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Upcoming Australia Public Holidays

See also: upcoming public holidays in ANZ, APEC, New Zealand, Oceania, OECD and worldwide.

Australia public holidays by region: Australian Capital Territory (ACT), New South Wales (NSW), Northern Territory (NT), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA), Tasmania (TAS), Victoria (VIC), Western Australia (WA).

This page contains the list of upcoming Australia public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from November 2024 to October 2025. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly.

Below is the list of Australia public holidays from November 2024 to October 2025:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Tuesday Melbourne Cup Day (VIC) regional
Tuesday Christmas Eve (from 6pm to midnight) (QLD) regional evening
Tuesday Christmas Eve (from 7pm to midnight) (NT SA) regional evening
Wednesday Christmas Day
Thursday Boxing Day / Proclamation Day
Tuesday New Year's Eve (from 7pm to midnight) (NT SA) regional evening
Wednesday New Year's Day
Sunday Australia Day (National Day)
Monday Australia Day Holiday
Monday Labour Day (WA) regional
Monday Adelaide Cup Day (SA) regional
Monday Labour Day (VIC) regional
Monday Canberra Day (ACT) regional
Monday Eight Hours Day (TAS) regional
Friday Good Friday
Saturday Holy Saturday (ACT NSW NT QLD SA VIC) regional
Sunday Easter Sunday (ACT NSW NT QLD SA VIC WA) regional
Monday Easter Monday
Tuesday Easter Tuesday (TAS) regional banks government
Friday ANZAC Day
Monday May Day/Labour Day (NT QLD) regional
Monday Western Australia Day (WA) regional
Monday Reconciliation Day (ACT) regional
Monday King's Birthday (ACT NSW NT SA TAS VIC) regional
Monday August Bank Holiday (ACT NSW) regional banks
Monday Picnic Day (NT) regional
Wednesday Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only) (QLD) municipal regional
Friday AFL Grand Finale Parade (VIC) (date to be confirmed) regional
Monday King's Birthday (WA) regional
Monday Labour Day (ACT NSW SA) regional
Monday King's Birthday (QLD) regional

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Global Holidays Observed in Australia


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Australia, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2024-2034).

Australia Background Information and Links



Australia Regional Abbreviations


Below is a list of the Australia regional abbreviations, used for regional public holidays, in the table above.