Public Holidays in Australia

The major Australian Public Holidays are listed below. Please check with CS Australia if you plan to travel to regional areas.

2009

Jan 01 New Year's Day
Jan 26 Australia Day
Mar 02 Labour Day (Western Australia only)
Mar 09 Labour Day (Victoria and Tasmania only)
Apr 10 Good Friday
Apr 13 Easter Monday
Apr 25 Anzac Day
Jun 01 Foundation Day (WA only)
Jun 08 Queen's Birthday (all except WA)
Sep 28 Queen's Birthday (WA only)
Oct 05 Labour Day (NSW, ACT and SA only)
Nov 03 Melbourne Cup (Melbourne only)
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 Boxing Day

U.S. National Holidays

Please find below a listing of the national U.S. public holidays. Be sure to visit our Traveling to the USA? section for travel guidance and our Trade Events section should you plan to visit a trade show while in the U.S.

2009

Jan 01 New Year's Day
Jan 19 Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
Feb 16 Washington's Birthday
May 25 Memorial Day
Jul 03 Independence Day Holiday
Jul 04 Independence Day
Sep 07 Labor Day
Oct 12 Columbus Day
Nov 11 Veteran's Day
Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day

Traveling in 2010 or beyond? Here's how to work out the holidays...

New Year's Day: always January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday: 3rd Monday in January
Washington's Birthday: 3rd Monday in February
Memorial Day: Last Monday in May
Independence Day: always July 4
Labor Day: 1st Monday in September
Columbus Day: 2nd Monday in October
Veteran's Day: always November 11
Thanksgiving Day: 4th Thursday in November
Christmas Day: always December 25

** Note: when a holiday falls on a weekend, the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).