The 2024/2025 Australian public holiday guide has been announced!

Australia has an abundance of public holidays and with smart planning you can make the most of your 17 days of annual leave. Here are all the public holidays for 2023 and 2024, along with some tips to help you make the most of your time off next year.

A state-by-state guide to Australia's public holidays for 2024

Australia public holidays in January 2024

Take a day off after Australia Day to lock in a four-day weekend and start the new year with ease.

• Monday, January 1: New Year's Day
• Friday 26 January: Australia Day
• Monday, January 29: Rest day

AustraliaFebruary 2024Public Holidays

• Monday 12 February: Royal Hobart Regatta, held only in certain parts of the state

AustraliaMarch 2024Public Holidays

You can take 4 days off in March and April, giving you 10 days of rest.

• Monday 4 March – Labour Day (Western Australia)
• Monday 11 March - Adelaide Cup Day (South Australia subject to announcement)
• Monday 11 March: Canberra Day (ACT only)
• Monday 11 March – Labour Day (Victoria)
• Friday 29 March: Good Friday
• Saturday, March 30: Easter Saturday
• Sunday, March 31: Easter Sunday

AustraliaApril 2024Public Holidays

You can take a further four days off around ANZAC Day, giving you a further nine days off.

• Monday, April 1: Easter
• Tuesday, April 2: Rest day
• Wednesday, April 3: Rest day
• Thursday, April 4: Rest day
• Friday, April 5: Rest day
• Saturday, April 6: Weekend
• Sunday, April 7: Weekend
• Saturday, April 20: Weekend
• Sunday, April 21: Weekend
• Monday, April 22: Rest day
• Tuesday, April 23: Rest day
• Wednesday, April 24: Rest day
• Thursday 25 April: Anzac Day
• Friday, April 26: Rest day
• Saturday, April 27: Weekend
• Sunday, April 28: Weekend

AustraliaMay 2024Public Holidays

• Monday 6 May - Labour Day (Queensland)
• Monday 6 May - May Day, Northern Territory only
• Monday 27 May - Reconciliation Day, ACT only

AustraliaJune 2024Public Holidays

• Monday 10 June: King's Birthday, ACT, NSW, NT, SA and Tasmania only
• Monday 3 June: Western Australia Day

AustraliaAugust 2024Public Holidays

• Monday 5 August: Picnic Day, Northern Territory only
• Wednesday 14 August: Royal Queensland Show, Brisbane area only

AustraliaOctober 2024Public Holidays

• Monday 7 October: Labour Day, South Australia and ACT only
• Monday 7 October: King's Birthday, Queensland only

AustraliaNovember 2024Public Holidays

• Monday, November 4: Recreation Day, areas of the state not hosting the Royal Hobart Regatta
• Tuesday 5 November: Melbourne Cup

AustraliaDecember 2024Public Holidays

You can book a 12-day holiday over the Christmas and New Year period next year by booking just 5 days of holiday.

• Monday, December 23: Rest day
• Tuesday, December 24: Rest day
• Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day
• Thursday 26 December - Boxing Day
• Friday, December 27: Rest day
• Saturday, December 28: Weekend
• Sunday, December 29: Weekend
• Monday, December 30: Rest day
• Tuesday, December 31: Rest day
• Wednesday 1 January: Public Holiday

A state-by-state guide to Australia's public holidays for 2025

AustraliaJanuary 2025Public Holidays

• Wednesday 8 January: Devonport Cup Tasmania
• Monday 27 January: January Australia Day holiday

AustraliaFebruary 2025Public Holidays

• Monday 10 February: Royal Hobart Regatta (Tasmania only)
• Wednesday 26 February: Launceston Cup, Tasmania only

AustraliaMarch 2025Public Holidays

• Monday 3 March: Labour Day, Western Australia only
• Tuesday 4 March: King Island Show, Tasmania only
• Monday 10 March: Canberra Day, Adelaide Cup Day, Labour Day, Victoria and Tasmania only

AustraliaApril 2025Public Holidays

• Friday, April 18: Good Friday
• Sunday, April 20: Easter Sunday
• Monday 21 April: Easter Monday
• Tuesday 22 April: Easter Tuesday, Tasmania only
• Friday 25 April: Anzac Day

AustraliaMay 2025Public Holidays

• Monday 5 May: Labour Day (NT only), Labour Day (Qld only)

AustraliaJune 2025Public Holidays

• Monday 2 June: Reconciliation Day (ACT), Western Australia Day (WA)
• Monday 9 June: King's Birthday, nationwide except Queensland and Western Australia

AustraliaAugust 2025Public Holidays

• Monday 4 August: Picnic day, Northern Territory only
• Wednesday 13 August: Ekka Carnival, Queensland only

AustraliaSeptember 2025Public Holidays

• Monday 29 September: King's Birthday, Western Australia only

AustraliaOctober 2025Public Holidays

• Monday 6 October: Labour Day, ACT, NSW, and SA only; King's Birthday, WA only

AustraliaNovember 2025Public Holidays

• Tuesday 3 November: Melbourne Cup Day

AustraliaDecember 2025Public Holidays

• Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day
• Friday 26 December: Boxing Day, Proclamation Day in South Australia
• Wednesday, December 31: New Year’s Eve

By cleverly combining annual leave and public holidays, you can spend a rich rest time in Australia. Reasonable planning and booking of appropriate holidays will allow you to fully enjoy the beauty of life in the new year. I wish you all a happy holiday!

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