Calendar 2026 - Australia

Public Holidays and Observances in 2026

1 Jan Thu

New Year's Day

26 Jan Mon

Australia Day

14 Feb Sat

Valentine's Day

2 Mar Mon

Labour Day (WA)

9 Mar Mon

Labour Day (Vic) • Canberra Day (ACT) • Eight Hours Day (Tas) • Adelaide Cup Day (SA)

17 Mar Tue

St Patrick's Day

19 Mar Thu

National Close the Gap Day

21 Mar Sat

Harmony Day • March Equinox

3 Apr Fri

Good Friday

4 Apr Sat

Holy Saturday

5 Apr Sun

Easter Sunday

6 Apr Mon

Easter Monday

25 Apr Sat

ANZAC Day

4 May Mon

Labour Day (Qld) • May Day (NT)

10 May Sun

Mother's Day

26 May Tue

National Sorry Day

1 Jun Mon

Western Australia Day (WA) • Reconciliation Day (ACT)

8 Jun Mon

King's Birthday (ACT, NSW, Vic, Tas, NT, SA)

21 Jun Sun

June Solstice

3 Jul Fri

Alice Springs Show Day (NT)

5 Jul Sun

NAIDOC Week Start Day

10 Jul Fri

Tennant Creek Show Day (NT)

17 Jul Fri

Katherine Show Day (NT)

24 Jul Fri

Darwin Show Day (NT)

3 Aug Mon

Bank Holiday (NSW) • Picnic Day (NT)

12 Aug Wed

Royal Queensland Show - Brisbane area only (Qld)

6 Sep Sun

Father's Day

23 Sep Wed

September Equinox

25 Sep Fri

Friday before the AFL Grand Final - subject to change as per AFL schedule (Vic)

28 Sep Mon

King's Birthday (WA)

5 Oct Mon

Labour Day (ACT, NSW, SA) • King's Birthday (Qld)

31 Oct Sat

Halloween

3 Nov Tue

Melbourne Cup (Vic)

11 Nov Wed

Remembrance Day

22 Dec Tue

December Solstice

24 Dec Thu

Christmas Eve

25 Dec Fri

Christmas Day

26 Dec Sat

Boxing Day

31 Dec Thu

New Year's Eve

Get Event Notifications

Click on the 'bell' icon next to the holiday/observance name to add the event on your device and get notifications before the event. Do this in 3 easy steps-

1. Download the event data by clicking on the 'bell' icon.
2. Open it with the calendar app of your device.
3. Click save/add.

Related

• School Holidays Calendar 2026 Australia

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About AusCalendar

AusCalendar is an online calendar for Australia with the information of public holidays, school holidays, and observances.

We have both national and state level data to help you plan your holidays. We have kept this site lightweight to make it load fast even in places with low internet coverage.

Calendar Features

• National level calendar with public holidays.
• Easy to read school holidays calendar.
• State level holidays are also included with the details.
• Separate calendars for each state.
• Holidays and observances are colour coded for easy reading.
• School holidays calendar also includes public holidays to make holiday planning easier.
• Days of significance such as Mother's Day / Father's Day etc are also included.
• Printer friendly PDF and JPG calendars to download for offline work.
• Option to add an event to your device calendar to get the notifications.
• Calendars have links to the official Government sites to double check the info.