2026 Working Days Calendar for South Australia, Australia

⚖️ Legal Regulations

Public holidays in Australia are set by individual states and territories, not nationally. The Fair Work Act 2009 provides the legal basis for public holiday entitlements. Specific regulations, such as the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 in NSW, mandate closures for certain businesses. Penalty rates of 200% to 250% commonly apply for work on public holidays.

📰 News

Recent debates focus on the date of Australia Day (January 26) due to its colonial significance. There are ongoing discussions about Easter trading regulations, which may lead to changes. The campaign promoting the native Easter bilby over the Easter bunny continues as a cultural initiative.

💡 Insights

Australian culture features long weekend music festivals, major sporting events on holidays like Anzac Day and Boxing Day, and post-Christmas sales starting on Boxing Day. Some states observe substitute holidays when a date falls on a weekend. An optional cultural practice is to have a shorter workday on the day before a national holiday.

2026 Working days summary for South Australia, Australia

South Australia, Australia has 252 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 100 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 13 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

252
Working Days
100
Weekend Days
13
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January209231
February208028
March219131
April205530
May2110031
June218130
July238031
August2110031
September228030
October219131
November219030
December217331
Total25210013365

2026 Calendar for South Australia, Australia

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Australia Day
Australia Day
27
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Adelaide Cup Day
Adelaide Cup Day
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Good Friday
Good Friday
4
Easter Saturday
Easter Saturday
5
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
6
Easter Monday
Easter Monday
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 5 weekend days, and 5 holidays in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 10 weekend days in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
King's Birthday
King's Birthday
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 10 weekend days in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
Labour Day
Labour Day
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 9 weekend days in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
Boxing Day
Boxing Day
27
28
Boxing Day/Proclamation Day Holiday
Boxing Day/Proclamation Day Holiday
29
30
31

21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in December 2026.

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