Western Australia, Australia public holidays 2026

2026 at a glance

• ANZAC Day falls on Saturday 25 April and is observed on Monday 27 April; Boxing Day falls on Saturday 26 December and is observed on Monday 28 December.
• In 2026, public holidays fall on 10 weekdays in Western Australia, the same as in 2025.

Public holidays in 2026

13 dates are counted as non-working in Western Australia in 2026; 10 of them fall on a weekday.

• observed substitute weekday off

Working days and hours by month

Working days are Monday to Friday minus the counted holidays. Hours are shown for a 7.5-hour and an 8-hour working day.

• Jan 20 working days in January, 2 holidays
• Feb 20 working days in February
• Mar 21 working days in March, 1 holiday
• Apr 19 working days in April, 5 holidays
• May 21 working days in May
• Jun 21 working days in June, 1 holiday
• Jul 23 working days in July
• Aug 21 working days in August
• Sep 21 working days in September, 1 holiday
• Oct 22 working days in October
• Nov 21 working days in November
• Dec 21 working days in December, 3 holidays

Compare with the rest of Australia

Long weekends in 2026

Runs of three or more days off in a row without taking leave.

• 3 days Saturday 24 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
• 3 days Saturday 28 February 2026 to Monday 2 March 2026
• 4 days Friday 3 April 2026 to Monday 6 April 2026
• 3 days Saturday 25 April 2026 to Monday 27 April 2026
• 3 days Saturday 30 May 2026 to Monday 1 June 2026
• 3 days Saturday 26 September 2026 to Monday 28 September 2026
• 4 days Friday 25 December 2026 to Monday 28 December 2026

Best days to take leave in 2026

The longest single break for each number of leave days, built around a public holiday.

Leave plans for the whole year

Non-overlapping breaks that give the most days off for a given number of leave days.

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Countdown

The days to the next holiday appear here when JavaScript is on.

The working days left this month and this year appear here when JavaScript is on.

Count working days between two dates

Calendar and data downloads

The subscription works in Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar. The CSV file also lists the days observed by some.

About public holidays in Western Australia

Public holidays in Western Australia are set by the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972. For 2026 and 2027 the list is New Year's Day (1 January), Australia Day (26 January), Labour Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day (25 April), Western Australia Day, the King's Birthday, Christmas Day (25 December) and Boxing Day (26 December). Easter Saturday is not a public holiday in Western Australia in 2026 or 2027.

Several dates differ from the other States. Labour Day is Monday 2 March 2026 and Monday 1 March 2027. Western Australia Day is Monday 1 June 2026 and Monday 7 June 2027. The King's Birthday is Monday 28 September 2026 and Monday 27 September 2027, months after the June date used in New South Wales and Victoria.

The WA Government sets out these weekend rules. When New Year's Day, Anzac Day or Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is also a public holiday. When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday, the following Monday is added; when it falls on a Sunday or Monday, the following Tuesday is added. When 26 January falls on a weekend, the first Monday after it is the Australia Day holiday. In 2027 Anzac Day is Sunday 25 April, so Monday 26 April is also a public holiday; Christmas Day is a Saturday and Boxing Day a Sunday, so Monday 27 December and Tuesday 28 December are added.

Some regional areas hold the King's Birthday on another date linked to a local event. In 2026 Karratha and Port Hedland held it on Monday 3 August. The WA Government states that the 2027 regional dates will be published when known. In a region with an alternative date, the date used in the rest of the State is not a public holiday there. This site counts the statewide date only.

The Public and Bank Holiday Amendment Act 2026 changes the schedule from 2028. From that year Labour Day generally moves to the second Monday in March (the third Monday in State election years, such as 2029), Western Australia Day moves to the second Monday in November, the King's Birthday moves to the second Monday in June, and Easter Saturday becomes a public holiday. A new Show Day holiday is added, to be set by proclamation in the Government Gazette on the first Monday of the September and October school holidays; some regional areas will hold it on another date instead.

The WA Government page lists no holiday on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, and none on Easter Saturday before 2028.

Source and last check

Dates are calculated with the python-holidays library 0.108 and checked against the official sources below. Last checked: 15 November 2026.

Sources

• https://www.wa.gov.au/service/employment/workplace-arrangements/public-holidays-western-australia
• https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_762_homepage.html

How the counts are made