Public holidays 2027 in Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory has 15 public holidays in 2027; 11 fall on a working day.

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All public holidays with date and weekday

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
FridayNew Year's Day
TuesdayAustralia Day
MondayCanberra Day
FridayGood Friday
SaturdayEaster Saturday
SundayEaster Sunday
MondayEaster Monday
MondayANZAC Day
MondayReconciliation Day
MondayKing's Birthday
MondayLabor DayLabour Day
SaturdayChristmas Day
SundayBoxing Day
MondayChristmas Day (observed)
TuesdayBoxing Day (observed)

Falling on a weekend in 2027: Easter Saturday (Saturday, 27 Mar), Easter Sunday (Sunday, 28 Mar), Christmas Day (Saturday, 25 Dec) and Boxing Day (Sunday, 26 Dec).

Not a public holiday in every state, but in Australian Capital Territory: Canberra Day, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, ANZAC Day, Reconciliation Day, King's Birthday, Labor Day, Christmas Day (observed) and Boxing Day (observed).

For comparison: in 2027 the number of public holidays ranges from 10 (Tasmania) to 15 (Australian Capital Territory and Victoria). Australian Capital Territory is among the states with the most public holidays.

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Long weekends 2027

10 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 25 Jan23 Jan – 26 Jan 2027144Australia Day
Wed 27 Jan, Thu 28 Jan, Fri 29 Jan26 Jan – 31 Jan 2027362Australia Day
Tue 9 Mar, Wed 10 Mar, Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027492.3Canberra Day
Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar20 Mar – 29 Mar 20274102.5Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr26 Mar – 4 Apr 20274102.5Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 27 Apr, Wed 28 Apr, Thu 29 Apr, Fri 30 Apr24 Apr – 2 May 2027492.3ANZAC Day
Tue 1 Jun, Wed 2 Jun, Thu 3 Jun, Fri 4 Jun29 May – 6 Jun 2027492.3Reconciliation Day
Tue 15 Jun, Wed 16 Jun, Thu 17 Jun, Fri 18 Jun12 Jun – 20 Jun 2027492.3King's Birthday
Tue 5 Oct, Wed 6 Oct, Thu 7 Oct, Fri 8 Oct2 Oct – 10 Oct 2027492.3Labor Day
Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028393Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (observed), Boxing Day (observed)

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

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