Casual Pay uses these dates when you pick a state on the calculator. Dates below are the statewide and capital-city holidays published by the Fair Work Ombudsman. Show days outside a capital, and other local holidays, are not all listed. Check the state link on the 2026 list or the 2027 list if your town has its own day.
How much the holiday hour is worth depends on the award. See public holiday pay for casuals.
2026
New South Wales
- Thu 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Mon 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Fri 3 Apr — Good Friday
- Sat 4 Apr — Easter Saturday
- Sun 5 Apr — Easter Sunday
- Mon 6 Apr — Easter Monday
- Sat 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 27 Apr — additional day for Anzac Day
- Mon 8 Jun — King’s Birthday
- Mon 5 Oct — Labour Day
- Fri 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sat 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
Victoria
Melbourne Cup is statewide in name but some regional areas substitute another day. The Friday before the AFL Grand Final applies across Victoria.
- Thu 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Mon 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Mon 9 Mar — Labour Day
- Fri 3 Apr — Good Friday
- Sat 4 Apr — Saturday before Easter Sunday
- Sun 5 Apr — Easter Sunday
- Mon 6 Apr — Easter Monday
- Sat 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 8 Jun — King’s Birthday
- Fri 25 Sep — Friday before the AFL Grand Final
- Tue 3 Nov — Melbourne Cup
- Fri 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sat 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
Queensland
The Royal Queensland Show holiday is the Brisbane area only. Other regions have their own show days. Christmas Eve is a part-day holiday from 6pm.
- Thu 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Mon 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Fri 3 Apr — Good Friday
- Sat 4 Apr — the day after Good Friday
- Sun 5 Apr — Easter Sunday
- Mon 6 Apr — Easter Monday
- Sat 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 4 May — Labour Day
- Wed 12 Aug — Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area)
- Mon 5 Oct — King’s Birthday
- Thu 24 Dec — Christmas Eve, from 6pm
- Fri 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sat 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
South Australia
Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are part-day holidays from 7pm.
- Thu 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Mon 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Mon 9 Mar — Adelaide Cup Day
- Fri 3 Apr — Good Friday
- Sat 4 Apr — Easter Saturday
- Sun 5 Apr — Easter Sunday
- Mon 6 Apr — Easter Monday
- Sat 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 8 Jun — King’s Birthday
- Mon 5 Oct — Labour Day
- Thu 24 Dec — Christmas Eve, from 7pm
- Fri 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sat 26 Dec — Proclamation Day holiday
- Mon 28 Dec — additional day for Proclamation Day
- Thu 31 Dec — New Year’s Eve, from 7pm
Western Australia
Some regional areas observe King’s Birthday on a different date.
- Thu 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Mon 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Mon 2 Mar — Labour Day
- Fri 3 Apr — Good Friday
- Sun 5 Apr — Easter Sunday
- Mon 6 Apr — Easter Monday
- Sat 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 27 Apr — additional day for Anzac Day
- Mon 1 Jun — Western Australia Day
- Mon 28 Sep — King’s Birthday
- Fri 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sat 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
Tasmania
Royal Hobart Regatta and the Royal Hobart Show apply in parts of the state, including Hobart. Recreation Day applies where the Regatta is not observed. Easter Tuesday is generally the public service only.
- Thu 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Mon 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Mon 9 Feb — Royal Hobart Regatta (some areas)
- Mon 9 Mar — Eight Hours Day
- Fri 3 Apr — Good Friday
- Mon 6 Apr — Easter Monday
- Tue 7 Apr — Easter Tuesday (generally public service)
- Sat 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 8 Jun — King’s Birthday
- Thu 22 Oct — Royal Hobart Show (some areas)
- Mon 2 Nov — Recreation Day (areas without the Regatta)
- Fri 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Mon 28 Dec — Boxing Day
Australian Capital Territory
- Thu 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Mon 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Mon 9 Mar — Canberra Day
- Fri 3 Apr — Good Friday
- Sat 4 Apr — Easter Saturday
- Sun 5 Apr — Easter Sunday
- Mon 6 Apr — Easter Monday
- Sat 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 27 Apr — additional day for Anzac Day
- Mon 1 Jun — Reconciliation Day
- Mon 8 Jun — King’s Birthday
- Mon 5 Oct — Labour Day
- Fri 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sat 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
Northern Territory
Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are part-day holidays from 7pm. Show days in regional towns are extra and are not listed here.
- Thu 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Mon 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Fri 3 Apr — Good Friday
- Sat 4 Apr — Easter Saturday
- Sun 5 Apr — Easter Sunday
- Mon 6 Apr — Easter Monday
- Sat 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 4 May — May Day
- Mon 8 Jun — King’s Birthday
- Mon 3 Aug — Picnic Day
- Thu 24 Dec — Christmas Eve, from 7pm
- Fri 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sat 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
- Thu 31 Dec — New Year’s Eve, from 7pm
2027
New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland are listed from the Fair Work Ombudsman 2027 calendar. South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the ACT, and the Northern Territory should be read from that same 2027 page, because several of their dates are regional or were still marked as a guide when this page was written.
New South Wales
- Fri 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Tue 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Fri 26 Mar — Good Friday
- Sat 27 Mar — Easter Saturday
- Sun 28 Mar — Easter Sunday
- Mon 29 Mar — Easter Monday
- Sun 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 26 Apr — additional day for Anzac Day
- Mon 14 Jun — King’s Birthday
- Mon 4 Oct — Labour Day
- Sat 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sun 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 27 Dec — additional day for Christmas Day
- Tue 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
Victoria
The Friday before the AFL Grand Final is a public holiday. The 2027 date is set when the fixture is. Melbourne Cup is Tuesday 2 November, with some regional substitutions.
- Fri 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Tue 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Mon 8 Mar — Labour Day
- Fri 26 Mar — Good Friday
- Sat 27 Mar — Saturday before Easter Sunday
- Sun 28 Mar — Easter Sunday
- Mon 29 Mar — Easter Monday
- Sun 25 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 14 Jun — King’s Birthday
- Tue 2 Nov — Melbourne Cup
- Sat 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sun 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 27 Dec — additional day for Christmas Day
- Tue 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
Queensland
The Royal Queensland Show holiday is the Brisbane area only. Christmas Eve is a part-day holiday from 6pm.
- Fri 1 Jan — New Year’s Day
- Tue 26 Jan — Australia Day
- Fri 26 Mar — Good Friday
- Sat 27 Mar — the day after Good Friday
- Sun 28 Mar — Easter Sunday
- Mon 29 Mar — Easter Monday
- Mon 26 Apr — Anzac Day
- Mon 3 May — Labour Day
- Wed 11 Aug — Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area)
- Mon 4 Oct — King’s Birthday
- Fri 24 Dec — Christmas Eve, from 6pm
- Sat 25 Dec — Christmas Day
- Sun 26 Dec — Boxing Day
- Mon 27 Dec — additional day for Christmas Day
- Tue 28 Dec — additional day for Boxing Day
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