# Australia Day Public Holiday — 2026

**Date: 26 January 2026**

## Working

- Australia Day is fixed by date as **26 January** each year across all Australian states and territories.
- To determine the day of the week for 26 January 2026:
  - 1 January 2026 falls on a **Thursday**.
  - Counting forward in 7-day increments: 1 Jan (Thu) → 8 Jan (Thu) → 15 Jan (Thu) → 22 Jan (Thu) → 26 Jan is 4 days after 22 Jan, i.e. **Monday**.
- Since 26 January 2026 falls on a **Monday** (a weekday), no weekend substitute/alternate holiday arrangement is triggered.

## Answer

**26 January 2026**