Is 12 August a public holiday?
No Thursday 12 August 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Royal Queensland Show on Wed 11 Aug (parts of QLD), and Borroloola Show Day on Fri 13 Aug (parts of NT).
Public holidays are set state by state, so the same date can be a day off in one state and a normal Monday in the next. Here is what 12 August looks like in every published year.
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Tuesday 12 August 2025 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Wednesday 12 August 2026 Regional only
- Royal Queensland Show regionalBrisbane area only; other regions hold their own show days
A Wednesday, which splits the week in QLD (in the areas that observe it): two days of leave on either side makes a five-day break, or the whole week costs four.
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Thursday 12 August 2027 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Saturday 12 August 2028 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
The holidays that fall on 12 August
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Ekka
Brisbane's show holiday is People's Day, the Wednesday of Ekka week at the Brisbane Showgrounds in Bowen Hills. Councils such as Logan, Moreton Bay and Gladstone take a Monday of the same week instead, and every other Queensland region holds its own show day.
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August in the public holiday calendar
August is show month. Brisbane's Ekka Wednesday, the Gold Coast Show and other Queensland council show days, the Northern Territory's Borroloola Show Day and the NT's Picnic Day on the first Monday all fall in August, and every one of them is regional or Territory-only. New South Wales has its Bank Holiday on the first Monday, which applies to banks alone. There is no August public holiday at all in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania or the ACT.
How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed12 August FAQ
Is 12 August a public holiday in 2025?
Tuesday 12 August 2025 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Royal Queensland Show (regional holiday) on Mon 11 Aug (parts of QLD), and Royal Queensland Show on Wed 13 Aug (parts of QLD).
Is 12 August a public holiday in 2026?
Wednesday 12 August 2026 is Royal Queensland Show in parts of QLD (Brisbane area only; other regions hold their own show days). It is a normal working day everywhere else.
Is 12 August a public holiday in 2027?
Thursday 12 August 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Royal Queensland Show on Wed 11 Aug (parts of QLD), and Borroloola Show Day on Fri 13 Aug (parts of NT).
Is 12 August a public holiday in 2028?
Saturday 12 August 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Picnic Day on Mon 7 Aug (NT), and Royal Queensland Show on Wed 16 Aug (parts of QLD).
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