Holidays and Observances in Australia in 2010
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Wednesday | Epiphany | Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Thursday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Thursday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 26 | Tuesday | Australia Day | National Holiday | |
| Jan 30 | Saturday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 8 | Monday | Royal Hobart Regatta | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| Feb 17 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Hari Maulad Nabi | State Holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Feb 28 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 1 | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday | WA |
| Mar 8 | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday | Tasmania, Victoria |
| Mar 8 | Monday | Adelaide Cup | State Holiday | SA |
| Mar 8 | Monday | Canberra Day | State Holiday | ACT |
| Mar 17 | Wednesday | St Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 21 | Sunday | Harmony Day | Observance | |
| Mar 21 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Mar 30 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 1 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | Restricted Trading Day | Victoria |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday | |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | State Holiday | ACT, Heard and McDonald Islands, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | State Holiday | NSW |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday | |
| Apr 6 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 6 | Tuesday | Self Determination Day | State Holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Apr 6 | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday | State Public Sector Holiday | Tasmania |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| Apr 20 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 25 | Sunday | ANZAC Day | National Holiday | ACT, Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands, Heard and McDonald Islands, Tas, Vic |
| Apr 26 | Monday | ANZAC Day | Common State holiday | NSW, NT, Qld, SA |
| Apr 26 | Monday | ANZAC Day Observed | State Holiday | WA |
| May 2 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 3 | Monday | May Day | State Holiday | NT, Queensland |
| May 9 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| May 13 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| May 19 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| May 23 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| May 24 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| May 26 | Wednesday | National Sorry Day | Observance | |
| May 30 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| Jun 3 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| Jun 6 | Sunday | Queensland Day | Local observance | |
| Jun 7 | Monday | Foundation Day | State Holiday | WA |
| Jun 14 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | State Holiday | Queensland |
| Jun 14 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | State Holiday | All except Christmas Island, Qld, WA |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jul 4 | Sunday | First Day of NAIDOC Week | Observance | |
| Jul 9 | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Jul 20 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 2 | Monday | New South Wales Bank Holiday | State Bank Holiday | NSW |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Northern Territory Picnic Day | State Holiday | NT |
| Aug 11 | Wednesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Aug 11 | Wednesday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | State Holiday | Queensland* |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Sep 5 | Sunday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Sep 5 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Sep 9 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 10 | Friday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Sep 10 | Friday | Hari Raya Puasa | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Sep 18 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 23 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 23 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 27 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | State Holiday | WA |
| Sep 27 | Monday | Family & Community Day | State Holiday | ACT |
| Sep 29 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 1 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 3 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Territory Day | State Holiday | Christmas Island |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Labour Day | Common State holiday | ACT, NSW |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday | SA |
| Oct 21 | Thursday | Royal Hobart Show | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day | Christian | |
| Nov 1 | Monday | Recreation Day | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| Nov 2 | Tuesday | All Souls' Day | Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day | State Holiday | Victoria |
| Nov 5 | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Observance | |
| Nov 17 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Nov 28 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| Dec 2 | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Dec 9 | Thursday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 17 | Friday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Dec 22 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | National Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | National Holiday | |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Proclamation Day | State Holiday | SA |
| Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Observance | |
* Observed only in part of this territory. Hover your mouse over the region or click on the holiday for details. | ||||
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