Australia Public Holidays 2027

View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Australia for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.

Turn a holiday into a long break

Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →

How many days of leave will you book?

Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.

Longest breakMonday, January 25, 2027

Australia Day

Sat, Jan 23 → Tue, Jan 26

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Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 1 leave day turn into 4 days off in a row.

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                          About Public Holidays in Australia

                          Australia's calendar varies more by state than almost any other country's: Labour Day falls on different dates in different states (and isn't observed nationally at all in some), and each state adds its own Show Day or Bank Holiday. Australia Day (January 26) marks the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet and remains contested, with growing numbers of councils and events shifting their own celebrations away from that date even though it stays a national public holiday.

                          All Public Holidays in Australia 2027

                          DateDayHolidayType
                          January 1, 2027FridayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
                          January 26, 2027TuesdayAustralia DayPublic Holiday
                          March 26, 2027FridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
                          March 27, 2027SaturdayEaster SaturdayPublic Holiday
                          March 28, 2027SundayEaster SundayPublic Holiday
                          March 29, 2027MondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
                          April 25, 2027SundayAnzac DayPublic Holiday
                          December 25, 2027SaturdayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
                          December 26, 2027SundayBoxing DayPublic Holiday
                          December 27, 2027MondayChristmas Day (substitute day)Public Holiday
                          December 28, 2027TuesdayBoxing Day (substitute day)Public Holiday

                          All Public Holidays in Australia 2026

                          DateDayHolidayType
                          January 1, 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
                          January 26, 2026MondayAustralia DayPublic Holiday
                          April 3, 2026FridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
                          April 4, 2026SaturdayEaster SaturdayPublic Holiday
                          April 5, 2026SundayEaster SundayPublic Holiday
                          April 6, 2026MondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
                          April 25, 2026SaturdayAnzac DayPublic Holiday
                          December 25, 2026FridayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
                          December 26, 2026SaturdayBoxing DayPublic Holiday
                          December 28, 2026MondayBoxing Day (substitute day)Public Holiday

                          Frequently Asked Questions

                          How many public holidays are there in Australia?

                          Australia has 11 public holidays in 2027, 2 fewer than the global average of 13.

                          Which Australia public holidays fall on a weekend in 2027?

                          3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Australia in 2027: Anzac Day (Sunday, April 25), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26). Australia substitutes some of these with a working day but not others.

                          Does Australia give a day off when a holiday falls on a weekend?

                          It depends — Australia moves some public holidays that fall on a weekend to the next working day, but not all of them.

                          What is the longest break possible in Australia in 2027?

                          4 consecutive days off in Australia in 2027, January 23–January 26, by booking 1 day of leave.

                          When is the next public holiday in Australia?

                          The next public holiday in Australia is Christmas Day on December 25, 2026.

                          Which holidays in Australia change date each year?

                          Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II do not fall on the same date every year in Australia, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.

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