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Public Holidays in Australia 2026

51 total holidays10 national holidays

2026 Holiday Calendar — Australia

DateHolidayDayType
2026-01-01New Year's DayThursdayNational
2026-01-06EpiphanyTuesdayReligious
2026-01-26Australia DayMondayNational
2026-01-26Australia DayMondayNational
2026-02-09Royal Hobart Regatta
Tasmania
MondayRegional
2026-02-17Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayTuesdayReligious
2026-02-18Ash WednesdayWednesdayReligious
2026-03-02Labour Day
Western Australia
MondayRegional
2026-03-09Adelaide Cup
South Australia
MondayRegional
2026-03-09Canberra Day
Australian Capital Territory
MondayRegional
2026-03-09Labour Day
TasmaniaVictoria
MondayRegional
2026-03-20Hari Raya Puasa
CXCC
FridayReligious
2026-04-02Maundy ThursdayThursdayReligious
2026-04-03Good FridayFridayNational
2026-04-04Holy SaturdaySaturdayNational
2026-04-05Easter SundaySundayNational
2026-04-06Easter MondayMondayNational
2026-04-06Self Determination Day
CC
MondayRegional
2026-04-07Easter Tuesday
Tasmania
TuesdayReligious
2026-04-25ANZAC Day
New South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern Australia
SaturdayRegional
2026-04-27ANZAC Day (Observed)
Western AustraliaAustralian Capital TerritoryNew South Wales
MondayRegional
2026-04-27ANZAC Day
Australian Capital TerritoryNew South WalesWestern Australia
SaturdayRegional
2026-05-04May Day
Northern TerritoryQueensland
MondayRegional
2026-05-14Ascension DayThursdayReligious
2026-05-27Hari Raya Haji
CXCC
WednesdayReligious
2026-06-01Reconciliation Day
Australian Capital Territory
MondayRegional
2026-06-01Western Australia Day
Western Australia
MondayRegional
2026-06-04Corpus ChristiThursdayReligious
2026-06-06King's Birthday
CC
SaturdayRegional
2026-06-08King's Birthday
Australian Capital TerritoryHMNew South WalesNorthern TerritorySouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoria
MondayRegional
2026-08-03New South Wales Bank Holiday
New South Wales
MondayRegional
2026-08-03Northern Territory Picnic Day
Northern Territory
MondayRegional
2026-08-12Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland
Queensland
WednesdayRegional
2026-08-15Assumption of MarySaturdayReligious
2026-08-26Hari Maulad Nabi
CC
WednesdayReligious
2026-09-25Friday before the AFL Grand Final
Victoria
FridayRegional
2026-09-28King's Birthday
Western Australia
MondayRegional
2026-10-04Feast of St Francis of AssisiSundayReligious
2026-10-05King's Birthday
Queensland
MondayRegional
2026-10-05Labour Day
Australian Capital TerritoryNew South WalesSouth Australia
MondayRegional
2026-10-05Territory Day
CX
MondayRegional
2026-10-22Royal Hobart Show
Tasmania
ThursdayRegional
2026-11-01All Saints' DaySundayReligious
2026-11-02All Souls' DayMondayReligious
2026-11-02Recreation Day
Tasmania
MondayRegional
2026-11-03Melbourne Cup Day
Victoria
TuesdayRegional
2026-12-24Christmas Eve
Northern TerritoryQueenslandSouth Australia
ThursdayReligious
2026-12-25Christmas DayFridayNational
2026-12-26Boxing DaySaturdayNational
2026-12-28Boxing DaySaturdayNational
2026-12-31New Year's Eve
Northern TerritorySouth Australia
ThursdayRegional

Automate Australia holiday data via API

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cURL

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=AU&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

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();

Regional Holidays — Australia

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

Public Holidays in Australia 2026 — Complete List