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Is 3 December a public holiday?

No Thursday 3 December 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Devonport Show on Fri 27 Nov (parts of TAS), and Christmas Day on Fri 25 Dec (every state and territory).

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 3 December looks like in every published year.

  1. Wednesday 3 December 2025 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  2. Thursday 3 December 2026 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  3. Friday 3 December 2027 Regional only

    • Devonport Show regional
      TAS
      Devonport 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.

  4. Sunday 3 December 2028 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

The holidays that fall on 3 December

December in the public holiday calendar

December is the only month with two national public holidays in a row: Christmas Day and Boxing Day on the 25th and 26th, with extra weekday holidays added when either falls on a weekend, which pushes the 27th and 28th onto this site in some years. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are part-day holidays in South Australia and the Northern Territory, and Christmas Eve in Queensland. Because New Year's Day follows a week later, the working days between Boxing Day and 1 January are the most efficient annual leave in the calendar.

How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed

3 December FAQ

Is 3 December a public holiday in 2025?

Wednesday 3 December 2025 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Devonport Show on Fri 28 Nov (parts of TAS), and Christmas Day on Thu 25 Dec (every state and territory).

Is 3 December a public holiday in 2026?

Thursday 3 December 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Devonport Show on Fri 27 Nov (parts of TAS), and Christmas Day on Fri 25 Dec (every state and territory).

Is 3 December a public holiday in 2027?

Friday 3 December 2027 is Devonport Show in parts of TAS (Devonport only). It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 3 December a public holiday in 2028?

Sunday 3 December 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Devonport Show on Fri 1 Dec (parts of TAS), and Christmas Day on Mon 25 Dec (every state and territory).

Looking for the whole year? Every 2026 public holiday by state