Public Holidays South Australia

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Public Holidays South Australia

South Australia is the central part of Australia. South Australia is the fourth largest state out of Australia’s six states and two territories.

South Australia celebrates good number of events along with the special occasions that generally occur every year.

The list of Public holidays South Australia includes the commonly observed days like the New Year’s Day, Australia day, Good Friday, Easter Monday and Tuesday, Anzac day, Queen’s Birthday, Christmas day and Boxing day.

Apart from these commonly celebrated public holidays, the list of public holidays South Australia also holds some space for special occasions like Adelaide Cup day, Proclamation day and the Volunteer’s day which is an alternative name given to the Queen’s official birthday.

Similar to the Melbourne cup, the Adelaide cup is the last quality group race of about 3200 meters. It is for the racing enthusiasts who want to test their staying ability in a lengthy race. The Adelaide cup race is one of the oldest races in the history of Australia and is conducted by the South Australian Jockey Club.

The second special day is the proclamation day. It is the South Australian public holiday that celebrates the proclamation of the state as a British province. It was made by Captain John Hindmarsh adjacent to the Old Gum Tree at Glenelg way back in 1836 on 28^th of December. If not on 28^th of December, this day is observed on the first working day after Christmas. However, the ceremonies and celebrations are formally held on the 28^th of December.

The list of public holidays South Australia reflects volunteer’s day which is nothing but the other name given to Queen’s birthday which is observed on Queen’s official birthday. It is a day when people are off work and get an opportunity to do something new along with family.

The following days are public holidays under the National Employment Standards:

                1 January (New Year’s Day)
                26 January (Australia Day)
                Good Friday
                Easter Monday
                25 April (Anzac Day)
                Queen’s birthday holiday

(on the day it is celebrated in a state or territory or a region of a state or territory)
                25 December (Christmas Day)
                26 December (Boxing Day)

These days may be substituted for another day under state or territory law, by agreement under the terms of an award or agreement, or between an employer
and an award / agreement free employee.

Additional public holidays can also be provided under state or territory law. For example, regional public holidays that apply only in a specific area, state public holidays for Labour Day and Melbourne Cup Day in Victoria.

For more information about public holidays in your state or territory, you can contact your relevant state or territory department below.

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Disclaimer - All public holidays are correct at the time of printing. Holiday dates are determined by each state authority and are subject to change. Please ensure you check relevant holiday dates for each state before making a holiday booking.