Public holidays in Australia 2026
10 national public holidays in Australia in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: Christmas Day on 25 December (Friday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 26 January | Monday | Australia Day |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 4 April | Saturday | Easter Saturday |
| 5 April | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 25 April | Saturday | Anzac Day |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day)substitute day |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 10 May · Mother's Day (observance)
- 6 September · Father's Day (observance)
Regional holidays
Some holidays apply only in parts of Australia. The API returns them with the region parameter, e.g. region=ACT for Australian Capital Territory. Regions: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
Get this data from the API
Get these dates as JSON, check whether a date is a working day in Australia, or add working days that skip weekends and holidays.
curl "https://apistack.online/api/data/public-holidays/v1?country=AU&year=2026" \
-H "x-api-key: $APISTACK_API_KEY"