South Australia Public Holidays 2027
Sources and last-checked date
- Source
- SafeWork SA — Public holidays
- Last checked
- 19 September 2026
- Effective period
- 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027
- Data file
- Record
sa-2027in our public holiday dataset. Every date below is read from that record at build time.
What we checked, and what we changed: Verified 19 Sep 2026 via Wayback Machine archive of the live safework.sa.gov.au page (direct access returned HTTP 403/bot challenge). 26 December 2027 is a Sunday and is named 'Proclamation Day holiday and Boxing Day' by the source (both names used together for that specific year's table row).
South Australia public holidays in 2027
16 entries recorded in our data file for South Australia in 2027, each one checked against SafeWork SA — Public holidays on 19 September 2026. Not every entry applies to everyone — read the "Applies to" column before you rely on one.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day | Statewide |
| 26 January 2027 | Tuesday | Australia Day | Statewide |
| 8 March 2027 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | Statewide |
| 26 March 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | Statewide |
| 27 March 2027 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Statewide |
| 28 March 2027 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Statewide |
| 29 March 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statewide |
| 25 April 2027 | Sunday | ANZAC Day | Statewide |
| 14 June 2027 | Monday | King's Birthday | Statewide |
| 4 October 2027 | Monday | Labour Day | Statewide |
| 24 December 2027 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Part-day Part-day public holiday, 7pm to midnight. |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Statewide |
| 26 December 2027 | Sunday | Proclamation Day holiday and Boxing Day | Statewide |
| 27 December 2027 | Monday | Additional Day (Christmas Day) | Statewide |
| 28 December 2027 | Tuesday | Additional Day (Proclamation Day) | Statewide |
| 31 December 2027 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Part-day Part-day public holiday, 7pm to midnight. |
What changed
This record replaces sa-2026, which applied up to 31 December 2026. Compare the two tables before relying on a date that falls near the changeover.
Regional and part-day holidays
2 of the entries above are not statewide. South Australia has days that apply only in one area, only for part of a day, or only to some employers. Our calculators count statewide holidays only, so if one of these applies to you, add it yourself.
- 24 December 2027 — Christmas Eve
Part-dayPart-day public holiday, 7pm to midnight. - 31 December 2027 — New Year's Eve
Part-dayPart-day public holiday, 7pm to midnight.
Calculators that use this data
These tools read the same public holiday data. If a date on this page is wrong, their answers are wrong too — which is exactly why the verification note sits at the top of this page rather than the bottom.
- Business Days Calculator — counts working days between two dates and skips public holidays
- Cooling-Off Period Calculator — counts a cooling-off deadline in business days
- Holiday Calendar — shows the next public holiday for a chosen state
- Long Service Leave Calculator — applies rules that differ by state and territory
- Australian Public Holidays 2026 — the national summary page for the same year
Other years
- South Australia public holidays 2026
- 2027 — you are reading this page