As we get to the final months of the year, you may already find yourself dreaming of your 2027 adventures. If that sounds like you, them you’ll want to know everything about the 2027 public holidays calendar in Australia.
Well, you’re in luck! Because not only have we put together a useful list of dates for you, so you can have them all in one handy guide, but Queensland will have a whopping 7 long public holiday weekends among 12 public holiday dates in 2026. Keep in mind that the Queensland Government may update this calendar before the end of the year if there are any changes. Here are the public holidays for 2027 in Australia in general, and Queensland specifically.
Queensland Public Holidays 2027
Australia at large will observe 11 public holidays while, in addition, the Brisbane area will celebrate Ekka in August. This comes to a total of 12 public holidays (and a half day for Christmas Eve) with seven long public holiday weekends for you take advantage of, be that by travelling far and wide, or exploring closer to home. Here are the public holidays for 2027 in Queensland:
- Friday, January 1 — New Year’s Day
- Tuesday, January 26 — Australia Day
- Friday, March 26 — Good Friday
- Saturday, March 27 — The day after Good Friday
- Sunday, March 28 — Easter Sunday
- Monday, March 29 — Easter Monday
- Monday, April 26 — Anzac Day
- Monday, May 3 — Labour Day
- Wednesday, August 11 — Royal Queensland Show/Ekka (Brisbane area only)
- Monday, October 4 — King’s Birthday
- Friday, December 24 — Christmas Eve (from 6pm to midnight)
- Saturday, December 25 and Monday, December 27 — Christmas Day
- Sunday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 28 — Boxing Day
The seven long weekends will be courtesy of New Year’s Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday (which means an extra long weekend!), Anzac Day, Labour Day, the King’s Birthday, and Christmas Day and Boxing Day (another long one).
With so many public holidays to help maximise your annual leave, it’ll be the perfect time to reconnect with nature, relax on a beach, or luxuriate in a staycation, just to give you some ideas.
