AUSTRALIAN DATES AND TIME

Public Holidays in Tasmania

Dates of public holidays change each year and vary by state. Some dates more than 12 months in advance may not yet be officially approved. While we believe the following to be correct, please check locally for the latest information.

 

 

— 2013 —
Statewide Public Holidays
Tues	01 Jan	New Year's Day	Tues	02 Apr	Easter Tuesday (see notes)
Mon	28 Jan**	Australia Day	Thur	25 Apr	ANZAC Day
Mon	11 Mar	Eight Hours Day	Mon	10 Jun	Queen's Birthday
Fri	29 Mar	Good Friday	Wed	25 Dec	Christmas Day
Mon	01 Apr	Easter Monday	Thur	26 Dec	Boxing Day
Local Public Holidays (see details at bottom of page)
Wed	09 Jan	Devonport Cup	Thurs	10 Oct	Royal Launceston Show
Mon	11 Feb	Royal Hobart Regatta	Fri	18 Oct	Flinders Island Show
Wed	27 Feb	Launceston Cup	Thurs	24 Oct	Royal Hobart Show
Tues	05 Mar	King Island Show	Mon	4 Nov	Recreation Day (N. TAS only)
Fri	03 May	AGFEST (Circular Head only)	Fri	29 Nov	Devonport Show
Fri	04 Oct	Burnie Show

 

 

— 2014 —        (proposed dates, not yet approved)
Statewide Public Holidays
Wed	01 Jan	New Year's Day	Tues	22 Apr	Easter Tuesday (see notes)
Mon	27 Jan**	Australia Day	Fri	25 Apr	ANZAC Day
Mon	10 Mar	Eight Hours Day	Mon	09 Jun	Queen's Birthday
Fri	18 Apr	Good Friday	Thur	25 Dec	Christmas Day
Mon	21 Apr	Easter Monday	Fri	26 Dec	Boxing Day
Local Public Holidays (see details at bottom of page)
Wed	08 Jan	Devonport Cup	Thurs	09 Oct	Royal Launceston Show
Mon	10 Feb	Royal Hobart Regatta	Fri	17 Oct	Flinders Island Show
Wed	26 Feb	Launceston Cup	Thurs	23 Oct	Royal Hobart Show
Tues	04 Mar	King Island Show	Mon	03 Nov	Recreation Day (N. TAS only)
Fri	02 May	AGFEST (Circular Head only)	Fri	28 Nov	Devonport Show
Fri	03 Oct	Burnie Show

    * Additional day.   ** Substitute day  

Yes, we know Christmas is on the 25th of December. When it falls on a Sunday,
in Tasmania the Christmas Day Holiday moves to the day after Boxing Day.

Areas Affected By These Tasmanian Statutory Holidays

Christmas	Statewide	Good Friday	Statewide	Queen's Birthday	Statewide
Boxing Day	Statewide	Easter Monday	Statewide	ANZAC Day	Statewide
New Year's Day	Statewide	Australia Day	Statewide	Eight Hours Day	Statewide
Easter Tuesday	Restricted public holiday currently observed by certain awards/agreements and the State Public Service. To check ring Fair Work Infoline on 131394
Devonport Cup	From 11am for the Municipal area of Devonport (generally Public Service only)
Royal Hobart Regatta	All parts of Tasmania south of And including Oatlands and Swansea excluding Bronte Park Catagunya, Strathgordon, Tarraleah, Wayatinah and the West Coast
Launceston Cup	All day - Municipal areas of Break O’Day, Dorset, George Town, Glamorgan-Spring Bay (north of and including Cranbrook), Launceston excluding Launceston City centre and suburbs specified in Item 2 of Part 2, Meander Valley excluding suburbs and townships specified in Item 2 of Part 2, Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands North of but not including Oatlands, West Tamar excluding townships specified in Item 2 Part 2. From 11am - Launceston City centre and the following suburbs and townships: Alanvale, Blackstone Heights, East Launceston, Elphin, Franklin Village, Glen Dhu, Inveresk, Invermay, Killafaddy, Kings Meadows, Mayfield, Mowbray, Mowbray Heights, Newnham, Newstead,North Riverside, Norwood,Prospect, Prospect Vale, Punchbowl, Ravenswood, Riverside, Rocherlea, St Leonards, Sandhill, South Launceston, Summerhill, Trevallyn, Vermont, Waverley, West Launceston, West Riverside, Youngtown
King Island Show	Municipal area of King Island
AGFEST	Municipal area of Circular Head
Burnie Show	Municipal areas of Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast
Royal Launceston Show	Municipal areas of Break O’ Day, Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar
Flinders Island Show	Municipal area of Flinders Island
Royal Hobart Show	All that part of Tasmania south of an including Oatlands and Swansea, also Bronte Park, Strathgordon, Tarraleah and Wayatinah, excluding the West Coast
Recreation Day	All parts of Tasmania in which a statutory holiday is not observed for the Royal Hobart Regatta (Northern Tasmania only)
Devonport Show	Municipal areas of Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe