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Canberra Day

ACT Government public-holiday calendar and ACT place-name history

Date / rule9 March 2026; future ACT dates are published separately
ScopeAustralian Capital Territory public holiday
VerificationGovernment Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-06
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Canberra Day?

ACT Government public-holiday calendar and ACT place-name history

Date and recurrence

9 March 2026; future ACT dates are published separately

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Australian Capital Territory public holiday. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. ACT Government — Public holidaysTerritory Government Calendar
  2. ACT Government — Place name processesTerritory Government History
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Canberra Day?

9 March 2026; future ACT dates are published separately The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 9 March 2026; future ACT dates are published separately.

Does Canberra Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Canberra Day an official public holiday?

Within the verified scope, the authority record identifies it as Australian Capital Territory public holiday. That status is not automatically extended to other countries or jurisdictions.

Who established or recognizes Canberra Day?

The stored designation basis is: ACT Government public-holiday calendar and ACT place-name history. Supporting provenance includes ACT Government — Public holidays. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Canberra Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Australian Capital Territory public holiday. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.

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