Public holidays
Holiday | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
New Year's Day1 | Monday 1 January | Wednesday 1 January | Thursday 1 January |
Australia Day2 | Friday 26 January | Monday 27 January | Monday 26 January |
Good Friday | Friday 29 March | Friday 18 April | Friday 3 April |
The day after Good Friday | Saturday 30 March | Saturday 19 April | Saturday 4 April |
Easter Sunday3 | Sunday 31 March | Sunday 20 April | Sunday 5 April |
Easter Monday | Monday 1 April | Monday 21 April | Monday 6 April |
Anzac Day4 | Thursday 25 April | Friday 25 April | Saturday 25 April |
Labour Day5 | Monday 6 May | Monday 5 May | Monday 4 May |
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)6 | Wednesday 14 August | Wednesday 13 August | Wednesday 12 August |
King’s Birthday5 | Monday 7 October | Monday 6 October | Monday 5 October |
Christmas Eve7 (24 December) 6pm to midnight | Tuesday 24 December | Wednesday 24 December | Thursday 24 December |
Christmas Day1 | Wednesday 25 December | Thursday 25 December | Friday 25 December |
Boxing Day1 | Thursday 26 December | Friday 26 December | Saturday 26 December and Monday 28 December |
- From Christmas Day 2011, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for an extra public holiday to be added when Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day falls on a weekend.
- Australia Day public holiday is to be observed on the 26 January or, if 26 January is a Saturday or Sunday, it shall be observed the following Monday.
- Easter Sunday is appointed as a public holiday. These arrangements have been in place since 2017 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 1 December 2016).
- Anzac Day public holiday is to be observed on 25 April each year or, if 25 April is a Sunday, it shall be observed on the following Monday.
- Labour Day public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in May and the Birthday of the Sovereign (King’s Birthday) public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in October. These arrangements have been in place since 2016 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 13 October 2015).
- The Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day (Brisbane only) is held on the Wednesday during the RNA Show period. The RNA Show commences on the first Friday in August, unless the first Friday is prior to 5 August, then it commences on the second Friday of August.
- From 2019, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve (24 December).
Public holiday dates for previous years
- Public holiday dates for 2023
- Public holiday dates for 2022
- Public holiday dates for 2021
- Public holiday dates for 2020
- Public holiday dates for 2019
- Public holiday dates for 2018
- Public holiday dates for 2017
- Public holiday dates for 2016