7 holiday dates and 1 substitute day off in 2026; 6 of these 8 days fall on a weekday. National public holidays common to all states and territories.
Australia public holidays 2026
Date
Holiday
Thursday 1 January
New Year's Day
Monday 26 January
Australia Day
Friday 3 April
Good Friday
Monday 6 April
Easter Monday
Saturday 25 April
Anzac Day
Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December
Boxing Day day off in lieu
The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is Boxing Day on Saturday 26 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Australia holidays page. Other years: 2027.
Long weekends in 2026
3 days: Saturday 24 January – Monday 26 January (Australia Day)
4 days: Friday 3 April – Monday 6 April (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
4 days: Friday 25 December – Monday 28 December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
Bridge days
Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:
Take Friday 2 January off → 4 days, Thursday 1 January – Sunday 4 January (New Year's Day)
Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: australia.gov.au — Public holidays. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.