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Australian Public Holidays
- New Year’s Day 1 January
- Australia Day 26 January
- Good Friday 30 March
- Easter Saturday 31 March
- Easter Sunday 1 April
- Easter Monday 2 April
- Anzac Day 25 April
- Queen’s Birthday (except QLD & WA) 11 June
- Queen’s Birthday (WA) 24 September
- Queen's Birthday (QLD) 1 October
- Christmas Day 25 December
- Boxing Day 26 December
New South Wales
- Apia International Tennis Tournament 7 - 13 January
- Tamworth Country Music Festival 19 - 28 January
- Chinese New Year 16 February
- Queen & Adam Lambert Concert 21 February
- Queen Mary Cruise Ship Docking 24 February - 3 March
- Mardi Gras 16 February - 4 March
- Ed Sheeran Concert 15 - 17 March
- Hillsong 16 - 21 March
- Royal Easter Show 23 March - 3 April
- Bruno Mars Concert 23 - 24 March
- Blues Fest, Byron Bay 29 March - 2 April
- Vivid 26 May - 16 June
- State of Origin Two 24 June
- Hillsong 10 - 13 July
- City to Surf 12 August
- Bledisloe Cup 19 August
- NRL Grand Final 30 September
- Labour Day (public holiday) 1 October
- SIBOS Conference 22 - 25 October
- Invictus Games 20 - 27 October
- Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 26 December
Queensland
- Brisbane International Tennis Tournament 31 December - 7 January
- Magic Millions Carnival, Gold Coast 13 January
- Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony (Gold Coast) 4 April
- Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast events) 4 - 15 April
- Commonwealth Games (Cairns & Townsville events) 5 - 10 April
- Commonwealth Games (Brisbane events) 5 - 14 April
- Labour Day (public holiday) 7 May
- Noosa Food Festival 17 - 20 May
- Iron Man, Cairns 10 June
- State of Origin Three 11 July
- Royal Queensland Show (public holiday Brisbane area) 15 August
- Riverfire 23 September
Victoria
- Australian Open Tennis 15 - 28 January
- Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival 1 - 18 March
- Ed Sheeran Concert 9 - 10 March
- Labour Day (public holiday) 12 March
- Australian Grand Prix 22 - 25 March
- Melbourne Intnl Comedy Festival 28 March - 22 April
- State of Origin One 6 June
- AFL Grand Final 28 - 30 September
- Spring Racing Carnival 1 - 9 November
- Derby Day 3 November
- Melbourne Cup 6 November
- Boxing Day Test 26 December
South Australia
- Tour Down Under 13 - 21 January
- Port Lincoln Tunarama Festival 25 - 28 January
- Ed Sheeran Concert 7 March
- Adelaide Fringe Festival 16 February - 18 March
- Clipsal 500 1 - 4 March
- Womadelaide 9 - 12 March
- Adelaide Cup (public holiday) 12 March
- APPEA Conference 14 - 16 May
- Land Forces Conference 4 - 6 September
- Labour Day (public holiday) 1 October
- Test Match 30 November - 1 December
- Christmas Eve (public holiday) 24 December
Tasmania
- Taste of Tasmania 28 December 2016 - 3 January 2017
- Devonport Cup 10 January
- MONA FOMA (MOFO) 12 - 22 January
- Festivale 2 - 4 February
- Royal Hobart Regatta (local public holiday) 12 February
- Launceston Cup (local public holiday) 28 February
- King Island Show (local public holiday) 6 March
- Eight Hours Day (public holiday) 12 March
- Easter Tuesday 3 April
- AGFEST 4 May
- Dark MOFO 15 - 24 June
- Burnie Show (local public holiday) 5 October
- Royal Launceston Show (local public holiday) 11 October
- Flinders Island Show (local public holiday) 19 October
- Royal Hobart Show (local public holiday) 25 October
- Recreation Day 5 November
- Devonport Show (local public holiday) 30 November
- Sydney to Hobart 26 December
ACT
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 6 – 8 February
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 20 - 22 February
- Royal Canberra Show 23 - 25 February
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 06 – 08 March
- Canberra Day (public holiday) 12 March
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 27 – 29 March
- Budget Parliament sitting (both houses) 1 May
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 8 – 10 May
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 22 – 24 May
- Reconcilliation Day (public holiday) 28 May
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 5 – 7 June
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 19 – 21 June
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 24 – 26 July
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 7 – 9 August
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 21 – 23 August
- Parliament sitting (both houses) 4 – 6 September
- Labour Day (public holiday) 1 October
- Election Parliament 24 November
Northern Territory
- May Day 7 May
- Darwin V8 Supercars 15 - 17 June
- Borroloola Show Day 29 June
- Alice Springs Show 6 July
- Tennant Creek Show 13 July
- Katherine Show 20 July
- Darwin Show 27 July
- Northern Territory Picnic Day (public holiday) 6 August
- Darwin Cup 6 August
Western Australia
- Hopman Cup 30 December - 6 January
- Labour Day 5 March
- Oil & Gas Expo 14 - 16 March
- Ord Valley Muster, Kununurra 11 - 20 May
- Western Australia Day 4 June
- Diggers & Dealers Expo, Kalgoorlie 6 - 8 August
- Broome Cup 18 August
Around the World
- The Carnival of Venice 27 January - 13 February
- Super Bowl, New Jersey USA 4 February
- Rio Carnival, Brazil 24 -9 - 14 February
- Chinese New Year 16 February
- St Patrick’s Day, Ireland 17 March
- Masters Golf Tournament, Augusta USA 5 - 8 April
- Kentucky Derby, Louisville, USA 5 May
- Cannes Film Festival 9 - 20 May
- FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium 19 May
- Monaco Grand Prix 24 - 27 May
- Tennis - French Open 21 May - 10 June
- US Golf Open, Shinnecock Hills, New York 14 - 17 June
- Le Tour de France 17 - 29 July
- Wimbledon 2 - 15 July
- Independence Day, USA 4 July
- Bastille Day, France 14 July
- The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 3 - 27 August
- Tennis – US Open 27 August - 9 September
- Oktoberfest, Germany 22 September - 7 October