Is 16 August a public holiday?
No Monday 16 August 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Borroloola Show Day on Fri 13 Aug (parts of NT), and Friday before AFL Grand Final on Fri 24 Sep (VIC).
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 16 August looks like in every published year.
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Saturday 16 August 2025 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Sunday 16 August 2026 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Monday 16 August 2027 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Wednesday 16 August 2028 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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The holidays that fall on 16 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.
More about Ekka
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 owed16 August FAQ
Is 16 August a public holiday in 2025?
Saturday 16 August 2025 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Borroloola Show Day on Fri 15 Aug (parts of NT), and Gold Coast Show on Fri 29 Aug (parts of QLD).
Is 16 August a public holiday in 2026?
Sunday 16 August 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Borroloola Show Day on Fri 14 Aug (parts of NT), and Gold Coast Show on Fri 28 Aug (parts of QLD).
Is 16 August a public holiday in 2027?
Monday 16 August 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Borroloola Show Day on Fri 13 Aug (parts of NT), and Friday before AFL Grand Final on Fri 24 Sep (VIC).
Is 16 August a public holiday in 2028?
Wednesday 16 August 2028 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.
Looking for the whole year? Every 2027 public holiday by state