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Is 26 April a public holiday?

Yes Monday 26 April 2027 is Anzac Day (observed) in QLD, SA, NT and ACT and Anzac Day (additional day) in WA. It is a normal working day everywhere else.

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 26 April looks like in every published year.

  1. Saturday 26 April 2025 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  2. Sunday 26 April 2026 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  3. Monday 26 April 2027 Public holiday

    • Anzac Day (observed)
      QLDSANTACT
    • Anzac Day (additional day)
      WA

    A Monday, so it makes a three-day weekend in QLD, SA, NT, ACT and WA. The long weekend planner shows what a few days of leave either side would add.

  4. Wednesday 26 April 2028 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

The holidays that fall on 26 April

  • Anzac Day

    Anzac Day commemorates the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and has grown to honour all Australians who have served and died in wars and peacekeeping. The first anniversary was marked in 1916, and by the late 1920s every state had made it a public holiday. It is now one of the national public holidays under the Fair Work Act. The day has a fixed shape: a dawn service, a march of veterans and their descendants, and, in the afternoon, two-up in pubs and RSL clubs, which is legal on this day only in most states. Unlike Australia Day, the date itself is not moved for the public holiday. Anzac Day is 25 April whatever day of the week that is.

    More about Anzac Day

April in the public holiday calendar

April is dominated by two things: Easter, which falls in April in most years, and Anzac Day on the 25th. Good Friday and Easter Monday are national; Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday depend on the state. Because Easter moves, almost every April date is a public holiday in at least one of the published years, which is why so many April dates appear on this site. The gap between Easter Monday and Anzac Day, when it is short, is the best-value stretch of the year for annual leave in every state.

How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed

26 April FAQ

Is 26 April a public holiday in 2025?

Saturday 26 April 2025 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Anzac Day on Fri 25 Apr (every state and territory), and AGFEST on Fri 2 May (parts of TAS).

Is 26 April a public holiday in 2026?

Sunday 26 April 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Anzac Day on Sat 25 Apr (every state and territory), and Anzac Day (additional day) on Mon 27 Apr (WA and ACT).

Is 26 April a public holiday in 2027?

Monday 26 April 2027 is Anzac Day (observed) in QLD, SA, NT and ACT and Anzac Day (additional day) in WA. It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 26 April a public holiday in 2028?

Wednesday 26 April 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Anzac Day on Tue 25 Apr (every state and territory), and Labour Day / May Day on Mon 1 May (QLD and NT).

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