Australia Public Holidays in 2012
Australia has a total of 107 holidays in 2012. 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 |
Sunday, January 1, 2012 |
| Day off for New Year's Day |
Monday, January 2, 2012 |
| Epiphany |
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Saturday, January 7, 2012 |
| Orthodox New Year |
Saturday, January 14, 2012 |
| Lunar New Year |
Monday, January 23, 2012 |
| Australia Day |
Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
| Milad un Nabi |
Sunday, February 5, 2012 |
| Hari Maulad Nabi |
Sunday, February 5, 2012 |
| Day off for Hari Maulad Nabi |
Monday, February 6, 2012 |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
| Royal Hobart Regatta |
Monday, February 13, 2012 |
| Valentine's Day |
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
| Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, March 5, 2012 |
| Purim |
Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| Eight Hours Day |
Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| Adelaide Cup |
Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| Canberra Day |
Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| St Patrick's Day |
Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
| March Equinox |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
| Harmony Day |
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
| National Close the Gap Day |
Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Saturday, March 31, 2012 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 1, 2012 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 5, 2012 |
| Self Determination Day |
Friday, April 6, 2012 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 6, 2012 |
| First day of Passover |
Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 9, 2012 |
| Easter Tuesday |
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
| Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 13, 2012 |
| Last day of Passover |
Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, April 16, 2012 |
| Yom HaShoah |
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
| ANZAC Day |
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
| ANZAC Day Observed |
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| May Day |
Monday, May 7, 2012 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, May 7, 2012 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 13, 2012 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
| National Sorry Day |
Saturday, May 26, 2012 |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
| Shavuot |
Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, May 28, 2012 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
| Western Australia Day |
Monday, June 4, 2012 |
| Queensland Day |
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, June 11, 2012 |
| Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee |
Monday, June 11, 2012 |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
| June Solstice |
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
| First Day of NAIDOC Week |
Sunday, July 1, 2012 |
| Ramadan Start |
Friday, July 20, 2012 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Sunday, July 29, 2012 |
| New South Wales Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 6, 2012 |
| Northern Territory Picnic Day |
Monday, August 6, 2012 |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
| Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland |
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
| Hari Raya Puasa |
Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
| Day off for Hari Raya Puasa |
Monday, August 20, 2012 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, September 2, 2012 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| September Equinox |
Saturday, September 22, 2012 |
| Yom Kippur |
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Monday, October 1, 2012 |
| Territory Day |
Monday, October 1, 2012 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, October 1, 2012 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, October 1, 2012 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Thursday, October 4, 2012 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Saturday, October 6, 2012 |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Sunday, October 7, 2012 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Monday, October 8, 2012 |
| Family & Community Day |
Monday, October 8, 2012 |
| Simchat Torah |
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 |
| Royal Hobart Show |
Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Friday, October 26, 2012 |
| Halloween |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
| All Saints' Day |
Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
| All Souls' Day |
Friday, November 2, 2012 |
| Recreation Day |
Monday, November 5, 2012 |
| Melbourne Cup Day |
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
| Remembrance Day |
Sunday, November 11, 2012 |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
| Muharram |
Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
| Ashura |
Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, December 2, 2012 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Saturday, December 8, 2012 |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Sunday, December 9, 2012 |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
| December Solstice |
Friday, December 21, 2012 |
| Christmas Eve |
Monday, December 24, 2012 |
| Christmas Day |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 |
| Boxing Day |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
| Proclamation Day |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
| New Year's Eve |
Monday, December 31, 2012 |
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