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Victoria essentials
How VIC stacks up
Victoria has 14 public holidays and 6 long weekends in 2026. That's 1 day behind the leaders, SA, NT & ACT (15). Only VIC gets Friday before the AFL Grand Final and Melbourne Cup Day.
Public holidays in Victoria
Victoria (VIC) observes the national public holidays every state shares — New Year's Day, Australia Day, the Easter break, Anzac Day, Christmas and Boxing Day — alongside its own gazetted days. Simple Calendar keeps them all in one place, with the weekday each lands on and any substitute or regional notes.
Choose VIC once and your dates follow you across the site: long weekends, school terms, a full-year calendar and the working-day tools all scope themselves to Victoria. Every date is checked against the official state and territory government gazettes.
Common questions
How many public holidays does Victoria have?
Victoria (VIC) has 14 public holidays in 2026, including both the national holidays and its own state-specific days. Of these, 10 fall on a weekday.
When is the next public holiday in Victoria?
The next public holiday in VIC is shown at the top of this page with a live countdown, and the full list of upcoming dates is on the Victoria public holidays page.
What public holidays are unique to Victoria?
In 2026, Friday before the AFL Grand Final and Melbourne Cup Day are public holidays observed only in VIC.
How many long weekends and working days are there in Victoria?
Victoria has 6 long weekends in 2026 and 251 working days once weekends and public holidays are excluded.
Related tools
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Printable calendar
VICPrint a full year or a single month with public holidays and school terms, or save it as a PDF.
Daylight saving
VICSee when the clocks change and which Australian states observe daylight saving.
Is today a public holiday?
VICCheck today's public holiday status in every state and territory.
Calendar subscriptions
Add public holidays to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook.