Australia Public Holidays in 2023
Australia has a total of 112 holidays in 2023. 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, 2023 |
| Day off for New Year's Day |
Monday, January 2, 2023 |
| Epiphany |
Friday, January 6, 2023 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
| Orthodox New Year |
Saturday, January 14, 2023 |
| Lunar New Year |
Sunday, January 22, 2023 |
| Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) |
Monday, January 23, 2023 |
| Australia Day |
Thursday, January 26, 2023 |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Monday, February 6, 2023 |
| Royal Hobart Regatta |
Monday, February 13, 2023 |
| Valentine's Day |
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
| Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, March 6, 2023 |
| Purim |
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, March 13, 2023 |
| Eight Hours Day |
Monday, March 13, 2023 |
| Adelaide Cup |
Monday, March 13, 2023 |
| Canberra Day |
Monday, March 13, 2023 |
| National Close the Gap Day |
Thursday, March 16, 2023 |
| St Patrick's Day |
Friday, March 17, 2023 |
| March Equinox |
Monday, March 20, 2023 |
| Harmony Day |
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 |
| Ramadan Start |
Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Saturday, April 1, 2023 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 2, 2023 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| First day of Passover |
Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| Self Determination Day |
Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 7, 2023 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 8, 2023 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 9, 2023 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 10, 2023 |
| Easter Tuesday |
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
| Last day of Passover |
Thursday, April 13, 2023 |
| Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 14, 2023 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 15, 2023 |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, April 16, 2023 |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Monday, April 17, 2023 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, April 17, 2023 |
| Yom HaShoah |
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Saturday, April 22, 2023 |
| Hari Raya Puasa |
Saturday, April 22, 2023 |
| Day off for Hari Raya Puasa |
Monday, April 24, 2023 |
| ANZAC Day |
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| ANZAC Day Observed |
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 |
| May Day |
Monday, May 1, 2023 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, May 1, 2023 |
| The Coronation of King Charles III |
Saturday, May 6, 2023 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 14, 2023 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
| Shavuot |
Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| National Sorry Day |
Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, May 28, 2023 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, May 29, 2023 |
| Reconciliation Day |
Monday, May 29, 2023 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, June 4, 2023 |
| Western Australia Day |
Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| King's Birthday |
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
| Queensland Day |
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 8, 2023 |
| King's Birthday |
Monday, June 12, 2023 |
| June Solstice |
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 |
| Hari Raya Haji |
Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
| First Day of NAIDOC Week |
Sunday, July 2, 2023 |
| Muharram |
Thursday, July 20, 2023 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
| Ashura |
Friday, July 28, 2023 |
| New South Wales Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 7, 2023 |
| Northern Territory Picnic Day |
Monday, August 7, 2023 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
| Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland |
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
| September Equinox |
Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
| Yom Kippur |
Monday, September 25, 2023 |
| King's Birthday |
Monday, September 25, 2023 |
| Milad un Nabi |
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
| Hari Maulad Nabi |
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final |
Friday, September 29, 2023 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
| Territory Day |
Monday, October 2, 2023 |
| King's Birthday |
Monday, October 2, 2023 |
| Labour Day |
Monday, October 2, 2023 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Friday, October 6, 2023 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
| Simchat Torah |
Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
| International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day |
Sunday, October 15, 2023 |
| Royal Hobart Show |
Thursday, October 26, 2023 |
| Halloween |
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
| All Saints' Day |
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| All Souls' Day |
Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
| Recreation Day |
Monday, November 6, 2023 |
| Melbourne Cup Day |
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
| Remembrance Day |
Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Friday, December 8, 2023 |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Friday, December 8, 2023 |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Friday, December 15, 2023 |
| December Solstice |
Friday, December 22, 2023 |
| Christmas Eve |
Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
| Christmas Day |
Monday, December 25, 2023 |
| Boxing Day |
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
| Proclamation Day |
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
| New Year's Eve |
Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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