Public holidays in South Australia 2026

There are 12 public holidays in South Australia in 2026, 8 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Mon, Jan 26 Australia Day
Mon, Mar 9 Adelaide Cup Day
Fri, Apr 3 Good Friday
Sat, Apr 4 Easter Saturday
Sun, Apr 5 Easter Sunday
Mon, Apr 6 Easter Monday
Sat, Apr 25 Anzac Day
Mon, Jun 8 King's Birthday
Mon, Oct 5 Labour Day
Thu, Dec 24 Christmas Eve from 7 pm
Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sat, Dec 26 Proclamation Day
Mon, Dec 28 Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day
Thu, Dec 31 New Year's Eve from 7 pm
Other days in 2026
  • Sun, May 10 Mother's Day
  • Sun, Sep 6 Father's Day

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Tue, Jan 26 Australia Day
Mon, Mar 8 Adelaide Cup Day
Fri, Mar 26 Good Friday
Sat, Mar 27 Easter Saturday
Sun, Mar 28 Easter Sunday
Mon, Mar 29 Easter Monday
Sun, Apr 25 Anzac Day
Mon, Jun 14 King's Birthday
Mon, Oct 4 Labour Day
Fri, Dec 24 Christmas Eve from 7 pm
Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Sun, Dec 26 Proclamation Day
Mon, Dec 27 Additional public holiday for Christmas Day
Tue, Dec 28 Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day
Fri, Dec 31 New Year's Eve from 7 pm
Other days in 2027
  • Sun, May 9 Mother's Day
  • Sun, Sep 5 Father's Day

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Sat, Jan 24 – Mon, Jan 26: 3 days off · Australia Day
  • Sat, Mar 7 – Mon, Mar 9: 3 days off · Adelaide Cup Day
  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, Jun 6 – Mon, Jun 8: 3 days off · King's Birthday
  • Sat, Oct 3 – Mon, Oct 5: 3 days off · Labour Day
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28: 4 days off · Christmas Day, Proclamation Day, Additional public holiday for Proclamation 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
  • Sat, Mar 6 – Mon, Mar 8: 3 days off · Adelaide Cup Day
  • Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
  • Sat, Jun 12 – Mon, Jun 14: 3 days off · King's Birthday
  • Sat, Oct 2 – Mon, Oct 4: 3 days off · Labour Day
  • Sat, Dec 25 – Tue, Dec 28: 4 days off · Christmas Day, Proclamation Day, Additional public holiday for Christmas Day, Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day

Bridge days in 2027

  • Take Mon, Jan 25 off: 4 days off, Sat, Jan 23 – Tue, Jan 26 · Australia Day

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.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in South Australia in 2026?

12: New Year's Day, Australia Day, Adelaide Cup Day, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, King's Birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day, Proclamation Day.

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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