Holidays

Important Australian Public Holiday Dates and School Holidays To Plan For When Scheduling Your Australian Events and Activities

These events and dates are listed to help you plan your events and activities with less scheduling conflicts. If you know of any other important events coming up, please leave a reply in the box below the list. Your assistance and contribution are much appreciated!

Australian Public Holidays, School Holidays & Other Important Days – 2011

EVENT 2011 URL STATE/S:
New Year’s Day Sat 1 Jan ALL
New Year’s Day HOLIDAY Mon 3 Jan ALL
Tennis – Australian Open Mon 17 Jan – Sun 30 Jan http://www.australianopen.com/ en_AU/index.html Held in Melbourne
Australia Day Wed 26 Jan All
Valentines Day Mon 14 Feb All
Mardi Gras Festival Sat 5 Mar http://www.mardigras.org.au/mardi-gras-2011/index.cfm SYD city only
Labour Day Mon 7 Mar WA
International Women’s Day Tue 8 Mar Australia-wide
Labour Day Mon 14 Mar VIC
Canberra Day Mon 14 Mar Canberra
Adelaide Cup Day Mon 14 Mar SA
Hour Day Mon 14 Mar TAS
Commonwealth Day Mon 14 Mar
St Patricks Day Thu 17 Mar ALL
Australian Grand Prix Thu 24-Sun 27 March http://www.grandprix.com.au/ Held in MELB
Good Friday Fri 22 April ALL
Easter Monday Mon 25 April ALL
Anzac Day Mon 25 April ALL
Easter Tuesday Tue 26 April TAS
Labour Day Mon 2 May QLD
Mothers Day Sun 8 May Australia-wide (2nd Sunday in May)
Football – State of Origin 1 Wed 25 May Held in BRISBANE
Foundation Day Mon 7 Jun WA
Queen’s Birthday Mon 13 Jun ALL except WA
Football – State of Origin 2 Wed 15 Jun Held in SYDNEY
Football – State of Origin 3 Wed 6 Jul Held in BRISBANE
Bank Holiday Mon 1 Aug NSW
Royal Queensland Show Day Wed 10 Aug QLD Brisbane metro only
City to Surf Sun 14 Aug http://www.city2surf.com.au/ Sydney – (2nd week)August
Fathers Day Sun 4 Sept Australia-wide (1st Sunday in September)
Blackmores Sydney Running Festival Sun 18 Sept http://www.sydneymarathon.org/ Sydney
AFL grand final day – date not confirmed yet Sat 24 Sept http://www.afl.com.au/ Held in Melb (last Sat in Sept)
Queens Birthday Mon 27 Sept WA
NRL grand final day Sun 2 Oct http://www.nrl.com/ Held in Sydney (1st Sun in Oct)
Labour Day Mon 3 Oct NSW/ACT/SA
Hobart Show Thu 20 Oct TAS
Halloween Mon 31 Oct
Melbourne Cup Day Tue 1 Nov http://www.melbournecup.com/melbourne-cup-carnival/ VIC (Melbourne metropolitan only)
Remembrance Day Fri 11 Nov Aust, NZ
Christmas Day Sun 25 Dec ALL
Boxing Day Mon 26 Dec ALL
Christmas Day HOLIDAY Tue 27 Dec ALL

Australian School Holidays – 2011

NSW
1st Term 28 January 8 April
2nd Term 27 April 1 July
3rd Term 18 July 23 September
4th Term 10 October 20 December
VIC
1st Term 4 February 8 April
2nd Term 27 April 1 June
3rd Term 18 July 23 September
4th Term 10 October 22 December
QLD
1st Term 24 January 15 April
2nd Term 26 April 24 June
3rd Term 11 July 16 September
4th Term 3 October 9 December

Important Australian Public Holidays And Events 2010

January 2010
New Year’s Day Fri 1 Jan ALL STATES
Tennis – Australian Open Mon 18 Jan – Sun 31 Jan Held in Melbourne
Australia Day Tue 26 Jan ALL STATES
February 2010
Valentines Day Sun 14 Feb
Mardi Gras Festival Sat 27 Feb Sydney city only
March 2010
Labour Day Mon 1 Mar WA
International Women’s Day Tue 8 Mar ALL STATES
Labour Day Mon 8 Mar VIC
Canberra Day Mon 8 Mar Canberra
Adelaide Cup Day Mon 8 Mar SA
St Patricks Day Wed 17 Mar ALL STATES
April 2010
Good Friday Fri 2 Apr ALL STATES
Easter Monday Mon 5 Apr ALL STATES
Anzac Day Sun 25 Apr Mon 26 Apr
May 2010
Labour Day Mon 3 May QLD
Mothers Day Sun 9 May ALL STATES (2nd Sunday in May)
Football – State of Origin 1 Wed 26 May Held in Sydney
June 2010
Queen’s Birthday Mon 14 Jun ALL except WA
Football – State of Origin 2 Wed 16 Jun Held in Brisbane
July 2010
Football – State of Origin 3 Wed 7 Jul Held in Sydney
August 2010
Bank Holiday Mon 2 Aug NSW, ACT
City to Surf Sun 8 Aug Sydney – (2nd week) August
Royal Queensland Show Day Wed 11 Aug QLD Brisbane metro only
September 2010
Fathers Day Sun 5 Sept ALL STATES (1st Sunday in September)
Blackmores Sydney Running Festival Sun 19 Sept Sydney
AFL grand final day Sat 25 Sept Held in Melbourne
October 2010
NRL grand final day Sun 3 Oct Held in Sydney
Labour Day Mon 4 Oct NSW/ACT/SA
November 2010
Melbourne Cup Day Tue 2 Nov VIC (Melbourne metropolitan only)
Remembrance Day Thu 11 Nov ALL STATES
December 2010
Christmas Day Sat 25 Dec ALL STATES
Boxing Day Sun 26 Dec ALL STATES
Christmas & Box Day Holiday Mon 27 Dec ALL STATES (to be confirmed)

Australian School Holidays – 2010

NSW
1st Term 27 January 1 April
2nd Term 19 April 2 July
3rd Term 29 July 24 September
4th Term 11 October 17 December
VIC
1st Term 1 February 26 March
2nd Term 12 April 25 June
3rd Term 12 July 17 September
4th Term 4 October 17 December
QLD
1st Term 27 January 1 April
2nd Term 12 April 25 June
3rd Term 12 July 17 September
4th Term 4 October 10 December

9 Responses to “Holidays”

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  1. 1 Gavin Buckett
    May 18, 2009 at 12:34 am

    Hi Marc,
    What a great resource. Here are a couple of Melbourne dates that you can add:
    1/2 – 31/3/2010 – Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
    Labour Day Holiday – MOOMBA Festival and Parade – (many city streets closed)
    Mid March – date TBC – Avalon air show – held every two years – next in 2011
    Mid March – date TBC – Melbourne Grand Prix
    1/4 – 30/4/2010 – Melbourne Comedy Festival
    21/09/2009 – Brownlow Medal Night
    25/09/2009 – Grand Final Parade (many city streets closed)
    26 – 30/12/2009 (held every year) – Boxing Day Test.

    Eat well. Eat safe!

    Gavin

    http://www.australianfoodsafety.com.au

  2. 2 Dr Marc Dussault
    May 20, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Gavin,
    That’s great – thank on behalf of everyone who comes to this page to get up-to-date listing of important Australian events.

    T ogether
    E veryone
    A chieves
    M ore!

  3. 3 Marilyn Smith
    September 26, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    No info for school holidays in WA, Tasmania or N.T. I don’t have children at school, but school often influence my clinic activities. I am sure others would also find the dates helpful. Even just for someone visiting one of these states wishing to ovoid school hols so that accommodation, etc is easier.
    Cheers

  4. 4 Dr Marc Dussault
    September 28, 2009 at 10:41 am

    If you or anyone else has these dates, I’ll be happy to add them into the calendar – THANKS FOR THE TIP!

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  6. 6 Bud Corwin
    April 30, 2010 at 11:25 am

    Hi to all downunder,

    Could you possibly get a list from someone here in the USA so we might be aware of exactly when all our different states may be celebrating their holidays? Just a thought. I’m new to this site, so please forgive me if I ask any dumb questions. Thanks in advance, and I hope to get to know some of you in the near future.

    Bud Corwin

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  9. 9 Dede Rushmore
    February 6, 2011 at 10:56 am

    What a great idea – all the holidays in one place — THX for saving me such more time! :-)

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