Tasmania Public Holidays 2026

Tasmania public holidays in 2026

21 entries recorded in our data file for Tasmania in 2026, each one checked against WorkSafe Tasmania — Public holidays on 19 September 2026. Not every entry applies to everyone — read the "Applies to" column before you rely on one.

Where our own pages disagreed, and what we found

Before this record was checked, pages on this site contradicted each other about the 5 entries below. We checked WorkSafe Tasmania — Public holidays on 19 September 2026 and recorded the outcome against each one. We are leaving the disagreement on the page rather than quietly deleting it, so you can see what changed and why.

Regional and part-day holidays

12 of the entries above are not statewide. Tasmania 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.

• 7 January 2026 — Devonport Cup Day
  Regional — Municipal area of DevonportHalf-day holiday, generally Tasmanian State Service only.
• 9 February 2026 — Royal Hobart Regatta Day
  Regional — Southern Tasmania (south of and including Oatlands and Swansea, excluding Bronte Park, Catagunya, Strathgordon, Tarraleah, Wayatinah & West Coast)
• 25 February 2026 — Launceston Cup Day
  Regional — Northern Tasmania (Break O'Day, Dorset, George Town, Glamorgan-Spring Bay north, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands north of Oatlands, West Tamar)Generally Tasmanian Public Service only; observed from 11am in Launceston city centre and named suburbs.
• 3 March 2026 — King Island Show Day
  Regional — King Island
• 7 April 2026 — Easter Tuesday
  Restricted — not everyoneGenerally Tasmanian Public Service only.
• 8 May 2026 — Agfest Day
  Regional — Municipal area of Circular Head
• 2 October 2026 — Burnie Show Day
  Regional — Municipal areas of Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast
• 8 October 2026 — Royal Launceston Show Day
  Regional — Break O'Day, Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, West Tamar
• 16 October 2026 — Flinders Island Show Day
  Regional — Flinders Island
• 22 October 2026 — Royal Hobart Show Day
  Regional — Southern Tasmania (south of and including Oatlands and Swansea, plus Bronte Park, Strathgordon, Tarraleah and Wayatinah; excludes West Coast)
• 2 November 2026 — Recreation Day
  Regional — All parts of Tasmania that do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta
• 27 November 2026 — Devonport Show Day
  Regional — Municipal areas of Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe

Entries our own pages disagreed about, dealt with in the section above: Royal Hobart Regatta (Regional — Southern Tasmania); Recreation Day (Regional — Northern Tasmania); Launceston Cup, Devonport Cup, King Island Show, Flinders Island Show, Burnie Show, Hobart Show, Agfest and every other Tasmanian regional holiday (Regional — locality not yet identified)

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

• 2026 — you are reading this page
• Tasmania public holidays 2027

Other states and territories