Australia Public Holidays 2023

Who doesn’t like holidays, but it’s hard to remember all the dates? That is why we have included all public holiday dates in Australia for 2023 on this page. But keep in mind that this date can be modified as official changes are announced. To get updated, check back regularly.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Sun	New Year’s Day	National
2 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday	National
11 Jan	Wed	Devonport Cup	TAS
26 Jan	Thu	Australia Day	National
13 Feb	Mon	Royal Hobart Regatta	TAS
22 Feb	Wed	Launceston Cup	TAS
6 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	WA
7 Mar	Tue	King Island Show	TAS
13 Mar	Mon	Canberra Day	ACT
13 Mar	Mon	Eight Hours Day	TAS
13 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	VIC
13 Mar	Mon	Adelaide Cup Day	SA
7 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	National
8 Apr	Sat	Day following Good Friday	National except TAS & WA
9 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday	National except NT, SA & TAS
10 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday	National
11 Apr	Tue	Easter Tuesday *	TAS
25 Apr	Tue	Anzac Day	National
1 May	Mon	Labour Day	QLD
1 May	Mon	May Day	NT
5 May	Fri	AGFEST	TAS
29 May	Mon	Reconciliation Day	ACT
5 Jun	Mon	Western Australia Day	WA
12 Jun	Mon	King’s Birthday	National except QLD & WA
7 Jul	Fri	Alice Springs Show Day	NT
14 Jul	Fri	Tennant Creek Show Day	NT
21 Jul	Fri	Katherine Show Day	NT
28 Jul	Fri	Darwin Show Day	NT
7 Aug	Mon	Picnic Day	NT
16 Aug	Wed	Ekka Wednesday *	QLD
18 Aug	Fri	Borroloola Show Day	NT
25 Sep	Mon	King’s Birthday	WA
TBA		AFL Grand Final Friday	VIC
2 Oct	Mon	Labour Day	ACT, NSW & SA
2 Oct	Mon	King’s Birthday	QLD
6 Oct	Fri	Burnie Show	TAS
12 Oct	Thu	Royal Launceston Show	TAS
20 Oct	Fri	Flinders Island Show	TAS
26 Oct	Thu	Royal Hobart Show	TAS
6 Nov	Mon	Recreation Day	TAS
7 Nov	Tue	Melbourne Cup Day *	VIC
1 Dec	Fri	Devonport Show	TAS
24 Dec	Sun	Christmas Eve *	NT, QLD & SA
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day	National
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day	National except SA
26 Dec	Tue	Proclamation Day	SA
31 Dec	Sun	New Year’s Eve *	NT & SA