National holidays of Australia in 2019
This page contains a calendar of all 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Jan. 1, 2019 | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 1, 2019 | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday | Jan. 6, 2019 | Epiphany | |
| Monday | Jan. 7, 2019 | Orthodox Christmas Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 14, 2019 | Orthodox New Year | |
| Monday | Jan. 21, 2019 | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | |
| Monday | Jan. 28, 2019 | Australia Day | 26 January or, if that day falls on weekend, the following Monday |
| Monday | Jan. 28, 2019 | Australia Day Observed | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 5, 2019 | Chinese New Year | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 6, 2019 | Chinese New Year (Day 2) | |
| Monday | Feb. 11, 2019 | Royal Hobart Regatta | |
| Thursday | Feb. 14, 2019 | Valentine's Day | |
| Monday | March 4, 2019 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in March. WA only |
| Monday | March 4, 2019 | Labour Day | |
| Tuesday | March 5, 2019 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | March 6, 2019 | Foundation Day | |
| Wednesday | March 6, 2019 | Ash Wednesday | |
| Monday | March 11, 2019 | Eight Hours Day | |
| Monday | March 11, 2019 | May Day | |
| Monday | March 11, 2019 | Canberra Day | 2nd Monday in March. ACT Only |
| Monday | March 11, 2019 | Adelaide Cup | 2nd Monday in March. SA Only |
| Monday | March 11, 2019 | Labour Day | 2nd Monday in March, VIC, TAS Only |
| Sunday | March 17, 2019 | St Patrick's Day | |
| Thursday | March 21, 2019 | Purim | |
| Thursday | March 21, 2019 | Harmony Day | |
| Thursday | March 21, 2019 | National Close the Gap Day | |
| Thursday | March 21, 2019 | March Equinox | |
| Wednesday | April 3, 2019 | Isra and Mi'raj | |
| Saturday | April 6, 2019 | Self Determination Day | |
| Sunday | April 7, 2019 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Sunday | April 14, 2019 | Palm Sunday | |
| Thursday | April 18, 2019 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | April 19, 2019 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | April 19, 2019 | Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 20, 2019 | First day of Passover | |
| Saturday | April 20, 2019 | Easter Saturday | Public Holiday in all states exc. Tasmania and WA |
| Sunday | April 21, 2019 | Easter Sunday | Public Holiday in ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC |
| Monday | April 22, 2019 | Easter Monday | Monday after Easter Sunday |
| Monday | April 22, 2019 | Easter Monday | |
| Tuesday | April 23, 2019 | Easter Tuesday | Tasmania. Government only |
| Tuesday | April 23, 2019 | Easter Tuesday | |
| Thursday | April 25, 2019 | ANZAC Day Observed | |
| Thursday | April 25, 2019 | Anzac Day | |
| Friday | April 26, 2019 | Orthodox Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 27, 2019 | Last day of Passover | |
| Saturday | April 27, 2019 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday | April 28, 2019 | Orthodox Easter | |
| Monday | April 29, 2019 | Orthodox Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Monday | May 6, 2019 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in May. QLD, NT Only |
| Monday | May 6, 2019 | Ramadan Start | |
| Thursday | May 9, 2019 | Yom HaAtzmaut | |
| Sunday | May 12, 2019 | Mother's Day | |
| Sunday | May 12, 2019 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
| Thursday | May 23, 2019 | Lag B'Omer | |
| Sunday | May 26, 2019 | National Sorry Day | |
| Monday | May 27, 2019 | Reconciliation Day | ACT Only. Monday on or after 27 May |
| Monday | May 27, 2019 | Reconciliation Day | |
| Thursday | May 30, 2019 | Ascension Day | |
| Friday | May 31, 2019 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | |
| Monday | June 3, 2019 | Western Australia Day | First Monday in June. WA only |
| Wednesday | June 5, 2019 | Eid ul Fitr | |
| Wednesday | June 5, 2019 | Hari Raya Puasa | |
| Thursday | June 6, 2019 | Queensland Day | |
| Saturday | June 8, 2019 | Bounty Day | |
| Sunday | June 9, 2019 | Pentecost | |
| Sunday | June 9, 2019 | Shavuot | |
| Monday | June 10, 2019 | Queen's Birthday | |
| Monday | June 10, 2019 | Queens Birthday | 2nd Monday in June. except QLD, WA |
| Monday | June 10, 2019 | Whit Monday | |
| Sunday | June 16, 2019 | Trinity Sunday | |
| Thursday | June 20, 2019 | Corpus Christi | |
| Saturday | June 22, 2019 | June Solstice | |
| Sunday | July 7, 2019 | First Day of NAIDOC Week | |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Picnic Day | 1st Monday in August. NT Only |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Bank Holiday | New South Wales. Banks only |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | New South Wales Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Northern Territory Picnic Day | |
| Sunday | Aug. 11, 2019 | Tisha B'Av | |
| Monday | Aug. 12, 2019 | Hari Raya Haji | |
| Monday | Aug. 12, 2019 | Eid ul Adha | |
| Wednesday | Aug. 14, 2019 | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | |
| Wednesday | Aug. 14, 2019 | Ekka People's Day | Royal Queensland Show. Brisbane only |
| Thursday | Aug. 15, 2019 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Sunday | Sept. 1, 2019 | Father's Day | |
| Sunday | Sept. 1, 2019 | Father's Day | 1st Sunday in September. Not a public holiday |
| Sunday | Sept. 1, 2019 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | |
| Monday | Sept. 23, 2019 | September Equinox | |
| Friday | Sept. 27, 2019 | Grand Final Eve | Victoria |
| Friday | Sept. 27, 2019 | AFL Grand Final Friday | |
| Friday | Sept. 27, 2019 | Friday before the AFL Grand Final | |
| Monday | Sept. 30, 2019 | Queens Birthday | Last Monday in Sep, or 1st Monday in Oct. WA Only |
| Monday | Sept. 30, 2019 | Rosh Hashana | |
| Friday | Oct. 4, 2019 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | |
| Sunday | Oct. 6, 2019 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Monday | Oct. 7, 2019 | Queens Birthday | 1st Monday in October. QLD |
| Monday | Oct. 7, 2019 | Territory Day | |
| Monday | Oct. 7, 2019 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in October. NSW/ACT/SA |
| Wednesday | Oct. 9, 2019 | Yom Kippur | |
| Monday | Oct. 14, 2019 | First day of Sukkot | |
| Monday | Oct. 14, 2019 | Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day | |
| Sunday | Oct. 20, 2019 | Hoshana Rabbah | |
| Monday | Oct. 21, 2019 | Shemini Atzeret | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 22, 2019 | Simchat Torah | |
| Sunday | Oct. 27, 2019 | Diwali/Deepavali | |
| Thursday | Oct. 31, 2019 | Halloween | |
| Friday | Nov. 1, 2019 | All Saints' Day | |
| Saturday | Nov. 2, 2019 | All Souls' Day | |
| Monday | Nov. 4, 2019 | Recreation Day | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 5, 2019 | Melbourne Cup Day | 1st Tuesday in November. VIC Only |
| Saturday | Nov. 9, 2019 | Hari Maulad Nabi | |
| Sunday | Nov. 10, 2019 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | |
| Monday | Nov. 11, 2019 | Remembrance Day | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 27, 2019 | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 1, 2019 | First Sunday of Advent | |
| Sunday | Dec. 8, 2019 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Sunday | Dec. 22, 2019 | December Solstice | |
| Monday | Dec. 23, 2019 | First Day of Hanukkah | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 24, 2019 | Christmas Eve | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 25, 2019 | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 25, 2019 | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Dec. 26, 2019 | Boxing Day | Except South Australia |
| Thursday | Dec. 26, 2019 | Proclamation Day | South Australia. First working day after Christmas Day |
| Monday | Dec. 30, 2019 | Last day of Hanukkah | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 31, 2019 | New Year's Eve |
Public Holidays
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