Father's Day – Australia

The next Father's Day is on Sunday, September 5, 2027 – in 355 days.

In Australia it's an observance, which means plenty of people mark it but nobody gets the day off work or school.

When is it? Father's Day falls on the 1st Sunday of September. Because the rule points at a weekday rather than a fixed date, it moves every year, which is exactly why the table below is worth a bookmark. Next time round is Sunday, September 5, 2027, 355 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Father's Day on a Sunday. None of those years put it next to a weekend, so it doesn't make a long weekend on its own. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Nothing closes. Shops, offices, schools and transport all run as normal, because this is a day people mark rather than a day they get off. That said, restaurants, florists and retailers often build around it, so booking ahead is sensible if you're planning to go out. In 2027 it falls in September, and nothing else of note shares the month with it.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Father's Day for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Father's Day is marked in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Netherlands and Belgium as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Father's Day dates 2026–2036