1956 Holidays and Events in Tasmania, Australia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1956, Sun	New Year's Day
Note An official national public holiday.
	1/2/1956, Mon	New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day
Note An official national public holiday.
	1/26/1956, Thu	Australia Day
Note An official national public holiday. If this occurs on a Sunday, the observance is moved to the following Monday.
	3/30/1956, Fri	Good Friday
Note An official national public holiday.
	4/1/1956, Sun	Easter
Note Not an official national public holiday. A Christian religious observance.
	4/2/1956, Mon	Easter Monday
Note An official national public holiday.
	4/25/1956, Wed	ANZAC Day
Note An official national holiday.
	6/11/1956, Mon	King's Birthday
Note An official national holiday, but observance dates vary by province.
	10/25/1956, Thu	Royal Hobart Show
Note An official provincial holiday. The Royal Hobart Show dates are set by the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania (RAST) to conclude on the fourth Saturday in October. The event runs for four days (Wednesday through Saturday), with the Thursday officially observed as a public holiday in Southern Tasmania (Hobart Show Day).
	11/5/1956, Mon	Recreation Day
Note An official provincial holiday. Recreation Day in Tasmania is celebrated annually on the first Monday in November. It is observed as a regional public holiday only in the northern half of the state (areas that do not observe the Royal Hobart Regatta in the south).
	12/25/1956, Tue	Christmas Day
Note An official national public holiday.
	12/26/1956, Wed	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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