2027 public holidays in South Australia for staff rosters
The 2027 public holidays as SafeWork SA lists them, checked on 18 September 2026, with a checklist for the rosters around them. What staff are paid for working one depends on the award or agreement.
The dates and these files are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0, with Roster Flow credited as the source.
2027 dates
| Date | Day | Holiday | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Friday | New Year's Day | Whole state |
| 26 January | Tuesday | Australia Day | Whole state |
| 8 March | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | Whole state |
| 26 March | Friday | Good Friday | Whole state |
| 27 March | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Whole state |
| 28 March | Sunday | Easter SundayA public holiday in South Australia since the Public Holidays Act 2023 started on 1 January 2024, so all four days of Easter are. | Whole state |
| 29 March | Monday | Easter Monday | Whole state |
| 25 April | Sunday | Anzac DayA public holiday on the day it falls, with no substitute or additional day for a weekend. | Whole state |
| 14 June | Monday | King's Birthday | Whole state |
| 4 October | Monday | Labour Day | Whole state |
| 24 December | Friday | Christmas EveFrom 7pm to midnight. | Part of the day |
| 25 December | Saturday | Christmas Day | Whole state |
| 26 December | Sunday | Proclamation Day holiday and Boxing Day | Whole state |
| 27 December | Monday | Additional day for Christmas Day | Whole state |
| 28 December | Tuesday | Additional day for Proclamation Day | Whole state |
| 31 December | Friday | New Year's EveFrom 7pm to midnight. | Part of the day |
Notes for South Australia
- Christmas Eve, Friday 24 December. From 7pm to midnight.
- New Year's Eve, Friday 31 December. From 7pm to midnight.
Where an employee is based for work
Public holidays generally follow the state or territory where an employee is based for work. That is not necessarily where the business is registered, or where one particular shift happens to be worked.
So somebody based at a venue in South Australia generally keeps South Australia’s public holidays. Where somebody’s base is not obvious, the Fair Work Ombudsman explains how it is worked out.
Before a public holiday: the roster checklist
- Mark the holidays on the calendar before you build any roster that includes them
- Decide whether you open, and for what hours, before asking anybody to work
- Treat a public holiday shift as a request the employee can answer, and keep a record of the answer
- Look up what working the day is paid under the award or agreement, and enter that multiplier in your roster costing
- Check minimum engagement and breaks under the award before you roster short holiday trading hours
- Add the days a calendar may leave out: days proclaimed each year, regional show days and part-day holidays
- Check which state each person is based in, if you roster people across a border
Public holidays in Roster Flow
Choose South Australia in Roster Flow’s settings and its public holidays are in the roster’s calendar, with holiday shifts priced at the multiplier you enter. Any day can be taken off the list, and any day added.
Some days on the list are not worked out by Roster Flow, so add them yourself where they apply: Christmas Eve (24 December), New Year's Eve (31 December).
Sources and updates
- SafeWork SA: public holidaysEvery 2027 date on the South Australia page checked against it on 18 September 2026.
- Fair Work Ombudsman: public holidaysWho gets a public holiday, being asked to work one, and where an employee is based for work.
18 September 2026: every date checked against the list SafeWork SA publishes.
Questions
How many public holidays are there in South Australia in 2027?
2027 has 14 statewide public holidays, and 2 part days in South Australia, from New Year's Day on Friday 1 January to Additional day for Proclamation Day on Tuesday 28 December. The full list with dates is on this page.
Which 2027 public holidays are not the same everywhere in South Australia?
Christmas Eve on Friday 24 December is a part day, and New Year's Eve on Friday 31 December is a part day. Everything else on the list is statewide, so a roster built on the statewide dates alone can still be wrong for one venue.
What do I have to pay staff for a public holiday in South Australia?
This page does not say, because it depends on the award or agreement that covers the employee, and on whether they worked. Public holiday rates, and an employee's right to be absent on a public holiday, come from the Fair Work Act and the award. Roster Flow multiplies hours by a public holiday rate you enter yourself, and does not read an award.
Where do these South Australia dates come from?
SafeWork SA: public holidays, read on 18 September 2026. Dates move when a government proclaims them, so check the source before you publish a roster that depends on one.