Queensland public holiday dates for 2017

Holiday	Date in 2017
New Year's Day	Sunday 1 January Monday 2 January2
Australia Day	Thursday 26 January
Good Friday	Friday 14 April
The day after Good Friday	Saturday 15 April
Easter Sunday	Sunday 16 April4
Easter Monday	Monday 17 April
Anzac Day	Tuesday 25 April
Labour Day	Monday 1 May3
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)1 Other show holidays	Wednesday 16 August
Queen’s Birthday	Monday 2 October3
Christmas Day	Monday 25 December
Boxing Day	Tuesday 26 December

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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).
4. 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).

Note: The Holidays Act 1983 permits the Minister to substitute another day for any public holiday.