AUSTRALIAN DATES AND TIME

Public Holidays in Tasmania

Dates of public holidays change each year and vary by state. Some dates more than 12 months in advance may not yet be officially approved. While we believe the following information to be correct, please check locally for the latest up-to-date information.

 

— 2011 —
Fri	03 Jan	New Year's Day Holiday	Fri	06 May	AGFEST (Circular Head only)
Wed	05 Jan	Devonport Cup	Mon	13 Jun	Queen's Birthday
Tues	26 Jan	Australia Day	Fri	30 Sep	Burnie Show
Mon	14 Feb	Royal Hobart Regatta	Thurs	06 Oct	Royal Launceston Show
Wed	23 Feb	Launceston Cup	Fri	14 Oct	Flinders Island Show
Tues	01 Mar	King Island Show	Thurs	20 Oct	Royal Hobart Show
Mon	14 Mar	Eight Hours Day	Mon	07 Nov	Recreation Day (N. TAS only)
Fri	22 Apr	Good Friday	Fri	25 Nov	Devonport Show
Mon	25 Apr	Easter Monday	Tues	27 Dec	Christmas Day
Mon	25 Apr	Anzac Day	Mon	26 Dec	Boxing Day
Tues	26 Apr	Easter Tuesday

 

— 2012 —
Mon	02 Jan	New Year's Day Holiday	Fri	04 May	AGFEST (Circular Head only)
Wed	11 Jan	Devonport Cup	Mon	11 Jun	Queen's Birthday
Thurs	26 Jan	Australia Day	Fri	05 Oct	Burnie Show
Mon	13 Feb	Royal Hobart Regatta	Thurs	11 Oct	Royal Launceston Show
Wed	29 Feb	Launceston Cup	Fri	19 Oct	Flinders Island Show
Tues	06 Mar	King Island Show	Thurs	25 Oct	Royal Hobart Show
Mon	12 Mar	Eight Hours Day	Mon	05 Nov	Recreation Day (N. TAS only)
Fri	06 Apr	Good Friday	Fri	30 Nov	Devonport Show
Mon	09 Apr	Easter Monday	Tues	25 Dec	Christmas Day
Tues	10 Apr	Easter Tuesday	Wed	26 Dec	Boxing Day
Wed	25 Apr	Anzac Day

Areas Affected By These Tasmanian Statutory Holidays

Christmas / Boxing Day	Statewide
New Year's Day	Statewide
Devonport Cup	From 11am for the Municipal area of Devonport
Australia Day	Statewide
Royal Hobart Regatta	All that part of Tasmania south of and including Oatlands and Swansea excluding Bronte Park, Catagunya, Strathgordon, Tarraleah, Wayatinah and the West Coast
Launceston Cup	All Day - Municipal areas of Break O'Day, Dorset, George Town, Glamorgan-Spring Bay (north of and including Cranbrook), Launceston excluding Launceston City centre and suburbs specified in Item 2 of Part 2, Meander Valley excluding suburbs and townships specified in Item 2 of Part 2, Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands north of but not including Oatlands, West Tamar excluding townships specified in Item 2 of Part 2. From 11 am for – Launceston City centre and the following suburbs and townships: Alanvale, Blackstone Heights, East Launceston, Elphin, Franklin Village, Glen Dhu, Inveresk, Invermay, Killafaddy, Kings Meadows, Mayfield, Mowbray, Mowbray Heights, Newnham, Newstead, North Riverside, Norwood, Prospect, Prospect Vale, Punchbowl, Ravenswood, Riverside, Rocherlea, St Leonards, Sandhill, South Launceston, Summerhill, Trevallyn, Vermont, Waverley, West Launceston, West Riverside, Youngtown.
King Island Show	Municipal area of King Island
Eight Hours Day	Statewide
Good Friday	Statewide
Easter Monday	Statewide
Easter Tuesday	Statewide
Anzac Day	Statewide
AGFEST	Municipal area of Circular Head
Queen's Birthday	Statewide
Burnie Show	Municipal areas of Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast
Royal Launceston Show	Municipal areas of Break O’ Day, Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar
Royal Hobart Show	All that part of Tasmania south of an including Oatlands and Swansea, also Bronte Park, Strathgordon, Tarraleah and Wayatinah, excluding the West Coast
Recreation Day	All parts of Tasmania in which a statutory holiday is not observed for the Royal Hobart Regatta
Devonport Show	Municipal areas of Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe