Australia Public Holidays in 2020
Australia has a total of 112 holidays in 2020. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed 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 | Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
| Epiphany | Monday, January 6, 2020 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Tuesday, January 7, 2020 |
| Orthodox New Year | Tuesday, January 14, 2020 |
| Lunar New Year | Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
| Australia Day | Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
| Australia Day Observed | Monday, January 27, 2020 |
| Lunar New Year Observed | Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
| Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) | Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
| Tu B'Shevat | Monday, February 10, 2020 |
| Royal Hobart Regatta | Monday, February 10, 2020 |
| Valentine's Day | Friday, February 14, 2020 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
| Labour Day | Monday, March 2, 2020 |
| Eight Hours Day | Monday, March 9, 2020 |
| Adelaide Cup | Monday, March 9, 2020 |
| Canberra Day | Monday, March 9, 2020 |
| Purim | Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
| Labour Day | Monday, March 16, 2020 |
| St Patrick's Day | Tuesday, March 17, 2020 |
| National Close the Gap Day | Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
| March Equinox | Friday, March 20, 2020 |
| Harmony Day | Saturday, March 21, 2020 |
| Isra and Mi'raj | Sunday, March 22, 2020 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, April 5, 2020 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 5, 2020 |
| Self Determination Day | Monday, April 6, 2020 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| First day of Passover | Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 10, 2020 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 11, 2020 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 12, 2020 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 13, 2020 |
| Easter Tuesday | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
| Last day of Passover | Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
| Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 17, 2020 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 18, 2020 |
| Orthodox Easter | Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday | Monday, April 20, 2020 |
| Yom HaShoah | Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
| Ramadan Start | Friday, April 24, 2020 |
| ANZAC Day | Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
| ANZAC Day Observed | Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
| ANZAC Day Additional Public Holiday | Monday, April 27, 2020 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut | Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
| May Day | Monday, May 4, 2020 |
| Labour Day | Monday, May 4, 2020 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
| Lag B'Omer | Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
| Lailat al-Qadr | Tuesday, May 19, 2020 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
| Eid ul Fitr | Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
| Hari Raya Puasa | Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
| Day off for Hari Raya Puasa | Monday, May 25, 2020 |
| National Sorry Day | Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
| Shavuot | Friday, May 29, 2020 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 31, 2020 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| Western Australia Day | Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| Reconciliation Day | Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| Queensland Day | Saturday, June 6, 2020 |
| Trinity Sunday | Sunday, June 7, 2020 |
| Queen's Birthday | Monday, June 8, 2020 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 11, 2020 |
| June Solstice | Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| First Day of NAIDOC Week | Sunday, July 5, 2020 |
| Tisha B'Av | Thursday, July 30, 2020 |
| Hari Raya Haji | Friday, July 31, 2020 |
| Eid al-Adha | Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
| New South Wales Bank Holiday | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Northern Territory Picnic Day | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | Friday, August 14, 2020 |
| Assumption of Mary | Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
| Muharram | Thursday, August 20, 2020 |
| Ashura | Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, September 6, 2020 |
| Rosh Hashana | Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
| September Equinox | Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
| Yom Kippur | Monday, September 28, 2020 |
| Queen's Birthday | Monday, September 28, 2020 |
| First day of Sukkot | Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
| Territory Day | Monday, October 5, 2020 |
| Queen's Birthday | Monday, October 5, 2020 |
| Labour Day | Monday, October 5, 2020 |
| Hoshana Rabbah | Friday, October 9, 2020 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
| Simchat Torah | Sunday, October 11, 2020 |
| Royal Hobart Show | Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final | Friday, October 23, 2020 |
| Milad un Nabi | Thursday, October 29, 2020 |
| Hari Maulad Nabi | Thursday, October 29, 2020 |
| Halloween | Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| All Saints' Day | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| All Souls' Day | Monday, November 2, 2020 |
| Recreation Day | Monday, November 2, 2020 |
| Melbourne Cup Day | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 |
| Remembrance Day | Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
| Diwali/Deepavali | Saturday, November 14, 2020 |
| First Sunday of Advent | Sunday, November 29, 2020 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| First Day of Hanukkah | Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Last day of Hanukkah | Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| December Solstice | Monday, December 21, 2020 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2020 |
| Boxing Day | Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
| Boxing Day Observed | Monday, December 28, 2020 |
| Proclamation Day | Monday, December 28, 2020 |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31, 2020 |