What's Open Easter 2026: Good Friday - Easter Monday

This year, Good Friday lands on Friday 3rd April 2026, marking the start of the four-day Easter long weekend.

Easter: Friday 3rd April 2026 - Monday 6th April 2026

--> Easter Friday (Good Friday) 3rd April 2026
--> Holy Saturday 4th April 2026
--> Easter Sunday 5th April 2026
--> Easter Monday 6th April 2026

Easter Weekend: What's On

Good Friday Appeal 2026

Easter 2026 | Operating Hours

Here's a guide to what businesses will be open and which ones will be affected by alcohol and trading restrictions.

Supermarkets, groceries and bottle shops
Woolworths: all stores are closed on Good Friday, and open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Aldi: All stores closed on Good Friday and open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Coles: all stores closed on Good Friday, and open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday

IGA: OPEN on Good Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday - Store Locator

Dan Murphy's: All stores closed Good Friday, open with reduced operating hours on Saturday, Sunday and Monday

BWS: Most stores will be closed Good Friday (except for some select stores), open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Department stores
Kmart: All stores closed on Good Friday, all stores open on Saturday, and varied stores will be open on Sunday and Monday

Big W: All stores closed on Good Friday, all stores open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Target: All stores closed Good Friday, all stores open on Saturday, all stores open on Sunday and Monday with reduced trading

Bunnings: All stores closed, Good Friday, all stores will be open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Ikea: All stores closed on Good Friday, all stores will have limited operating hours on Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Westfield: All centres will be closed on Good Friday, stores will remain open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday with reduced trading hours in some stores

Public Transport
All PTV will operate on a public holiday timetable on Good Friday, a normal Saturday and Sunday timetable, and a Public holiday timetable on Monday

Post office: All post offices will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, with some select stores open on Saturday and Sunday

Easter 2026: Events

Check the operating days and hours of each event on the event website.




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About Easter

For more than 11 million Christians across Australia, it commemorates the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, following 40 days of reflection during Lent.
Notably, this is the first time since 2017 that Western and Orthodox Easter celebrations fall on the same weekend.

The date varies each year as Easter is determined by a lunar calendar, which follows the movement of the Earth and Moon.

But some Christian denominations use different calculations and calendars to determine the date.

Orthodox churches follow the Julian calendar, which is currently 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, which Western churches adhere to.

The two Easter celebrations will collide in 2025, an overlap that occurs approximately every three to four years.

This year also marks 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea, regarded by most Christians as the first major meeting of the church.

The anniversary has reignited the debate among some Christians, including Pope Francis, who called for a unified Easter date earlier this year.

The move has been disputed by leaders for centuries, who have not agreed on a reformed date.

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