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Public Holidays in Australia 2023

49 total holidays9 national holidays

2023 Holiday Calendar — Australia

DateHolidayDayType
2023-01-01New Year's DaySundayNational
2023-01-02New Year's Day
Australian Capital TerritoryCXCCNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern Australia
MondayRegional
2023-01-06EpiphanyFridayReligious
2023-01-26Australia DayThursdayNational
2023-02-13Royal Hobart Regatta
Tasmania
MondayRegional
2023-02-21Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayTuesdayReligious
2023-02-22Ash WednesdayWednesdayReligious
2023-03-06Labour Day
Western Australia
MondayRegional
2023-03-13Adelaide Cup
South Australia
MondayRegional
2023-03-13Canberra Day
Australian Capital Territory
MondayRegional
2023-03-13Labour Day
TasmaniaVictoria
MondayRegional
2023-04-06Maundy ThursdayThursdayReligious
2023-04-06Self Determination Day
CC
ThursdayRegional
2023-04-07Good FridayFridayNational
2023-04-08Holy SaturdaySaturdayNational
2023-04-09Easter SundaySundayNational
2023-04-10Easter MondayMondayNational
2023-04-11Easter Tuesday
Tasmania
TuesdayReligious
2023-04-22Hari Raya Puasa
CXCC
SaturdayReligious
2023-04-24Hari Raya Puasa
CXCC
MondayReligious
2023-04-25ANZAC DayTuesdayNational
2023-05-01May Day
Northern TerritoryQueensland
MondayRegional
2023-05-18Ascension DayThursdayReligious
2023-05-29Reconciliation Day
Australian Capital Territory
MondayRegional
2023-06-05Western Australia Day
Western Australia
MondayRegional
2023-06-08Corpus ChristiThursdayReligious
2023-06-12King's Birthday
Australian Capital TerritoryHMNew South WalesNorthern TerritorySouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern AustraliaCCQueensland
MondayRegional
2023-06-29Hari Raya Haji
CXCC
ThursdayReligious
2023-07-28AshuraFridayReligious
2023-07-29AshuraSaturdayReligious
2023-08-07New South Wales Bank Holiday
New South Wales
MondayRegional
2023-08-07Northern Territory Picnic Day
Northern Territory
MondayRegional
2023-08-15Assumption of MaryTuesdayReligious
2023-08-16Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland
Queensland
WednesdayRegional
2023-09-27Hari Maulad Nabi
CC
WednesdayReligious
2023-09-29Friday before the AFL Grand Final
Victoria
FridayRegional
2023-10-02Labour Day
Australian Capital TerritoryNew South WalesSouth Australia
MondayRegional
2023-10-02Territory Day
CX
MondayRegional
2023-10-04Feast of St Francis of AssisiWednesdayReligious
2023-10-26Royal Hobart Show
Tasmania
ThursdayRegional
2023-11-01All Saints' DayWednesdayReligious
2023-11-02All Souls' DayThursdayReligious
2023-11-06Recreation Day
Tasmania
MondayRegional
2023-11-07Melbourne Cup Day
Victoria
TuesdayRegional
2023-12-24Christmas Eve
Northern TerritoryQueenslandSouth Australia
SundayReligious
2023-12-25Christmas DayMondayNational
2023-12-26Boxing DayTuesdayNational
2023-12-26Proclamation Day
South Australia
TuesdayRegional
2023-12-31New Year's Eve
Northern TerritorySouth Australia
SundayRegional

Automate Australia holiday data via API

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cURL

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JavaScript

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);
const holidays = await res.json();

Regional Holidays — Australia

Australia has region-specific public holidays. Select a region to see the full calendar.

Public Holidays in Australia 2023 — Complete List