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Queensland Public Holidays
| Queensland | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| New Year's Day | Saturday 1 January Monday 3 January * | Monday, 2 January (Approved) | Tuesday, 1 January | Wednesday, 1 January |
| Australia Day | Wednesday 26 January | Thursday, 26 January | ** Monday, 28 January | **Monday, 27 January |
| Good Friday | Friday 22 April | Friday, 6 April | Friday, 29 March | Friday, 18 April |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday 23 April | Saturday, 7 April | Saturday, 30 March | Saturday, 19 April |
| Easter Monday | Tuesday 26 April** | Monday, 9 April | Monday, 1 April | Monday, 21 April |
| Anzac Day | Monday 25 April | Wednesday, 25 April | Thursday, 25 April | Friday, 25 April |
| Labour Day | Monday 2 May | Monday, 7 May | Monday, 6 May | Monday, 5 May |
| Queen's Birthday | Monday 13 June | Monday, 11 June | Monday, 10 June | Monday, 9 June |
| Royal Queensland Show - Brisbane Only | Wednesday 17 August *** | Wednesday, 15 August | Wednesday, 14 August | Wednesday, 13 August |
| Christmas Day | Monday 26 December | Tuesday, 25 December | Wednesday, 25 December | Thursday, 25 December |
| Boxing Day | Tuesday 27 December | Wednesday, 26 December | Thursday, 26 December | Friday, 26 December |
| * The Holidays Act 1983 (Qld), as amended by the Holidays Amendment Act 2010 on 7 October 2010, provides for both days to be observed as public holidays in 2011. |
| **The Queensland Government has appointed Tuesday 26 April 2011 as a substitute public holiday for Easter Monday. |
| *** Show holidays and other special holidays are also observed on various dates in other regions. |
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Queensland popularly known as the sunshine state for its warm weather was named after Queen Victoria. Brisbane is the capital of Queensland.
The Queensland public holidays’ list highlights a special occasion, the Queen’s birthday. Though all the states and territories of Australia hold grand celebrations on the Queen’s original as well as official birthday, Queensland holds special programs like the Royal Queensland show at Brisbane.
Queensland public holidays are the same as that of the holidays declared in other states and territories of Australia. However, one important and most special occasion on the calendar of public holidays is the Queen’s birthday.
The birthday of Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, the Queen of Australia, is a significant and important day marked in the calendars of Australia. Especially the citizens of Queensland thoroughly celebrate this day in honor of the Queen.
While the Royal Queensland show is held on Wednesday, the 17th of August in 2011 at Brisbane, other states and territories of Australia also observe show holidays and other special holidays on different days.
Other than the Queen’s birthday, the citizens of Australia celebrate Australia day which holds great significance to them as well. This day is remarkable in the history of Australia.
History reveals that the tradition of celebrating Australia day on 26hth of January though is recent, until 1935 not all the Australian states and territories used this name to highlight the date.
Apart from this special occasion in the list of Queensland public holidays, the citizens of Queensland celebrate New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Easter, Good Friday, Christmas Day, boxing day, Anzac day and labor day respectively.
Out of all the Queensland public holidays, a substituted holiday on the 3rd of January for New Year is the only additional holiday declared in Queensland for the year 2011.
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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.
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