Long Weekends in Australia in 2026

Every public holiday that becomes a 3 or 4 day break, plus the one or two PTO days to take for a longer stretch.

January 1 – January 4

4 days off

1 PTO day

New Year's Day

Bridge day: January 2

January 24 – January 26

3 days off

Free long weekend

Australia Day

April 3 – April 6

4 days off

Free long weekend

Good Friday

Public holidays: Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday

December 25 – December 28

4 days off

Free long weekend

Christmas Day

Public holidays: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day)

Plan these in TimeOffCalendar

Add your country, mark the bridge days as time off, and see them side by side with your partner's calendar.