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Public holidays in the Australian Capital Territory 2026

Territory-wide public holidays 2026

Public holidays 2026, Australian Capital Territory15 territory-wide public holiday dates
HolidayDateWeekday
New Year's Day Download calendar entry: New Year's DayThursday
Australia Day Download calendar entry: Australia DayMonday
Canberra Day Download calendar entry: Canberra DayMonday
Good Friday Download calendar entry: Good FridayFriday
Easter Saturday - the day after Good Friday Download calendar entry: Easter Saturday - the day after Good FridaySaturday
Easter Sunday Download calendar entry: Easter SundaySunday
Easter Monday Download calendar entry: Easter MondayMonday
ANZAC Day
  • (additional public holiday)
Download calendar entry: ANZAC Day
Saturday and Monday
Reconciliation Day Download calendar entry: Reconciliation DayMonday
King's Birthday Download calendar entry: King's BirthdayMonday
Labour Day Download calendar entry: Labour DayMonday
Christmas Day Download calendar entry: Christmas DayFriday
Boxing Day
  • (additional public holiday)
Download calendar entry: Boxing Day
Saturday and Monday

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Territory-wide public holiday dates
15
Regional, part-day or workplace-specific
0
Public holidays on weekends, derived
Public holidays falling on a weekend: 4; with an additional weekday public holiday: 2
Long weekends, derived
8 long weekends combining weekend days with territory-wide public holidays
Longest gap between public holidays, derived
16 weeks and 6 days without a public holiday between Monday 8 June 2026 (King's Birthday) and Monday 5 October 2026 (Labour Day), excluding both dates
Australia's public holiday totals 2026, derived
Public holiday dates: most in ACT (15), fewest in TAS (9); published lists compared: 8
Dates within school holidays, derived
Public holiday dates within the 2026 school holidays: 10 of 15

A derived label marks a figure calculated here from official dates; the official source does not publish the figure itself.

Find the published public holidays for the Australian Capital Territory in 2026, with each date and weekday in the main table. The list includes any officially declared additional days for public holidays that fall on weekends. Where regional, part-day or workplace-specific holidays are listed, a separate table explains where, when or to whom they apply. Check those details to see whether a holiday applies to you. Source details at the end link to the government publication and show when the dates were read.

Next public holiday from today in the ACT

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Questions and answers

How many public holidays does the ACT have in 2026?

The Australian Capital Territory has 15 public holiday dates in 2026 that apply across the whole territory. See the main table above for the published public holidays in the ACT in 2026. Any regional, part-day and workplace-specific holidays are listed separately; they do not mean everyone gets a day off.

What happens when a public holiday falls on a weekend in the ACT in 2026?

In 2026, 4 of the territory-wide public holidays in the ACT fall on a weekend; the additional weekday public holidays are Monday 27 April for ANZAC Day, Monday 28 December for Boxing Day. A weekend public holiday does not always mean an additional weekday public holiday. Check the ACT table on this page for any additional days officially published for 2026 before planning time off.

Do public holidays fall during the school holidays in the ACT in 2026?

In 2026, 10 of the 15 territory-wide public holiday dates in the ACT fall within the school holidays: Thursday 1 January, Monday 26 January, Friday 3 April, Saturday 4 April, Sunday 5 April, Monday 6 April, Monday 5 October, Friday 25 December, Saturday 26 December, Monday 28 December. The other dated public holidays fall in term time.

Sources

Dates on this page were last checked against the official pages on . If any dates differ, follow the official page.