As we get to the final months of the year, you may already find yourself dreaming of your 2025 adventures. If that sounds like you, them you’ll want to know everything about the 2025 public holidays calendar in Australia.
Well, you’re in luck! Because not only have we put together a useful list of dates for you, so you can have them all in one handy guide, but Queensland will have six long public holiday weekends among 12 public holiday dates in 2025. Keep in mind that the Queensland Government may update this calendar before the end of the year if there are any changes. Here are the public holidays for 2025 in Australia in general, and Queensland specifically.
Queensland Public Holidays 2025
Australia at large will observe 11 public holidays while, in addition, the Brisbane area will celebrate Ekka in August. This comes to a total of 12 public holidays (and a half day for Christmas Eve) with six long public holiday weekends for you take advantage of, be that by travelling far and wide, or exploring closer to home. Here are the public holidays for 2025 in Queensland:
- Wednesday 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day
- Friday 18 April – Good Friday
- Saturday 19 April – The day after Good Friday
- Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Friday 25 April – Anzac Day
- Monday 5 May – Labour Day
- Wednesday 13 August – Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)
- Monday 6 October – King’s Birthday
- Wednesday 24 December – Christmas Eve (from 6pm to midnight)
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
The six long weekends will be courtesy of Australia Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday (which means an extra long weekend!), Anzac Day, Labour Day, the King’s Birthday and Boxing Day.
With so many public holidays to help maximise your annual leave, it’ll be the perfect time to reconnect with nature, relax on a beach, or luxuriate in a staycation, just to give you some ideas.