Public holidays in Victoria for 2026
Other years: 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026
| Holiday | Date in 2026 |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday 1 January |
| Australia Day | Monday 26 January |
| Labour Day | Monday 9 March |
| Good Friday1 | Friday 3 April |
| Saturday before Easter Sunday | Saturday 4 April |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 5 April |
| Easter Monday | Monday 6 April |
| ANZAC Day1 | Saturday 25 April2 |
| King's Birthday | Monday 8 June |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final | Subject to AFL schedule3 |
| Melbourne Cup | Tuesday 3 November4 |
| Christmas Day1 | Friday 25 December |
| Boxing Day | Saturday 26 December Monday 28 December5 |
1 ANZAC Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.
2 ANZAC Day is commemorated on the day it falls. There is no replacement holiday when ANZAC Day falls on a weekend.
3 Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2026 AFL schedule.
4 Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
5 As Boxing Day falls on a Saturday, an additional public holiday is given on the following Monday.