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Is 28 March a public holiday?

Yes Sunday 28 March 2027 is Easter Sunday in VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, WA, NT and ACT. 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 28 March looks like in every published year.

  1. Friday 28 March 2025 Regional only

    • Toowoomba Royal Agricultural Show regional
      QLD
      Toowoomba only

    A Friday, so it makes a three-day weekend in QLD (in the areas that observe it). The long weekend planner shows what a few days of leave either side would add.

  2. Saturday 28 March 2026 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  3. Sunday 28 March 2027 Public holiday

    It lands on a Sunday. VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, WA, NT and ACT keep it on the Sunday with no weekday off. The substitute and additional days guide explains the difference.

  4. Tuesday 28 March 2028 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

The holidays that fall on 28 March

  • Toowoomba Show

    Toowoomba's show holiday lands during the Toowoomba Royal Show at the end of March, making it the first show day on the Queensland calendar. It applies in the Toowoomba Region council area only.

    More about Toowoomba Show

  • Easter

    Easter is the only major public holiday whose date moves every year. Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, using the church tables rather than the astronomical moon, which puts it anywhere between 22 March and 25 April. Good Friday is two days before, Easter Monday the day after, and everything else in the Easter block is anchored to that Sunday. Early and late Easters behave differently on the calendar. A late Easter (mid to late April) can sit within a week or two of Anzac Day, which is when the famous Easter and Anzac double becomes possible: a handful of leave days bridging the two can produce a break of ten days or more. An early Easter in March sits on its own.

    More about Easter

March in the public holiday calendar

March is when the state calendars start to diverge. Western Australia takes Labour Day on the first Monday; Victoria and Tasmania take theirs on the second Monday, the same day as Canberra Day in the ACT and Adelaide Cup Day in South Australia. New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory have nothing in March at all. When Easter falls early, Good Friday can land in the last week of the month. That mix is why a March date is often a holiday in four jurisdictions and a working day in the other four.

How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed

28 March FAQ

Is 28 March a public holiday in 2025?

Friday 28 March 2025 is Toowoomba Royal Agricultural Show in parts of QLD (Toowoomba only). It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 28 March a public holiday in 2026?

Saturday 28 March 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Toowoomba Royal Agricultural Show on Fri 27 Mar (parts of QLD), and Good Friday on Fri 3 Apr (every state and territory).

Is 28 March a public holiday in 2027?

Sunday 28 March 2027 is Easter Sunday in VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, WA, NT and ACT. It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 28 March a public holiday in 2028?

Tuesday 28 March 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Labour Day / Adelaide Cup Day / Eight Hours Day / Canberra Day on Mon 13 Mar (VIC, SA, TAS and ACT), and Good Friday on Fri 14 Apr (every state and territory).

Looking for the whole year? Every 2027 public holiday by state