Peak Events Australia 2026
New South Wales
| Start Date | End Date | Event |
| 28-Dec-25 | 1-Jan-26 | New Years |
| 04-Jan-26 | 08-Jan-26 | Ashes Series |
| 8-Jan-26 | 25-Jan-26 | Sydney Festival |
| 25-Jan-26 | 1-Feb-26 | Flickerfest |
| 26-Jan-26 | 26-Jan-26 | Australia Day |
| 13-Feb-26 | 15-Feb-26 | Ed Sheeran concert |
| 17-Feb-26 | 3-Mar-26 | Chinese New Year |
| 28-Feb-26 | 28-Feb-26 | Mardi Grad Parade |
| 2-Apr-26 | 13-Apr-26 | Sydney Royal Easter Show |
| 02-Apr-26 | 05-Apr-26 | Byron Bay Bluesfest |
| 03-Apr-26 | 06-Apr-26 | Easter Weekend |
| 13-Apr-26 | 17-May-26 | Sydney Comedy Festival |
| 25-Apr-26 | 25-Apr-26 | Anzac Day |
| 30-Apr-26 | 30-Apr-26 | Women’s State of Origin, Newcastle |
| 12-May-26 | 16-May-26 | Australian Fashion Week |
| 22-May-26 | 13-Jun-26 | Vivid Sydney |
| 27-May-26 | 27-May-26 | State of Origin |
| 08-Jun-26 | 08-Jun-26 | King’s Birthday Public Holiday |
| 08-Aug-26 | 09-Aug-26 | City2Surf |
| 29-Aug-26 | 30-Aug-26 | Sydney Marathon |
| 04-Oct-26 | 04-Oct-26 | NRL Grand Final |
| 05-Oct-26 | 05-Oct-26 | Labour Day Public Holiday |
| 08-Nov-26 | 08-Nov-26 | Rugby League World Cup Semi Final |
| 13-Nov-26 | 15-Nov-26 | Australian Supercross Championship (Wollongong)-TBC |
| 04-Jan-27 | 08-Jan-27 | Test Cricket – Men’s Ashes 5th Test |
Victoria
| Start Date | End Date | Event |
| 12-Jan-26 | 01-Feb-26 | Australian Tennis Open |
| 26-Jan-26 | 26-Jan-26 | Australia Day |
| 14-Feb-26 | 28-Feb-26 | Melbourne Fashion Festival |
| 17-Feb-26 | 03-Mar-26 | Chinese New Year |
| 20-Feb-26 | 22-Feb-26 | MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (Phillip Island) |
| 26-Feb-26 | 28-Feb-26 | Ed Sheeran Concert |
| 05-Mar-26 | 08-Mar-26 | F1 Grand Prix |
| 09-Mar-26 | 09-Mar-26 | Labour Day Public Holiday |
| 25-Mar-26 | 29-Mar-26 | Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show |
| 25-Mar-26 | 19-Apr-26 | Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 01-Apr-26 | 11-Apr-26 | Ripcurl Pro Surfing Championships (Bells Beach) |
| 03-Apr-26 | 06-Apr-26 | Easter Weekend |
| 25-Apr-26 | 26-Apr-26 | Ballarat Marathon |
| 25-Apr-26 | 25-Apr-26 | Anzac Day |
| 16-May-26 | 17-May-26 | Great Ocean Road Running Festival |
| 08-Jun-26 | 08-Jun-26 | King’s Birthday Public Holiday |
| 17-Jun-26 | 17-Jun-26 | State of Origin |
| 25-Sep-26 | 27-Sep-26 | AFL Grand Final |
| 17-Oct-26 | 17-Oct-26 | Caulfield Cup |
| 23-Oct-26 | 25-Oct-26 | Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix (Phillip Island) |
| 24-Oct-26 | 24-Oct-26 | Cox Plate |
| 30-Oct-26 | 07-Nov-26 | Spring Racing Carnival |
| 03-Nov-26 | 03-Nov-26 | Melbourne Cup Day |
| 26-Dec-26 | 31-Dec-26 | Boxing Day Test & NYE 2026 |
South Australia
| Start Date | End Date | Event |
| 12-Jan-26 | 17-Jan-26 | Adelaide International Tennis |
| 16-Jan-26 | 25-Jan-26 | Tour Down Under |
| 26-Jan-26 | 26-Jan-26 | Australia Day |
| 12-Feb-26 | 15-Feb-26 | LIV Golf |
| 17-Feb-26 | 03-Mar-26 | Chinese New Year |
| 20-Feb-26 | 22-Mar-26 | Adelaide Fringe Festival |
| 28-Feb-26 | 05-Mar-26 | Adelaide Writers Festival |
| 05-Mar-26 | 05-Mar-26 | Ed Sheeran Concert |
| 06-Mar-26 | 09-Mar-26 | WOMADelaide |
| 03-Apr-26 | 06-Apr-26 | Easter Weekend |
| 09-Apr-26 | 12-Apr-26 | AFL Gather Round |
| 25-Apr-26 | 25-Apr-26 | Anzac Day |
| 10-May-26 | 14-May-26 | ATE 2026 |
| 08-Jun-26 | 08-Jun-26 | King’s Birthday Public Holiday |
| 05-Oct-26 | 05-Oct-26 | Labour Day Public Holiday |
| 26-Nov-26 | 29-Nov-26 | BP Adelaide Grand Final |
| 02-Dec-26 | 06-Dec-26 | V8 Supercars |
| 16-Dec-26 | 21-Dec-26 | Test Cricket – Men’s Ashes 3rd Test |
Queensland
| Start Date | End Date | Event |
| 01-Jan-26 | 01-Jan-26 | Wildlands Music Festival |
| 26-Jan-26 | 26-Jan-26 | Australia Day |
| 12-Feb-26 | 15-Feb-26 | Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo |
| 17-Feb-26 | 17-Feb-26 | Lunar New Year |
| 18-Feb-26 | 22-Feb-26 | Gold Coast Open |
| 20-Feb-26 | 22-Feb-26 | Ed Sheeran Concert |
| 03-Apr-26 | 06-Apr-26 | Easter Weekend |
| 25-Apr-26 | 25-Apr-26 | Anzac Day |
| 01-May-26 | 03-May-26 | Brisbane Magic NRL |
| 04-May-26 | 04-May-26 | Labour Day Public Holiday |
| 08-May-26 | 10-May-26 | Brisbane Magic NRL |
| 14-May-26 | 19-May-26 | Brisbane Truck Show (date TBC) |
| 14-May-26 | 14-May-26 | Women’s State of Origin, Brisbane |
| 15-May-26 | 17-May-26 | Brisbane Magic NRL |
| 28-May-26 | 28-May-26 | Women’s State of Origin, Gold Coast |
| 08-Jul-26 | 08-Jul-26 | State of Origin, Brisbane |
| 12-Aug-26 | 12-Aug-26 | Ekka (Brisbane area only) |
| 15-Aug-26 | 22-Aug-26 | Hamilton Island Race Week |
| 29-Aug-26 | 06-Sep-26 | Brisbane River Fire Festival |
| 02-Oct-26 | 05-Oct-26 | King’s Birthday Long Weekend |
| 04-Nov-26 | 04-Nov-26 | Melbourne Cup |
Western Australia
| Start Date | End Date | Event |
| 02-Jan-26 | 11-Jan-26 | United Cup Tennis |
| 17-Jan-26 | 18-Jan-26 | Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix |
| 26-Jan-26 | 26-Jan-26 | Australia Day |
| 31-Jan-26 | 01-Feb-26 | Ed Sheeran Concert |
| 01-Mar-26 | 31-Mar-26 | AFC Women’s Asian Cup |
| 02-Mar-26 | 02-Mar-26 | Labour Day Public Holiday |
| 10-Mar-26 | 12-Mar-26 | Energy Exchange Australia (EXA) |
| 03-Apr-26 | 06-Apr-26 | Easter Weekend |
| 17-Apr-26 | 27-Apr-26 | Margaret River Pro Surfing |
| 25-Apr-26 | 25-Apr-26 | Anzac Day |
| 27-Apr-26 | 27-Apr-26 | Additional public holiday for Anzac Day |
| 01-Jun-26 | 01-Jun-26 | Western Australia Day |
| 28-Sep-26 | 28-Sep-26 | King’s Birthday Public Holiday |
| 06-Oct-26 | 08-Oct-26 | Land Forces Exhibition |
| 15-Oct-26 | 18-Oct-26 | Cape to Cape MTB Race Event |
Tasmania
| Start Date | End Date | Event |
| 24-Jan-26 | 24-Jan-26 | Foo Fighters (Launceston) |
| 26-Jan-26 | 26-Jan-26 | Australia Day |
| 09-Feb-26 | 09-Feb-26 | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| 15-Feb-26 | 15-Feb-26 | Hobart Run the Bridge |
| 09-Mar-26 | 09-Mar-26 | Eight Hours Day |
| 13-Mar-26 | 15-Mar-26 | ECHO Festival |
| 03-Apr-26 | 06-Apr-26 | Easter Weekend |
| 25-Apr-26 | 25-Apr-26 | Anzac Day |
| 08-Jun-26 | 08-Jun-26 | King’s Birthday Public Holiday |
| 11-Jun-26 | 22-Jun-26 | Dark MOFO |
| 02-Nov-26 | 02-Nov-26 | Recreation Day (not across all of TAS) |
| 15-Nov-26 | 20-Nov-26 | TARGA Tasmania |
ACT
| Start Date | End Date | Event |
| 08-Jan-26 | 11-Jan-26 | Summernats |
| 26-Jan-26 | 26-Jan-26 | Australia Day |
| 09-Mar-26 | 09-Mar-26 | Canberra Day |
| 14-Mar-26 | 22-Mar-26 | Canberra Balloon Spectacular |
| 03-Apr-26 | 06-Apr-26 | Easter Weekend |
| 12-Apr-26 | 12-Apr-26 | Canberra Marathon |
| 25-Apr-26 | 25-Apr-26 | Anzac Day |
| 10-May-26 | 10-May-26 | Federal Budget (exact dates TBC) |
| 01-Jun-26 | 01-Jun-26 | Reconciliation Day |
| 08-Jun-26 | 08-Jun-26 | King’s Birthday Public Holiday |
| 13-Jul-26 | 17-Jul-26 | Kanga Cup |
| 12-Sep-26 | 11-Oct-26 | Floriade |
| 05-Oct-26 | 05-Oct-26 | Labour Day |
| 12-Dec-26 | 12-Dec-26 | Spilt Milk (exact dates TBC) |
Northern Territory
| Start Date | End Date | Event |
| 26-Jan-26 | 26-Jan-26 | Australia Day |
| 05-Mar-26 | 07-Mar-26 | Darwin Comedy Festival |
| 26-Mar-26 | 29-Mar-26 | fabAlice Festival |
| 03-Apr-26 | 06-Apr-26 | Easter Weekend |
| 10-Apr-26 | 19-Apr-26 | Parrtjima – Festival of Light |
| 25-Apr-26 | 25-Apr-26 | Anzac Day |
| 04-May-26 | 04-May-26 | May Day Public Holiday |
| 08-Jun-26 | 08-Jun-26 | Kings Birthday Public Holiday |
| 19-Jun-26 | 21-Jun-26 | V8 Supercars |
| 17-Jul-26 | 25-Jul-26 | Darwin Fringe Festival |
| 31-Jul-26 | 03-Aug-26 | Darwin Cup |
| 31-Jul-26 | 03-Aug-26 | Garma Festival – East Arnhem Land |
| 03-Aug-26 | 03-Aug-26 | Picnic Day |
| 06-Aug-26 | 23-Aug-26 | Darwin Festival |
| 14-Aug-26 | 17-Aug-26 | Run Larapinta 2026 |
| 15-Aug-26 | 15-Aug-26 | Henley on Todd Regatta |
| 10-Sep-26 | 20-Sep-26 | Darwin International Film Festival |
