Public & Bank Holidays – 2025

Holidays observed in Australian and our offices in Beijing, London and New York during 2025:

Date Holiday Location Observed
1 January New Year's Day All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
20 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day New York
26 January Australia Day All States and Territories
27 January Australia Day Observed All States and Territories
29 – 31 January Chinese New Year Holiday Beijing
10 February Royal Hobart Regatta Tasmania(a)
17 February President's Day New York
3 March Labour Day Western Australia
10 March Canberra Day Australian Capital Territory
Adelaide Cup Day South Australia
Eight Hours Day Tasmania
Labour Day Victoria
18 April Good Friday All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
19 April Easter Saturday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, London
20 April Easter Sunday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, London
21 April Easter Monday All States and Territories, Beijing, London
22 April Easter Tuesday Tasmania(a),(b)
25 April Anzac Day All States and Territories
1 May Labour Day Beijing
5 May May Day Northern Territory
Labour Day Queensland
Early May Bank Holiday London
26 May Spring Bank Holiday London
Memorial Day New York
2 June Reconciliation Day Australian Capital Territory
Western Australia Day Western Australia
9 June King's Birthday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
19 June Juneteenth National Indpendence Day New York
4 July Independence Day New York
4 August Bank Holiday New South Wales(a)
Picnic Day Northern Territory
13 August Royal Queensland Show Day Queensland(a)
25 August Summer Bank Holiday London
1 September Labor Day New York
Subject to AFL schedule Friday before the AFL Grand Final(e) Victoria
29 September King's Birthday Western Australia
1 October Chinese National Day Beijing
2–3 October National Day Holiday (Golden Week) Beijing
6 October Mid Autumn Festival Beijing
Labour Day Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia
King's Birthday Queensland
13 October Columbus Day New York
23 October Royal Hobart Show Tasmania(a)
3 November Recreation Day Tasmania(a)
4 November Melbourne Cup Day Victoria
11 November Veterans’ Day New York
27 November Thanksgiving Day New York
24 December Christmas Eve Queensland(c), South Australia(d), Northern Territory(d), Beijing
25 December Christmas Day All States and Territories, Beijing, London, New York
26 December Boxing Day All States and Territories, Beijing, London
31 December New Year's Eve Northern Territory(d) and South Australia(d)

(a) Not a state-wide public holiday.
(b) Generally Public Service only.
(c) Part-day public holiday from 6.00 pm until midnight.
(d) Part-day public holiday from 7.00 pm until midnight.
(e) Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.