Is today a public holiday in Queensland?
Public holidays in Queensland are set by QLD legislation. Here's today's status and the next one coming up.
What about the other states?
Public holidays in Queensland
This page always answers for today in Queensland. When QLD has a gazetted public holiday the verdict turns to “Yes” with the holiday's name; on any other day it's “No”, followed by a live countdown to the next one.
Whether a day is a public holiday in QLD is set by QLD legislation, which is why the answer can differ from the state next door. Substitute days — when a holiday lands on a weekend — are counted and labelled here too.
Common questions
Yes. Easter Saturday is a gazetted public holiday in QLD, alongside Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Generally yes. Working a gazetted QLD public holiday usually attracts public-holiday penalty rates under your award or agreement, and many employees are entitled to the day off on full pay. Check your specific award for the exact rate.
QLD sets its own public holidays by legislation. Nationally shared days aside, each jurisdiction picks its own — so QLD can observe a holiday on a date when the rest of the country is at work, and vice versa.
The next public holiday in QLD is shown at the top of this page with a live countdown, and it updates automatically as each one passes. The full list of upcoming dates is on the Queensland public holidays page.