Queensland public holiday dates for 2019
Holiday | Date in 2019 |
---|---|
New Year's Day | Tuesday 1 January |
Australia Day | Monday 28 January1 |
Good Friday | Friday 19 April |
The day after Good Friday | Saturday 20 April |
Easter Sunday | Sunday 21 April2 |
Easter Monday | Monday 22 April |
Anzac Day | Thursday 25 April |
Labour Day | Monday 6 May3 |
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)4 | Wednesday 14 August4 |
Queen’s Birthday | Monday 7 October3 |
Christmas Eve (24 December) 6pm – midnight | Tuesday 24 December5 |
Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December |
Boxing Day | Thursday 26 December |
- Australia Day public holiday – if 26 January is a Saturday or Sunday, the public holiday is to be observed on 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).
- Labour Day public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in May and the Birthday of the Sovereign (Queen’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).
Note: The Holidays Act 1983 permits the Minister to substitute another day for any public holiday.