The calendar
Australia mixes seven national holidays with state-specific days — Melbourne Cup Day in Victoria, Labour Day on four different dates, and regional show days that close a single city.
Country view
Australia · 2026
27 recorded days · 27 public · 0 bank · 0 school · 21 regional
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Friday before AFL Grand Final
Friday · 25 Sep 2026 · Regional
DateHolidayTypeShops shut?
01JanNew Year's Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Australia Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Labour Day
Regional · AU-WA
RegionalPartial
Canberra Day
Regional · AU-ACT
RegionalPartial
Adelaide Cup Day
Regional · AU-SA
RegionalPartial
Eight Hours Day
Regional · AU-TAS
RegionalPartial
Labour Day
Regional · AU-VIC
RegionalPartial
Good Friday
Nationwide
PublicShut
Easter Eve
Holy Saturday · Regional · AU-ACT, AU-NSW, AU-NT, AU-QLD, AU-SA, AU-VIC
RegionalPartial
Easter Sunday
Regional · AU-ACT, AU-NSW, AU-NT, AU-QLD, AU-SA, AU-VIC, AU-WA
RegionalPartial
Easter Monday
Nationwide
PublicShut
Anzac Day
Regional · AU-SA, AU-TAS, AU-VIC
RegionalPartial
Anzac Day
Regional · AU-NT, AU-QLD
RegionalPartial
Anzac Day
Regional · AU-NSW, AU-ACT, AU-WA
RegionalPartial
May Day
Regional · AU-NT
RegionalPartial
Labour Day
Regional · AU-QLD
RegionalPartial
Reconciliation Day
Regional · AU-ACT
RegionalPartial
Western Australia Day
Regional · AU-WA
RegionalPartial
King's Birthday
Regional · AU-ACT, AU-NSW, AU-NT, AU-SA, AU-TAS, AU-VIC
RegionalPartial
Picnic Day
Regional · AU-NT
RegionalPartial
Friday before AFL Grand Final
Regional · AU-VIC
RegionalPartial
King's Birthday
Regional · AU-WA
RegionalPartial
Labour Day
Regional · AU-ACT, AU-NSW, AU-SA
RegionalPartial
King's Birthday
Regional · AU-QLD
RegionalPartial
Melbourne Cup
Regional · AU-VIC
RegionalPartial
Christmas Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Boxing Day
St. Stephen's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
How the holiday year works in Australia
How people take the days
Substitution is standard: when a holiday falls on a weekend, the following Monday is given instead, so long weekends are guaranteed. The stretch from Christmas to Australia Day on 26 January is the country's genuine slow season.
If you're visiting
Most retail trades on public holidays with penalty-rate surcharges in cafés. Good Friday, Christmas Day and the morning of Anzac Day are the real closures — pubs and shops stay shut until 1pm on 25 April.
If you live here
Entitlement is four weeks of annual leave plus public holidays under the National Employment Standards. Which holidays you get depends on your state, and the difference can be four days a year.
What these days actually mean
Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.
Friday before AFL Grand Final
25 Sep 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work. It applies only in certain regions rather than nationwide.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
King's Birthday
28 Sep 2026
- Observance
- Observed on different dates by state and now marking the monarch's official birthday rather than any actual one. Western Australia and Queensland set their own dates.
- Business
- Banks close; retail trades with surcharges.
- Transport
- Sunday timetables and a busy long-weekend road network.
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Labour Day
5 Oct 2026
- Observance
- International Workers' Day. Marches and union rallies in many cities, a straightforward day off in others.
- Business
- Offices, banks and most shops closed. Rallies can close central streets.
- Transport
- Reduced services; city-centre routes may be diverted around demonstrations.
King's Birthday
5 Oct 2026
- Observance
- Observed on different dates by state and now marking the monarch's official birthday rather than any actual one. Western Australia and Queensland set their own dates.
- Business
- Banks close; retail trades with surcharges.
- Transport
- Sunday timetables and a busy long-weekend road network.
Written for this country