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

Tasmania has 8 public holidays on a weekday in 2027, plus 12 that apply only in part of TAS, 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 you normally work

Use 10 days of leave, get 35 days off

With 10 days of leave, a Monday to Friday week and breaks of 4 to 16 days, across 7 breaks. Days off count the weekends and public holidays inside each break.

Plan for 10 days of leave
BreakDays offLeave to bookPublic 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 Eight Hours Day
Fri 26 Mar to Tue 30 Mar 5 1: Tue 30 Mar Good Friday, Easter Monday
Sat 12 Jun to Tue 15 Jun 4 1: Tue 15 Jun King's Birthday
Sat 18 Dec to Tue 21 Dec 4 2: Mon 20 Dec to Tue 21 Dec None
Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028 10 3: Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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
BreakDays off to bookPublic holidays in it

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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.

  • Eight Hours 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 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.

  • Christmas Day, Boxing 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 TAS.

  • Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days (New Year's Day)
  • Sat 6 Mar to Mon 8 Mar: 3 days (Eight Hours Day)
  • Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
  • Sat 12 Jun to Mon 14 Jun: 3 days (King's Birthday)
  • Sat 25 Dec to Tue 28 Dec: 4 days (Christmas Day, Boxing 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 TAS

Every 2027 public holidays in Tasmania, with its source
DateHolidayNotesSource
Fri 1 Jan New Year's Day Source for New Year's Day
Wed 6 Jan Devonport Cup

Part-day holiday: Half day (from 11:00 am under the Statutory Holidays Act 2000). Not counted as a day off in the plans.

Only for: Municipal area of Devonport; generally Tasmanian State Service only.

 Source for Devonport Cup
Tue 26 Jan Australia Day Source for Australia Day
Mon 8 Feb Royal Hobart Regatta

Only for: South of and including Oatlands and Swansea, excluding Bronte Park, Catagunya, Strathgordon, Tarraleah, Wayatinah and West Coast. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Royal Hobart Regatta
Wed 24 Feb Launceston Cup

Part-day holiday: From 11am in Launceston City centre and listed suburbs/townships; all day in the other listed areas. Not counted as a day off in the plans.

Only for: Generally Tasmanian Public Service only. All day: municipal areas of Break O'Day, Dorset, George Town, Glamorgan-Spring Bay (north of and including Cranbrook), Launceston (excluding the city centre and suburbs below), Meander Valley (excluding suburbs and townships below), Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands north of but not including Oatlands, West Tamar (excluding townships below). From 11am: Launceston City centre and Alanvale, Blackstone Heights, East Launceston, Elphin, Franklin Village, Glen Dhu, Inveresk, Invermay, Killafaddy, Kings Meadows, Mayfield, Mowbray, Mowbray Heights, Newnham, Newstead, North Riverside, Norwood, Prospect, Prospect Vale, Punchbowl, Ravenswood, Riverside, Rocherlea, St Leonards, Sandhill, South Launceston, Summerhill, Trevallyn, Vermont, Waverley, West Launceston, West Riverside, Youngtown.

 Source for Launceston Cup
Tue 2 Mar King Island Show

Only for: King Island only. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for King Island Show
Mon 8 Mar Eight Hours Day Source for Eight Hours Day
Fri 26 Mar Good Friday Source for Good Friday
Mon 29 Mar Easter Monday Source for Easter Monday
Tue 30 Mar Easter Tuesday

Only for: Generally Tasmanian Public Service only. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Easter Tuesday
Sun 25 Apr ANZAC Day

Falls on a Sunday; no substitute or additional holiday.

 Source for ANZAC Day
Fri 7 May Agfest

Only for: Municipal area of Circular Head only. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Agfest
Mon 14 Jun King's Birthday Source for King's Birthday
Fri 1 Oct Burnie Show

Only for: Municipal areas of Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Burnie Show
Thu 7 Oct Royal Launceston Show

Only for: Municipal areas of Break O'Day, Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, West Tamar. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Royal Launceston Show
Fri 15 Oct Flinders Island Show

Only for: Municipal area of Flinders Island. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Flinders Island Show
Thu 21 Oct Royal Hobart Show

Only for: All of Tasmania south of and including Oatlands and Swansea, also Bronte Park, Strathgordon, Tarraleah and Wayatinah; excludes West Coast. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Royal Hobart Show
Mon 1 Nov Recreation Day

Only for: All parts of the state which do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Recreation Day
Fri 26 Nov Devonport Show

Only for: Municipal areas of Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner.

 Source for Devonport Show
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day

Page table lists only 27 December, but the page's substitute rule (Christmas on a Saturday: both Saturday and Monday are holidays), Statutory Holidays Act 2000 s4(i) and Fair Work all make 25 Dec a holiday.

 Source for Christmas Day
Mon 27 Dec Christmas Day

Additional holiday because Christmas Day falls on a Saturday (the date the page table shows).

 Source for Christmas Day
Tue 28 Dec Boxing Day

Boxing Day falls on a Sunday, so the holiday is Tuesday 28 Dec; 26 Dec itself is not a holiday in Tasmania.

 Source for Boxing Day
Mon 3 Jan 2028 New Year's Day

Page table shows '1 January' marked 'substitute holiday applies'; 1 Jan 2028 is a Saturday, so per the page's substitute rule and Statutory Holidays Act 2000 s4(a) the holiday is Monday 3 Jan, not 1 Jan.

 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 TAS 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.

Changes: 4 October 2026: first published.