Australia Public Holidays 2025
January
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2025 | 1 Jan | New Year’s Day | National |
| 2025 | 8 Jan | Devonport Cup | TAS |
| 2025 | 27 Jan | Australia Day | National |
*19 Apr 2025 – also called Easter Saturday
** 20 Apr 2025 – In 2022, Western Australia and Northern Territories made Easter Sunday a public holiday.
*** 22 Apr 2025 –Easter Tuesday is a restricted public holiday in Tasmania.
July
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2025 | 4 Jul | Alice Springs Show Day | NT |
| 2025 | 11 Jul | Tennant Creek Show Day | NT |
| 2025 | 18 Jul | Katherine Show Day | NT |
| 2025 | 25 Jul | Darwin Show Day | NT |
August
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2025 | 4 Aug | Picnic Day | NT |
| 2025 | 13 Aug | Ekka Show * | QLD |
| 2025 | 15 Aug | Borroloola Show Day | NT |
*13 August 2025 – Ekka Wednesday is observed in Brisbane only
*11 August to 15 August 2025 – Ekka Week
September
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2025 | 29 Sep | King’s Birthday | WA |
| 2025 | TBA | AFL Grand Final Friday | VIC |
October
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2025 | 3 Oct | Burnie Show * | TAS |
| 2025 | 6 Oct | Labour Day | ACT, NSW, SA |
| 2025 | 6 Oct | King’s Birthday | QLD |
| 2025 | 19 Oct | Royal Launceston Show | TAS |
| 2025 | 17 Oct | Flinders Island Show | TAS |
| 2025 | 23 Oct | Royal Hobart Show | TAS |
*3 October 2025 –The Burnie Show in Tasmania is now called The Show and Agri-Expo
November
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2025 | 3 Nov | Recreation Day | TAS |
| 2025 | 4 Nov | Melbourne Cup Day * | VIC |
| 2025 | 28 Nov | Devonport Show | TAS |
*4 November 2025 –Melbourne Cup Day is observed in all of Victoria unless a different local holiday has been arranged.
December
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2025 | 24 Dec | Christmas Eve * | NT, QLD, SA |
| 2025 | 25 Dec | Christmas Day | National |
| 2025 | 26 Dec | Boxing Day | ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, TAS, VIC, WA |
| 2025 | 26 Dec | Proclamation Day | SA |
| 2025 | 31 Dec | New Year’s Eve ** | NT, SA |
*25 December 2025 –Queensland has a part-day public holiday for Christmas Eve from 6 pm to midnight
*31 December 2025 – South Australia and Northern Territory have a part-day public holiday for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve from 7 pm to midnight.
