November 2026
No — no state or territory has a November long weekend in 2026, though three parts of the country do.
No jurisdiction has a statewide public holiday that makes a long weekend in November 2026. 31 October–2 November is a long weekend in part of TAS (Recreation Day). 27–29 November is a long weekend in part of TAS (Devonport Show). 27–29 November is a long weekend in part of VIC (Melbourne Cup substitute day). The nearest: before, 3–5 October in NSW, QLD, SA and the ACT; after, 25–28 December in every state and territory.
The nearest long weekends either side
| When | Where | Dates, and why |
|---|---|---|
| Before | NSW, SA, ACT | Sat 3 Oct – Mon 5 Oct Labour Day |
| Before | QLD | Sat 3 Oct – Mon 5 Oct King's Birthday |
| After | NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, ACT, NT | Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec Christmas Day, Boxing Day and the additional public holiday for Boxing Day |
| After | SA | Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec Christmas Day, the Proclamation Day holiday and the additional public holiday for Proclamation Day |
| After | TAS | Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec Christmas Day and the Boxing Day holiday |
Long weekends only part of a state gets
The table above answers for whole states, because a holiday that covers one district is not a state's long weekend. But it is still a long weekend for the people it covers — and in November 2026 there are three.
| When | Who gets it |
|---|---|
| 31 October–2 November Recreation Day | TAS everywhere that does not observe the Royal Hobart Regatta |
| 27–29 November Devonport Show | TAS the municipal areas of Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe |
| 27–29 November Melbourne Cup substitute day | VIC the City of Wodonga |
Public holidays in November that make no long weekend
A public holiday only makes a long weekend when it lands beside one. These are the ones that do not in November 2026 — the answer to "but we have a holiday that month".
- Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 3 November — VIC. A Tuesday leaves a working day between it and the weekend either side.
- Melbourne Cup substitute day, Wednesday 4 November — VIC. A Wednesday leaves a working day between it and the weekend either side. It covers only postcodes 3444, 3446 and 3458 and the localities of Cadello and Carlsruhe (Macedon Ranges Shire).
November 2027
No state or territory has a statewide long weekend in November 2027. 30 October–1 November is a long weekend in part of TAS (Recreation Day). 26–28 November is a long weekend in part of TAS (Devonport Show). 26–28 November is a long weekend in part of VIC (Melbourne Cup substitute day).
Victoria only, and not in every Victorian council: Melbourne Cup Day, council by council.
How these are worked out
Three or more days in a row with no working day in the middle, worked out from each state and territory's published dates — so a public holiday landing on a Saturday does not make one by itself, and November's answer differs by state because the underlying Acts do. How a long weekend is counted here, including what happens to part-days and district holidays.