Queensland public holiday dates for 2022
Holiday | Date in 2022 |
|---|---|
New Year's Day1 | Saturday 1 January and Monday 3 January |
Australia Day | Wednesday 26 January |
Good Friday | Friday 15 April |
The day after Good Friday | Saturday 16 April |
Easter Sunday2 | Sunday 17 April |
Easter Monday | Monday 18 April |
Anzac Day | Monday 25 April |
| Labour Day3 | Monday 2 May |
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)4 | Wednesday 10 August |
National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen5 | Thursday 22 September |
Queen’s Birthday3 | Monday 3 October |
Christmas Eve6 (24 December) 6pm – midnight | Saturday 24 December |
Christmas Day1 | Sunday 25 December and Tuesday 27 December |
Boxing Day | Monday 26 December |
- 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.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- 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).
- From 2019, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve (24 December).