HolidayTally

Moving holiday dates, 2026 to 2035

Public holidays whose date changes every year, with the rule that sets them and the date in each jurisdiction where they are a public holiday.

The table shows 2026 to 2028; each holiday's page has every year from 2026 to 2035. Where the date differs between jurisdictions, the cell gives the number of dates.

Holiday202620272028Rule
Good Friday Fri 3 Apr Fri 26 Mar Fri 14 Apr The Friday before Easter Sunday, which follows the Western (Gregorian) Easter date.
Easter Monday Mon 6 Apr Mon 29 Mar Mon 17 Apr The Monday after Easter Sunday, which follows the Western (Gregorian) Easter date.
Ascension Day Thu 14 May Thu 6 May Thu 25 May The Thursday 39 days after Easter Sunday, the sixth Thursday of the Western (Gregorian) Easter season.
Whit Monday Mon 25 May Mon 17 May Mon 5 Jun The Monday after Whit Sunday (Pentecost), which falls 50 days after Western Easter Sunday, so the holiday comes 50 days after Easter Sunday. The Orthodox churches count Pentecost from their own Easter, so their Whit Monday is a different date and is not listed here.
Corpus Christi Thu 4 Jun Thu 27 May Thu 15 Jun The Thursday 60 days after Easter Sunday, the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, following the Western (Gregorian) Easter date.
Orthodox Easter Mon 13 Apr Mon 3 May Mon 17 Apr Orthodox Easter Sunday is computed on the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar until 2100, so it falls between 4 April and 8 May. Easter Monday follows it the next day.
Thanksgiving (United States) Thu 26 Nov Thu 25 Nov Thu 23 Nov Fourth Thursday of November.
Thanksgiving (Canada) Mon 12 Oct Mon 11 Oct Mon 9 Oct Second Monday of October.
Victoria Day Mon 18 May Mon 24 May Mon 22 May The last Monday before 25 May (between 18 and 24 May), called National Patriots' Day in Quebec.
King's Birthday 4 dates 4 dates 3 dates Second Monday of June in New South Wales and Victoria, first Monday of June in New Zealand, first Monday of October in Queensland. In Western Australia it was a date proclaimed each year, usually the last Monday of September, until 2027; from 2028 it is the second Monday of June.
Labour Day 6 dates 6 dates 5 dates First Monday of September in Canada and the United States (Labor Day), fourth Monday of October in New Zealand, and in Australia the second Monday of March in Victoria, the first Monday of May in Queensland and the first Monday of October in New South Wales. In Western Australia it was the first Monday of March until 2027; from 2028 it is the second Monday of March, or the third in a State election year.
Matariki Fri 10 Jul Fri 25 Jun Fri 14 Jul A Friday in June or July fixed for each year by the Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Act 2022, following the Māori lunar calendar.
Family Day Mon 16 Feb Mon 15 Feb Mon 21 Feb Third Monday of February.
Memorial Day Mon 25 May Mon 31 May Mon 29 May Last Monday of May.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Mon 19 Jan Mon 18 Jan Mon 17 Jan Third Monday of January.
Presidents' Day Mon 16 Feb Mon 15 Feb Mon 21 Feb Third Monday of February, officially Washington's Birthday.