NEW SOUTH WALES

Start Date End Date Event
28/12/20251/1/2026New Years
4/1/20268/1/2026Ashes Series
8/1/202625/1/2026Sydney Festival
25/1/20261/2/2026Flickerfest
26/1/202626/1/2026Australia Day
1/2/20261/2/2026UFC 325 Qudos
6/2/20266/2/2026Sydney Summit 2026
13/2/202615/2/2026Ed Sheeran concert
14/2/202617/2/2026Reed Gift Fairs Sydney 2026
17/2/20263/3/2026Chinese New Year
20/2/202622/2/2026Sydney 500 (Supercars)
28/1/20261/3/2026KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix
28/2/202628/2/2026Mardi Gras Parade
14/3/202614/3/2026Womens Asia Cup Quarter Final
21/3/202621/3/2026Womens Asia Cup Final
2/4/202613/4/2026Sydney Royal Easter Show
2/4/20265/4/2026Byron Bay Bluesfest
3/4/20266/4/2026Easter Weekend
9/4/202612/4/2026Australian Athletics Championships
13/4/202617/5/2026Sydney Comedy Festival
25/4/202625/4/2026Anzac Day
29/4/202630/4/2026Sydney Build Expo
30/4/202630/4/2026Women's State of Origin, Newcastle
12/5/202616/5/2026Australian Fashion Week
22/5/202613/6/2026Vivid Sydney
27/5/202627/5/2026State of Origin
8/6/20268/6/2026King's Birthday Public Holiday
8/8/20269/8/2026City2Surf
23/8/202626/8/2026Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Global Conference
29/8/202630/8/2026Sydney Marathon
19/9/202621/9/2026AGHA Sydney Gift Fair
4/10/20264/10/2026NRL Grand Final
5/10/20265/10/2026Labour Day Public Holiday
14/10/202616/10/2026South x Southwest (TBC)
17/10/202617/10/2026Everest, Royal Randwick
7/11/20268/11/2026Rugby League World Cup Semi Finals (Sydney and Newcastle)
13/11/202615/11/2026Australian Supercross Championship (Wollongong) - TBC

VICTORIA

Start Date End Date Event
12/1/20261/2/2026Australian Tennis Open
26/1/202626/1/2026Australia Day
14/2/202628/2/2026Melbourne Fashion Festival
17/2/20263/3/2026Chinese New Year
20/2/202622/2/2026MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (Phillip Island)
26/2/202628/2/2026Ed Sheeran concert
5/3/20268/3/2026F1 Grand Prix
9/3/20269/3/2026Labour Day Public Holiday
20/3/202629/3/2026Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
25/3/202629/3/2026Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show
25/3/202619/4/2026Melbourne International Comedy Festival
1/4/202611/4/2026Ripcurl Pro Surfing Championships (Bells Beach)
3/4/20266/4/2026Easter Weekend
25/4/202626/4/2026Ballarat Marathon
25/4/202625/4/2026Anzac Day
16/5/202617/5/2026Great Ocean Road Running Festival
28/5/202629/5/2026Digital Workplace Conference
8/6/20268/6/2026King's Birthday Public Holiday
17/6/202617/6/2026State of Origin
8/8/202612/8/2026AGHA / Reed Gift Fairs Melbourne
25/9/202627/9/2026AFL Grand Final
17/10/202617/10/2026Caulfield Cup
23/10/202625/10/2026Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix (Phillip Island)
24/10/202624/10/2026Cox Plate
30/10/20267/11/2026Spring Racing Carnival
3/11/20263/11/2026Melbourne Cup Day
13/11/202615/11/2026Penrith Oil Sandown 500 (Supercars)
26/12/202631/12/2026Boxing Day Test & NYE 2026

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Start Date End Date Event
12/1/202617/1/2026Adelaide International Tennis
16/1/202625/1/2026Tour Down Under
26/1/202626/1/2026Australia Day
12/2/202615/2/2026LIV Golf
17/2/20263/3/2026Chinese New Year
20/2/202622/3/2026Adelaide Fringe Festival
28/2/20265/3/2026Adelaide Writers Festival
5/3/20265/3/2026Ed Sheeran concert
6/3/20269/3/2026WOMADelaide
3/4/20266/4/2026Easter Weekend
9/4/202612/4/2026AFL Gather Round
25/4/202625/4/2026Anzac Day
6/5/20267/5/2026AHICE – Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Conference
10/5/202614/5/2026ATE 2026
8/6/20268/6/2026King's Birthday Public Holiday
5/10/20265/10/2026Labour Day Public Holiday
26/11/202629/11/2026BP Adelaide Grand Final
2/12/20266/12/2026V8 Supercars

QUEENSLAND

Start Date End Date Event
1/1/20261/1/2026Wildlands Music Festival
26/1/202626/1/2026Australia Day
12/2/202615/2/2026Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
17/2/20263/3/2026Chinese New Year
18/2/202622/2/2026Gold Coast Open
20/2/202622/2/2026Ed Sheeran Concert
3/4/20266/4/2026Easter Weekend
25/4/202625/4/2026Anzac Day
1/5/20263/5/2026Brisbane Magic NRL
4/5/20264/5/2026Labour Day Public Holiday
8/5/202610/5/2026Brisbane Magic NRL
14/5/202619/5/2026Brisbane Truck Show (date TBC)
14/5/202614/5/2026Women's State of Origin, Brisbane
15/5/202617/5/2026Brisbane Magic NRL
28/5/202628/5/2026Women's State of Origin, Gold Coast
1/6/20265/6/2026IEEE International Blockchain Conference
7/6/20267/6/2026Brisbane Marathon
11/6/202614/6/2026Noosa Food and Wine Festival
8/7/20268/7/2026State of Origin, Brisbane
10/7/202612/7/2026NTI Townsville 500 (Supercars)
12/7/202612/7/2026Cairns Marathon
2/8/20262/8/2026Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival
12/8/202612/8/2026Ekka (Brisbane area only)
15/8/202622/8/2026Hamilton Island Race Week
29/8/20266/9/2026Brisbane River Fire Festival
2/10/20265/10/2026King's Birthday Long Weekend
23/10/202625/10/2026Boost Gold Coast 500 (Supercars)
15/11/202615/11/2026Rugby League World Cup Men’s And Women’s Final- Suncorp Stadium

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Start Date End Date Event
2/1/202611/1/2026United Cup Tennis
17/1/202618/1/2026Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix
21/1/202615/2/2026Perth Fringe World Festival
26/1/202626/1/2026Australia Day
31/1/20261/2/2026Ed Sheeran Concert
6/2/20261/3/2026Perth International Arts Festival
17/2/20263/3/2026Chinese New Year
14/2/202614/2/2026AFL Origin Optus stadium
1/3/202631/3/2026AFC Women's Asian Cup
2/3/20262/3/2026Labour Day Public Holiday
10/3/202612/3/2026Energy Exchange Australia (EXA)
3/4/20266/4/2026Easter Weekend
17/4/202627/4/2026Margaret River Pro Surfing
25/4/202625/4/2026Anzac Day
27/4/202627/4/2026Additional public holiday for Anzac Day
5/5/20267/5/2026ALTA Mining & Metallurgical Conference
1/6/20261/6/2026Western Australia Day
31/7/20262/8/2026Perth Super 440 (Supercars)
23/9/20269/10/2026Perth Royal Show
28/9/202628/9/2026King's Birthday Public Holiday
6/10/20268/10/2026Land Forces Exhibition
15/10/202618/10/2026Cape to Cape MTB Race Event
2/11/20267/11/2026Perth International Jazz Festival

TASMANIA

Start Date End Date Event
24/1/202624/1/2026Foo Fighters (Launceston)
26/1/202626/1/2026Australia Day
9/2/20269/2/2026Royal Hobart Regatta
15/2/202615/2/2026Hobart Run the Bridge
17/2/20263/3/2026Chinese New Year
9/3/20269/3/2026Eight Hours Day
13/3/202615/3/2026ECHO Festival
3/4/20266/4/2026Easter Weekend
25/4/202625/4/2026Anzac Day
22/5/202624/5/2026Super 440, Launceston (Supercars)
8/6/20268/6/2026King's Birthday Public Holiday
11/6/202622/6/2026Dark MOFO
2/11/20262/11/2026Recreation Day (not across all of TAS)
15/11/202620/11/2026TARGA Tasmania

ACT

Start Date End Date Event
8/01/2611/01/26Summernats
26/1/202626/1/2026Australia Day
17/2/20263/3/2026Chinese New Year
9/3/20269/3/2026Canberra Day
14/3/202622/3/2026Canberra Balloon Spectacular
3/4/20266/4/2026Easter Weekend
12/4/202612/4/2026Canberra Marathon
25/4/202625/4/2026Anzac Day
10/5/202610/5/2026Federal Budget (exact dates TBC)
1/6/20261/6/2026Reconciliation Day
8/6/20268/6/2026King's Birthday Public Holiday
4/7/20265/7/2026AVCon Anime & Gaming Festival
13/7/202617/7/2026Kanga Cup
12/9/202611/10/2026Floriade
5/10/20265/10/2026Labour Day
12/12/202612/12/2026Spilt Milk (exact dates TBC)
Canberra, ACT
Uluru, Northern Territory

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Start Date End Date Event
26/1/202626/1/2026Australia Day
17/2/20263/3/2026Chinese New Year
5/3/20267/3/2026Darwin Comedy Festival
26/3/202629/3/2026fabAlice Festival
3/4/20266/4/2026Easter Weekend
10/4/202619/4/2026Parrtjima - Festival of Light
25/4/202625/4/2026Anzac Day
4/5/20264/5/2026May Day Public Holiday
8/6/20268/6/2026King's Birthday Public Holiday
19/6/202621/6/2026betr Darwin Triple Crown (Supercars)
17/7/202625/7/2026Darwin Fringe Festival
31/7/20263/8/2026Darwin Cup
31/7/20263/8/2026Garma Festival - East Arnhem Land
3/8/20263/8/2026Picnic Day
6/8/202623/8/2026Darwin Festival
14/8/202617/8/2026Run Larapinta 2026
15/8/202615/8/2026Henley on Todd Regatta
10/9/202620/9/2026Darwin International Film Festival