Public holidays in the Australian Capital Territory 2028
Territory-wide public holidays 2028
| Holiday | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day |
| Saturday and Monday |
| Australia Day | Download calendar entry: Australia Day | Wednesday |
| Canberra Day | Download calendar entry: Canberra Day | Monday |
| Good Friday | Download calendar entry: Good Friday | Friday |
| Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday | Download calendar entry: Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday | Saturday |
| Easter Sunday | Download calendar entry: Easter Sunday | Sunday |
| Easter Monday | Download calendar entry: Easter Monday | Monday |
| ANZAC Day | Download calendar entry: ANZAC Day | Tuesday |
| Reconciliation Day | Download calendar entry: Reconciliation Day | Monday |
| King's Birthday | Download calendar entry: King's Birthday | Monday |
| Labour Day | Download calendar entry: Labour Day | Monday |
| Christmas Day | Download calendar entry: Christmas Day | Monday |
| Boxing Day | Download calendar entry: Boxing Day | Tuesday |
Download calendar file (.ics) The file contains only published dates, with no calculated or assumed entries.
- Territory-wide public holiday dates
- 14
- Regional, part-day or workplace-specific
- 0
- Public holidays on weekends, derived
- Public holidays falling on a weekend: 3; with an additional weekday public holiday: 1
- Long weekends, derived
- 7 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 12 June 2028 (King's Birthday) and Monday 2 October 2028 (Labour Day), excluding both dates
- Australia's public holiday totals 2028, derived
- Public holiday dates: most in ACT (14), fewest in TAS (10); published lists compared: 7Counts exclude the Friday before the AFL Grand Final, which is listed for VIC without a published date. Counts exclude Show Day, which is listed for WA without a published date.
- Change in public holiday count since 2027, derived
- Decrease in territory-wide public holiday dates since 2027: 2
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 2028, 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 2028?
The Australian Capital Territory has 14 public holiday dates in 2028 that apply across the whole territory. See the main table above for the published public holidays in the ACT in 2028. 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 2028?
In 2028, 3 of the territory-wide public holidays in the ACT fall on a weekend; the additional weekday public holiday is Monday 3 January for New Year's 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 2028 before planning time off.
Sources
Dates on this page were last checked against the official pages on . If any dates differ, follow the official page.