National holidays of Australia in 2020
This page contains a calendar of all 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 6, 2020 | Epiphany | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 7, 2020 | Orthodox Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 14, 2020 | Orthodox New Year | |
| Saturday | Jan. 25, 2020 | Chinese New Year | |
| Monday | Jan. 27, 2020 | Australia Day | 26 January or, if that day falls on weekend, the following Monday |
| Monday | Jan. 27, 2020 | Australia Day Observed | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 28, 2020 | Chinese New Year Observed | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 29, 2020 | Chinese New Year (Day 2) | |
| Monday | Feb. 10, 2020 | Royal Hobart Regatta | |
| Monday | Feb. 10, 2020 | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | |
| Friday | Feb. 14, 2020 | Valentine's Day | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 25, 2020 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 26, 2020 | Ash Wednesday | |
| Monday | March 2, 2020 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in March. WA only |
| Monday | March 2, 2020 | Labour Day | |
| Friday | March 6, 2020 | Foundation Day | |
| Monday | March 9, 2020 | Labour Day | 2nd Monday in March. Victoria |
| Monday | March 9, 2020 | Canberra Day | 2nd Monday in March. ACT |
| Monday | March 9, 2020 | May Day | |
| Monday | March 9, 2020 | Adelaide Cup | 2nd Monday in March. South Australia |
| Monday | March 9, 2020 | Eight Hours Day | |
| Monday | March 9, 2020 | Eight Hours Day | 2nd Monday in March. Tasmania |
| Tuesday | March 10, 2020 | Purim | |
| Tuesday | March 17, 2020 | St Patrick's Day | |
| Thursday | March 19, 2020 | National Close the Gap Day | |
| Friday | March 20, 2020 | March Equinox | |
| Saturday | March 21, 2020 | Harmony Day | |
| Sunday | March 22, 2020 | Isra and Mi'raj | |
| Sunday | April 5, 2020 | Palm Sunday | |
| Sunday | April 5, 2020 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Monday | April 6, 2020 | Self Determination Day | |
| Thursday | April 9, 2020 | First day of Passover | |
| Thursday | April 9, 2020 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 11, 2020 | Easter Saturday | Public Holiday in all states exc. Tasmania and WA |
| Sunday | April 12, 2020 | Easter Sunday | Public Holiday in ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC |
| Monday | April 13, 2020 | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | April 13, 2020 | Easter Monday | Monday after Easter Sunday |
| Tuesday | April 14, 2020 | Easter Tuesday | Tasmania. Government only |
| Tuesday | April 14, 2020 | Easter Tuesday | |
| Thursday | April 16, 2020 | Last day of Passover | |
| Friday | April 17, 2020 | Orthodox Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 18, 2020 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday | April 19, 2020 | Orthodox Easter | |
| Monday | April 20, 2020 | Orthodox Easter Monday | |
| Tuesday | April 21, 2020 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Friday | April 24, 2020 | Ramadan Start | |
| Saturday | April 25, 2020 | ANZAC Day Observed | |
| Saturday | April 25, 2020 | Anzac Day | |
| Monday | April 27, 2020 | ANZAC Day Additional Public Holiday | |
| Monday | April 27, 2020 | Anzac Day Holiday | ACT. Government only |
| Monday | April 27, 2020 | Anzac Day Holiday | Western Australia |
| Wednesday | April 29, 2020 | Yom HaAtzmaut | |
| Monday | May 4, 2020 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in May. QLD, NT Only |
| Sunday | May 10, 2020 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
| Sunday | May 10, 2020 | Mother's Day | |
| Tuesday | May 12, 2020 | Lag B'Omer | |
| Tuesday | May 19, 2020 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | |
| Thursday | May 21, 2020 | Ascension Day | |
| Sunday | May 24, 2020 | Hari Raya Puasa | |
| Sunday | May 24, 2020 | Eid ul Fitr | |
| Tuesday | May 26, 2020 | National Sorry Day | |
| Friday | May 29, 2020 | Shavuot | |
| Sunday | May 31, 2020 | Pentecost | |
| Monday | June 1, 2020 | Reconciliation Day | ACT Only. Monday on or after 27 May |
| Monday | June 1, 2020 | Reconciliation Day | |
| Monday | June 1, 2020 | Western Australia Day | First Monday in June. WA only |
| Monday | June 1, 2020 | Whit Monday | |
| Saturday | June 6, 2020 | Queensland Day | |
| Sunday | June 7, 2020 | Trinity Sunday | |
| Monday | June 8, 2020 | Queens Birthday | 2nd Monday in June. except QLD, WA |
| Monday | June 8, 2020 | Bounty Day | |
| Monday | June 8, 2020 | Queen's Birthday | |
| Thursday | June 11, 2020 | Corpus Christi | |
| Sunday | June 21, 2020 | June Solstice | |
| Sunday | July 5, 2020 | First Day of NAIDOC Week | |
| Thursday | July 30, 2020 | Tisha B'Av | |
| Friday | July 31, 2020 | Eid ul Adha | |
| Friday | July 31, 2020 | Hari Raya Haji | |
| Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Picnic Day | 1st Monday in August. NT Only |
| Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Northern Territory Picnic Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | New South Wales Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Bank Holiday | New South Wales. Banks only |
| Wednesday | Aug. 12, 2020 | Ekka People's Day | Royal Queensland Show. Brisbane only |
| Wednesday | Aug. 12, 2020 | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | |
| Saturday | Aug. 15, 2020 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Thursday | Aug. 20, 2020 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | |
| Sunday | Sept. 6, 2020 | Father's Day | |
| Sunday | Sept. 6, 2020 | Father's Day | 1st Sunday in September. Not a public holiday |
| Saturday | Sept. 19, 2020 | Rosh Hashana | |
| Tuesday | Sept. 22, 2020 | September Equinox | |
| Friday | Sept. 25, 2020 | Friday before the AFL Grand Final | |
| Monday | Sept. 28, 2020 | Yom Kippur | |
| Monday | Sept. 28, 2020 | Queens Birthday | Last Monday in Sep, or 1st Monday in Oct. WA Only |
| Friday | Oct. 2, 2020 | Grand Final Eve | Victoria |
| Saturday | Oct. 3, 2020 | First day of Sukkot | |
| Sunday | Oct. 4, 2020 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | |
| Sunday | Oct. 4, 2020 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Monday | Oct. 5, 2020 | Territory Day | |
| Monday | Oct. 5, 2020 | Queens Birthday | 1st Monday in October. QLD |
| Monday | Oct. 5, 2020 | Labour Day | 1st Monday in October. NSW/ACT/SA |
| Friday | Oct. 9, 2020 | Hoshana Rabbah | |
| Saturday | Oct. 10, 2020 | Shemini Atzeret | |
| Sunday | Oct. 11, 2020 | Simchat Torah | |
| Monday | Oct. 12, 2020 | Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day | |
| Thursday | Oct. 29, 2020 | Hari Maulad Nabi | |
| Thursday | Oct. 29, 2020 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | |
| Saturday | Oct. 31, 2020 | Halloween | |
| Sunday | Nov. 1, 2020 | All Saints' Day | |
| Monday | Nov. 2, 2020 | Recreation Day | |
| Monday | Nov. 2, 2020 | All Souls' Day | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 3, 2020 | Melbourne Cup Day | 1st Tuesday in November. VIC Only |
| Wednesday | Nov. 11, 2020 | Remembrance Day | |
| Saturday | Nov. 14, 2020 | Diwali/Deepavali | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 25, 2020 | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 29, 2020 | First Sunday of Advent | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 8, 2020 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Friday | Dec. 11, 2020 | First Day of Hanukkah | |
| Friday | Dec. 18, 2020 | Last day of Hanukkah | |
| Monday | Dec. 21, 2020 | December Solstice | |
| Thursday | Dec. 24, 2020 | Christmas Eve | |
| Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday | Dec. 26, 2020 | Boxing Day | Except South Australia |
| Monday | Dec. 28, 2020 | Proclamation Day | South Australia. First working day after Christmas Day |
| Monday | Dec. 28, 2020 | Boxing Day (observed) | Except South Australia |
| Monday | Dec. 28, 2020 | Boxing Day Observed | |
| Thursday | Dec. 31, 2020 | New Year's Eve |
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