoliday
Monday, March 29, 2027Easter Monday
Sunday, April 25, 2027Anzac Day
Monday, April 26, 2027Anzac Day
Monday, April 26, 2027Anzac Day
Monday, May 3, 2027May Day
Monday, May 3, 2027Labour Day
Monday, May 31, 2027Reconciliation Day
Monday, June 7, 2027Western Australia Day
Monday, June 14, 2027King's Birthday
Monday, August 2, 2027Picnic Day
Friday, September 24, 2027Friday before AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date)
Monday, September 27, 2027King's Birthday
Monday, October 4, 2027Labour Day
Monday, October 4, 2027King's Birthday
Tuesday, November 2, 2027Melbourne Cup
Monday, December 27, 2027Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 28, 2027St. Stephen's Day
Note: weekend days are assumed to be Saturday and Sunday; some countries use different weekends. Regional holidays may not apply everywhere. Source: Nager.Date open holiday database. Verify critical dates with official government sources.

How this data is collected: Holidays are fetched daily from the Nager.Date public holiday API. Working days are counted as Monday to Friday minus the holidays marked nationwide; regional holidays and non-Saturday/Sunday weekends are not subtracted. Last checked .