Public & Bank Holidays – 2026

Holidays observed in Australian and our offices in Beijing, London and New York during 2026:

Date Holiday Location Observed
1 January New Year's Day All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
19 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day New York
26 January Australia Day All States and Territories
9 February Royal Hobart Regatta Tasmania(a)
16 February President's Day New York
16 – 18 February Chinese New Year Holiday Beijing
2 March Labour Day Western Australia
9 March Canberra Day Australian Capital Territory
Adelaide Cup Day South Australia
Eight Hours Day Tasmania
Labour Day Victoria
3 April Good Friday All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
4 April Easter Saturday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, London
5 April Easter Sunday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, London
6 April Easter Monday All States and Territories, Beijing, London
7 April Easter Tuesday Tasmania(a),(b)
25 April Anzac Day All States and Territories
1 May Labour Day Beijing
4 May May Day Northern Territory
Labour Day Queensland
Early May Bank Holiday London
25 May Spring Bank Holiday London
Memorial Day New York
1 June Reconciliation Day Australian Capital Territory
Western Australia Day Western Australia
8 June King's Birthday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
19 June Dragon Boat Festival Beijing
Juneteenth National Indpendence Day New York
4 July Independence Day New York
3 August Bank Holiday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales(a)
Picnic Day Northern Territory
12 August Royal Queensland Show Day Queensland(a)
31 August Summer Bank Holiday London
7 September Labor Day New York
TBA Friday before the AFL Grand Final(e) Victoria
28 September King's Birthday Western Australia
1 October Chinese National Day Beijing
2–5 October National Day Holiday (Golden Week) Beijing
5 October Labour Day Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia
King's Birthday Queensland
12 October Columbus Day New York
22 October Royal Hobart Show Tasmania(a)
2 November Recreation Day Tasmania(a)
3 November Melbourne Cup Day Victoria
11 November Veterans’ Day New York
26 November Thanksgiving Day New York
24 December Christmas Eve Queensland(c), South Australia(d), Northern Territory(d), Beijing
25 December Christmas Day All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
26 December Boxing Day All States and Territories, Beijing, London
31 December New Year's Eve Northern Territory(d) and South Australia(d)

(a) Not a state-wide public holiday.
(b) Generally Public Service only.
(c) Part-day public holiday from 6.00 pm until midnight.
(d) Part-day public holiday from 7.00 pm until midnight.
(e) Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.