Boxing Day (substitute day) in Australia
Boxing Day (substitute day) falls on Monday 28 December 2026 in Australia. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 December | Monday | long weekend |
| 2027 | 28 December | Tuesday | one bridge day makes it four days |
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- 28 12 Boxing Day (substitute day) Monday
- 28 12 Boxing Day (substitute day) Tuesday
A fixed date walking through the week
Because Boxing Day (substitute day) keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Boxing Day (substitute day) in Australia in 2026?
Monday, 28 December 2026.
Is Boxing Day (substitute day) on the same date every year?
Yes — 28 December every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.
Which years does Boxing Day (substitute day) make a long weekend?
2026 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2027 one bridge day buys four days off.