2025 Public Holidays
Below is a 2025 calendar listing of Public Holidays, School Holidays & Special Occasions celebrated in Australia. This is the place to come to plan your next holiday! All public holidays for Australia are accurate at the time of publishing but are subject to change depending on what state you live in. Please make sure you check any listed public holidays dates with your own states public holidays before booking any holidays.
2025 List of Australian Public Holidays,
Special Occasions & School Holidays
Below you will find a listing of 2025 public holidays and special occasions (such as Mother’s Day, Fathers’s Day) for each State and Territory in Australia. Public holidays dates may be different depending on the state or territory you live in.
All States public holidays and special occasions 2025:
Individual States – Public holidays & school holiday & term breaks 2025:
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
What are the meanings of Australia’s Public Holidays & Special Occasions?
Australia Day
Australia day is a national holiday and is celebrated in every state of Australia. Its great to be Australian and on this public holiday there are plenty of events held around the country to celebrate. It is a day of national pride and a chance to celebrate our cultural diversity.
Valentines Day
In Australia, gifts of love are exchanged on Valentines Day. The 14th February each year is the day on which lovers express their love for each other – sending Valentine’s cards, roses, chocolates, and gifts often anonymously.
Easter
In Australia there is a public holiday on Good Friday and Easter Monday providing families with the time to have fun together, do family activities such as decorating Easter Eggs and having Easter Egg hunts and travelling away on holidays . On Good Friday, every shop is closed and it is the only day of the year that newspapers are unavailable. In Australia there are many Easter festivals held throughout the Easter break.
ANZAC Day
ANZAC- Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Anzac day is when Australians come together and spend time remembering the sacrifices of those who died in war protecting our country. ANZAC day is a public holiday in Australia. ANZAC day in Australia is the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
Mother’s Day
Mothers Day in Australia is a special day for mothers where families often get together. Some may get breakfast in bed, others gifts of roses and flowers – all a sign of appreciation and love.
Queens Birthday
The Queen’s Birthday is celebrated as a public holiday in Australia. The date of the celebration is on the second Monday in June each year. The real birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is the 21 April 1926. Australians celebrate the Queens Birthday in June because if a public holiday was held on 21 April each year, it would coincide with Easter in many years and also be positioned very close to Anzac Day.
Father’s Day
Fathers Day in Australia is a chance for families to get together and celebrate in similar way to Mother’s Day. Dads are spoilt and made to feel special. In Australia and New Zealand, fathers are honoured the first Sunday in September. Other countries celebrate fathers throughout the year.
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.”Charles Wadsworth
Melbourne Cup Day
Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday for the Melbourne metropolitan area, and is Australia’s major horse racing event.
Christmas Day
Christmas Day in Australia is often spent with family . Gatherings of friends and families centred around food – whether it is a traditional Christmas lunch, or an Aussie style event with prawns on the BBQ everyone looks forward to this time of year.
Boxing Day
Boxing Day in Australia is a public holiday that falls the day after Christmas. Boxing Day originated in England where the day after Christmas Day was spent “boxing” gifts and giving them to the less fortunate. A quiet day is often spent recovering from the lead up to Christmas and the festivities of Christmas Day by watching the Cricket (Boxing Day Test match) or the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race on TV. Many Australians also head off on holidays or prepare for the next celebration – New Years Eve!
New Years Day / New Years Eve
New Years Eve is often celebrated in Australia by partying in large groups at public venues with fireworks going off at midnight. All of the major cities in Australia have events organised to help celebrate the transition from one year to the next. New Years Day is a Public Holiday.
Labour Day
The Labour Day Holiday date is different for each State of Australia and is set by their respective state and territory governments. Labour Day in Australia has its origins in the eight hour day movement – their efforts resulted in the introduction of eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for sleep.
Canberra Day
Canberra Day is a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory and is observed on the second Monday of March each year. The day commemorates Canberra’s official founding way back in 1913. It is highlighted by a major festival that takes part in Canberra. Canberra Day is a public holiday in the ACT with many businesses closing for the day.
Eight Hours Day
The Eight Hours Day was introduced to Tasmanians in March 2006. In 1874, Tasmania became the last State of Australia to earn the shorter working day.
Foundation Day
Foundation Day is a uniquely Western Australian public holiday. It commemorates the day that the first European settlers arrived in Western Australia to found the Swan River Colony on 1 June 1829. Foundation Day is held on the first Monday in June each year.
All 2025 Public Holidays & Special Occasions Australia
This is the list of 2025 public holidays for each state and territory in Australia. Public holidays can be different depending on the state or territory you’re in.
| Public Holiday/ Occasion | Date | State of Australia |
| January 2025 | ||
| New Year’s Day | Wednesday 1 January | National |
| Devonport Cup | Wednesday 8 January | TAS |
| Australia Day | Monday 27 January | National |
| February 2025 | ||
| Royal Hobart Regatta | Monday 10 February | TAS |
| Valentine’s Day | Friday 14 February | Celebration |
| Launceston Cup | Wednesday 26 February | TAS |
| March 2025 | ||
| Labour Day | Monday 3 March | WA |
| King Island Show | Tuesday 4 March | TAS |
| Canberra Day | Monday 10 March | ACT |
| Labour Day | Monday 10 March | VIC |
| Saint Patrick’s Day | Monday 17 March | Celebration |
| April 2025 | ||
| Easter 2025 | ||
| Good Friday | Friday 18 April | National |
| Day following Good Friday | Saturday 19 April | National except TAS & WA |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 20 April | National except TAS |
| Easter Monday | Monday 21 April | National |
| Easter Tuesday * | Tuesday 22 April | TAS |
| Anzac Day | Friday 25 April | National |
| May 2025 | ||
| AGFEST | Friday 2 May | TAS |
| Labour Day | Monday 5 May | QLD |
| May Day | Monday 5 May | NT |
| Mother’s Day | Sunday 11 May | Special Occasion |
| June 2025 | ||
| Reconciliation Day | Monday 2 June | ACT |
| Western Australia Day | Monday 2 June | WA |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 9 June | National except QLD & WA |
| July 2025 | ||
| Alice Springs Show Day | Friday 4 July | NT |
| Tennant Creek Show Day | Friday 11 July | NT |
| Katherine Show Day | Friday 18 July | NT |
| Darwin Show Day | Friday 25 July | NT |
| August 2025 | ||
| Picnic Day | Monday 4 August | NT |
| Ekka Wednesday * | Wednesday 13 August | QLD |
| Borroloola Show Day | Friday 15 August | NT |
| September 2025 | ||
| Father’s Day | Sunday 7 September | Special Occasion |
| AFL Grand Final Friday | Friday 26 September | VIC |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 29 September | WA |
| October 2025 | ||
| Burnie Show | Friday 3 October | TAS |
| Labour Day | Monday 6 October | ACT, NSW & SA |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 6 October | QLD |
| Royal Launceston Show | Thursday 9 October | TAS |
| Flinders Island Show | Friday 17 October | TAS |
| Royal Hobart Show | Thursday 23 October | TAS |
| Halloween | Friday 31 October | Special Occasion |
| November 2025 | ||
| Recreation Day | Monday 3 November | TAS |
| Melbourne Cup Day | Tuesday 4 November | VIC* |
| Devonport Show | Friday 28 November | TAS |
| December 2025 | ||
| Christmas Eve * | Wednesday 24 December | NT, QLD, SA |
| Christmas Day | Thursday 25 December | National |
| Boxing Day | Friday 26 December | National except SA |
| Proclamation Day | Friday 26 December | SA |
| New Year’s Eve | Wednesday 31 December | NT, SA |
Find what the public holidays are in your state or territory by selecting from the list below.
🇦🇺 2025 Australian Capital Territory Public Holidays
Australian Capital Territory
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Monday 10 March – Canberra Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 19 April – Easter Saturday – the day after Good Friday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 2 June – Reconciliation Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Monday 6 October – Labour Day
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
For more information on public holidays in the Australian Capital Territory, contact the ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
ACT School Holidays 2025
🏖 Australian Capital Territory School Holiday and Term Breaks
🇦🇺 2025 New South Wales Public Holidays
New South Wales
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 19 April – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Monday 6 October – Labour Day
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
For more information on public holidays in New South Wales (for example, regional holidays), contact the NSW Government
NSW School Holidays 2025
🏖 New South Wales School Holiday and Term Breaks
🇦🇺 2025 Northern Territory Public Holidays
Northern Territory
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 19 April – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 5 May – May Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Monday 4 August – Picnic Day
- Wednesday 24 December – Christmas Eve (from 7 pm to midnight)
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
- Wednesday 31 December – New Year’s Eve (from 7 pm to midnight)
For more information on public holidays in the Northern Territory (for example, show days and other regional holidays), contact the NT Government
NT School Holidays 2025
🏖 Northern Territory School Holiday and Term Breaks
🇦🇺 2025 Queensland Public Holidays
Queensland
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 19 April – The day after Good Friday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 5 May – Labour Day
- Wednesday 13 August – Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)
- Monday 6 October – King’s Birthday
- Wednesday 24 December – Christmas Eve (from 6 pm to midnight)
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
For more information on public holidays in Queensland (for example, regional holidays), contact the Queensland Government
QLD School Holidays 2025
🏖 Queensland School Holiday and Term Breaks
🇦🇺 2025 South Australia Public Holidays
South Australia
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Monday 10 March – Adelaide Cup Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 19 April – Easter Saturday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Monday 6 October – Labour Day
- Wednesday 24 December – Christmas Eve (from 7 pm to midnight)
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Proclamation Day public holiday / Boxing Day
- Wednesday 31 December – New Year’s Eve (from 7 pm to midnight)
For more information on public holidays in South Australia, contact SafeWork SA
SA School Holidays 2025
🏖 South Australia School Holiday and Term Breaks
🇦🇺 2025 Tasmania Public Holidays
Tasmania
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Monday 10 February – Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of the state)
- Monday 10 March – Eight Hours Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Tuesday 22 April – Easter Tuesday (generally Tasmanian Public Service only)
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Monday 3 November – Recreation Day (areas of the state that don’t observe Royal Hobart Regatta)
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
For more information on public holidays in Tasmania (for example, regional holidays), contact WorkSafe Tasmania
TAS School Holidays 2025
🏖 Tasmania School Holiday and Term Breaks
🇦🇺 2025 Victoria Public Holidays
Victoria
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Monday 10 March – Labour Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 19 April – Saturday before Easter Sunday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
- Subject to AFL schedule (date TBC) – Friday before the AFL Grand Final
- Tuesday 4 November – Melbourne Cup
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
For more information on public holidays in Victoria (for example, regional holidays), contact Business Victoria
VIC School Holidays 2025
🏖 Victoria School Holiday and Term Breaks
🇦🇺 2025 Western Australia Public Holidays
Western Australia
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Monday 3 March – Labour Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 2 June – Western Australia Day
- Monday 29 September – King’s Birthday (some regional areas in WA hold the King’s Birthday public holiday on a different date)
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
For more information on public holidays in Western Australia (for example, regional holidays), contact the WA Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
WA School Holidays 2025
🏖 Western Australia School Holiday and Term Breaks