Public holidays in the Australian Capital Territory 2027
Territory-wide public holidays 2027
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- Territory-wide public holiday dates
- 16
- Regional, part-day or workplace-specific
- 0
- Public holidays on weekends, derived
- Public holidays falling on a weekend: 5; with an additional weekday public holiday: 3
- Long weekends, derived
- 8 long weekends combining weekend days with territory-wide public holidays
- Longest gap between public holidays, derived
- 15 weeks and 6 days without a public holiday between Monday 14 June 2027 (King's Birthday) and Monday 4 October 2027 (Labour Day), excluding both dates
- Australia's public holiday totals 2027, derived
- Public holiday dates: most in ACT (16), fewest in TAS (11); published lists compared: 8Counts exclude the Friday before the AFL Grand Final, which is listed for VIC without a published date.
- Dates within school holidays, derived
- Public holiday dates within the 2027 school holidays: 9 of 16
- Change in public holiday count since 2026, derived
- Increase in territory-wide public holiday dates since 2026: 1
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 2027, 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
- Christmas Day:
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Questions and answers
How many public holidays does the ACT have in 2027?
The Australian Capital Territory has 16 public holiday dates in 2027 that apply across the whole territory. See the main table above for the published public holidays in the ACT in 2027. 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 2027?
In 2027, 5 of the territory-wide public holidays in the ACT fall on a weekend; the additional weekday public holidays are Monday 26 April for ANZAC Day, Monday 27 December for Christmas Day, Tuesday 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 2027 before planning time off.
Do public holidays fall during the school holidays in the ACT in 2027?
In 2027, 9 of the 16 territory-wide public holiday dates in the ACT fall within the school holidays: Friday 1 January, Tuesday 26 January, Sunday 25 April, Monday 26 April, Monday 4 October, Saturday 25 December, Sunday 26 December, Monday 27 December, Tuesday 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.