Public holidays

Holiday

2022

2023

2024

New Year's Day1

Saturday 1 January

and

Monday 3 January

Sunday 1 January

and

Monday 2 January

Monday 1 January

Australia Day

Wednesday 26 January

Thursday 26 January

Friday 26 January

Good Friday

Friday 15 April

Friday 7 April

Friday 29 March

The day after Good Friday

Saturday 16 April

Saturday 8 April

Saturday 30 March

Easter Sunday2

Sunday 17 April

Sunday 9 April

Sunday 31 March

Easter Monday

Monday 18 April

Monday 10 April

Monday 1 April

Anzac Day

Monday 25 April

Tuesday 25 April

Thursday 25 April

Labour Day3

Monday 2 May

Monday 1 May

Monday 6 May

Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)4

Other show holidays

Wednesday 10 August

Wednesday 16 August

Wednesday 14 August

National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen5

Thursday 22 September

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Queen’s Birthday3

Monday 3 October

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King’s Birthday3

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Monday 2 October

Monday 7 October

Christmas Eve6 (24 December) 6pm – midnight

Saturday 24 December

Sunday 24 December

Tuesday 24 December

Christmas Day1

Sunday 25 December

and

Tuesday 27 December

Monday 25 December

Wednesday 25 December

Boxing Day

Monday 26 December

Tuesday 26 December

Thursday 26 December

  1. From Christmas Day 2011, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for an extra public holiday to be added when Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day falls on a weekend.
  2. Easter Sunday is appointed as a public holiday. These arrangements have been in place since 2017 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 1 December 2016).
  3. Labour Day public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in May and the Birthday of the Sovereign (King’s Birthday) public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in October. These arrangements have been in place since 2016 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 13 October 2015).
  4. The Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day (Brisbane only) is held on the Wednesday during the RNA Show period. The RNA Show commences on the first Friday in August, unless the first Friday is prior to 5 August, then it commences on the second Friday of August.
  5. National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen, for 2022 only, a public holiday is appointed following amendment to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 15 September 2022).
  6. From 2019, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve (24 December).

Public holiday dates for previous years