Father's Day in Australia
Father's Day 2027 is Sunday 5 September
The first Sunday in September — in 316 days.
As of Saturday 24 October 2026, Sydney time.
Sunday
5September 2027
Father's Day 2027
in 316 days- A public holiday?
- No Set by custom, not by law
- In the United States
- The third Sunday in June — not September
Father's Day for the next five years
- Sunday 5 September 2027
- Sunday 3 September 2028
- Sunday 2 September 2029
- Sunday 1 September 2030
- Sunday 7 September 2031
Where the date comes from
Australia marks Father's Day on the first Sunday in September — not in June, as the United States does, where the third Sunday in June was made permanent in 1972. The modern day began in the US; one of the earliest Australian mentions the ABC found is in the Newcastle Sun in September 1936. A calculator built for American readers can give you a June date, which is the wrong answer here.
Source: A history of Father’s Day, ABC News, 3 September 2017. Unlike every public holiday on this site, no Act sets this date — so there is no instrument to cite, only the custom. For days that are holidays, see public holidays by state, or count to any date with the date calculator.