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King's Birthday 2026

The date varies: 4 different dates in 2026

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.

In 2026, King's Birthday falls on 4 different dates: on Monday 1 June 2026 in New Zealand; on Monday 8 June 2026 in New South Wales and Victoria; on Monday 28 September 2026 in Western Australia; on Monday 5 October 2026 in Queensland. Every date is a Monday, so each gives a three-day weekend. For comparison in New South Wales, the 2027 date is Monday 14 June 2027.

Dates in 2026

Monday 1 June 2026

Monday 8 June 2026

Australia

Monday 28 September 2026

Australia

Monday 5 October 2026

Australia

About King's Birthday

The King's Birthday holiday marks the official birthday of the sovereign, not the King's actual birthday, which is 14 November. Each country, and in Australia each State, chooses its own date, so the same holiday falls months apart.

In New South Wales and Victoria it is the second Monday of June, and in New Zealand the first Monday of June. Queensland holds it on the first Monday of October. Western Australia set its date by proclamation each year, usually in late September, until 2027; the Public and Bank Holiday Amendment Act 2026 moves it to the second Monday of June from 2028 and adds a separate Show Day, set by proclamation, in the September school holidays. Some regional towns in Western Australia hold the King's Birthday on a local date instead; this site counts the statewide date only.

The United Kingdom has no public holiday for the sovereign's birthday, and in Canada the sovereign's birthday is marked by Victoria Day in May. As a Monday holiday the King's Birthday never needs a substitute day and always gives a three-day weekend.

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