Friday January 1st
Long Weekend!
New Year's Day
Australia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Australia: On January 26th 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip became the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales
Monday March 7th
Long Weekend!
Labour Day
Western Australia: Western Australia. A public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Monday March 14th
Long Weekend!
Adelaide Cup
South Australia: South Australia Only. The cup has been held on the second Monday of March since March 2006. Before 2006 it was held in May
Monday March 14th
Long Weekend!
Canberra Day
ACT: Public Holiday in Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The day celebrates the official naming of Canberra in 1913.
Monday March 14th
Long Weekend!
Labour Day
Tasmania, Victoria: Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Friday March 25th
Long Weekend!
Good Friday
Australia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
ACT, New South Wales, Victoria: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
Monday March 28th
Long Weekend!
Easter Monday
Australia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Monday April 25th
Long Weekend!
Anzac Day
Australia: Marks the anniversary of the first key military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
Monday May 2nd
Long Weekend!
Labour Day
Northern Territory, Queensland: Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Western Australia: Commemorates the day that the first European settlers arrived in Western Australia to found the Swan River Colony on 1 June 1829
ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria: This holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of the sovereign of Australia.
Monday August 1st
Long Weekend!
Picnic Day
Northern Territory: Originally declared a public holiday to enable Darwin's railway workers to go to Adelaide River for a picnic.
Queensland: The Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day (Brisbane only) is usually held on the second Wednesday in August except when there are five Wednesdays in August when it is held on the third Wednesday.
ACT: Began in 2007 to let workers take a break and spend some quality time with their family and friends
Monday September 26th
Long Weekend!
Queen's Birthday
Western Australia: The Queens Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
Friday September 30th
Long Weekend!
Grand Final Eve
Victoria: Victoria. Since 2015, the day before the AFL Grand Final has been declared a public holiday
Monday October 3rd
Long Weekend!
Labour Day
ACT, New South Wales, South Australia: Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Monday October 3rd
Long Weekend!
Queen's Birthday
Queensland: This holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of the sovereign of Australia.
Victoria: Known as 'the race that stops a nation', the Melbourne Cup is the most prestigious horse race in Australia
Australia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Monday December 26th
Long Weekend!
Boxing Day
Australia: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Australia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
South Australia: Celebrates the establishment of government in South Australia as a British province on 28 December 1836