South Australia Public Holidays 2026

2026 public holidays at a glance

South Australia has 14 confirmed public holiday dates in 2026, based on the official government source linked below. These are grouped into national holidays observed across Australia, SA-specific state-wide holidays, and any regional, part-day or public-service-only dates that don’t apply to everyone.

Full SA 2026 public holiday list

Types shown here (national, state-wide, regional, part-day or public-service-only) are based on the notes published alongside the official SA calendar. Regional and local arrangements can vary by council area — always confirm with the official source below before relying on a date for travel, business or childcare planning.

2026 long weekends created by these public holidays

A public holiday that falls on a Monday or Friday creates an automatic long weekend. In SA in 2026, that applies to:

• Australia Day — Monday, 26 January 2026
• Adelaide Cup Day — Monday, 9 March 2026
• Good Friday — Friday, 3 April 2026
• Easter Monday — Monday, 6 April 2026
• King’s Birthday — Monday, 8 June 2026
• Labour Day — Monday, 5 October 2026
• Christmas Day — Friday, 25 December 2026
• Proclamation Day Holiday — Monday, 28 December 2026

Public holidays that fall on other weekdays, or on a weekend day itself, don’t create an extra day off on their own, though some come with an additional substitute-day holiday — check the type column above.

How this relates to school holidays

Some of the dates above fall inside a SA school holiday break, and some fall during term instead — which matters for travel pricing and trading hours. See the South Australia School Holidays 2026 page for the full term dates and holiday breaks, or the state-by-state breakdown of which 2026 public holidays fall inside a school break.

Related pages

South Australia school holidays 2026 · Public holidays by state · Calendar downloads