🇦🇺 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Public holidays in Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2026
Australian Capital Territory, Australia has 13 public holiday dates in 2026, 9 of them on a working day, and 8 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 46 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).
- Sat, Dec 26Boxing Dayin 47 days
- Mon, Dec 28Boxing Dayin 49 days
2026 holiday calendar
15 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thu | New Year's Day | passed |
| Jan 26 | Mon | Australia Day | passed |
| Mar 9 | Mon | Canberra Day regional | passed |
| Apr 3 | Fri | Good Friday | passed |
| Apr 4 | Sat | Easter Saturday regional | passed |
| Apr 5 | Sun | Easter Sunday regional | passed |
| Apr 6 | Mon | Easter Monday | passed |
| Apr 25 | Sat | ANZAC Day | passed |
| Apr 27 | Mon | ANZAC Day regional observed | passed |
| Jun 1 | Mon | Reconciliation Day regional | passed |
| Jun 8 | Mon | King's Birthday regional | passed |
| Oct 5 | Mon | Labor Day regional | passed |
| Dec 25 | Fri | Christmas Day | in 46 days |
| Dec 26 | Sat | Boxing Day | in 47 days |
| Dec 28 | Mon | Boxing Day regional observed | in 49 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
regional
A holiday that applies only in some states, provinces or regions of the country, not nationwide.
Long weekends in 2026
Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
- Sat, Jan 24 – Mon, Jan 26Australia Day3 days
- Sat, Mar 7 – Mon, Mar 9Canberra Day3 days
- Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday4 days
- Sat, Apr 25 – Mon, Apr 27ANZAC Day3 days
- Sat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1Reconciliation Day3 days
- Sat, Jun 6 – Mon, Jun 8King's Birthday3 days
- Sat, Oct 3 – Mon, Oct 5Labor Day3 days
- Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28Christmas Day, Boxing Day4 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
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