Holiday guide
Global holiday guide rooted in Australia's calendar, observed nationwide.
Next occurrence
January 26, 2027
Tuesday · Australia/Perth
Next occurrence
January 26, 2027
Tuesday
Observed in
1 country
Current holiday dataset
Primary context
Australia
Public
Planning timezone
Australia/Perth
UTC+08:00
Next: January 26, 2027 (Tuesday)
Australia Day is a major national observance whose visibility comes from both official ceremony and the ongoing public debate around how the date should be understood. In the current dataset this holiday is only listed for Australia.
The holiday is tied to the beginning of British colonization in Australia, which is why the date carries both established patriotic ritual and sustained discussion about Indigenous history.
That mix of celebration, reflection, and political argument gives the day a distinctive place on Australia's calendar and makes it more than a routine public closure.
Australia Day is marked as a nationwide observance in the current Australia holiday data.
Australia Day is scheduled on January 27 each year. In the tracked data window, the dates land on 2025: January 27, 2026: January 26, 2027: January 26.
The current static build keeps the tracked 2025-2027 date window online for curated holiday detail pages.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January 27, 2025 | Monday |
| 2026 | January 26, 2026 | Monday |
| 2027 | January 26, 2027 | Tuesday |
In Australia, Australia Day appears in the calendar as a public holiday. People usually search this page to confirm whether the day changes working hours, whether it creates a long weekend, and how it fits with the broader holiday season in the country.
Country-specific view
Australia treats this as a nationwide observance.
Operational note
If you are planning travel, payroll, or customer support around Australia Day, use the next-occurrence date and the local timezone block together.
Australia Day works as more than a date check in Australia; it is a public marker that affects staffing, support coverage, school calendars, and travel timing. The next tracked occurrence is January 26, 2027, so this page acts as a quick planning note as well as a historical explainer.
Australia Day also appears in other country calendars such as Australia. The next recorded dates across that wider footprint include Australia on January 26, 2027, which helps explain why airline schedules, payroll calendars, and global customer-support shifts often treat the holiday as a regional wave rather than a single-country event.
Australia spans 7 timezones for planning: Australia/Perth (UTC+08:00), Australia/Eucla (UTC+08:45), Australia/Adelaide (UTC+09:30), Australia/Darwin (UTC+09:30). Australia Day also tends to be planned alongside Anzac Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day, because people rarely make calendar decisions about one public holiday in isolation.
Australia Day is only listed for Australia in the current dataset.
Australia
1 country
These country rows help explain why the same holiday can matter differently across regions even when the holiday name looks familiar. The next-date column is especially useful for travel, payroll, and support teams that plan across multiple jurisdictions.
| Country | Next date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | January 26, 2027 | Public |
Australia Day falls on January 26, 2026 (Monday) in 2026.
Australia Day is scheduled on January 27 each year. In the tracked data window, the dates land on 2025: January 27, 2026: January 26, 2027: January 26.
Australia Day is listed as a public holiday in Australia and is marked as nationwide.
Australia Day is only listed for Australia in the current dataset.
Australia uses Australia/Perth (UTC+08:00), Australia/Eucla (UTC+08:45), Australia/Adelaide (UTC+09:30), Australia/Darwin (UTC+09:30), Australia/Brisbane (UTC+10:00), Australia/Sydney (UTC+10:00), Australia/Lord_Howe (UTC+10:30) for local planning.
Australia Day is often compared with Anzac Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day on the Australia calendar.
