Easter Saturday in Australia
Easter Saturday falls on Saturday 27 March 2027 in Australia. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In 2025 and 2026 and 2027 and 2028 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 April | Saturday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
| 2026 | 4 April | Saturday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
| 2027 | 27 March | Saturday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
| 2028 | 15 April | Saturday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
4 of 4
- 19 04 Easter Saturday Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 04 04 Easter Saturday Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 27 03 Easter Saturday Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 15 04 Easter Saturday Saturday · falls on a weekend
A date that moves
Easter Saturday does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
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 Easter Saturday in Australia in 2027?
Saturday, 27 March 2027.
Is Easter Saturday on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 19 April 2025, 4 April 2026, 27 March 2027, 15 April 2028.
Which years does Easter Saturday make a long weekend?
None of the years we hold — it does not fall on a Friday or a Monday between 2025 and 2028.