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Is 4 November a public holiday?

No Wednesday 4 November 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Melbourne Cup Day on Tue 3 Nov (parts of VIC), and Devonport Show on Fri 27 Nov (parts of TAS).

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 4 November looks like in every published year.

  1. Tuesday 4 November 2025 Regional only

    • Melbourne Cup Day regional
      VIC
      Melbourne metro; some regional areas hold local show days instead

    A Tuesday, so one day of leave on Mon 3 Nov turns it into a four-day break in VIC (in the areas that observe it).

  2. Wednesday 4 November 2026 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  3. Thursday 4 November 2027 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  4. Saturday 4 November 2028 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

The holidays that fall on 4 November

  • Melbourne Cup Day

    The Melbourne Cup has been run at Flemington since 1861 and on the first Tuesday in November since the 1870s. Melbourne Cup Day has been a public holiday in Melbourne for almost as long, which is how a horse race came to be one of the most searched public holidays in the country. It is a Tuesday holiday for metropolitan Melbourne, declared under the Victorian Public Holidays Act. Outside the metropolitan area the picture is less tidy. Many regional Victorian councils do not take Melbourne Cup Day. Instead they declare a local holiday for their own show, cup or agricultural event, gazetted each year, so a worker in a regional town may have a day off in October or September instead of on Cup Day. This site lists Melbourne Cup Day as a metropolitan holiday and flags it as regional; check your council's website if you are outside Melbourne.

    More about Melbourne Cup Day

November in the public holiday calendar

November is Victoria's month. Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday is a public holiday in metropolitan Melbourne, and many regional councils substitute a local show or race day. Northern Tasmania takes Recreation Day on the first Monday, and Devonport's show holiday falls at the end of the month. For the other six jurisdictions every November date is a working day, and the run from the October long weekend to Christmas is the longest holiday-free stretch of the year in NSW, Queensland, SA, WA and the ACT.

How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed

4 November FAQ

Is 4 November a public holiday in 2025?

Tuesday 4 November 2025 is Melbourne Cup Day in parts of VIC (Melbourne metro; some regional areas hold local show days instead). It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 4 November a public holiday in 2026?

Wednesday 4 November 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Melbourne Cup Day on Tue 3 Nov (parts of VIC), and Devonport Show on Fri 27 Nov (parts of TAS).

Is 4 November a public holiday in 2027?

Thursday 4 November 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Melbourne Cup Day on Tue 2 Nov (parts of VIC), and Devonport Show on Fri 3 Dec (parts of TAS).

Is 4 November a public holiday in 2028?

Saturday 4 November 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Royal Hobart Show on Thu 26 Oct (parts of TAS), and Recreation Day on Mon 6 Nov (parts of TAS).

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