2026 Australian Dates for Small Business Owners to note

Written By Anastasia Geneave

Every year since I started No Grey Suits, I’ve put a blog post together that groups together the years dates for business owners in Australia to remember and add to their calendar. Either for marketing, team planning or just nice to know when half of your clients aren’t answering the phone one day, it’s super helpful to have a list (that’s actually Australian) to refer back to.

I moved my website from Wordpress to Squarespace this year, and, because it was an impulsive decision (surprise, surprise), I didn’t consider any redirect or how to bring that post across.

So, starting fresh!

Below are ALL the dates that I could find for Australia, including Public Holidays, days of significance, some fun themed days, and even school holidays (although I do have to note, as I have found with my eldest kiddo starting school this year, these can vary from school to school).

There’s a good chance I’ve missed a bunch! I compile these each year by scouring the internet manually for dates, and have to use a heap of different resources to get it all together, and fact check along the way. If I’ve missed a date you know and care about, PLEASE email me at hello@nogreysuits.com.au with some info on it, and I’m more than happy to add it!

January 2026

February 2026

March 2026

April 2026

  • 1 April: April Fools Day

  • 1 April: Passover

  • 2 April: World Autism Understanding Day

  • 3 April: Good Friday (Public Holiday)

  • 4 April: Holy Saturday (Public Holiday)

  • 5 April: Easter Sunday (Public Holiday)

  • 5 April: Daylight Savings Time Ends

  • 6 April: Easter Monday (Public Holliday)

  • 7 April: World Health Day

  • 22 April: Earth Day

  • 25 April: ANZAC Day (Public Holiday)

May 2026

June 2026

  • 1 June: Western Australia Day (Western Australia: Public Holiday)

  • 1 June: Reconciliation Day (Australian Capital Territory: Public Holiday)

  • 3 June: Mabo Day

  • 4 June: National Cheese Day

  • 5 June: World Environment Day

  • 6 June: Queensland Day

  • 8 June: Kings Birthday (Public Holiday)

  • 8 - 14 June: Men’s Health Week

  • 16 June: National Vegemite Day

  • 20 June: World Refugee Day

July 2026

  • 5 - 12 July: NAIDOC Week

  • 6 July: Picnic Day (Northern Territory: Public Holiday)

  • 7 July: World Chocolate Day

  • 21 July: National Lamington Day

  • 25 July: Christmas in July

August 2026

September 2026

October 2026

  • All of October: Mental Health Month

  • 1 October: International Coffee Day

  • 4 October: Daylight Savings Time Begins

  • 4 October: NRL Grand Final

  • 5 October: Labour Day (New South Wales & South Australia: Public Holiday)

  • 5 October: Kings Birthday Holiday (Queensland: Public Holiday)

  • 5 October: World Teachers Day

  • 10 October: World Mental Health Day

  • 12 October: National Carers Week

  • 22 October: Royal Hobart Show (Tasmania: Public Holiday)

  • 25 October: Grandparents Day

  • 31 October: Halloween 👻

November 2026

  • 1 November: Movember

  • 2 November: Recreation Day (Tasmania: Public Holiday)

  • 3 November: Melbourne Cup (Victoria: Public Holiday)

  • 8 November: Diwali

  • 11 November: Remembrance Day

  • 13 November: World Kindness Day

  • 19 November: International Men’s Day

  • 20 November: Universal Children’s Day

December 2026

  • 3 December: International Day of People with Disability

  • 10 December: Human Rights Day

  • 24 December: Christmas Eve

  • 25 December: Christmas Day (Public Holiday)

  • 25 December: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

  • 26 December: Boxing Day (Public Holiday)

  • 28 December: Additional public holiday for Boxing Day

  • 31 December: New Year’s Eve

SChool Holidays

2026 school holidays by state/territory

Please, please, please check with your school before diarising these!

Between pupil free days (I know, now called School Development Days) and public schools vs. Catholic Schools vs. Private Schools and everything in-between, take the below as a guide only.

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

  • Autumn: April 3–April 20

  • Winter: July 4–July 20

  • Spring: September 26–October 12

  • Summer: December 19–February 1, 2027 

New South Wales (NSW)

  • Autumn: April 7–April 17

  • Winter: July 6–July 17

  • Spring: September 28–October 9

  • Summer (Eastern): December 18–January 27, 2027

  • Summer (Western): December 18–February 3, 2027 

Victoria (VIC)

  • Term 1: April 3–April 19

  • Term 2: June 27–July 12

  • Term 3: September 19–October 4

  • Term 4: December 19–January 26, 2027 

Queensland (QLD)

  • Term 1: January 27–April 2

  • Term 2: April 20–July 3

  • Term 3: July 20–September 25

  • Term 4: October 12–December 17 

Western Australia (WA)

  • Semester 2 holidays: September 26–October 11

  • Summer holidays: December 18–February 2, 2027 

Anastasia Geneave
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