Public holidays

Federal public holidays in 2026:

• Thursday 1 January: New Year's Day

• Friday 2 January: Second of January

• Tuesday 6 January: Epiphany

• Monday 9 March: International Women's Day (rollover from 8 March)

• Friday 3 April: Good Friday

• Friday 1 May: International Workers' Day

• Friday 8 May: Victory in Europe Day

• Monday 22 June: President's Day

• Friday 21 August: Midsummer Public Holiday

• Thursday 17 September: Purple Day

• Wednesday 11 November: Remembrance Day

• Thursday 24 December: Christmas Eve

• Friday 25 December: Christmas Day

• Monday 28 December: Boxing Day (rollover from 26 December)

• Wednesday 30 December: Second of January (rollover from 2 January 2027)

• Thursday 31 December: New Year's Eve

Days marked in red are statute holidays, where people in most non-essential fields may not work without a licence from the regional government.

This list does not include regional public holidays, or the paid annual leave you are guaranteed under federal law (25 days for full-time workers, NOT including the above days).

Below is a list of public holidays and rollovers in Elsongia.

This page currently only displays federal public holidays for full-time workers; please speak to your local authority and your employer for the holidays that apply to you.

Public holidays that take place on a weekend or another public holiday are usually rolled over to the next weekday, unless there is a special decree to move it in a different manner.

Time zone depicted is either Elsongian Time ELT (UTC+0), or Elsongian Summer Time (UTC+1), depending on the time of year.

The below is checked to 6 January 2028; information after this date has not yet been confirmed.

The 15 current federal public holidays in Elsongia are as follows:

• New Year's Day: 1 January. Statute holiday.

• Second of January: 2 January.

• Epiphany: 6 January.

• International Women's Day: 8 March.

• Good Friday: The Friday before Easter Sunday, which can be anywhere between 20 March and 23 April. In 2026, it falls on 3 April.

• International Workers' Day: 1 May. Statute holiday.

• Victory in Europe Day: 8 May.

• President's Day: Chosen by the President upon their election. Will be 22 June until at least 2028.

• Midsummer: Third Friday in August. In 2026, this is 21 August.

• Purple Day: 17 September. Statute holiday.

• Remembrance Day: 11 November.

• Christmas Eve: 24 December.

• Christmas Day: 25 December. Statute holiday.

• Boxing Day: 26 December.

• New Year's Eve: 31 December.

Statute holidays are days where, under the Trading Standards Act 1997, it is illegal for persons in non-essential fields to work without a state or government licence.

The President has the right under the Workers' Holidays Act 1883 to declare a public holiday at any time before 04:00 on the day in question. This power may be used in the event of a major sport win or as an emergency contingency.

There is uncertainty around public holidays past 2028, as these have not yet been certified. The Public Holidays (Streamlining) Bill was proposed to the 40th parliament in May 2025, and will likely be re-proposed to the 41st. This bill, in its current form, would reduce the number of public holidays to 10 (excluding Second of January, Epiphany, Midsummer, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day) in exchange for Good Friday becoming a Statute Holiday.