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QLD public holidays 2026

Queensland has 14 public holidays in 2026 — 13 full days plus a Christmas Eve part-day from 6pm to midnight — including the Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane region only), Labour Day on the first Monday in May and the King's Birthday on the first Monday in October.

Public holidays in 2026
14
QLD-only days
4
Days with penalty rates
14

Every public holiday in 2026

DateDayHolidayCoverage
Thursday 1 January 2026ThuNew Year's DayNational
Monday 26 January 2026MonAustralia DayNational
Friday 3 April 2026FriGood FridayNational
Saturday 4 April 2026SatSaturday before Easter Sunday6 of 8
Sunday 5 April 2026SunEaster Sunday7 of 8
Monday 6 April 2026MonEaster MondayNational
Saturday 25 April 2026SatAnzac DayNational
Monday 4 May 2026MonLabour DayQLD-only
Wednesday 12 August 2026WedRoyal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)QLD-only
Monday 5 October 2026MonKing's BirthdayQLD-only
Thursday 24 December 2026ThuChristmas Eve (part-day, 6pm to midnight)QLD-only
Friday 25 December 2026FriChristmas DayNational
Saturday 26 December 2026SatBoxing Day6 of 8
Monday 28 December 2026MonBoxing Day (additional)6 of 8

Sources: The Holidays Act 1983 (Qld) sets the public holiday list. Penalty rates come from modern awards under the Fair Work Act 2009. Always cross-check with the current state gazette for any year-of substitutions when a holiday falls on a weekend.

Working it? Public holiday penalty rates depend on your award — check your public holiday rate or browse all penalty rates.

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QLD public holidays 2027

Every QLD date below for 2027 is gazetted by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

DateDayHolidayCoverage
Friday 1 January 2027FriNew Year's DayNational
Tuesday 26 January 2027TueAustralia DayNational
Friday 26 March 2027FriGood FridayNational
Saturday 27 March 2027SatEaster Saturday6 of 8
Sunday 28 March 2027SunEaster SundayNational
Monday 29 March 2027MonEaster MondayNational
Monday 26 April 2027MonANZAC Day3 of 8
Monday 3 May 2027MonLabour DayQLD-only
Wednesday 11 August 2027WedRoyal Queensland Show (Brisbane)QLD-only
Monday 4 October 2027MonKing's BirthdayQLD-only
Saturday 25 December 2027SatChristmas DayNational
Sunday 26 December 2027SunBoxing Day7 of 8
Monday 27 December 2027MonChristmas Day (additional)National
Tuesday 28 December 2027TueBoxing Day (additional)7 of 8

Sources: The Holidays Act 1983 (Qld) sets the public holiday list. Penalty rates come from modern awards under the Fair Work Act 2009. 2027 dates are from the Fair Work Ombudsman’s published 2027 public holidays list; provisional dates above are re-checked against that list as the year approaches.

Working it? Public holiday penalty rates depend on your award — check your public holiday rate or browse all penalty rates.

Is it a public holiday?

  • Is Monday 4 May 2026 a public holiday in Queensland?

    Yes — Labour Day is a public holiday only in QLD.

  • Is Wednesday 12 August 2026 a public holiday in Queensland?

    Yes — Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only) is a public holiday only in QLD.

  • Is Monday 5 October 2026 a public holiday in Queensland?

    Yes — 5 October 2026 is King's Birthday in QLD.

  • Is Father's Day a public holiday?

    No — Father's Day is a Sunday in September with no public-holiday status anywhere in Australia.

  • Is New Year's Eve a public holiday?

    No — New Year's Eve is not a public holiday in QLD.

  • Is Christmas Eve a public holiday?

    Yes — QLD has a part-day public holiday on 24 December (6pm to midnight).

QLD quirks worth knowing

  • Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka, mid-August) is a public holiday only in the Brisbane local government area — not statewide. Other LGAs may have local 'show day' substitutes on different dates.

  • Labour Day in Queensland is the first Monday in May — different from Victoria (March) and NSW (October).

  • If Christmas Day or Boxing Day fall on a weekend, the following Monday and/or Tuesday is also a public holiday in addition to the original days (so weekend-fall years generate 4 days of holiday treatment).

Working a public holiday in QLD?

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