--- title: "Australia Public Holidays 2020: Dates & Printable Calendar" description: "All 7 Australia public holidays in 2020 with dates and weekdays, 3 long weekends and 256 working days. Free printable calendar. Download a PDF. No signup." canonical_url: "https://calendarbest.com/holidays/australia-2020" locale: en meta: keywords: "2020 Holidays, Australia public holidays 2020, Australia long weekends 2020, Australia calendar 2020" "og:description": "All 7 Australia public holidays in 2020 with dates and weekdays, 3 long weekends and 256 working days. Free printable calendar. Download a PDF. No signup." "og:image": "https://calendarbest.com/og-image.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Australia Public Holidays 2020: Dates & Printable Calendar | CalendarBest" "twitter:description": "All 7 Australia public holidays in 2020 with dates and weekdays, 3 long weekends and 256 working days. Free printable calendar. Download a PDF. No signup." "twitter:image": "https://calendarbest.com/og-image.png" "twitter:title": "Australia Public Holidays 2020: Dates & Printable Calendar | CalendarBest" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://calendarbest.com/llms.txt) ## **How Public Holidays Work in Australia** Australia has 7 holidays observed in every state and territory, plus the monarch's birthday in most states. Weekend holidays generally move to the following Monday. Labour Day falls on different dates in each state, Easter Saturday and Sunday are holidays in some states, Queensland and Western Australia observe the King's Birthday in spring, and states add days such as Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria). Sources: [Public holidays in Australia (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Australia) ![2026 year calendar with Australia public holidays highlighted in the CalendarBest builder](https://calendarbest.com/images/australia-public-holidays-2026-calendar.webp) ## **All Australia Holidays in 2020** | Date | Holiday | About | | --- | --- | --- | | [Wed, Jan 1](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020/01) | **New Year's Day** | First day of the year, usually spent at summer barbecues and the beach. | | [Sun, Jan 26](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020/01)day off Mon, Jan 27 | **Australia Day** | Marks the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. Many First Nations people observe it as Invasion Day or Survival Day. | | [Fri, Apr 10](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020/04) | **Good Friday** | The Friday before Easter, falling in autumn in Australia. | | [Mon, Apr 13](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020/04) | **Easter Monday** | The Monday after Easter Sunday. | | [Sat, Apr 25](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020/04) | **ANZAC Day** | Remembers Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in war, with dawn services and marches. | | [Mon, Jun 8](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020/06) | **Queen's Birthday**Not nationwide | Second Monday of June in most states (not WA or QLD). | | [Fri, Dec 25](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020/12) | **Christmas Day** | A summer Christmas, often with seafood, pavlova, and outdoor gatherings. | | [Sat, Dec 26](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020/12)day off Mon, Dec 28 | **Boxing Day** | Start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Boxing Day Test cricket match. | Click a date to see it on the monthly calendar. ## **Long Weekends in 2020** - Australia Day Jan 25 – Jan 27 · 3 days - Good Friday & Easter Monday Apr 10 – Apr 13 · 4 days - Christmas Day & Boxing Day Dec 25 – Dec 28 · 4 days 1 holiday falls on a weekend without a substitute day this year. ## **Working Days per Month** - Jan21 - Feb20 - Mar22 - Apr20 - May21 - Jun22 - Jul23 - Aug21 - Sep22 - Oct22 - Nov21 - Dec21 Monday–Friday minus nationwide public holidays (256 in total). 2020 starts on a Wednesday. Compared with other years: [2019](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/australia-2019) has 254 working days, [2021](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/australia-2021) has 255 working days (vs. 256 in 2020). ## **Plan 2020 Around These Holidays** Add your vacation and bridge days to a calendar, then export it as a printable PDF. For the full year at a glance see the [2020 calendar](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2020). 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