Australia has a total of 110 holidays in 2031. 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 Details
New Year's Day
Wednesday, January 1, 2031 New Year's Day is the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar used in Australia and many other countries.
Epiphany
Monday, January 6, 2031 Many people in countries such as Australia annually observe Epiphany on January 6.
Orthodox Christmas Day
Tuesday, January 7, 2031 Many Orthodox Christian churches in countries such as Australia observe Christmas Day on or near January 7 in the Gregorian calendar.
Orthodox New Year
Tuesday, January 14, 2031 Many Orthodox Christian churches in countries such as Australia celebrate New Year’s Day on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.
Lailat al-Qadr
Monday, January 20, 2031 Laylat al-Qadr is most likely to be held on one of the last 10 days of month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar.
Lunar New Year
Thursday, January 23, 2031 Lunar New Year marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar.
Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2)
Friday, January 24, 2031 Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) is a state holiday in Australia
Eid ul Fitr
Saturday, January 25, 2031 Eid al-Fitr, which is on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan.
Hari Raya Puasa
Saturday, January 25, 2031 Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Australia Day
Sunday, January 26, 2031 Australia Day is the Australian national day. It is celebrated on January 26 each year.
Day off for Hari Raya Puasa
Monday, January 27, 2031 Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Australia Day Observed
Monday, January 27, 2031 Australia Day is the Australian national day. It is celebrated on January 26 each year.
Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day)
Saturday, February 8, 2031 Tu B’Shevat is known as the “New Year for Trees”, is one of the four Jewish New Years.
Royal Hobart Regatta
Monday, February 10, 2031 The Royal Hobart Regatta is an annual public holiday in southern Tasmania, Australia, on the second Monday in February.
Valentine's Day
Friday, February 14, 2031 Valentine’s Day, which is annually held on February 14, is one of the most romantic days in the year for many people in countries such as Australia.
Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 Shrove Tuesday is the day before the start of the Lent period for many Christians in Australia.
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 26, 2031 Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent in for many Christians in Australia.
Labour Day
Monday, March 3, 2031 Labour Day in Australia celebrates workers’ role in contributing towards the nation’s economy. It is an annual public holiday but its date varies across the states and territories.
Purim
Sunday, March 9, 2031 Purim commemorates a time when Jewish people were saved from death around the fourth century BCE, according to the Book of Esther.
Labour Day
Monday, March 10, 2031 Labour Day in Australia celebrates workers’ role in contributing towards the nation’s economy. It is an annual public holiday but its date varies across the states and territories.
Eight Hours Day
Monday, March 10, 2031 Labour Day in Australia celebrates workers’ role in contributing towards the nation’s economy. It is an annual public holiday but its date varies across the states and territories.
Adelaide Cup
Monday, March 10, 2031 Adelaide Cup is a state holiday and a horse racing event in South Australia.
Canberra Day
Monday, March 10, 2031 Canberra Day is a public holiday that celebrates Canberra’s official founding in the Australian Capital Territory.
St Patrick's Day
Monday, March 17, 2031 St Patrick’s Day is a popular observance in Australia to honor Irish culture and commemorate one of Ireland’s patron saints, St Patrick.
National Close the Gap Day
Thursday, March 20, 2031
March Equinox
Thursday, March 20, 2031 March Equinox in Australia (Sydney)
Harmony Day
Friday, March 21, 2031 Harmony Day is a national observance that celebrates Australia’s cultural, linguistic and religious diversity on March 21 every year.
Eid al-Adha
Thursday, April 3, 2031 Many Muslims in Australia celebrate Eid al- Adha around the 10th to the 13th days of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah.
Hari Raya Haji
Thursday, April 3, 2031 Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Daylight Saving Time ends
Saturday, April 5, 2031 Daylight Saving Time ends in Australia
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 6, 2031 Palm Sunday in Australia celebrates Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. It is also the Sunday before Easter Sunday.
Self Determination Day
Sunday, April 6, 2031 Self Determination Day is a state holiday in Australia
Day off for Self Determination Day
Monday, April 7, 2031 Self Determination Day is a state holiday in Australia
First day of Passover
Tuesday, April 8, 2031 Passover is a Jewish observance of the liberation from slavery and the Israelites' exodus from Egypt around 3000 years ago.
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 10, 2031 Many Christians in the Australia celebrate Maundy Thursday on the Thursday before Good Friday.
Orthodox Good Friday
Friday, April 11, 2031 Many Orthodox Christians in Australia remember the events leading up to Jesus Christ's crucifixion on Great Friday.
Good Friday
Friday, April 11, 2031 Good Friday is two days before Easter Sunday and is a national holiday in Australia.
Orthodox Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 12, 2031 Many Orthodox Christians in Australia remember Jesus Christ’s burial and his descent into Hades on Holy Saturday.
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 12, 2031 Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday and is a public holiday in some states and the two territories in Australia.
Orthodox Easter
Sunday, April 13, 2031 Many Orthodox Christians in Australia celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday, also known as Pascha.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 13, 2031 On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion.
Orthodox Easter Monday
Monday, April 14, 2031 Many Orthodox churches in Australia observe Easter Monday on the day after the Orthodox Easter Sunday date.
Easter Monday
Monday, April 14, 2031 Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is a nationwide holiday in Australia.
Last day of Passover
Tuesday, April 15, 2031 The last day of Passover marks the end of the Passover period, which lasts for seven or eight days.
Easter Tuesday
Tuesday, April 15, 2031 Easter Tuesday is a public holiday in the Australian state of Tasmania.
Yom HaShoah
Monday, April 21, 2031 Yom Hashoah remembers the lives and sacrifices of about six million Holocaust victims who died during World War II. This observance is annually held on the 27th day of the month of Nisan.
Muharram/Islamic New Year
Wednesday, April 23, 2031 The first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar, marks the start of the Islamic New Year.
ANZAC Day
Friday, April 25, 2031 ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landing of troops from Australia and New Zealand on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during in World War I.
ANZAC Day Observed
Friday, April 25, 2031 ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landing of troops from Australia and New Zealand on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during in World War I.
Yom HaAtzmaut
Tuesday, April 29, 2031 Many Jewish communities in Australia celebrate Yom Ha’Atzmaut, which is Israel’s Independence Day, on the fifth day of the month of Iyar in the Jewish calendar.
Ashura
Friday, May 2, 2031 Ashura is a Muslim in Australia
May Day
Monday, May 5, 2031 Labour Day in Australia celebrates workers’ role in contributing towards the nation’s economy. It is an annual public holiday but its date varies across the states and territories.
Labour Day
Monday, May 5, 2031 Labour Day in Australia celebrates workers’ role in contributing towards the nation’s economy. It is an annual public holiday but its date varies across the states and territories.
Lag B'Omer
Sunday, May 11, 2031 Many Jewish Australians observe Lag B’Omer on the 18th day of the month of Iyar in the Jewish calendar.
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 11, 2031 Mother’s Day is celebrated in Australia on the second Sunday of May each year.
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 22, 2031 Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter and commemorates Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven, according to Christian belief.
National Sorry Day
Monday, May 26, 2031 National Sorry Day is an Australia-wide observance that acknowledges the impact of Australia’s Stolen Generations.
Shavuot
Wednesday, May 28, 2031 Shavuot, also known as the Festival of Weeks, is one of three major Jewish festivals celebrated among many Jewish Australians.
Pentecost
Sunday, June 1, 2031 Many Christians in Australia observe Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday.
Whit Monday
Monday, June 2, 2031 Whit Monday is a Christian observance also known as Pentecost Monday. It is the day after Pentecost, or Whitsunday.
Western Australia Day
Monday, June 2, 2031 Foundation Day is a public holiday in the state of Western Australia to commemorate the founding of the first British colony in the state.
Reconciliation Day
Monday, June 2, 2031 Reconciliation Day is a state holiday in the Australian Capital Territory.
King's Birthday
Friday, June 6, 2031 The King’s birthday is an annual public holiday in parts of Australia celebrating the official birthday of King Charles III.
Queensland Day
Friday, June 6, 2031 Queenslanders commemorate their state’s birthday on Queensland Day in Australia.
Trinity Sunday
Sunday, June 8, 2031 Many churches in Australia observe Trinity Sunday, a Christian feast that occurs on the first Sunday after Pentecost.
King's Birthday
Monday, June 9, 2031 The King’s birthday is an annual public holiday in parts of Australia celebrating the official birthday of King Charles III.
Corpus Christi
Thursday, June 12, 2031 Corpus Christi is a Christian observance that honors the Holy Eucharist.
June Solstice
Saturday, June 21, 2031 June Solstice in Australia (Sydney)
Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)
Wednesday, July 2, 2031 Eid Milad ul-Nabi marks the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's birth and death.
Hari Maulad Nabi
Wednesday, July 2, 2031 Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
First Day of NAIDOC Week
Sunday, July 6, 2031 First Day of NAIDOC Week is a observance in Australia
Tisha B'Av
Tuesday, July 29, 2031 Tisha B’Av is on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar.
New South Wales Bank Holiday
Monday, August 4, 2031 The New South Wales Bank Holiday falls on the first Monday of August.
Northern Territory Picnic Day
Monday, August 4, 2031 Picnic Day is a public holiday annually held in Australia’s Northern Territory on the first Monday of August.
Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland
Wednesday, August 13, 2031 The Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day is usually held in Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia, on the second or third Wednesday in August.
Assumption of Mary
Friday, August 15, 2031 The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is an annual Christian observance in Australia held on August 15. It is considered a Holy Day of Obligation - a day when some Christian denominations are obliged to attend mass.
Fathers' Day
Sunday, September 7, 2031 Father’s Day celebrates the contribution that fathers and father figures make to their children’s lives.
Rosh Hashana
Thursday, September 18, 2031 Rosh Hashana, also spelled Rosh Hashanah, is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. The event begins on the first day of Tishrei (or Tishri), which is the seventh month in the Jewish calendar.
King's Birthday
Monday, September 22, 2031 The King’s birthday is an annual public holiday in parts of Australia celebrating the official birthday of King Charles III.
September Equinox
Tuesday, September 23, 2031 September Equinox in Australia (Sydney)
Friday before the AFL Grand Final
Friday, September 26, 2031 Friday before the AFL Grand Final is a state holiday in Australia
Yom Kippur
Saturday, September 27, 2031 Yom Kippur is an important Jewish holiday that falls on the 10th day of the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar.
First day of Sukkot
Thursday, October 2, 2031 The first day of Sukkot marks the start of the Sukkot festival for Jewish communities in Australia.
Feast of St Francis of Assisi
Saturday, October 4, 2031 Many churches in Australia celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi to honor St Francis, the patron saint of animals and the environment, on October 4 each year.
Daylight Saving Time starts
Saturday, October 4, 2031 Daylight Saving Time starts in Australia
Territory Day
Monday, October 6, 2031 Territory Day is a state holiday in Australia
King's Birthday
Monday, October 6, 2031 The King’s birthday is an annual public holiday in parts of Australia celebrating the official birthday of King Charles III.
Labour Day
Monday, October 6, 2031 Labour Day in Australia celebrates workers’ role in contributing towards the nation’s economy. It is an annual public holiday but its date varies across the states and territories.
Hoshana Rabbah
Wednesday, October 8, 2031 Many Jewish communities in Australia observe the last day of Sukkot, which marks the end of the Sukkot festival.
Shemini Atzeret
Thursday, October 9, 2031 Shemini Atzeret (or Shmini Atzeret) is a Jewish holiday dedicated to the love of God, while Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) marks the end of Sukkot and celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
Simchat Torah
Friday, October 10, 2031 Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Wednesday, October 15, 2031 International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a observance in Australia
Royal Hobart Show
Thursday, October 23, 2031 Royal Hobart Show is a state holiday in Australia
Halloween
Friday, October 31, 2031 Halloween is a festive occasion that is celebrated in Australian communities on October 31 each year.
All Saints' Day
Saturday, November 1, 2031 Many churches in Australia annually observe All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day.
All Souls' Day
Sunday, November 2, 2031 All Souls’ Day is observed among some Christians in Australia on November 2 each year.
Recreation Day
Monday, November 3, 2031 Recreation Day is annually celebrated in northern Tasmania, in Australia, on the first Monday of November.
Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday, November 4, 2031 Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s most celebrated horse racing event. It is an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria and is observed nationwide on the first Tuesday of November.
Remembrance Day
Tuesday, November 11, 2031 Remembrance Day in Australia is annually observed on November 11 although it is not a public holiday. This event remembers those who died as a result of war, particularly from World War I onwards.
Isra and Mi'raj
Wednesday, November 12, 2031 Isra and Mi'raj (Isra Me'raj, Israa and Mi'raaj, Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj, Lailat al Miraj, Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven) marks the night when the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven and returned.
First Sunday of Advent
Sunday, November 30, 2031 Many Christians mark the First Sunday of Advent as the start of the Advent season leading up to Christmas.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Monday, December 8, 2031 Some Christians, particularly those of Catholic faith, in Australia mark the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on or around December 8.
First Day of Hanukkah
Wednesday, December 10, 2031 The first day of Hanukkah is the start of the Hanukkah period, which lasts for 8 days, from the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.
Ramadan Start
Monday, December 15, 2031 Many Muslims in Australia welcome Ramadan as period of fasting, self-evaluation and spiritual growth. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
Last day of Hanukkah
Wednesday, December 17, 2031 The last day of Hanukkah marks the end of a festive Jewish occasion, known as Hanukkah or Chanukah.
December Solstice
Monday, December 22, 2031 December Solstice in Australia (Sydney)
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 24, 2031 Christmas Eve in Australia is annually celebrated on December 24, which is the day before Christmas Day.
Christmas Day
Thursday, December 25, 2031 Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, which is in the middle of summer in Australia.
Boxing Day
Friday, December 26, 2031 December 26 is the Boxing Day holiday celebrated in Australia.
New Year's Eve
Wednesday, December 31, 2031 Many Australians celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 31 each year, which coincides with the date before New Year’s Day in the Gregorian calendar.
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