Holidays in Australia in 2018

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Date | Weekday | Holiday Name | Holiday Type | Where It is Observed |
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Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
Jan 6 | Saturday | Epiphany | Christian | |
Jan 7 | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
Jan 14 | Sunday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
Jan 26 | Friday | Australia Day | National Holiday | |
Jan 31 | Wednesday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
Feb 12 | Monday | Royal Hobart Regatta | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
Feb 13 | Tuesday | Carnival/Shrove Tuesday | Christian | |
Feb 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
Feb 16 | Friday | Chinese New Year | Observance | |
Mar 1 | Thursday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
Mar 5 | Monday | Labour Day | Common State holiday | Western Australia |
Mar 12 | Monday | Labour Day | Common State holiday | Victoria |
Mar 12 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | Common State holiday | Tasmania |
Mar 12 | Monday | Adelaide Cup | State Holiday | South Australia |
Mar 12 | Monday | Canberra Day | State Holiday | Australian Capital Territory |
Mar 15 | Thursday | National Close the Gap Day | Observance | |
Mar 17 | Saturday | St Patrick's Day | Observance | |
Mar 21 | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season | |
Mar 21 | Wednesday | Harmony Day | Observance | |
Mar 25 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
Mar 29 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
Mar 30 | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday | |
Mar 31 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
Apr 1 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Mar 31 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Common State holiday | All except Tas, WA |
Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day | State Holiday | ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic |
Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day | Observance | All |
Apr 2 | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday | |
Apr 3 | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday | State Holiday | Tasmania |
Apr 6 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
Apr 7 | Saturday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
Apr 7 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
Apr 8 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
Apr 9 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
Apr 12 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
Apr 13 | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
Apr 19 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
Apr 25 | Wednesday | ANZAC Day | National Holiday | All |
May 3 | Thursday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
May 7 | Monday | May Day | Common State holiday | Northern Territory |
May 7 | Monday | Labour Day | Common State holiday | Queensland |
May 10 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
May 13 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
May 16 | Wednesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
May 20 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
May 20 | Sunday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
May 21 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
May 26 | Saturday | National Sorry Day | Observance | |
May 27 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
May 28 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | State Holiday | Australian Capital Territory |
May 31 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
Jun 4 | Monday | Western Australia Day | Common State holiday | Western Australia |
Jun 6 | Wednesday | Queensland Day | Local observance | |
Jun 10 | Sunday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
Jun 11 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Common State holiday | All except Qld, WA |
Jun 15 | Friday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season | |
Jul 8 | Sunday | First Day of NAIDOC Week | Observance | |
Jul 22 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
Aug 6 | Monday | New South Wales Bank Holiday | State Holiday | New South Wales |
Aug 6 | Monday | Northern Territory Picnic Day | State Holiday | Northern Territory |
Aug 15 | Wednesday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
Aug 15 | Wednesday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | State Holiday | Queensland |
Aug 22 | Wednesday | Eid ul Adha | Muslim | |
Sep 2 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
Sep 10 | Monday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
Sep 12 | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
Sep 19 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
Sep 23 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season | |
Sep 24 | Monday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
Sep 24 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Common State holiday | Western Australia |
Sep 28 | Friday | AFL Grand Final Friday | State Holiday | Victoria |
Sep 30 | Sunday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
Oct 1 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
Oct 1 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Common State holiday | Queensland |
Oct 1 | Monday | Labour Day | Common State holiday | ACT, NSW, SA |
Oct 2 | Tuesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
Oct 4 | Thursday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
Oct 7 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Oct 31 | Wednesday | Halloween | Observance | |
Nov 1 | Thursday | All Saints' Day | Christian | |
Nov 2 | Friday | All Souls' Day | Christian | |
Nov 5 | Monday | Recreation Day | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
Nov 6 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day | State Holiday | Victoria |
Nov 7 | Wednesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
Nov 11 | Sunday | Remembrance Day | Observance | |
Nov 21 | Wednesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
Dec 2 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
Dec 3 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
Dec 8 | Saturday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
Dec 10 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
Dec 22 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season | |
Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | National Holiday | |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | National Holiday | All except SA |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | Proclamation Day | State Holiday | South Australia |
Dec 31 | Monday | 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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