August 2026
The August long weekend is 1–3 August, in 1 of the eight jurisdictions.
Every August long weekend this year has been and gone. The 2027 dates are below.
Who gets a long weekend in August 2026
Three days or more in a row without a working day in the middle, computed from each jurisdiction's own gazetted dates rather than assumed from the holiday name.
| Where | Dates | Days | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| NT | Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug | 3 | Picnic Day |
No August long weekend in: NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT. Those are ordinary working weeks there.
August 2027
| Where | Dates | Days | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| NT | Sat 31 Jul – Mon 2 Aug | 3 | Picnic Day |
How these are worked out
Measured from the gazetted dates, not from the holiday's name
A long weekend here means three or more days in a row with no working day in the middle — a weekend plus at least one public holiday touching it. It is computed from each jurisdiction's own list rather than assumed, which matters because a public holiday landing on a Saturday does not make one by itself.
Anzac Day 2026 is the case in point. It falls on a Saturday everywhere, and only New South Wales and Western Australia get a long weekend out of it — because only those two add a Monday. The same holiday, the same weekend, and six states and territories go back to work on the Monday.
This models a standard Monday-to-Friday week, which is not everyone's, and it counts only whole-day public holidays: an evening part-day holiday does not extend a weekend. Every date traces to the Act named on the jurisdiction's own page.