Public holidays in Australia, 2025
Australia observes 25 public holidays in 2025. 2 of them land on a Saturday or Sunday, leaving 23 that actually cut into the working week.
25holidays listed
23fall on a weekday
2fall on a weekend
19distinct dates
Holidays by month, 2025
Calendar view, 2025
January
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- 01 New Year's Day
- 27 Australia Day
February
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March
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- 03 Labour Day
- 10 Adelaide Cup Day
- 10 Canberra Day
- 10 Eight Hours Day
- 10 Labour Day
April
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- 18 Good Friday
- 19 Holy Saturday
- 20 Easter Sunday
- 21 Easter Monday
- 25 Anzac Day
May
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- 05 Labour Day
- 05 May Day
June
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- 02 Reconciliation Day
- 02 Western Australia Day
- 09 King's Birthday
July
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August
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- 04 Picnic Day
September
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- 26 Friday before AFL Grand Final
- 29 King's Birthday
October
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- 06 King's Birthday
- 06 Labour Day
November
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- 04 Melbourne Cup
December
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- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 St. Stephen's Day
Public holiday Today (2026-10-26) Weekend
Full list
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2025-01-27 | Monday | Australia Day | Australia Day |
| 2025-03-03 | Monday | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2025-03-10 | Monday | Canberra Day | Canberra Day |
| 2025-03-10 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | Adelaide Cup Day |
| 2025-03-10 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | Eight Hours Day |
| 2025-03-10 | Monday | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2025-04-18 | Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2025-04-19 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Easter Eve |
| 2025-04-20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 2025-04-21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2025-04-25 | Friday | Anzac Day | Anzac Day |
| 2025-05-05 | Monday | May Day | May Day |
| 2025-05-05 | Monday | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2025-06-02 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | Reconciliation Day |
| 2025-06-02 | Monday | Western Australia Day | Western Australia Day |
| 2025-06-09 | Monday | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2025-08-04 | Monday | Picnic Day | Picnic Day |
| 2025-09-26 | Friday | Friday before AFL Grand Final | Friday before AFL Grand Final |
| 2025-09-29 | Monday | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2025-10-06 | Monday | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2025-10-06 | Monday | King's Birthday | King's Birthday |
| 2025-11-04 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | Melbourne Cup |
| 2025-12-25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2025-12-26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day |
Planning notes for 2025
Saturday and Sunday form the weekend in Australia, and state-level holidays sit on top of the national list. Where a holiday sits next to a weekend, expect offices and banks to run short staff on the days in between.
Other years: 2026 2027. Country overview: Australia holidays hub. Count business days with the working days calculator.