How to manage your Public holidays in 2025

Looking to plan a holiday in 2025 and wondering when the best time to go is?

With planning you could line up your annual leave with public holidays and weekends in January, April, June, and December to increase the amount of time you get to spend away from work.

Australia has 10 paid public holidays across the calendar.

Public Holidays 2025:

January
Wednesday 1: January
Wednesday 8: January Devonport Cup Tasmania
Monday 27: January Australia Day Holiday

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

March
Monday3 March: Labour Day (Western Australia)
Tuesday 4 March: King Island Show (Tasmania)
Monday 10 March: Canberra Day, Adelaide Cup Day, Labour Day (Victoria and Tasmania)

April
Friday 18 April: Good Friday
Sunday 20 April: Easter Sunday
Monday 21 April: Easter Monday
Tuesday 22 April: Easter Tuesday (Tasmania)
Friday 25 April: Anzac Day

May
Monday 5 May: May Day (Northern Territory), Labour Day (Qld)
June 2025
Monday 2 June: Reconciliation Day (ACT), Western Australia Day (WA)
Monday 9 June: King’s Birthday (National except Qld and WA)

August
Monday 4 August: Picnic Day (Northern Territory)
Wednesday 13 August: The Ekka (Qld)

September
Monday 29 September: King’s Birthday (WA)

October
Monday 6 October: Labour Day (ACT, NSW, and SA)

November
Tuesday 3 November: Melbourne Cup Day

December
Thursday 25 December: Christmas Day
Friday 26 December: Boxing Day (Proclamation Day in SA)
Wednesday 31 December: New Year’s Eve (NT and SA)