Calendar 2026 - Australia

Public Holidays and Observances in 2026

Thursday, 1 Jan
New Year's Day

Monday, 26 Jan
Australia Day

Saturday, 14 Feb
Valentine's Day

Monday, 2 Mar
Labour Day (WA)

Monday, 9 Mar
Labour Day (Vic) • Canberra Day (ACT) • Eight Hours Day (Tas) • Adelaide Cup Day (SA)

Tuesday, 17 Mar
St Patrick's Day

Thursday, 19 Mar
National Close the Gap Day

Saturday, 21 Mar
Harmony Day • March Equinox

Friday, 3 Apr
Good Friday

Saturday, 4 Apr
Holy Saturday

Sunday, 5 Apr
Easter Sunday

Monday, 6 Apr
Easter Monday

Saturday, 25 Apr
ANZAC Day

Monday, 4 May
Labour Day (Qld) • May Day (NT)

Sunday, 10 May
Mother's Day

Tuesday, 26 May
National Sorry Day

Monday, 1 Jun
Western Australia Day (WA) • Reconciliation Day (ACT)

Monday, 8 Jun
King's Birthday (ACT, NSW, Vic, Tas, NT, SA)

Sunday, 21 Jun
June Solstice

Friday, 3 Jul
Alice Springs Show Day (NT)

Sunday, 5 Jul
NAIDOC Week Start Day

Friday, 10 Jul
Tennant Creek Show Day (NT)

Friday, 17 Jul
Katherine Show Day (NT)

Friday, 24 Jul
Darwin Show Day (NT)

Monday, 3 Aug
Bank Holiday (NSW) • Picnic Day (NT)

Wednesday, 12 Aug
Royal Queensland Show - Brisbane area only (Qld)

Sunday, 6 Sep
Father's Day

Wednesday, 23 Sep
September Equinox

Friday, 25 Sep
Friday before the AFL Grand Final - subject to change as per AFL schedule (Vic)

Monday, 28 Sep
King's Birthday (WA)

Monday, 5 Oct
Labour Day (ACT, NSW, SA) • King's Birthday (Qld)

Saturday, 31 Oct
Halloween

Tuesday, 3 Nov
Melbourne Cup (Vic)

Wednesday, 11 Nov
Remembrance Day

Tuesday, 22 Dec
December Solstice

Thursday, 24 Dec
Christmas Eve

Friday, 25 Dec
Christmas Day

Saturday, 26 Dec
Boxing Day

Thursday, 31 Dec
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

Download 2026 Calendar

Download PDF Best for printing and viewing on computer. Download with holidays Download without holidays Download JPG Best for viewing on phone. Download with holidays

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.