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Is 3 October a public holiday?

No Saturday 3 October 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Burnie Show on Fri 2 Oct (parts of TAS), and Labour Day / King's Birthday on Mon 5 Oct (NSW, QLD, SA and 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 3 October looks like in every published year.

  1. Friday 3 October 2025 Regional only

    • Burnie Show regional
      TAS
      Burnie 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.

  2. Saturday 3 October 2026 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  3. Sunday 3 October 2027 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  4. Tuesday 3 October 2028 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

The holidays that fall on 3 October

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 owed

3 October FAQ

Is 3 October a public holiday in 2025?

Friday 3 October 2025 is Burnie Show in parts of TAS (Burnie only). It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 3 October a public holiday in 2026?

Saturday 3 October 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Burnie Show on Fri 2 Oct (parts of TAS), and Labour Day / King's Birthday on Mon 5 Oct (NSW, QLD, SA and ACT).

Is 3 October a public holiday in 2027?

Sunday 3 October 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Burnie Show on Fri 1 Oct (parts of TAS), and Labour Day / King's Birthday on Mon 4 Oct (NSW, QLD, SA and ACT).

Is 3 October a public holiday in 2028?

Tuesday 3 October 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Labour Day / King's Birthday on Mon 2 Oct (NSW, QLD, SA and ACT), and Burnie Show on Fri 6 Oct (parts of TAS).

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