Queensland Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: August 26, 2026 · Holiday data: August 26, 2026
Queensland observes 12 public holidays in 2026: 8 fall on a weekday and 4 land on a weekend, leaving 253 working days across the year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Australia; what changes is the public holiday set.
How Queensland differs from the national Australian holidays
Queensland reshapes the national calendar in two ways. It adds Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Labour Day on the first Monday of May, and it observes the King's Birthday on the first Monday of October instead of the national June date, so the June holiday is dropped and the October one takes its place. Queensland moves Anzac Day only when 25 April falls on a Sunday, in which case the following Monday replaces it: that makes Monday 26 April 2027 a public holiday, while a Saturday 25 April, as in 2026, produces no extra day at all. A weekend Christmas Day, Boxing Day, or New Year's Day works the other way round, with the extra weekday granted in addition to the weekend date, which stays a public holiday. The Royal Queensland Show holiday (the Ekka, in Brisbane) applies only to the Brisbane area, not the whole state, so it is noted here but left out of the statewide count. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
Added in Queensland (2026)
- Easter Saturday (Saturday, April 4)
- Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 5)
- Labour Day (Monday, May 4)
- King's Birthday (Monday, October 5)
National days not observed in Queensland (2026)
- King's Birthday (Monday, June 8)
Queensland public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| January 26 | Monday | Australia Day |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 4 | Saturday (weekend) | Easter Saturday |
| April 5 | Sunday (weekend) | Easter Sunday |
| April 6 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| April 25 | Saturday (weekend) | ANZAC Day |
| May 4 | Monday | Labour Day |
| October 5 | Monday | King's Birthday |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 26 | Saturday (weekend) | Boxing Day |
| December 28 | Monday | Boxing Day (additional) |
2026 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
8
Working days
253
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 8 weekday-falling public holidays, Queensland has 253 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in Queensland use this calendar, not the unadjusted national set.
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Sources and verification
Official source: legislation.qld.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on August 26, 2026.