If you have ever wondered how to make the most of your annual leave, planning holidays around Australia’s public holidays can maximise your time off.
With some careful preparation, you can spread out your annual leave to get 57 days off – by taking 24 days of annual leave.
Australia has 10 paid public holidays across the calendar. By lining up your annual leave with public holidays in January, April, June, and December, you can double the amount of time you get to spend away from work.
Here are all the public holidays for 2023 and 2024, along with some tips to make the most of leave next year.
State-by-state guide to Australia’s public holidays for 2023 and 2024
Ease yourself into the new year by taking four days of annual leave in the same week as Australia Day. This will give you a total of nine days off between January 20-29.
Sunday January 1: New Year’s Day
Monday January 2: New Year holiday
Wednesday January 11: Devonport Cup for Tasmania
Thursday January 26: Australia Day
Monday February 13: Royal Hobart Regatta for Tasmania
Wednesday February 22: Launceston Cup for Tasmania
Monday March 6: Labour Day for WA
Tuesday March 7: King Island Show for Tasmania
Monday March 13: Canberra Day for ACT, Eight Hours Day for Tasmania, Labour Day for Victoria and Adelaide Cup Day for SA
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Maximise your annual leave in April to take a total of nineteen days off. If you schedule ten days off between April 11 – 24, you can be on holiday from Good Friday to Anzac Day.
With the right planning you can take a total of nineteen days off. If you schedule ten days off between Tuesday 11th – Monday 24th of April you can book in a substantial holiday.
Friday April 7: Good Friday
Saturday April 8: day following Good Friday (except Tasmania and WA)
Sunday April 9: Easter Sunday for nation (except Tasmania, SA and NT)
Monday April 10: Easter Monday
Tuesday April 11: Easter Tuesday for Tasmania
Tuesday April 25: Anzac Day
Monday May 1: Labour Day for Queensland and May Day for NT
Friday May 5: Agfest for Tasmania
Monday May 29: Reconciliation Day for ACT
If you want to book in another nine-day break mid-year, take four days of annual leave after the King’s Birthday in June.
Monday June 5: Western Australia Day for WA
Monday June 12: King’s Birthday (except Queensland and WA)
Friday July 7: Alice Springs Show Day for NT
Friday June 14: Tennant Creek Show Day for NT
Friday July 21: Katherine Dhow Day for NT
Friday July 28: Darwin Show Day for NT
Monday August 7: Picnic Day for NT
Wednesday August 16: Ekka for Queensland
Friday August 18: Borroloola Show Day for NT
Monday September 25: King’s Birthday for WA
Date TBC: AFL Grand Final Day for Victoria
Monday October 2: Labour Day for ACT, NSW and SA, King’s Birthday for Queensland
Friday October 6: Burnie Show for Tasmania
Thursday October 12: Royal Launceston Show for Tasmania
Friday October 20: Flinders Island Show for Tasmania
Thursday October 26: Royal Hobart Show for Tasmania
Monday November 6: Recreation Day for Tasmania
Tuesday November 7: Melbourne Cup Day for Victoria
After Boxing Day take three days of annual leave. That way you can lock in a ten day holiday to cruise through to the end of the year.
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Friday December 1: Devonport Show for Tasmania
Sunday December 24: Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday from 7pm to midnight) for Queensland, SA and NT)
Monday December 25: Christmas Day
Tuesday December 26: Boxing Day (Proclamation Day for SA)
Wednesday December 27: Christmas holiday (Boxing Day holiday for NT and WA, Proclamation Day for SA).
Sunday December 31: New Year’s Eve for SA and NT
Monday January 1: New Year’s Day
Wednesday January 10: Devonport Cup for Tasmania
Friday 26 January: Australia Day
Monday February 12: Royal Hobart Regatta for Tasmania
Wednesday February 28: Launceston Cup for Tasmania
Monday March 4: Labour Day for WA
Tuesday march 5: King Island Show for Tas
Monday March 11: Canberra Day for ACT, Eight Hours Day for Tasmania, Labour Day for Victoria and Adelaide Cup Day for SA
Friday March 29: good Friday
Saturday March 30: Day following Good Friday (except Tasmania and WA)
Sunday March 31: Easter Sunday (except Tasmania, SA and NT)
Monday April 1: Easter monday
Tuesday April 2: Easter Tuesday for Tasmania
Thursday April 24: Anzac Day
Friday May 3: Agfest for Tasmania
Monday May 6: Labour Day for Queensland and May Day for NT
Monday May 27: Reconciliation Day for ACT
Monday June 3: Western Australia Day for WA
Monday June 10: King’s Birthday (except Queensland and WA)
Friday July 5: Alice Springs Show Day for NT
Friday June 12: Tennant Creek Show Day for NT
Friday July 19: Katherine Dhow Day for NT
Friday July 26: Darwin Show Day for NT
Monday August 5: Picnic Day for NT
Wednesday August 14: Ekka for Queensland
Friday August 16: Borroloola Show Day for NT
Monday September 23: King’s Birthday for WA
Date TBC: AFL Grand Final Day for Victoria
Friday October 4: Burnie Show for Tasmania
Monday October 7: Labour Day for ACT, NSW and SA, King’s Birthday for Queensland
Thursday October 10: Royal Launceston Show for Tasmania
Friday October 18: Flinders Island Show for Tasmania
Thursday October 24: Royal Hobart Show for Tasmania
Monday November 4: Recreation Day for Tasmania
Tuesday November 5: Melbourne Cup Day for Victoria
Friday November 29: Devonport Show for Tasmania
Tuesday December 24: Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday from 7pm to midnight) for Queensland, SA and NT)
Wednesday December 25: Christmas Day
Thursday December 26: Boxing Day (Proclamation Day for SA)
Wednesday December 27: Christmas holiday (Boxing Day holiday for NT and WA, Proclamation Day for SA).
Tuesday December 31: New Year’s Eve for SA and NT
