Accurate, up-to-date public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Australia for 2020 ready to be integrated into your application.
For nearly 65,000 years, Indigenous Australians, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, lived on the Australian continent. Although Australia is the oldest, flattest and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils, Australia is a megadiverse country with various landscapes ranging from deserts, tropical rainforests and mountain ranges. In early 17th century, Dutch explorers began to explore this region. In 1770, Great Britain claimed the eastern half of Australia, using it as a penal colony for convicted criminal relocation. Circa the 1850’s, Australia experienced a gold rush, leading to further exploration of this land. On January 1, 1901, Australia, officially became known as the Commonwealth of Australia, consisting of the continent of Australia, the island of Tasmania and the surrounding smaller islands. This sovereign country is the 6th largest country by total land area.
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Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
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January 1st | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
January 26th | Sunday | Australia Day | Long weekend. |
January 27th | Monday | Australia Day (Observed) | Long weekend. |
February 10th | Monday | Royal Hobart Regatta | Only in certain states. |
February 14th | Friday | Valentine's Day | |
March 2nd | Monday | Labor Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
March 3rd | Tuesday | World Wildlife Day | |
March 9th | Monday | Canberra Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
March 9th | Monday | Adelaide Cup | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
March 9th | Monday | Eight Hours Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
March 17th | Tuesday | Saint Patrick's Day | |
March 19th | Thursday | National Close the Gap Day | |
March 20th | Friday | March Equinox | |
March 21st | Saturday | Harmony Day | |
April 10th | Friday | Good Friday | Long weekend. |
April 11th | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Only in certain states. |
April 12th | Sunday | Easter | Only in certain states. |
April 13th | Monday | Easter Monday | Long weekend. |
April 14th | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday | Only in certain states. |
April 25th | Saturday | ANZAC Day | Only in certain states. |
May 4th | Monday | May Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
May 10th | Sunday | Mother's Day | |
June 1st | Monday | Reconciliation Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
June 1st | Monday | Western Australia Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
June 8th | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
June 8th | Monday | Volunteer's Day | Only in certain states. |
June 20th | Saturday | June Solstice | |
June 26th | Friday | Borroloola Show Day | Only in certain states. |
June 30th | Tuesday | International Asteroid Day | |
July 3rd | Friday | Alice Springs Show Day | Only in certain states. |
July 10th | Friday | Tennant Creek Show Day | Only in certain states. |
July 17th | Friday | Katherine Show Day | Only in certain states. |
July 18th | Saturday | Nelson Mandela International Day | |
July 24th | Friday | Darwin Show Day | Only in certain states. |
August 3rd | Monday | Bank Holiday | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
August 3rd | Monday | Picnic Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
August 14th | Friday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day | Only in certain states. |
September 6th | Sunday | Father's Day | |
September 22nd | Tuesday | September Equinox | |
September 25th | Friday | Friday before AFL Grand Final | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
September 26th | Saturday | AFL Grand Final | Only in certain states. |
November 2nd | Monday | Recreation Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
November 3rd | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | Only in certain states. |
December 21st | Monday | December Solstice | |
December 24th | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Only in certain states. |
December 25th | Friday | Christmas Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
December 26th | Saturday | Boxing Day | Only in certain states. |
December 26th | Saturday | Proclamation Day | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
December 28th | Monday | Proclamation Day (Observed) | Only in certain states. Long weekend. |
December 31st | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Only in certain states. |