QUEENSLAND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Public Holiday information for Queensland residents and visitors.

As of 2023, Australia will observe the King’s Birthday public holiday. This replaces the Queen’s Birthday public holiday.

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Note: Regional Holidays for 2023 were last edited on 30/12/2022.

To view regional show and other Queensland public holiday dates, use the regional filter below.

INCLUDE REGIONAL HOLIDAYS

Statewide Public Holidays QLD 2023

Holiday	Date	Holiday Type	Area
New Year's Day*	Sunday, 1 January 2023	Public	Qld Wide
New Year's Day Additional Day	Monday, 2 January 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Australia Day	Thursday, 26 January 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Good Friday	Friday, 7 April 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Easter Saturday	Saturday, 8 April 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Easter Sunday	Sunday, 9 April 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Easter Monday	Monday, 10 April 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Anzac Day	Tuesday, 25 April 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Labour Day	Monday, 1 May 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Royal Queensland Show (Ekka)	Wednesday, 16 August 2023	Public	Brisbane
King's Birthday	Monday, 2 October 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Christmas Eve (part day - 6pm til midnight)	Sunday, 24 December 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Christmas Day	Monday, 25 December 2023	Public	Qld Wide
Boxing Day	Tuesday, 26 December 2023	Public	Qld Wide

*In 2023 New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, as a result there is an additional public holiday on Monday the 2nd of January. From 2019, the Holidays Act 1983 allows for a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve (24th of December). The Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) Public Holiday is for Brisbane only. Please select your region to view regional Ekka public holiday dates.

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Additional Information

In Queensland, Public Holidays can basically be divided into three groups:

Public Holidays – Statewide

Show Holidays

Other Holidays

Statewide

These are the holidays that we all know and love such as Australia Day, ANZAC Day, King’s Birthday, Labour Day and so on. These holidays are generally held on the same day throughout Queensland.

Show Holidays

Most regions of Queensland have access to some form of Show Holiday. These types of public holiday are much less regimented and the designated day off can change between regions for the same show. The Ekka Holiday (Royal Queensland Show) is a good example where Brisbane City have a different day off to the Gold Coast and even the Moreton Region. This allows the show organisers to avoid huge bottlenecks with everyone trying to attend the show on the same day.

There are a large number of smaller local show holidays throughout various regions of Qld.

Other Holidays

From time to time there are one off holidays added to our holiday calendar in special circumstances. For example, in 2023 there was a special New Year’s Day public holiday on the 2nd January because New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday.