Easter Tuesday 2027

Easter Tuesday is the Tuesday after Easter Sunday. In Tasmania it is a holiday that generally applies only to employees of the Tasmanian State Service. For other workers in the state it is an ordinary working day, and no other state or territory observes it. The date moves with Easter and always falls between 24 March and 27 April. In 2027 it falls on Tuesday 30 March, and in 2028 on Tuesday 18 April.

Shops, schools and work

Easter Tuesday is not a public holiday for the general workforce. Only Tasmanian State Service employees generally have the day off, so state government offices may be closed while most other services operate normally. Banks, shops, Australian Government offices and private businesses in Tasmania typically keep regular hours. Employees outside the State Service are not entitled to the day off or to public holiday pay unless an award or agreement provides for it. For State Service staff, Easter becomes a five-day break from Good Friday to Tuesday. The working days calculator counts working days in Tasmania around Easter.

History

Easter Tuesday depends on the date of Easter Sunday. Western churches set Easter as the first Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March, so Easter Sunday falls between 22 March and 25 April. In the Christian calendar the Tuesday after Easter belongs to Easter Week, the period that begins on Easter Sunday. For most of Australia the Easter break ends with Easter Monday, a public holiday in every state and territory.

Tasmania observes Easter Tuesday as a holiday for its public sector. WorkSafe Tasmania lists it with the state's holidays but notes that it generally applies to the Tasmanian Public Service only. The Statutory Holidays Amendment Act 2026 made Easter Sunday a statutory holiday in Tasmania, first observed on 28 March 2027. That amendment did not extend Easter Tuesday to the wider workforce, so the day stays limited to the State Service.

How Australians spend the day

Easter Tuesday has no customs of its own in Tasmania. For State Service employees it adds a fifth day to the Easter break. State government offices and many state agencies are closed or run reduced services. Outside the public sector the day is treated as a normal Tuesday. Shops, banks, private businesses and Australian Government offices in Tasmania typically open as usual, and public transport usually runs to its regular weekday timetable.

Facts

• Easter Tuesday is observed only in Tasmania, and WorkSafe Tasmania describes it as generally applying to the Tasmanian Public Service only.
• The day always falls two days after Easter Sunday, so its date ranges from 24 March to 27 April.
• In 2027 Tasmania has Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday as statutory holidays, with Easter Tuesday on 30 March for the State Service.
• Because Easter Tuesday is not a holiday for the Tasmanian workforce as a whole, the public holiday entitlements in the National Employment Standards do not apply to it.