Australia has a total of 103 holidays in 2008. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Epiphany
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Orthodox Christmas Day
Monday, January 7, 2008
Muharram
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Orthodox New Year
Monday, January 14, 2008
Ashura
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Tu B'Shevat
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Australia Day
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Lunar New Year
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Royal Hobart Regatta
Monday, February 11, 2008
Valentine's Day
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Labour Day
Monday, March 3, 2008
Eight Hours Day
Monday, March 10, 2008
Adelaide Cup
Monday, March 10, 2008
Canberra Day
Monday, March 10, 2008
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 16, 2008
St Patrick's Day
Monday, March 17, 2008
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Milad un Nabi
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Hari Maulad Nabi
Thursday, March 20, 2008
March Equinox
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Purim
Friday, March 21, 2008
Good Friday
Friday, March 21, 2008
Harmony Day
Friday, March 21, 2008
Holy Saturday
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter Monday
Monday, March 24, 2008
Easter Tuesday
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Daylight Saving Time ends
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Self Determination Day
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Day off for Self Determination Day
Monday, April 7, 2008
First day of Passover
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Orthodox Good Friday
Friday, April 25, 2008
ANZAC Day
Friday, April 25, 2008
ANZAC Day Observed
Friday, April 25, 2008
Orthodox Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Last day of Passover
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Orthodox Easter
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Orthodox Easter Monday
Monday, April 28, 2008
Yom HaShoah
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 1, 2008
May Day
Monday, May 5, 2008
Labour Day
Monday, May 5, 2008
Yom HaAtzmaut
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Pentecost
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Pentecost Monday
Monday, May 12, 2008
Trinity Sunday
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Corpus Christi
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Lag B'Omer
Friday, May 23, 2008
National Sorry Day
Monday, May 26, 2008
Foundation Day
Monday, June 2, 2008
Queensland Day
Friday, June 6, 2008
Shavuot
Monday, June 9, 2008
Queen's Birthday
Monday, June 9, 2008
June Solstice
Friday, June 20, 2008
First Day of NAIDOC Week
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Isra and Mi'raj
Thursday, July 31, 2008
New South Wales Bank Holiday
Monday, August 4, 2008
Northern Territory Picnic Day
Monday, August 4, 2008
Tisha B'Av
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Assumption of Mary
Friday, August 15, 2008
Ramadan Start
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Father's Day
Sunday, September 7, 2008
September Equinox
Monday, September 22, 2008
Lailat al-Qadr
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Queen's Birthday
Monday, September 29, 2008
Rosh Hashana
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Hari Raya Puasa
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Eid ul Fitr
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Feast of St Francis of Assisi
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Daylight Saving Time starts
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Territory Day
Monday, October 6, 2008
Labour Day
Monday, October 6, 2008
Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 9, 2008
First day of Sukkot
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Hoshana Rabbah
Monday, October 20, 2008
Shemini Atzeret
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Simchat Torah
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Royal Hobart Show
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Diwali/Deepavali
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Halloween
Friday, October 31, 2008
All Saints' Day
Saturday, November 1, 2008
All Souls' Day
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Recreation Day
Monday, November 3, 2008
Family & Community Day
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Remembrance Day
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
First Sunday of Advent
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Monday, December 8, 2008
Eid al-Adha
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
December Solstice
Sunday, December 21, 2008
First Day of Hanukkah
Monday, December 22, 2008
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Day
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Boxing Day
Friday, December 26, 2008
Proclamation Day
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Last day of Hanukkah
Monday, December 29, 2008
Muharram
Monday, December 29, 2008
New Year's Eve
Wednesday, December 31, 2008