Queensland public holiday dates for 2021

Holiday	Date in 2021
New Year's Day	Friday 1 January
Australia Day	Tuesday 26 January
Good Friday	Friday 2 April
The day after Good Friday	Saturday 3 April
Easter Sunday1	Sunday 4 April
Easter Monday	Monday 5 April
Anzac Day	Monday 26 April
Labour Day2	Monday 3 May
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)3 Other show holidays	The day previously appointed has been repealed
2021 People's long weekend4 only in the following areas: Brisbane; Moreton Bay and Scenic Rim	Friday 29 October
Queen’s Birthday2	Monday 4 October
Christmas Eve5 (24 December) 6pm–Midnight	Friday 24 December
Christmas Day6	Saturday 25 December and Monday 27 December
Boxing Day6	Sunday 26 December and Tuesday 28 December

1. 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).
2. 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).
3. 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.
4. For 2021 only, a public holiday will be appointed in place of previously appointed show public holidays for Brisbane City, Moreton Bay Region and Scenic Rim local government areas.
5. From 2019, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve (24 December).
6. 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.