Australia Public Holidays in 2022
Australia has a total of 115 holidays in 2022. 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 |
Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
| Day off for New Year's Day |
Monday, January 3, 2022 |
| Epiphany |
Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Friday, January 7, 2022 |
| Orthodox New Year |
Friday, January 14, 2022 |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Monday, January 17, 2022 |
| Australia Day |
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 |
| Lunar New Year |
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
| Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) |
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
| Royal Hobart Regatta |
Monday, February 14, 2022 |
| Valentine's Day |
Monday, February 14, 2022 |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Monday, February 28, 2022 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 |
| Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, March 7, 2022 |
| Eight Hours Day |
Monday, March 14, 2022 |
| Adelaide Cup |
Monday, March 14, 2022 |
| Canberra Day |
Monday, March 14, 2022 |
| Purim |
Thursday, March 17, 2022 |
| St Patrick's Day |
Thursday, March 17, 2022 |
| National Close the Gap Day |
Thursday, March 17, 2022 |
| March Equinox |
Sunday, March 20, 2022 |
| Harmony Day |
Monday, March 21, 2022 |
| Ramadan Start |
Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
| Self Determination Day |
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 10, 2022 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 14, 2022 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 15, 2022 |
| First day of Passover |
Saturday, April 16, 2022 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 16, 2022 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 17, 2022 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 18, 2022 |
| Easter Tuesday |
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 |
| Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 22, 2022 |
| Last day of Passover |
Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, April 25, 2022 |
| ANZAC Day |
Monday, April 25, 2022 |
| ANZAC Day Observed |
Monday, April 25, 2022 |
| Yom HaShoah |
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Thursday, April 28, 2022 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Monday, May 2, 2022 |
| May Day |
Monday, May 2, 2022 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, May 2, 2022 |
| Hari Raya Puasa |
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 26, 2022 |
| National Sorry Day |
Thursday, May 26, 2022 |
| Reconciliation Day |
Monday, May 30, 2022 |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
| Shavuot |
Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, June 6, 2022 |
| Western Australia Day |
Monday, June 6, 2022 |
| Queensland Day |
Monday, June 6, 2022 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, June 12, 2022 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, June 13, 2022 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 16, 2022 |
| June Solstice |
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
| First Day of NAIDOC Week |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Saturday, July 9, 2022 |
| Hari Raya Haji |
Sunday, July 10, 2022 |
| Day off for Hari Raya Haji |
Monday, July 11, 2022 |
| Muharram |
Sunday, July 31, 2022 |
| New South Wales Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 1, 2022 |
| Northern Territory Picnic Day |
Monday, August 1, 2022 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Sunday, August 7, 2022 |
| Ashura |
Monday, August 8, 2022 |
| Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland |
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Monday, August 15, 2022 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, September 4, 2022 |
| National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen |
Thursday, September 22, 2022 |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final |
Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| September Equinox |
Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Monday, September 26, 2022 |
| King's Birthday |
Monday, September 26, 2022 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
| Territory Day |
Monday, October 3, 2022 |
| Queen's Birthday |
Monday, October 3, 2022 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, October 3, 2022 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 |
| Yom Kippur |
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
| Milad un Nabi |
Saturday, October 8, 2022 |
| Hari Maulad Nabi |
Saturday, October 8, 2022 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Monday, October 10, 2022 |
| Day off for Hari Maulad Nabi |
Monday, October 10, 2022 |
| International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day |
Saturday, October 15, 2022 |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Monday, October 17, 2022 |
| Simchat Torah |
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
| Royal Hobart Show |
Thursday, October 20, 2022 |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
| Halloween |
Monday, October 31, 2022 |
| All Saints' Day |
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
| Melbourne Cup Day |
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
| All Souls' Day |
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 |
| Recreation Day |
Monday, November 7, 2022 |
| Remembrance Day |
Friday, November 11, 2022 |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Monday, December 19, 2022 |
| December Solstice |
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
| Christmas Eve |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
| Christmas Day |
Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Monday, December 26, 2022 |
| Christmas Day Observed |
Monday, December 26, 2022 |
| Boxing Day |
Monday, December 26, 2022 |
| Proclamation Day |
Monday, December 26, 2022 |
| Christmas Day Observed |
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
| Boxing Day Observed |
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
| Day off for Proclamation Day |
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
| New Year's Eve |
Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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