Australia Public Holidays in 2021
Australia has a total of 113 holidays in 2021. 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 |
Friday, January 1, 2021 |
| Epiphany |
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Thursday, January 7, 2021 |
| Orthodox New Year |
Thursday, January 14, 2021 |
| Australia Day |
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
| Royal Hobart Regatta |
Monday, February 8, 2021 |
| Lunar New Year |
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
| Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) |
Saturday, February 13, 2021 |
| Valentine's Day |
Sunday, February 14, 2021 |
| Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) Observed |
Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
| Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 |
| Purim |
Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, March 1, 2021 |
| Eight Hours Day |
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
| Adelaide Cup |
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
| Canberra Day |
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| St Patrick's Day |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
| National Close the Gap Day |
Thursday, March 18, 2021 |
| March Equinox |
Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
| Harmony Day |
Sunday, March 21, 2021 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| First day of Passover |
Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 2, 2021 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
| Last day of Passover |
Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| Self Determination Day |
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
| Easter Tuesday |
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
| Yom HaShoah |
Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
| Ramadan Start |
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
| ANZAC Day |
Sunday, April 25, 2021 |
| ANZAC Day Observed |
Sunday, April 25, 2021 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, May 2, 2021 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, May 3, 2021 |
| May Day |
Monday, May 3, 2021 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, May 3, 2021 |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Hari Raya Puasa |
Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Shavuot |
Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, May 24, 2021 |
| National Sorry Day |
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, May 30, 2021 |
| Reconciliation Day |
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Sunday, June 6, 2021 |
| Queensland Day |
Sunday, June 6, 2021 |
| Queen's Birthday Observed |
Monday, June 7, 2021 |
| Western Australia Day |
Monday, June 7, 2021 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, June 14, 2021 |
| June Solstice |
Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| First Day of NAIDOC Week |
Sunday, July 4, 2021 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| Hari Raya Haji |
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| New South Wales Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| Northern Territory Picnic Day |
Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| Muharram |
Monday, August 9, 2021 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Sunday, August 15, 2021 |
| Ashura |
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, September 5, 2021 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 |
| Yom Kippur |
Thursday, September 16, 2021 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 |
| September Equinox |
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final |
Friday, September 24, 2021 |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Monday, September 27, 2021 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, September 27, 2021 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
| Simchat Torah |
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Saturday, October 2, 2021 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Monday, October 4, 2021 |
| Territory Day |
Monday, October 4, 2021 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, October 4, 2021 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, October 4, 2021 |
| International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day |
Friday, October 15, 2021 |
| Milad un Nabi |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
| Hari Maulad Nabi |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
| Royal Hobart Show |
Thursday, October 21, 2021 |
| Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland |
Friday, October 29, 2021 |
| Halloween |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
| All Saints' Day |
Monday, November 1, 2021 |
| Recreation Day |
Monday, November 1, 2021 |
| All Souls' Day |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
| Melbourne Cup Day |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
| Remembrance Day |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, November 28, 2021 |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Monday, November 29, 2021 |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Monday, December 6, 2021 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
| December Solstice |
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
| Christmas Eve |
Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Christmas Day |
Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
| Boxing Day |
Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| Proclamation Day |
Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| Christmas Day Observed |
Monday, December 27, 2021 |
| Boxing Day Observed |
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
| Day off for Proclamation Day |
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
| New Year's Eve |
Friday, December 31, 2021 |
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