Australia holidays 2023 - Australia Public Holidays 2023

Australia holidays 2023 – Are you looking for the 2023 Public holidays Australia? If so, in this article, you will find the complete list of 2023 holidays in Australia. We have provided a calendar of all 2023 public holidays for Australia. These dates and holidays list may be modified as official growth and changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down this article to view and read the national holiday list of Australia in 2023.

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This article has a calendar of all 2023 public holidays for Australia. These dates and holiday list may be modified as official changes are announced. Therefore, please check back regularly this page for updates.
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Australia Holidays 2023 & Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1 Jan	Sun	New Year’s Day	National
2 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday	National
11 Jan	Wed	Devonport Cup	TAS
26 Jan	Thu	Australia Day	National
13 Feb	Mon	Royal Hobart Regatta	TAS
22 Feb	Wed	Launceston Cup	TAS
6 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	WA
7 Mar	Tue	King Island Show	TAS
13 Mar	Mon	Canberra Day	ACT
13 Mar	Mon	Eight Hours Day	TAS
13 Mar	Mon	Labour Day	VIC
13 Mar	Mon	Adelaide Cup Day	SA
7 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	National
8 Apr	Sat	Day following Good Friday	National except TAS & WA
9 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday	National except NT, SA & TAS
10 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday	National
11 Apr	Tue	Easter Tuesday *	TAS
25 Apr	Tue	Anzac Day	National
1 May	Mon	Labour Day	QLD
1 May	Mon	May Day	NT
5 May	Fri	AGFEST	TAS
29 May	Mon	Reconciliation Day	ACT

5 Jun	Mon	Western Australia Day	WA
12 Jun	Mon	King’s Birthday	National except QLD & WA
7 Jul	Fri	Alice Springs Show Day	NT
14 Jul	Fri	Tennant Creek Show Day	NT
21 Jul	Fri	Katherine Show Day	NT
28 Jul	Fri	Darwin Show Day	NT
7 Aug	Mon	Picnic Day	NT
16 Aug	Wed	Ekka Wednesday *	QLD
18 Aug	Fri	Borroloola Show Day	NT
25 Sep	Mon	King’s Birthday	WA
TBA		AFL Grand Final Friday	VIC
2 Oct	Mon	Labour Day	ACT, NSW & SA
2 Oct	Mon	King’s Birthday	QLD
6 Oct	Fri	Burnie Show	TAS
12 Oct	Thu	Royal Launceston Show	TAS
20 Oct	Fri	Flinders Island Show	TAS
26 Oct	Thu	Royal Hobart Show	TAS
6 Nov	Mon	Recreation Day	TAS
7 Nov	Tue	Melbourne Cup Day *	VIC
1 Dec	Fri	Devonport Show	TAS
24 Dec	Sun	Christmas Eve *	NT, QLD & SA
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day	National
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day	National except SA
26 Dec	Tue	Proclamation Day	SA

31 Dec	Sun	New Year’s Eve *	NT & SA

Public & Bank Holidays in 2023 – Reserve Bank of Australia

Holidays observed in Australia and Reserve Bank of Australia offices in Beijing, London and New York during 2023:

Date	Holiday	Location Observed
1 January	New Year’s Day	All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
2 January	Day in lieu of New Year’s Day	All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
26 January	Australia Day	All States and Territories
20 February	President’s Day	New York
23 February	Day in lieu of Chinese New Year’s Eve	Beijing
24–25 February	Chinese New Year – Spring Festival	Beijing
6 March	Labour Day	Western Australia
13 March	Adelaide Cup Day	South Australia
	Canberra Day	Australian Capital Territory
	Labour Day	Victoria
	Eight Hours Day	Tasmania
7 April	Good Friday	All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
8 April	Easter Saturday	All States and Territories (except Tasmania, Western Australia)
9 April	Easter Sunday	Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
10 April	Easter Monday	All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
11 April	Easter Tuesday	Tasmania^(a),(b)
25 April	Anzac Day	All States and Territories
1 May	May Day	Northern Territory
	Labour Day	Queensland
	Early May Bank Holiday	London
29 May	Memorial Day	New York
29 May	Reconciliation Day	Australian Capital Territory
29 May	Spring Bank Holiday	London
5 June	Western Australia Day	Western Australia
12 June	King’s Birthday	Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
22 June	Dragon Boat Festival	Beijing
4 July	Independence Day	New York
7 August	Bank Holiday	New South Wales^(a)
7 August	Picnic Day	Northern Territory
16 August	Royal Queensland Show Day	Queensland (Brisbane area only)
28 August	Summer Bank Holiday	London
4 September	Labor Day	New York
25 September	King’s Birthday	Western Australia
TBC	Friday before the AFL Grand Final^(e)	Victoria
2 October	Labour Day	Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia
	King’s Birthday	Queensland
	In lieu of Chinese National Day	Beijing
3–4 October	Chinese National Day – Golden Week	Beijing
7 November	Melbourne Cup Day	Victoria
23 November	Thanksgiving Day	New York
24 November	Day after Thanksgiving	New York
24 December	Christmas Eve	Queensland^(c), South Australia, Northern Territory^(d), Beijing
25 December	Christmas Day	All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
26 December	Boxing Day	All States and Territories, London, New York, Beijing
26 December	Proclamation Day	South Australia
27 December	Day in lieu of Christmas Eve	Beijing
27–29 December	Additional post holiday	New York
31 December	New Year’s Eve	South Australia and Northern Territory^(d)
(a) Not a state-wide public holiday. (b) Generally Public Service only. (c) Part-day public holiday from 6.00 pm until midnight. (d) Part-day public holiday from 7.00 pm until midnight. (e) Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September or the first Friday in October. The exact date is subject to change based on the AFL schedule.

Australia Holidays 2023 & Public Holidays

Public & Bank Holidays in 2023 – Reserve Bank of Australia

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