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8/6 FIFO roster calendar 2026 — South Australia public holidays
By FIFO Planner · Published · Last updated
South Australia has 13 public holiday dates in 2026, and 9 of them fall on a weekday. This page lists each one with the day it lands on, and shows how they sit against a 8/6 roster (8 days on, 6 days off). It is written for workers flying out of Adelaide to the Olympic Dam, Roxby Downs, and Spencer Gulf regions, where copper, uranium, and gold operations drive most SA FIFO rosters.
About the 8/6 roster pattern
8 consecutive days on swing at site, followed by 6 days R&R at home. The 14-day cycle aligns with the calendar fortnight. Because the cycle runs 14 days rather than a calendar month, holidays drift through it: across every possible swing start date, roughly 7 of SA's 13 public holiday dates in 2026 land while you are on site. Where yours fall depends on your own start date — set it in FIFO Planner and the SA overlay shows the exact conflicts.
On swing
8 days
at site
R&R
6 days
at home
Full cycle
14 days
repeating
Your 2026 on a 8/6 roster
2026 has 365 days. A 8/6 roster completes about 26.1 full 14-day cycles in that time, which works out to roughly 209 days on site and 156 days at home. A different start date shifts the exact counts by a few days.
Cycles in the year
26.1
14 days each
Days on site
~209
expected over the year
Days at home
~156
expected over the year
South Australia public holidays 2026
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman 2026 list, checked 2026-10-03. Part-day and local holidays are not listed.
4 of these fall on a weekend in 2026 (Easter Saturday on Saturday 4 Apr, Easter Sunday on Sunday 5 Apr, Anzac Day on Saturday 25 Apr, Proclamation Day (Boxing Day) on Saturday 26 Dec), so they are worth less to anyone already rostered off on weekends, and the remaining 9 are the ones to plan R&R around.
Holidays specific to SA rather than national: Adelaide Cup Day, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, King's Birthday, Labour Day. Interstate workers on the same site may not have these days off, which matters when planning travel or crew changeovers.
How SA compares with the other states in 2026
SA has 13 holiday dates this year, the same as 4 other states; the six states range from 13 to 14. Only SA has Adelaide Cup Day and Proclamation Day, so crew based in other states do not get those days off. The King's Birthday is 8 Jun in SA, but 28 Sep in WA and 5 Oct in QLD.
SA holidays on a 8/6 swing: a worked example
Take a 8/6 roster whose first swing day is Monday 5 January 2026. On that schedule, 11 of SA's 13 holiday dates land on swing and 2 land on R&R. 8 of the swing days are weekdays, which are the ones that cost real time at home: Australia Day (Mon, 26 Jan), Adelaide Cup Day (Mon, 9 Mar), Good Friday (Fri, 3 Apr), Easter Monday (Mon, 6 Apr), King's Birthday (Mon, 8 June), Labour Day (Mon, 5 Oct), Christmas Day (Fri, 25 Dec), Proclamation Day (additional day) (Mon, 28 Dec).
A different start date moves holidays between swing and R&R.
The same holidays on other patterns
| Pattern | On swing | Weekday on swing |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1 roster | 10 of 13 | 7 |
| 3/1 roster | 8 of 13 | 5 |
| 4/2 roster | 11 of 13 | 7 |
| 8/6 roster | 11 of 13 | 8 |
| 7/7 roster | 6 of 13 | 3 |
Every pattern starts on Monday 5 January 2026 for this comparison.
Long weekends in 2026
- Sat, 24 Jan to Mon, 26 Jan (3 days off): Australia Day.
- Sat, 7 Mar to Mon, 9 Mar (3 days off): Adelaide Cup Day.
- Fri, 3 Apr to Mon, 6 Apr (4 days off): Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday.
- Sat, 6 June to Mon, 8 June (3 days off): King's Birthday.
- Sat, 3 Oct to Mon, 5 Oct (3 days off): Labour Day.
- Fri, 25 Dec to Mon, 28 Dec (4 days off): Christmas Day, Proclamation Day (Boxing Day), Proclamation Day (additional day).
How FIFO Planner handles SA holidays on your 8/6 roster
Switch on the SA holiday overlay and these dates appear on the same calendar as your swing and R&R days. Export to ICS with holidays included, and use it offline at camp.
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