The public holiday always takes place on a Wednesday. This is at the request of the RNA who organise the Show Day. Queensland Show Holidays Ekka is a public holiday only in Brisbane, which is by far the biggest city in Queensland.
MondayMay 01Labour DayRegional HolidayQLD, NT SundayMay 14Mother's DayNot A Public Holiday2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday WednesdayAug 16Ekka People's DayRegional HolidayRoyal Queensland Show. Brisbane SundaySep 03Father's DayNot A Public Holiday1st Sunday in September. Not a public ...
Royal Queensland Show (Ekka): TBC August 2025 The Ekka, Brisbane. Photo byEkka Brisbane via Facebook Where:Brisbane Carnival rides, fairy floss, dagwood dogs, fireworks… what kid isn’t in heaven at Brisbane’s annual Ekka? There’s just so much to see and do, whether you’re bee-lin...
In 2021, the show was canceled in an effort to control the spread of Covid-19, and the attached public holiday was moved from August 11 to October 29. In 2020, the Queensland government moved the Ekka holiday from Wednesday to Friday in order to boost the tourism industry – previously, ...
The name 'Ekka' is a shortened version of the Queensland pronunciation of 'Exhibition'. The public holiday always takes place on a Wednesday. This is at the request of the RNA who organise the Show Day. Queensland Show Holidays Ekka is a public holiday only in Brisbane, which is by far ...