South Australia 2027 public holidays: long weekends and the best days to take leave

South Australia has 9 public holidays on a weekday in 2027, plus 2 that apply only in part of SA, only to some workers or only for part of a day. The best-value long break: take 3 days of leave (Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 10 days off in a row, Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.

Dates checked against the official sources below on 4 October 2026.

Your 2027 plan

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Days of leave you have

Shortest break to plan (days)

Try 9 for week-long breaks.

Longest break (days)

Most leave on one break, for the ideas list

Days you normally work

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Also count holidays that apply only in part of or only to some workers (see the holiday list for who gets them)

Use 10 days of leave, get 38 days off

With 10 days of leave, a Monday to Friday week and breaks of 4 to 16 days, across 9 breaks. Days off count the weekends and public holidays inside each break.

Plan for 10 days of leave
Break	Days off	Leave to book	Public holidays in it
Fri 1 Jan to Mon 4 Jan	4	1: Mon 4 Jan	New Year's Day
Sat 23 Jan to Tue 26 Jan	4	1: Mon 25 Jan	Australia Day
Sat 6 Mar to Tue 9 Mar	4	1: Tue 9 Mar	Adelaide Cup Day
Fri 26 Mar to Tue 30 Mar	5	1: Tue 30 Mar	Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Sat 12 Jun to Tue 15 Jun	4	1: Tue 15 Jun	King's Birthday
Sat 2 Oct to Tue 5 Oct	4	1: Tue 5 Oct	Labour Day
Sat 18 Dec to Tue 21 Dec	4	2: Mon 20 Dec to Tue 21 Dec	None
Sat 25 Dec to Wed 29 Dec	5	1: Wed 29 Dec	Christmas Day, Proclamation Day holiday and Boxing Day, Additional public holiday for Christmas Day, Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day
Fri 31 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028	4	1: Fri 31 Dec	New Year's Day

Use days of , get days off

, breaks of to days, across breaks. Days off count the weekends and public holidays inside each break. left over: no break within your limits would use them. Tick at least one working day.

Your plan
Break	Days off	to book	Public holidays in it
			(includes a date not yet confirmed)

Planning leave as a team? Jasper's leave tools keep requests, approvals and public holidays together and show who is away on one timeline.

Ways to stretch each public holiday

For each holiday, the cheapest way to make it longer and each point where one more day of leave joins up another weekend.

New Year's Day (Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Mon 4 Jan) for 4 days off, Fri 1 Jan to Mon 4 Jan.
- Take 5 days (Mon 4 Jan to Fri 8 Jan) for 10 days off, Fri 1 Jan to Sun 10 Jan.
Australia Day (Tue 26 Jan: 1 day off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Mon 25 Jan) for 4 days off, Sat 23 Jan to Tue 26 Jan.
- Take 4 days (Mon 25 Jan, Wed 27 Jan to Fri 29 Jan) for 9 days off, Sat 23 Jan to Sun 31 Jan.
- Take 9 days (Mon 18 Jan to Fri 22 Jan, Mon 25 Jan, Wed 27 Jan to Fri 29 Jan) for 16 days off, Sat 16 Jan to Sun 31 Jan.
Adelaide Cup Day (Sat 6 Mar to Mon 8 Mar: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 5 Mar) for 4 days off, Fri 5 Mar to Mon 8 Mar.
- Take 4 days (Tue 9 Mar to Fri 12 Mar) for 9 days off, Sat 6 Mar to Sun 14 Mar.
- Take 9 days (Mon 1 Mar to Fri 5 Mar, Tue 9 Mar to Fri 12 Mar) for 16 days off, Sat 27 Feb to Sun 14 Mar.
Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday (Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Thu 25 Mar) for 5 days off, Thu 25 Mar to Mon 29 Mar.
- Take 4 days (Mon 22 Mar to Thu 25 Mar) for 10 days off, Sat 20 Mar to Mon 29 Mar.
- Take 8 days (Mon 22 Mar to Thu 25 Mar, Tue 30 Mar to Fri 2 Apr) for 16 days off, Sat 20 Mar to Sun 4 Apr.
ANZAC Day (Sat 24 Apr to Sun 25 Apr: 2 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 23 Apr) for 3 days off, Fri 23 Apr to Sun 25 Apr.
- Take 5 days (Mon 19 Apr to Fri 23 Apr) for 9 days off, Sat 17 Apr to Sun 25 Apr.
King's Birthday (Sat 12 Jun to Mon 14 Jun: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 11 Jun) for 4 days off, Fri 11 Jun to Mon 14 Jun.
- Take 4 days (Tue 15 Jun to Fri 18 Jun) for 9 days off, Sat 12 Jun to Sun 20 Jun.
- Take 9 days (Mon 7 Jun to Fri 11 Jun, Tue 15 Jun to Fri 18 Jun) for 16 days off, Sat 5 Jun to Sun 20 Jun.
Labour Day (Sat 2 Oct to Mon 4 Oct: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 1 Oct) for 4 days off, Fri 1 Oct to Mon 4 Oct.
- Take 4 days (Tue 5 Oct to Fri 8 Oct) for 9 days off, Sat 2 Oct to Sun 10 Oct.
- Take 9 days (Mon 27 Sep to Fri 1 Oct, Tue 5 Oct to Fri 8 Oct) for 16 days off, Sat 25 Sep to Sun 10 Oct.
Christmas Day, Proclamation Day holiday and Boxing Day, Additional public holiday for Christmas Day, Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day (Sat 25 Dec to Tue 28 Dec: 4 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 24 Dec) for 5 days off, Fri 24 Dec to Tue 28 Dec.
- Take 3 days (Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 10 days off, Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.
- Take 8 days (Mon 20 Dec to Fri 24 Dec, Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 17 days off, Sat 18 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.

Long weekends in 2027 with no leave

For a Monday to Friday week, counting public holidays that apply to everyone in SA.

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days (New Year's Day)
Sat 6 Mar to Mon 8 Mar: 3 days (Adelaide Cup Day)
Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days (Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
Sat 12 Jun to Mon 14 Jun: 3 days (King's Birthday)
Sat 2 Oct to Mon 4 Oct: 3 days (Labour Day)
Sat 25 Dec to Tue 28 Dec: 4 days (Christmas Day, Proclamation Day holiday and Boxing Day, Additional public holiday for Christmas Day, Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day)

Prefer longer breaks?

With 10 days of leave and breaks of at least 9 days, you can have 23 days off using 10 days of leave:

Fri 26 Mar to Sun 4 Apr: 10 days off for 4 days of leave (Tue 30 Mar to Fri 2 Apr)
Wed 22 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028: 13 days off for 6 days of leave (Wed 22 Dec to Fri 24 Dec, Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec)

2027 public holidays in SA

Every 2027 public holidays in South Australia, with its source
Date	Holiday	Notes	Source
Fri 1 Jan	New Year's Day		Source for New Year's Day
Tue 26 Jan	Australia Day		Source for Australia Day
Mon 8 Mar	Adelaide Cup Day		Source for Adelaide Cup Day
Fri 26 Mar	Good Friday		Source for Good Friday
Sat 27 Mar	Easter Saturday	Public holiday, but a normal Saturday trading day for shops in the Greater Adelaide Shopping District.	Source for Easter Saturday
Sun 28 Mar	Easter Sunday		Source for Easter Sunday
Mon 29 Mar	Easter Monday		Source for Easter Monday
Sun 25 Apr	ANZAC Day	Falls on a Sunday; SA gives no substitute or additional day for ANZAC Day.	Source for ANZAC Day
Mon 14 Jun	King's Birthday		Source for King's Birthday
Mon 4 Oct	Labour Day		Source for Labour Day
Fri 24 Dec	Christmas Eve	Part-day holiday: 7pm to midnight. Not counted as a day off in the plans. Part-day public holiday; work between 7pm and 12 midnight attracts public holiday rates under the relevant award or agreement.	Source for Christmas Eve
Sat 25 Dec	Christmas Day		Source for Christmas Day
Sun 26 Dec	Proclamation Day holiday and Boxing Day	SA's Proclamation Day holiday is observed on 26 December.	Source for Proclamation Day holiday and Boxing Day
Mon 27 Dec	Additional public holiday for Christmas Day	Christmas Day falls on a Saturday.	Source for Additional public holiday for Christmas Day
Tue 28 Dec	Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day	26 December falls on a Sunday, so the following Tuesday is also a holiday.	Source for Additional public holiday for Proclamation Day
Fri 31 Dec	New Year's Eve	Part-day holiday: 7pm to midnight. Not counted as a day off in the plans. Part-day public holiday; work between 7pm and 12 midnight attracts public holiday rates under the relevant award or agreement.	Source for New Year's Eve
Sat 1 Jan 2028	New Year's Day		Source for New Year's Day
Mon 3 Jan 2028	New Year's Day	Additional public holiday because 1 January 2028 falls on a Saturday (page lists "Saturday 1 January and Monday 3 January: New Year's Day").	Source for New Year's Day

How we worked this out

Every weekend day and every full-day public holiday that applies to everyone in SA counts as a day off. A break is a run of days off where the working days inside are covered by leave. For each holiday we list the cheapest way to make it longer, and each point where one more day of leave joins up another weekend. The plan picks separate breaks that give the most days off for your days of leave. More on the method and FAQs.

Sources

Last checked 4 October 2026.

https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/resources/public-holidays

Changes: 4 October 2026: first published.