Public holidays
Holiday | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
New Year's Day | Tuesday 1 January | Wednesday 1 January | Friday 1 January |
Australia Day | Monday 28 January3 | Monday 27 January3 | Tuesday 26 January |
Good Friday | Friday 19 April | Friday 10 April | Friday 2 April |
The day after Good Friday | Saturday 20 April | Saturday 11 April | Saturday 3 April |
Easter Sunday | Sunday 21 April5 | Sunday 12 April5 | Sunday 4 April5 |
Easter Monday | Monday 22 April | Monday 13 April | Monday 5 April |
Anzac Day | Thursday 25 April | Saturday 25 April | Monday 26 April |
Labour Day | Monday 6 May4 | Monday 4 May4 | Monday 3 May4 |
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)1Other show holidays | Wednesday 14 August | Wednesday 12 August | Wednesday 11 August |
Queen’s Birthday | Monday 7 October4 | Monday 5 October4 | Monday 4 October4 |
Christmas Eve (24 December) 6pm – midnight | Tuesday 24 December6 | Thursday 24 December6 | Friday 24 December6 |
Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December | Friday 25 December | Saturday 25 December and |
Boxing Day | Thursday 26 December | Saturday 26 December and | Sunday 26 December and |
- 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.
- 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.
- Australia Day public holiday – if 26 January is a Saturday or Sunday, the public holiday is to be observed on the following Monday.
- Labour Day public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in May and the Birthday of the Sovereign (Queen’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).
- 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).
- From 2019, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve (24 December).