January 2026
The January long weekend is 24–26 January, in every state and territory.
Every January long weekend this year has been and gone. The 2027 dates are below.
Who gets a long weekend in January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan | 3 | Australia Day |
| NSW | Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan | 3 | Australia Day |
| NT | Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan | 3 | Australia Day |
| QLD | Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan | 3 | Australia Day |
| SA | Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan | 3 | Australia Day |
| TAS | Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan | 3 | Australia Day |
| VIC | Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan | 3 | Australia Day |
| WA | Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan | 3 | Australia Day |
January 2027
| Where | Dates | Days | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| NSW | Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| NT | Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| QLD | Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| SA | Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| TAS | Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| VIC | Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| WA | Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's 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.