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Is 31 May a public holiday?

Yes Monday 31 May 2027 is Reconciliation Day in 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 31 May looks like in every published year.

  1. Saturday 31 May 2025 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  2. Sunday 31 May 2026 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  3. Monday 31 May 2027 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.

  4. Wednesday 31 May 2028 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

The holidays that fall on 31 May

  • 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

31 May FAQ

Is 31 May a public holiday in 2025?

Saturday 31 May 2025 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Bundaberg Annual Show on Thu 29 May (parts of QLD), and Western Australia Day / Reconciliation Day on Mon 2 Jun (WA and ACT).

Is 31 May a public holiday in 2026?

Sunday 31 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 31 May a public holiday in 2027?

Monday 31 May 2027 is Reconciliation Day in ACT. It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 31 May a public holiday in 2028?

Wednesday 31 May 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Reconciliation Day on Mon 29 May (ACT), and Western Australia Day on Mon 5 Jun (WA).

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