South Australia public holidays 1988

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• Friday 1 January: New Year's Day
• Tuesday 26 January: Australia Day
• Monday 14 March: Adelaide Cup Day
• Friday 1 April: Good Friday
• Saturday 2 April: Easter Saturday
• Sunday 3 April: Easter Sunday
• Monday 4 April: Easter Monday
• Monday 25 April: ANZAC Day
• Monday 13 June: King's Birthday
• Monday 3 October: Labour Day
• Saturday 24 December: Christmas Eve¹ (from 7 pm to midnight)
• Sunday 25 December: Christmas Day
• Monday 26 December: Proclamation Day
• Tuesday 27 December: Additional public holiday for Christmas Day²
• Saturday 31 December: New Year's Eve³ (from 7 pm to midnight)

1. Christmas Eve is a public holiday from 7 pm to midnight only. Earlier in the day is an ordinary working day.
2. As Christmas Day falls on Sunday 25 December, an additional public holiday is given on Tuesday 27 December.
3. New Year's Eve is a public holiday from 7 pm to midnight only. Earlier in the day is an ordinary working day.

Public holidays in South Australia are set under the Public Holidays Act 2023. Official list: SafeWork SA. For pay and entitlements, check your award or the Fair Work Ombudsman (13 13 94).

Plan around them

South Australia has seven long weekends in 1988. See the long weekends.

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