Is 17 October a public holiday?
No Saturday 17 October 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Flinders Island Show on Fri 16 Oct (parts of TAS), and Royal Hobart Show on Thu 22 Oct (parts of TAS).
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 17 October looks like in every published year.
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Friday 17 October 2025 Regional only
- Flinders Island Show regionalFlinders Island only
A Friday, so it makes a three-day weekend in TAS (in the areas that observe it). The long weekend planner shows what a few days of leave either side would add.
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Saturday 17 October 2026 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Sunday 17 October 2027 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Tuesday 17 October 2028 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
The holidays that fall on 17 October
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Flinders Island Show
Flinders Island's show holiday is the Friday before the third Saturday in October. It applies only in the Flinders municipality, the islands off Tasmania's north-east, one of the smallest areas in Australia with a public holiday of its own.
More about Flinders Island Show
October in the public holiday calendar
October starts with a cluster on the first Monday: Labour Day in NSW, South Australia and the ACT, and the King's Birthday in Queensland. That single Monday is a public holiday in four jurisdictions and a working day in the other four, one of the clearest examples of how the state calendars differ. Later in the month Tasmania's show holidays fall by municipality, with the Royal Hobart Show on a Thursday in the fourth week. Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory have no October holiday.
How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed17 October FAQ
Is 17 October a public holiday in 2025?
Friday 17 October 2025 is Flinders Island Show in parts of TAS (Flinders Island only). It is a normal working day everywhere else.
Is 17 October a public holiday in 2026?
Saturday 17 October 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Flinders Island Show on Fri 16 Oct (parts of TAS), and Royal Hobart Show on Thu 22 Oct (parts of TAS).
Is 17 October a public holiday in 2027?
Sunday 17 October 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Flinders Island Show on Fri 15 Oct (parts of TAS), and Royal Hobart Show on Thu 21 Oct (parts of TAS).
Is 17 October a public holiday in 2028?
Tuesday 17 October 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Royal Launceston Show on Thu 12 Oct (parts of TAS), and Flinders Island Show on Fri 20 Oct (parts of TAS).
Looking for the whole year? Every 2026 public holiday by state