Yes. Boxing Day is DEC 26 but no I wouldn't describe it as a festival. It is, however, a nationwide public holiday. Both Monday and Tuesday are public holidays with virtually nothing open and everyone off work. On Boxing Day people go to the movies in large numbers, they watch the Boxing Day Test(cricket, against India this year), the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race or they just go to the beach.Movies normally open on a Thursday in Australia. This Thursday(DEC21) there is not a single new wide release. However, on Monday(Boxing Day) the following films open-Happy Feet 2Tin TinThe Iron LadyTower HeistWar HorseWe bought a Zoo