Australia Public Holidays in 2017
Australia has a total of 109 holidays in 2017. 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 |
|---|---|
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Sunday, January 1, 2017 |
| New Year's Day |
Sunday, January 1, 2017 |
| Day off for New Year's Day |
Monday, January 2, 2017 |
| Epiphany |
Friday, January 6, 2017 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Saturday, January 7, 2017 |
| Orthodox New Year |
Saturday, January 14, 2017 |
| Australia Day |
Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
| Lunar New Year |
Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
| Royal Hobart Regatta |
Monday, February 13, 2017 |
| Valentine's Day |
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 |
| Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, March 6, 2017 |
| Purim |
Sunday, March 12, 2017 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, March 13, 2017 |
| Eight Hours Day |
Monday, March 13, 2017 |
| Adelaide Cup |
Monday, March 13, 2017 |
| Canberra Day |
Monday, March 13, 2017 |
| National Close the Gap Day |
Thursday, March 16, 2017 |
| St Patrick's Day |
Friday, March 17, 2017 |
| March Equinox |
Monday, March 20, 2017 |
| Harmony Day |
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Saturday, April 1, 2017 |
| Self Determination Day |
Thursday, April 6, 2017 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 9, 2017 |
| First day of Passover |
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 13, 2017 |
| Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 14, 2017 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 14, 2017 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, April 16, 2017 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 16, 2017 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, April 17, 2017 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 17, 2017 |
| Last day of Passover |
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Easter Tuesday |
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Yom HaShoah |
Monday, April 24, 2017 |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Monday, April 24, 2017 |
| ANZAC Day |
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
| ANZAC Day Observed |
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
| May Day |
Monday, May 1, 2017 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, May 1, 2017 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Sunday, May 14, 2017 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 14, 2017 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| National Sorry Day |
Friday, May 26, 2017 |
| Ramadan Start |
Saturday, May 27, 2017 |
| Shavuot |
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, June 4, 2017 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, June 5, 2017 |
| Western Australia Day |
Monday, June 5, 2017 |
| Queensland Day |
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, June 11, 2017 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, June 12, 2017 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
| June Solstice |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
| Hari Raya Puasa |
Sunday, June 25, 2017 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Monday, June 26, 2017 |
| First Day of NAIDOC Week |
Sunday, July 2, 2017 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
| New South Wales Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 7, 2017 |
| Northern Territory Picnic Day |
Monday, August 7, 2017 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 |
| Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland |
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
| Hari Raya Haji |
Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, September 3, 2017 |
| Day off for Hari Raya Haji |
Monday, September 4, 2017 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Thursday, September 21, 2017 |
| Muharram |
Friday, September 22, 2017 |
| September Equinox |
Friday, September 22, 2017 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, September 25, 2017 |
| Family & Community Day |
Monday, September 25, 2017 |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final |
Friday, September 29, 2017 |
| Yom Kippur |
Saturday, September 30, 2017 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Saturday, September 30, 2017 |
| Ashura |
Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
| Territory Day |
Monday, October 2, 2017 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, October 2, 2017 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, October 2, 2017 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
| Simchat Torah |
Friday, October 13, 2017 |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Thursday, October 19, 2017 |
| Royal Hobart Show |
Thursday, October 26, 2017 |
| Halloween |
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 |
| All Saints' Day |
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 |
| All Souls' Day |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
| Recreation Day |
Monday, November 6, 2017 |
| Melbourne Cup Day |
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
| Remembrance Day |
Saturday, November 11, 2017 |
| Milad un Nabi |
Friday, December 1, 2017 |
| Hari Maulad Nabi |
Friday, December 1, 2017 |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, December 3, 2017 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Friday, December 8, 2017 |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
| December Solstice |
Thursday, December 21, 2017 |
| Christmas Eve |
Sunday, December 24, 2017 |
| Christmas Day |
Monday, December 25, 2017 |
| Boxing Day |
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
| Proclamation Day |
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
| New Year's Eve |
Sunday, December 31, 2017 |
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