Queensland public holiday dates for 2020
Holiday | Date in 2020 |
|---|---|
New Year's Day | Wednesday 1 January |
Australia Day | Monday 27 January1 |
Good Friday | Friday 10 April |
The day after Good Friday | Saturday 11 April |
Easter Sunday | Sunday 12 April2 |
Easter Monday | Monday 13 April |
Anzac Day | Saturday 25 April |
Labour Day | Monday 4 May3 |
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)4 | Show holiday moved to Friday 14 August 2020 for one year only7 |
2020 People’s long weekend7 only in the following areas: Brisbane; Burdekin; Charters Towers; Cloncurry; Gold Coast; Livingstone; Logan; Mackay; Rockhampton; Weipa Town Area; and Whitsunday (Bowen area only) | Friday 14 August7 |
Queen’s Birthday | Monday 5 October3 |
Christmas Eve (24 December) 6pm – midnight | Thursday 24 December6 |
Christmas Day | Friday 25 December |
Boxing Day | Saturday 26 December and |
- Australia Day public holiday – if 26 January is a Saturday or Sunday, the public holiday is to be observed on the following Monday
- Easter Sunday is appointed as a public holiday. These arrangements have been in place since 2017 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 1 December 2016).
- Labour Day public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in May and the Birthday of the Sovereign (Queen’s Birthday) public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in October. These arrangements have been in place since 2016 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 13 October 2015).
- The Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day (Brisbane only) is held on the Wednesday during the RNA Show period. The RNA Show commences on the first Friday in August, unless the first Friday is prior to 5 August, then it commences on the second Friday of August.
- For 2020 only, a public holiday has been appointed in place of previously appointed show public holidays in certain areas of the State.
- From 2019, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve (24 December).
- From Christmas Day 2011, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for an extra public holiday to be added when Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day falls on a weekend.
Note: The Holidays Act 1983 permits the Minister to substitute another day for any public holiday.