Public Holidays in Australia — 2027
Australia is holiday-rich in 2027, with 26 public holidays spread across the year.
3 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 23 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: March alone holds 9 of them, while 2 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 55 days, from Tuesday, November 2, 2027 to Monday, December 27, 2027; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
20 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Australia sits in Oceania, is run from Canberra, pays in Australian Dollar, and has about 25.5M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 26
- Days off work
- 23
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- March (9)
- Longest gap
- 55 days
- Capital
- Canberra
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Tue, Jan 26 | Tuesday | Australia Day | |
| Mon, Mar 1 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | Canberra Day | |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Fri, Mar 26 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sat, Mar 27 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Easter Eve |
| Sun, Mar 28 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | |
| Mon, Mar 29 | Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Sun, Apr 25 | Sunday | Anzac Day | |
| Mon, Apr 26 | Monday | Anzac Day | |
| Mon, May 3 | Monday | May Day | |
| Mon, May 3 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Mon, May 31 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | |
| Mon, Jun 7 | Monday | Western Australia Day | |
| Mon, Jun 14 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Mon, Aug 2 | Monday | Picnic Day | |
| Fri, Sep 24 | Friday | Friday before AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date) | |
| Mon, Sep 27 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Mon, Oct 4 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Mon, Oct 4 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Tue, Nov 2 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | |
| Mon, Dec 27 | Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tue, Dec 28 | Tuesday | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day |
How many public holidays does Australia have in 2027?
26 — of which 23 fall on a working day and 3 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Australia in 2027?
New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027. The last one of the year is Boxing Day on Tuesday, December 28, 2027.
Which days are the weekend in Australia?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Australia in 2027?
Between Tuesday, November 2, 2027 and Monday, December 27, 2027 — 55 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2027 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 26 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.