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Public holidays in Australian Capital Territory, Australia in 2026
Australian Capital Territory, Australia has 15 public holidays in 2026, 11 of them on working days, leaving 250 working days. 10 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday | Australia Day |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Monday | Canberra Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Saturday | Easter Saturday |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Saturday | Anzac Day |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Monday | Anzac Day (substitute day) |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Monday | Reconciliation Day |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Monday | King's Birthday |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Monday | Labour Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 28 Dec 2026 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
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Long weekends in Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 23 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 2026: book Friday 23 Jan 2026 (Australia Day)
- 6 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (Canberra Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
- 24 Apr 2026 – 27 Apr 2026: book Friday 24 Apr 2026 (Anzac Day, Anzac Day (substitute day))
- 29 May 2026 – 1 Jun 2026: book Friday 29 May 2026 (Reconciliation Day)
- 5 Jun 2026 – 8 Jun 2026: book Friday 5 Jun 2026 (King's Birthday)
- 2 Oct 2026 – 5 Oct 2026: book Friday 2 Oct 2026 (Labour Day)
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