Verified guide
Australia — Victoria public holidays for 2026
These observed dates come from the bundled verified holiday dataset used by Breakgain. Whether a public holiday is a non-working day for you depends on your entitlement and working pattern.
Local, regional and part-day public holidays are excluded where they cannot be represented as full-day state or territory holidays.
Observed holidays
Substitute dates
Planning year
Verified dates
Holiday list
Substitute status is shown where the official observed date differs from the original holiday date.
New Year's Day
Australia Day
Labour Day
Good Friday
Saturday before Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Anzac Day
King's Birthday
Friday before the AFL Grand Final
Date listed by Fair Work for 2026.
Melbourne Cup
Some regional areas in Victoria observe a different date.
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Additional public holiday for Boxing Day
Source and provenance
Verified structured data only.
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman public holidays by state and territory. Accessed 4 Aug 2026. Dataset version AU-VIC-2026.2026-08-04; manifest version 2026.08.04.
Breakgain will not infer missing public holidays. Invalid region or year combinations are excluded from the guide route and sitemap.
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