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Is 29 May a public holiday?

No Saturday 29 May 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are AGFEST on Fri 7 May (parts of TAS), and Reconciliation Day on Mon 31 May (ACT).

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 29 May looks like in every published year.

  1. Thursday 29 May 2025 Regional only

    • Bundaberg Annual Show regional
      QLD
      Bundaberg only

    A Thursday, so one day of leave on Fri 30 May turns it into a four-day break in QLD (in the areas that observe it).

  2. Friday 29 May 2026 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  3. Saturday 29 May 2027 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  4. Monday 29 May 2028 Public holiday

    • Reconciliation Day
      ACT

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

The holidays that fall on 29 May

  • Bundaberg Show

    The Bundaberg Annual Show holiday falls in late May and applies in the Bundaberg Region council area.

    More about Bundaberg Show

  • Reconciliation Day

    Reconciliation Day is the newest regular public holiday in Australia and the only one dedicated to reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians. The ACT introduced it in 2018, replacing the Family and Community Day holiday, so the number of holidays in the territory did not change. It falls on the first Monday on or after 27 May. That date is the anniversary of the 1967 referendum, in which more than 90 per cent of Australians voted to count Aboriginal people in the census and to let the Commonwealth make laws for them. National Reconciliation Week runs every year from 27 May to 3 June, the anniversary of the High Court's Mabo decision, so the holiday always opens the week.

    More about Reconciliation Day

May in the public holiday calendar

May belongs to Queensland and the Northern Territory, which take Labour Day and May Day respectively on the first Monday. The ACT's Reconciliation Day falls on the first Monday on or after 27 May, and Tasmania's AGFEST holiday in Circular Head is in the first week. For the other five jurisdictions May is a working month, though a very late Easter can push Anzac Day substitutions or Easter Monday itself to the start of it.

How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed

29 May FAQ

Is 29 May a public holiday in 2025?

Thursday 29 May 2025 is Bundaberg Annual Show in parts of QLD (Bundaberg only). It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 29 May a public holiday in 2026?

Friday 29 May 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Bundaberg Annual Show on Thu 28 May (parts of QLD), and Western Australia Day / Reconciliation Day on Mon 1 Jun (WA and ACT).

Is 29 May a public holiday in 2027?

Saturday 29 May 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are AGFEST on Fri 7 May (parts of TAS), and Reconciliation Day on Mon 31 May (ACT).

Is 29 May a public holiday in 2028?

Monday 29 May 2028 is Reconciliation Day in ACT. It is a normal working day everywhere else.

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