Tasmania is a beautiful state located in the south-east of Australia. Over 2 million people live there. This post provides you with the details of almost all holidays celebrated and days observed 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.
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2016 — | |||||
Statewide Public Holidays | |||||
Fri | 01 Jan | New Year’s Day | Tues | 29 Mar | Easter Tuesday |
Tues | 26 Jan | Australia Day | Mon | 25 Apr | ANZAC Day |
Mon | 14 Mar | Eight Hours Day | Mon | 13 Jun | Queen’s Birthday |
Fri | 25 Mar | Good Friday | Sun | 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Sun | 27 Mar | Easter | Mon | 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
Mon | 28 Mar | Easter Monday | Tues | 27 Dec | Christmas Day Holiday* |
Local Public Holidays (see details at bottom of page) | |||||
Wed | 06 Jan | Devonport Cup | Thurs | 06 Oct | Royal Launceston Show |
Mon | 08 Feb | Royal Hobart Regatta | Fri | 14 Oct | Flinders Island Show |
Wed | 24 Feb | Launceston Cup | Thurs | 20 Oct | Royal Hobart Show |
Tues | 01 Mar | King Island Show | Mon | 07 Nov | Recreation Day (N. TAS only) |
Fri | 06 May | AGFEST (Circular Head only) | Fri | 25 Nov | Devonport Show |
Fri | 30 Sep | Burnie Show |
— 2017 — | |||||
Statewide Public Holidays | |||||
Sun | 01 Jan | New Year’s Day | Mon | 17 Apr | Easter Monday |
Mon | 02 Jan | New Year’s Day Holiday* | Tues | 18 Apr | Easter Tuesday |
Thurs | 26 Jan | Australia Day | Tues | 25 Apr | ANZAC Day |
Mon | 13 Mar | Eight Hours Day | Mon | 12 Jun | Queen’s Birthday |
Fri | 14 Apr | Good Friday | Mon | 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Sun | 16 Apr | Easter | Tues | 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
Local Public Holidays (see details at bottom of page) | |||||
Wed | 11 Jan | Devonport Cup | Thurs | 12 Oct | Royal Launceston Show |
Mon | 13 Feb | Royal Hobart Regatta | Fri | 20 Oct | Flinders Island Show |
Wed | 22 Feb | Launceston Cup | Thurs | 26 Oct | Royal Hobart Show |
Tues | 07 Mar | King Island Show | Mon | 06 Nov | Recreation Day (N. TAS only) |
Fri | 05 May | AGFEST (Circular Head only) | Fri | 1 Dec | Devonport Show |
Fri | 6 Oct | Burnie Show |
An additional public holiday is added
The Holidays Act provides for an extra public holiday to be added when Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day falls on a weekend.
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 |