Australia Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Australia 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 6th January | Saturday | Epiphany | Christian |
| 7th January | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox |
| 14th January | Sunday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox |
| 25th January | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday |
| 26th January | Friday | Australia Day | National Holiday |
| 7th February | Wednesday | Isra and Mi'raj (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 10th February | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 10th February | Saturday | Lunar New Year | State Holiday |
| 11th February | Sunday | Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) | State Holiday |
| 12th February | Monday | Royal Hobart Regatta | State Holiday |
| 12th February | Monday | Day off for Lunar New Year | State Holiday |
| 13th February | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 4th March | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday |
| 11th March | Monday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 11th March | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday |
| 11th March | Monday | Adelaide Cup | State Holiday |
| 11th March | Monday | Canberra Day | State Holiday |
| 16th March | Saturday | Labour Day | State Holiday |
| 17th March | Sunday | St Patrick's Day | Observance |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 21st March | Thursday | Harmony Day | Observance |
| 21st March | Thursday | National Close the Gap Day | Observance |
| 24th March | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| 24th March | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday |
| 28th March | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Restricted Trading Day |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday |
| 30th March | Saturday | Holy Saturday | State Holiday |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | State Holiday |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| 2nd April | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday | State Public Sector Holiday |
| 5th April | Friday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim |
| 6th April | Saturday | Self Determination Day | State Holiday |
| 7th April | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 8th April | Monday | Day off for Self Determination Day | State Holiday |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Hari Raya Puasa | State Holiday |
| 23rd April | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| 25th April | Thursday | ANZAC Day | National Holiday |
| 25th April | Thursday | ANZAC Day Observed | Half Day Restricted Trading Day |
| 30th April | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| 3rd May | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox |
| 4th May | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox |
| 5th May | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox |
| 6th May | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration |
| 6th May | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox |
| 6th May | Monday | May Day | State Holiday |
| 9th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian |
| 12th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 14th May | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday |
| 19th May | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian |
| 20th May | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian |
| 26th May | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian |
| 26th May | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday |
| 26th May | Sunday | National Sorry Day | Observance |
| 27th May | Monday | Reconciliation Day | State Holiday |
| 30th May | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian |
| 3rd June | Monday | Western Australia Day | State Holiday |
| 6th June | Thursday | King's Birthday | State Holiday |
| 6th June | Thursday | Queensland Day | Local observance |
| 10th June | Monday | King's Birthday | State Holiday |
| 12th June | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday |
| 17th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 17th June | Monday | Hari Raya Haji | State Holiday |
| 21st June | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| 7th July | Sunday | First Day of NAIDOC Week | Observance |
| 8th July | Monday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 17th July | Wednesday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 5th August | Monday | New South Wales Bank Holiday | State Bank Holiday |
| 5th August | Monday | Northern Territory Picnic Day | State Holiday |
| 13th August | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday |
| 14th August | Wednesday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | State Holiday |
| 15th August | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | Christian |
| 1st September | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 16th September | Monday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 16th September | Monday | Hari Maulad Nabi | State Holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 23rd September | Monday | King's Birthday | State Holiday |
| 27th September | Friday | Friday before the AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date) | State Holiday |
| 3rd October | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday |
| 4th October | Friday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian |
| 6th October | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 7th October | Monday | Territory Day | State Holiday |
| 7th October | Monday | King's Birthday | State Holiday |
| 7th October | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday |
| 12th October | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday |
| 15th October | Tuesday | International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | Observance |
| 17th October | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| 23rd October | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday |
| 24th October | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday |
| 24th October | Thursday | Royal Hobart Show | State Holiday |
| 25th October | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday |
| 31st October | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1st November | Friday | All Saints' Day | Christian |
| 1st November | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance |
| 2nd November | Saturday | All Souls' Day | Christian |
| 4th November | Monday | Recreation Day | State Holiday |
| 5th November | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day | State Holiday |
| 11th November | Monday | Remembrance Day | Observance |
| 1st December | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance |
| 8th December | Sunday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Part Day Holiday |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Restricted Trading Day |
| 26th December | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | National Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Proclamation Day | State Holiday |
| 31st December | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Part Day Holiday |
| 31st December | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Australia. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Australia this year in 2024?
There are 8 holidays in Australia in 2024
How to retrieve the Australia holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=AU&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of Australia holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'AU', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);