Public Holidays in Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2026
26 total holidays20 national6 regional
2026 Holiday Calendar — Australian Capital Territory
| Date | Holiday | Day | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | Thursday | National |
| 2026-01-06 | Epiphany | Tuesday | National |
| 2026-01-26 | Australia Day | Monday | National |
| 2026-01-26 | Australia Day | Monday | National |
| 2026-02-17 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Tuesday | National |
| 2026-02-18 | Ash Wednesday | Wednesday | National |
| 2026-03-09 | Canberra Day | Monday | Australian Capital Territory |
| 2026-04-02 | Maundy Thursday | Thursday | National |
| 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Friday | National |
| 2026-04-04 | Holy Saturday | Saturday | National |
| 2026-04-05 | Easter Sunday | Sunday | National |
| 2026-04-06 | Easter Monday | Monday | National |
| 2026-04-27 | ANZAC Day (Observed) | Monday | Australian Capital Territory |
| 2026-04-27 | ANZAC Day | Saturday | Australian Capital Territory |
| 2026-05-14 | Ascension Day | Thursday | National |
| 2026-06-01 | Reconciliation Day | Monday | Australian Capital Territory |
| 2026-06-04 | Corpus Christi | Thursday | National |
| 2026-06-08 | King's Birthday | Monday | Australian Capital Territory |
| 2026-08-15 | Assumption of Mary | Saturday | National |
| 2026-10-04 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Sunday | National |
| 2026-10-05 | Labour Day | Monday | Australian Capital Territory |
| 2026-11-01 | All Saints' Day | Sunday | National |
| 2026-11-02 | All Souls' Day | Monday | National |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Friday | National |
| 2026-12-26 | Boxing Day | Saturday | National |
| 2026-12-28 | Boxing Day | Saturday | National |
Automate Australian Capital Territory holiday data via API
One API call. Filter by region code. Integrate in minutes.
cURL
curl -X GET \ "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=AU&year=2026" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript — filter for Australian Capital Territory
const res = await fetch(
"https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=AU&year=2026",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();
// Filter for Australian Capital Territory (ISO code: ACT)
const regional = holidays.filter(h =>
!h.regions?.length || h.regions.includes("ACT")
);