Current Date And Time In Alice Springs, Australia
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
02:08:31 AEST
State: Northern Territory
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Timezone: UTC +10:00 (AEST)
Population: 25,186
District: Alice Springs
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Alice Springs, Northern Territory? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Alice Springs.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Alice Springs align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Australia Day on January 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Alice Springs.
This is Australia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Australia's country-level and Northern Territory holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Alice Springs as anywhere else in Australia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Australia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Australia's country and Northern Territory holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Alice Springs just as everywhere else in Australia.
| 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 |
Businesses in Alice Springs generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Australia: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Alice Springs's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Australia declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 25,186 and running on the Australia/Darwin time zone, Alice Springs follows Australia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.