Long weekends in 2026
- Sat, Jan 24 – Mon, Jan 26: 3 days off · Australia Day
- Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
- Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28: 4 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day)
Bridge days in 2026
- Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's Day
Long weekends in 2027
- Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
- Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
- Sat, Dec 25 – Tue, Dec 28: 4 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (substitute day), Boxing Day (substitute day)
Bridge days in 2027
- Take Mon, Jan 25 off: 4 days off, Sat, Jan 23 – Tue, Jan 26 · Australia Day
Holidays only some regions keep in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 9 | Royal Hobart Regatta | Tasmania (southern Tasmania only) |
| Mon, Mar 2 | Labour Day | Western Australia |
| Tue, Mar 3 | King Island Show | Tasmania (King Island only) |
| Mon, Mar 9 | Canberra Day | Australian Capital Territory |
| Mon, Mar 9 | Adelaide Cup Day | South Australia |
| Mon, Mar 9 | Eight Hours Day | Tasmania |
| Mon, Mar 9 | Labour Day | Victoria |
| Sat, Apr 4 | Easter Saturday | Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria |
| Mon, Apr 27 | Anzac Day (substitute day) | Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Western Australia |
| Mon, May 4 | May Day | Northern Territory |
| Mon, May 4 | Labour Day | Queensland |
| Fri, May 8 | Agfest | Tasmania (Circular Head only) |
| Mon, Jun 1 | Reconciliation Day | Australian Capital Territory |
| Mon, Jun 1 | Western Australia Day | Western Australia |
| Mon, Jun 8 | King's Birthday | Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria |
| Fri, Jul 3 | Alice Springs Show Day | Northern Territory (Alice Springs region only) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | Tennant Creek Show Day | Northern Territory (Tennant Creek region only) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | Katherine Show Day | Northern Territory (Katherine region only) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | Darwin Show Day | Northern Territory (Darwin region only) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | Picnic Day | Northern Territory |
| Mon, Aug 3 | King's Birthday | Western Australia (Karratha and Port Hedland only, instead of 28 Sep) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | Royal Queensland Show | Queensland (Brisbane area only) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | Borroloola Show Day | Northern Territory (Borroloola region only) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | AFL Grand Final Friday | Victoria |
| Mon, Sep 28 | King's Birthday | Western Australia |
| Fri, Oct 2 | Burnie Show | Tasmania (Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast only) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | Labour Day | Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia |
| Mon, Oct 5 | King's Birthday | Queensland |
| Thu, Oct 8 | Royal Launceston Show | Tasmania (Launceston and the north-east only) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | Flinders Island Show | Tasmania (Flinders Island only) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | Royal Hobart Show | Tasmania (southern Tasmania only) |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Recreation Day | Tasmania (where Royal Hobart Regatta isn’t kept) |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Melbourne Cup | Victoria |
| Fri, Nov 27 | Devonport Show | Tasmania (Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe only) |
| Thu, Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | Northern Territory (from 7 pm), Queensland (from 6 pm), South Australia (from 7 pm) |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Boxing Day | Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Proclamation Day | South Australia |
| Thu, Dec 31 | New Year's Eve | Northern Territory (from 7 pm), South Australia (from 7 pm) |
The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.
