1961 Holidays and Events in Perth, Australia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1961, Sun	Perth Cup
Note The Perth Cup is a prestigious Group 2 thoroughbred horse race held annually on New Year's Day at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, in January, usually on New Year's Day, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Cup
	1/1/1961, Sun	New Year's Day
Note An official national public holiday.
	1/2/1961, Mon	New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day
Note An official national public holiday.
	1/26/1961, Thu	Australia Day
Note An official national public holiday. If this occurs on a Sunday, the observance is moved to the following Monday.
	3/31/1961, Fri	Good Friday
Note An official national public holiday.
	4/2/1961, Sun	Easter
Note Not an official national public holiday. A Christian religious observance.
	4/3/1961, Mon	Easter Monday
Note An official national public holiday.
	4/25/1961, Tue	ANZAC Day
Note An official national holiday.
	6/5/1961, Mon	Western Australia Day
Note An official provincial holiday.
	9/25/1961, Mon	King's Birthday - 1
Note An official national holiday. As Western Australia celebrates Western Australia Day (formerly known as Foundation Day) on the first Monday in June, the governor of Western Australia each year proclaims the day on which the state will observe the King's Birthday, based on school terms and the Perth Royal Show. There is no firm rule to determine this date, though it is usually the last Monday of September or the first Monday of October. Some regional areas of Western Australia celebrate the King's Birthday public holiday on alternative days for locally significant dates or events. [from Wikipedia, 2026]
	10/2/1961, Mon	King's Birthday - 2
Note An official national holiday. As Western Australia celebrates Western Australia Day (formerly known as Foundation Day) on the first Monday in June, the governor of Western Australia each year proclaims the day on which the state will observe the King's Birthday, based on school terms and the Perth Royal Show. There is no firm rule to determine this date, though it is usually the last Monday of September or the first Monday of October. Some regional areas of Western Australia celebrate the King's Birthday public holiday on alternative days for locally significant dates or events. [from Wikipedia, 2026]
	12/25/1961, Mon	Christmas Day
Note An official national public holiday.
	12/26/1961, Tue	Boxing Day
Note An official national holiday. If this holiday occurs on Sunday, the following Tuesday is also an observance day.

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