Public Holidays in Australia — 2025
Australia is holiday-rich in 2025, with 25 public holidays spread across the year.
2 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 23 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 17 before July and 8 after it — with March the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 56 days, from Monday, June 9, 2025 to Monday, August 4, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
20 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Australia sits in Oceania, is run from Canberra, pays in Australian Dollar, and has about 25.5M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 25
- Days off work
- 23
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- March (5)
- Longest gap
- 56 days
- Capital
- Canberra
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Mon, Jan 27 | Monday | Australia Day | |
| Mon, Mar 3 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Canberra Day | |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sat, Apr 19 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Easter Eve |
| Sun, Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Fri, Apr 25 | Friday | Anzac Day | |
| Mon, May 5 | Monday | May Day | |
| Mon, May 5 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Mon, Jun 2 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | |
| Mon, Jun 2 | Monday | Western Australia Day | |
| Mon, Jun 9 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Mon, Aug 4 | Monday | Picnic Day | |
| Fri, Sep 26 | Friday | Friday before AFL Grand Final | |
| Mon, Sep 29 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Mon, Oct 6 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Mon, Oct 6 | Monday | King's Birthday | |
| Tue, Nov 4 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day |
How many public holidays does Australia have in 2025?
25 — of which 23 fall on a working day and 2 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Australia in 2025?
New Year's Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Boxing Day on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Australia?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Australia in 2025?
Between Monday, June 9, 2025 and Monday, August 4, 2025 — 56 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 25 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.