Public Holidays in Australia

The major Australian Public Holidays are listed below. Please check with CS Australia if you plan to travel to regional areas.

2008

Jan 01 New Year's Day
Jan 28 Australia Day
Mar 03 Labour Day (Western Australia only)
Mar 10 Labour Day (Victoria and Tasmania only)
Mar 21 Good Friday
Mar 24 Easter Monday
Apr 25 Anzac Day
Jun 02 Foundation Day (WA only)
Jun 09 Queen's Birthday (all except WA)
Sep 29 Queen's Birthday (WA only)
Oct 06 Labour Day (NSW, ACT and SA only)
Nov 04 Melbourne Cup (Melbourne only)
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 Boxing Day

U.S. National Holidays

Please find below a listing of the national U.S. public holidays. Be sure to visit our Traveling to the USA? section for travel guidance and our Trade Events section should you plan to visit a trade show while in the U.S.

2008

Jan 01 New Year's Day
Jan 21 Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
Feb 18 Washington's Birthday
May 26 Memorial Day
Jul 04 Independence Day
Sep 01 Labor Day
Oct 13 Columbus Day
Nov 11 Veteran's Day
Nov 27 Thanksgiving Day
Dec 26 Christmas Day

Traveling in 2009 or beyond? Here's how to work out the holidays...

New Year's Day: always January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday: 3rd Monday in January
Washington's Birthday: 3rd Monday in February
Memorial Day: Last Monday in May
Independence Day: always July 4
Labor Day: 1st Monday in September
Columbus Day: 2nd Monday in October
Veteran's Day: always November 11
Thanksgiving Day: 4th Thursday in November
Christmas Day: always December 25

** Note: when a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).