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Australia public holidays 2027

Australia has 7 nationwide public holidays in 2027, and 10 to 14 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2027 has 257 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.

Public holidays in Australia in 2027
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1FridayNew Year's DayNationwide
Jan 26TuesdayAustralia DayNationwide
March
Mar 1MondayLabor DayWestern Australia
Mar 8MondayAdelaide Cup DaySouth Australia
Mar 8MondayCanberra DayAustralian Capital Territory
Mar 8MondayEight Hours DayTasmania
Mar 8MondayLabor DayVictoria
Mar 26FridayGood FridayNationwide
Mar 27SaturdayEaster Saturday
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales + 4 moreAustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Mar 28SundayEaster Sunday
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales + 5 moreAustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Mar 29MondayEaster MondayNationwide
April
Apr 25SundayANZAC DayNationwide
Apr 26MondayANZAC DayAustralian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland
Apr 26MondayANZAC Day Day off in lieuNew South Wales, Western Australia
May
May 3MondayLabor DayQueensland
May 3MondayMay DayNorthern Territory
May 31MondayReconciliation DayAustralian Capital Territory
June
Jun 7MondayWestern Australia DayWestern Australia
Jun 14MondayKing's Birthday
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales + 4 moreAustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
August
Aug 2MondayPicnic DayNorthern Territory
Aug 11WednesdayThe Royal Queensland ShowQueensland
September
Sep 24FridayFriday before the AFL Grand FinalVictoria
Sep 27MondayKing's BirthdayWestern Australia
October
Oct 4MondayKing's BirthdayQueensland
Oct 4MondayLabor DayAustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia
November
Nov 2TuesdayMelbourne Cup DayVictoria
December
Dec 25SaturdayChristmas DayNationwide
Dec 26SundayBoxing DayNationwide
Dec 26SundayProclamation DaySouth Australia
Dec 27MondayChristmas Day Day off in lieuAll regions
Dec 28TuesdayBoxing Day Day off in lieu
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales + 4 moreAustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Dec 28TuesdayBoxing DayTasmania
Dec 28TuesdayProclamation Day Day off in lieuSouth Australia
Nationwide
7public holidays
By region
10–14across 8 regions
Working days
257after nationwide days off
Long weekends
2+1 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2027

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

Australia public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Australia in 2027?

7 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Australia Day (Jan 26); Good Friday (Mar 26); Easter Monday (Mar 29); ANZAC Day (Apr 25); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26). Regions add 26 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2027?

257 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.