ANZAC Day 2026 was on Saturday, 25 April 2026 — it has already passed. The next ANZAC Day is on Sunday, 25 April 2027, in 165 days from today (11 November 2026). This page gives the 2026 date, what the day means, how it is observed, and the dates for 2026, 2027 and 2028.
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When is ANZAC Day 2026?
ANZAC Day 2026 is on Saturday, 25 April 2026 — Saturday. That date has passed; the next occurrence is Sunday, 25 April 2027 (165 days away). It is a Australia observance.
How the countdown is worked out
The countdown is the number of days from today to the holiday's date: the 2026 date is in the past, so the live countdown is to the next occurrence (25 April 2027), which is 165 days away. The count is in calendar days — it counts the days you have to wait, not the number of midnights, and it does not count today. The countdown timer recomputes the number live, second by second, and the days until calculator does the same calculation for any date you choose. If the holiday is in a different time zone from you, the day starts at a different moment — but the date is the date, and the countdown is in days, so the time zone does not change the number.
What is ANZAC Day?
ANZAC Day, 25 April, remembers the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who landed at Gallipoli in 1915, and all who have served since. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
How ANZAC Day is observed
Dawn services are held at war memorials, followed by marches and the playing of the Last Post. It is a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand.
How the date is worked out
ANZAC Day is on the same date every year — April 2026 — so the date never moves. The only thing that changes is the day of the week: ANZAC Day 2026 is a Saturday, ANZAC Day 2027 is a Sunday.
ANZAC Day dates — 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 April 2026 | Saturday |
| 2027 | 25 April 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | 25 April 2028 | Tuesday |
ANZAC Day 2026 in the calendar
ANZAC Day 2026 is the 115th day of 2026 — a year of 365 days — and it falls in ISO week 17 of the year. There are 250 days left in the year after it, and 30 days in April 2026. In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring; in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.
The week number matters more than people think: in business and government across Europe, dates are often given as week numbers, and the week number finder gives the ISO week for any date. The day-of-year number is used in astronomy, in logistics and in some payroll systems. And the days-left figure is the useful one for planning the rest of the year: after ANZAC Day 2026 there are 250 days — 35 weeks — left in 2026.
Planning for ANZAC Day 2026
The 2026 observance has passed, so the planning horizon is the next one: Sunday, 25 April 2027 is 165 days away. That is 23 weeks — enough time to book travel, arrange time off and plan properly, and the earlier you book, the cheaper the travel usually is. The dates table above gives the next three years, so you can plan further ahead too.
ANZAC Day 2026 falls on a Saturday — a weekend day — so most people get the day without taking time off. The practical effect is that the celebrations spread across the weekend, and the Friday or Monday around it is often taken as well — so if you are booking travel, the whole weekend is the busy period, not just the day itself.
The countdown in other units
The countdown to the next ANZAC Day (Sunday, 25 April 2027) is 165 days — which is 23 weeks and 4 days, 3960 hours, 237,600 minutes, or about 5.4 months. Of those 165 days, 117 are weekdays and 48 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 117 of them left before the holiday. The days between dates calculator works out the same numbers for any two dates, and the business days calculator counts the working days excluding public holidays.
ANZAC Day around the world
As an Australian observance, this day is a public holiday in Australia (and, for ANZAC Day, in New Zealand as well). The date is fixed, and it is marked with dawn services, marches and community events — and, for Australia Day, with citizenship ceremonies and the announcement of the Australian of the Year.
Planning checklist for ANZAC Day 2026
| When | Task |
|---|---|
| Now | The 2026 observance has passed — put the next one (Sunday, 25 April 2027) in your calendar, with a reminder a month before. |
| One month before | Book travel and request time off, if ANZAC Day means either. |
| One week before | Confirm plans, buy what you need, and check the date — the date is fixed. |
More countdowns
If you are counting down to ANZAC Day, you may also be counting down to Christmas Day 2026, New Year's Day 2026, Easter Sunday 2026. And for the same holiday in another year, see ANZAC Day 2027 and ANZAC Day 2028.
Frequently asked questions
When is ANZAC Day 2026?
ANZAC Day 2026 is on Saturday, 25 April 2026 (Saturday).
How many days until ANZAC Day 2026?
ANZAC Day 2026 has passed. The next one is Sunday, 25 April 2027, in 165 days from 11 November 2026.
What day of the week is ANZAC Day 2026?
ANZAC Day 2026 is a Saturday.
When is ANZAC Day in 2027?
ANZAC Day 2027 is on Sunday, 25 April 2027 (Sunday).
Is ANZAC Day a public holiday?
ANZAC Day is widely observed, but whether it is a public holiday depends on the country — check your local calendar.
What is ANZAC Day?
ANZAC Day, 25 April, remembers the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who landed at Gallipoli in 1915, and all who have served since. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
How many weeks until ANZAC Day 2026?
The next ANZAC Day is 165 days away, which is 23 weeks and 4 days.
How many working days are left until ANZAC Day 2026?
Count the weekdays between today and the holiday: the business days calculator does it, excluding weekends and the public holidays you add. The countdown in other units above gives the weekday count for the next occurrence.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - Holiday dates: TimeFlow's own holiday data (
data/holidays.ts). - TimeFlow's countdown timer and days until calculator — the live tools behind the countdown on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.