Australia 2025 Public Holidays and Long Weekend Guide
2025 is finally here and things are finally starting to look better for travel, whether it be domestically or internationally. Most of us have been travelling less the last few years which is why it's so important to make 2025 the year to get back into it.
What's better than a three day weekend? A four day weekend. And what if we told you that you could be taking at least 10 of them this year and still have annual leave left over?
To help you make the most of your 2025 public holidays, we’ve put together a handy quick-reference long weekend guide for where you should be taking annual leave to maximise the time you have off and take more of those ultra-long weekends.
January Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: New Year's Day Holiday (Wed, 1 January)
Long weekend: Wednesday, 1 January – Sunday, 5 January
Tip: Take 2 day annual leave on Thursday 2nd January and Wednesday 3rd to get five days off work
Public Holiday: Australia Day (Monday, 27 January)
Long weekend: Saturday, 25 January – Monday, 27 January
March Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: Labour Day* (Monday, 3 March)
Long weekend: Saturday, 1 March – Monday, 3 March
*Western Australia only
Public Holiday: Labour Day* (Monday, 10 March)
Long weekend: Saturday, 8 March – Monday, 10 March
*Victoria and Tasmania only
April Public Holidays 2025
Public Holidays: Good Friday (Friday, 18 April), Easter Monday (Monday, 21 April)
Long weekend: Friday, 18 April – Monday, 21 April
Public Holidays: ANZAC Day Holiday (Friday, 25 April)
Long weekend: Friday, 25 April – Monday, 28 April
Tip: Take 1 day annual leave on 28th April to get four days off work
May Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: Labour Day/May Day* (Monday, 5 May)
Long weekend: Saturday, 3 May – Tuesday, 6 May
Tip: Take 1 day annual leave on 6th May to get four days off work
*Queensland and Northern Territory only
June Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: Reconciliation Day* (Monday, 2 June)
*ACT only
Public Holiday: Western Australia Day* (Monday, 2 June)
*Western Australia only
Public Holiday: King's Birthday* (Monday, June 9)
Long weekend: Saturday, June 7 – Tuesday, June 10
Tip: Take 1 day annual leave on 10 June to get four days off work
*National except Queensland & Western Australia
July Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: Alice Springs Show Day(Friday, 4 July)
Long weekend: Friday, 4 July – Monday, 7 July
Tip: Take 1 day annual leave on 7th August for four days off work
August Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: Picnic Day* (Monday, 4 August)
Long weekend: Friday, 1 August – Monday, 4 August
Tip: Take 1 day annual leave on 1st August for four days off work
*Northern Territory only
Public Holiday: Friday before AFL Grand Final* (TBA)
*Victoria only
September Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: King's Birthday* (Monday, 29 September)
Long weekend: Saturday, 27 September – Tuesday, 30 September
Tip: Take 1 day annual leave on 30th September for four days off work
*Western Australia only
October Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: Labour Day*, King's Birthday^ (Monday, 6 October)
Long weekend: Saturday, 4 October – Tuesday, 7 October
Tip: Take 1 day annual leave on 7th October to get four days off work
*ACT, New South Wales, South Australia
^Queensland
November Public Holidays 2025
Public Holiday: Melbourne Cup*, (Tuesday, 4 November)
Long weekend: Saturday, 1 November – Tuesday, 4 November)
Tip: Take 1 day annual leave on 3rd November to get four days off work
*Victoria on
December Public Holidays 2025
Public Holidays: Christmas Day Holiday (Thursday, 25 December),Boxing Day (Friday, 26 December)
Long weekend: Wednesday, 24 December – Thursday, 1 January 2026
Tip: Take 4 days annual leave on 24th,29th,30th,31st December to get 9 days off work as Thursday 1st January 2026 is also a public holiday for New Year's Day
If you haven't done so already, now's the time to start pestering your boss for time off, and lock in those dates before your colleagues do.
Now get out there and start planning those holidays! If you're looking for ideas, check our Aussie Staycations page. Or, if you're feeling more adventurous, check out International Destinations Open to Australians Now.
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