National holidays of Australia in 2018
This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Australia. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday | Jan. 6, 2018 | Epiphany | |
| Sunday | Jan. 7, 2018 | Orthodox Christmas Day | |
| Sunday | Jan. 14, 2018 | Orthodox New Year | |
| Friday | Jan. 26, 2018 | Australia Day | 26 January or, if that day falls on weekend, the following Monday |
| Wednesday | Jan. 31, 2018 | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | |
| Monday | Feb. 12, 2018 | Royal Hobart Regatta | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 13, 2018 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 14, 2018 | Ash Wednesday | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 14, 2018 | Valentine's Day | |
| Friday | Feb. 16, 2018 | Chinese New Year | |
| Saturday | Feb. 17, 2018 | Chinese New Year (Day 2) | |
| Thursday | March 1, 2018 | Purim | |
| Monday | March 5, 2018 | Labour Day | |
| Monday | March 5, 2018 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in March. WA only |
| Tuesday | March 6, 2018 | Foundation Day | |
| Monday | March 12, 2018 | May Day | |
| Monday | March 12, 2018 | Adelaide Cup | 2nd Monday in March. South Australia |
| Monday | March 12, 2018 | Labour Day | 2nd Monday in March. Victoria |
| Monday | March 12, 2018 | Eight Hours Day | |
| Monday | March 12, 2018 | Canberra Day | 2nd Monday in March. ACT |
| Monday | March 12, 2018 | Eight Hours Day | 2nd Monday in March. Tasmania |
| Thursday | March 15, 2018 | National Close the Gap Day | |
| Saturday | March 17, 2018 | St Patrick's Day | |
| Wednesday | March 21, 2018 | Harmony Day | |
| Wednesday | March 21, 2018 | March Equinox | |
| Sunday | March 25, 2018 | Palm Sunday | |
| Thursday | March 29, 2018 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | March 30, 2018 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | March 30, 2018 | Good Friday | |
| Saturday | March 31, 2018 | First day of Passover | |
| Saturday | March 31, 2018 | Easter Saturday | Public Holiday in all states exc. Tasmania and WA |
| Sunday | April 1, 2018 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Sunday | April 1, 2018 | Easter Sunday | Public Holiday in ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC |
| Monday | April 2, 2018 | Easter Monday | Monday after Easter Sunday |
| Monday | April 2, 2018 | Easter Monday | |
| Tuesday | April 3, 2018 | Easter Tuesday | |
| Tuesday | April 3, 2018 | Easter Tuesday | Tasmania. Government only |
| Friday | April 6, 2018 | Orthodox Good Friday | |
| Friday | April 6, 2018 | Self Determination Day | |
| Saturday | April 7, 2018 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | |
| Saturday | April 7, 2018 | Last day of Passover | |
| Sunday | April 8, 2018 | Orthodox Easter | |
| Monday | April 9, 2018 | Orthodox Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | April 11, 2018 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Friday | April 13, 2018 | Isra and Mi'raj | |
| Thursday | April 19, 2018 | Yom HaAtzmaut | |
| Wednesday | April 25, 2018 | ANZAC Day Observed | |
| Wednesday | April 25, 2018 | Anzac Day | |
| Thursday | May 3, 2018 | Lag B'Omer | |
| Monday | May 7, 2018 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in May. QLD, NT Only |
| Thursday | May 10, 2018 | Ascension Day | |
| Sunday | May 13, 2018 | Mother's Day | |
| Sunday | May 13, 2018 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
| Wednesday | May 16, 2018 | Ramadan Start | |
| Sunday | May 20, 2018 | Shavuot | |
| Sunday | May 20, 2018 | Pentecost | |
| Monday | May 21, 2018 | Whit Monday | |
| Saturday | May 26, 2018 | National Sorry Day | |
| Sunday | May 27, 2018 | Trinity Sunday | |
| Monday | May 28, 2018 | Reconciliation Day | |
| Monday | May 28, 2018 | Reconciliation Day | ACT Only. Monday on or after 27 May |
| Thursday | May 31, 2018 | Corpus Christi | |
| Monday | June 4, 2018 | Western Australia Day | First Monday in June. WA only |
| Wednesday | June 6, 2018 | Queensland Day | |
| Friday | June 8, 2018 | Bounty Day | |
| Sunday | June 10, 2018 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | |
| Monday | June 11, 2018 | Queens Birthday | 2nd Monday in June. except QLD, WA |
| Monday | June 11, 2018 | Queen's Birthday | |
| Friday | June 15, 2018 | Eid ul Fitr | |
| Thursday | June 21, 2018 | June Solstice | |
| Sunday | July 8, 2018 | First Day of NAIDOC Week | |
| Sunday | July 22, 2018 | Tisha B'Av | |
| Monday | Aug. 6, 2018 | Bank Holiday | New South Wales. Banks only |
| Monday | Aug. 6, 2018 | Northern Territory Picnic Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 6, 2018 | Picnic Day | 1st Monday in August. NT Only |
| Monday | Aug. 6, 2018 | New South Wales Bank Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Aug. 15, 2018 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Wednesday | Aug. 15, 2018 | Ekka People's Day | Royal Queensland Show. Brisbane only |
| Wednesday | Aug. 15, 2018 | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | |
| Wednesday | Aug. 22, 2018 | Eid ul Adha | |
| Wednesday | Aug. 22, 2018 | Hari Raya Haji | |
| Sunday | Sept. 2, 2018 | Father's Day | 1st Sunday in September. Not a public holiday |
| Sunday | Sept. 2, 2018 | Father's Day | |
| Monday | Sept. 10, 2018 | Rosh Hashana | |
| Wednesday | Sept. 12, 2018 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | |
| Wednesday | Sept. 19, 2018 | Yom Kippur | |
| Sunday | Sept. 23, 2018 | September Equinox | |
| Monday | Sept. 24, 2018 | Queens Birthday | Last Monday in Sep, or 1st Monday in Oct. WA Only |
| Monday | Sept. 24, 2018 | First day of Sukkot | |
| Friday | Sept. 28, 2018 | Friday before the AFL Grand Final | |
| Friday | Sept. 28, 2018 | AFL Grand Final Friday | |
| Friday | Sept. 28, 2018 | Grand Final Eve | Victoria |
| Sunday | Sept. 30, 2018 | Hoshana Rabbah | |
| Monday | Oct. 1, 2018 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in October. NSW/ACT/SA |
| Monday | Oct. 1, 2018 | Shemini Atzeret | |
| Monday | Oct. 1, 2018 | Territory Day | |
| Monday | Oct. 1, 2018 | Queens Birthday | 1st Monday in October. QLD |
| Tuesday | Oct. 2, 2018 | Simchat Torah | |
| Thursday | Oct. 4, 2018 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | |
| Sunday | Oct. 7, 2018 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Monday | Oct. 8, 2018 | Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day | |
| Wednesday | Oct. 31, 2018 | Halloween | |
| Thursday | Nov. 1, 2018 | All Saints' Day | |
| Friday | Nov. 2, 2018 | All Souls' Day | |
| Monday | Nov. 5, 2018 | Recreation Day | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 6, 2018 | Melbourne Cup Day | 1st Tuesday in November. VIC Only |
| Wednesday | Nov. 7, 2018 | Diwali/Deepavali | |
| Sunday | Nov. 11, 2018 | Remembrance Day | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 20, 2018 | Hari Maulad Nabi | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 21, 2018 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 28, 2018 | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 2, 2018 | First Sunday of Advent | |
| Monday | Dec. 3, 2018 | First Day of Hanukkah | |
| Saturday | Dec. 8, 2018 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Monday | Dec. 10, 2018 | Last day of Hanukkah | |
| Saturday | Dec. 22, 2018 | December Solstice | |
| Monday | Dec. 24, 2018 | Christmas Eve | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 26, 2018 | Boxing Day | Except South Australia |
| Wednesday | Dec. 26, 2018 | Proclamation Day | South Australia. First working day after Christmas Day |
| Monday | Dec. 31, 2018 | New Year's Eve |
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