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Description: See Australia's public holidays and major events for 2026–2027 on a calendar, and check whether they overlap your travel dates.

# Australia public holidays and events 2026–2027

See Australia's public holidays and major events for 2026–2027 on a calendar, and check whether they overlap your travel dates.

Sources checked 2026-10-19 · Dates for 2026–2027

## What is happening on your dates?

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Choose check-in and check-out dates to see what overlaps.

Public holidays follow government announcements. Event dates can change if the organisers announce new ones.

## Public holidays and events, 2026–2027

- Local public holidays
- Major events
- Korea, China & Japan holidays

### January 2026

- Thu, Jan 1New Year's DayPublic holiday
- Mon, Jan 26Australia DayPublic holiday

### February 2026

- Sat, Feb 14 – Wed, Feb 18Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year)Korea, China & Japan holidays · Korea
- Sun, Feb 15 – Mon, Feb 23Chinese Spring Festival holidayKorea, China & Japan holidays · China

### March 2026

### April 2026

- Fri, Apr 3Good FridayPublic holiday
- Sat, Apr 4Easter SaturdayPublic holiday
- Sun, Apr 5Easter SundayPublic holiday
- Mon, Apr 6Easter MondayPublic holiday
- Sat, Apr 25Anzac DayPublic holiday
- Mon, Apr 27Anzac Day (substitute day)Public holiday
- Wed, Apr 29 – Wed, May 6Golden Week in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan

### May 2026

- Wed, Apr 29 – Wed, May 6Golden Week in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan
- Fri, May 1 – Tue, May 5Chinese Labour Day holidayKorea, China & Japan holidays · China
- Fri, May 22 – Sat, Jun 13Vivid SydneyEvent

### June 2026

- Fri, May 22 – Sat, Jun 13Vivid SydneyEvent
- Mon, Jun 8King's BirthdayPublic holiday

### July 2026

### August 2026

- Thu, Aug 13 – Sun, Aug 16Obon in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan

### September 2026

- Thu, Sep 24 – Sun, Sep 27Chuseok (Korean harvest festival)Korea, China & Japan holidays · Korea

### October 2026

- Thu, Oct 1 – Wed, Oct 7Chinese National Day Golden WeekKorea, China & Japan holidays · China
- Mon, Oct 5Labour DayPublic holiday

### November 2026

### December 2026

- Fri, Dec 25Christmas DayPublic holiday
- Sat, Dec 26Boxing DayPublic holiday
- Mon, Dec 28Boxing Day (substitute day)Public holiday
- Tue, Dec 29, 2026 – Sun, Jan 3, 2027New Year holidays in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan
- Thu, Dec 31Sydney New Year's Eve fireworksEvent · same date every year

### January 2027

- Tue, Dec 29, 2026 – Sun, Jan 3, 2027New Year holidays in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan
- Fri, Jan 1New Year's DayPublic holiday
- Tue, Jan 26Australia DayPublic holiday

### February 2027

- Sat, Feb 6 – Tue, Feb 9Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year)Korea, China & Japan holidays · Korea

### March 2027

- Fri, Mar 26Good FridayPublic holiday
- Sat, Mar 27Easter SaturdayPublic holiday
- Sun, Mar 28Easter SundayPublic holiday
- Mon, Mar 29Easter MondayPublic holiday

### April 2027

- Sun, Apr 25Anzac DayPublic holiday
- Mon, Apr 26Anzac Day (substitute day)Public holiday
- Thu, Apr 29 – Wed, May 5Golden Week in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan

### May 2027

- Thu, Apr 29 – Wed, May 5Golden Week in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan
- Fri, May 28 – Sat, Jun 19Vivid SydneyEvent

### June 2027

- Fri, May 28 – Sat, Jun 19Vivid SydneyEvent
- Mon, Jun 14King's BirthdayPublic holiday

### July 2027

### August 2027

- Fri, Aug 13 – Mon, Aug 16Obon in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan

### September 2027

- Tue, Sep 14 – Thu, Sep 16Chuseok (Korean harvest festival)Korea, China & Japan holidays · Korea

### October 2027

- Mon, Oct 4Labour DayPublic holiday

### November 2027

### December 2027

- Sat, Dec 25Christmas DayPublic holiday
- Sun, Dec 26Boxing DayPublic holiday
- Mon, Dec 27Christmas Day (substitute day)Public holiday
- Tue, Dec 28Boxing Day (substitute day)Public holiday
- Wed, Dec 29, 2027 – Mon, Jan 3, 2028New Year holidays in JapanKorea, China & Japan holidays · Japan
- Fri, Dec 31Sydney New Year's Eve fireworksEvent · same date every year

Chinese Spring Festival holiday (China): dates for 2027 have not been announced yet.

Chinese Labour Day holiday (China): dates for 2027 have not been announced yet.

Chinese National Day Golden Week (China): dates for 2027 have not been announced yet.

Source: [NSW Government — Public holidays](<https://www.nsw.gov.au/about-nsw/public-holidays>) · [Vivid Sydney](<https://www.vividsydney.com/>) · [City of Sydney — New Year's Eve](<https://news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/a-huge-crowd-unites-for-a-memorable-start-to-2026>) · [국가법령정보센터 — 관공서의 공휴일에 관한 규정](<https://www.law.go.kr/%EB%B2%95%EB%A0%B9/%EA%B4%80%EA%B3%B5%EC%84%9C%EC%9D%98%EA%B3%B5%ED%9C%B4%EC%9D%BC%EC%97%90%EA%B4%80%ED%95%9C%EA%B7%9C%EC%A0%95>) · [国务院办公厅关于2026年部分节假日安排的通知（新华网）](<https://www.news.cn/20251104/76de5bdd2fb249b6a35c83b96115df8b/c.html>) · [内閣府「国民の祝日」について](<https://www8.cao.go.jp/chosei/shukujitsu/gaiyou.html>) · [Japan National Tourism Organization — August](<https://www.japan.travel/en/guide/august/>) · [e-Gov法令検索 行政機関の休日に関する法律](<https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000091>)

Base holiday data: [date-holidays](<https://github.com/commenthol/date-holidays>) ([CC BY-SA 3.0](<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>), Wikipedia)

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## How the check works

### What we compare

We look at the destination's public holidays, events that move hotel demand, and long holidays in Korea, China and Japan. Check-out day is included, so you can also see if you arrive or leave on a holiday.

### Should you avoid these dates?

If the event is why you are going, those are your dates. Just expect different prices and faster sell-outs, so decide on the room you need and compare early.

### Where the data comes from

Holidays start from open public-holiday data and are corrected where official government calendars differ. Events and holiday periods are listed only when organisers or governments have announced them.

## Choose a country

- [**France**Paris](<https://staychapter.com/en/tools/holidays/france/>)
- [**Japan**Tokyo](<https://staychapter.com/en/tools/holidays/japan/>)
- [**Taiwan**Taipei](<https://staychapter.com/en/tools/holidays/taiwan/>)
- [**United States**Honolulu](<https://staychapter.com/en/tools/holidays/united-states/>)
