Current Date And Time In Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
21:57:48 AEST
Capital: Canberra
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Timezone: UTC +10:00 (AEST)
Population: 455,869
Area: 2,358.00 km²
State Code: ACT
Planning business schedules or travel in Australian Capital Territory, Australia? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Australian Capital Territory, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Australian Capital Territory observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Australian Capital Territory, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Australia Day on January 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Australia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Australia's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Australian Capital Territory and the rest of Australia, not a separate Australian Capital Territory-specific calendar.
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These are Australia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Australia's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Australia, including Australian Capital Territory. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Day | January 26 | National Public Holiday | Full Closure (Banks, Schools & Public Administration) | www.fairwork.gov.au |
| ANZAC Day | April 25 | National Public Holiday | Full Closure (Morning Commercial Restrictions & Bank Closure) | www.fairwork.gov.au |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Day | Tue, Jan 26, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Australian Capital Territory close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Australia are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Australian Capital Territory doesn't simply disappear — Australia's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Australian Capital Territory's capital, Canberra observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Australian Capital Territory.