Australia Holidays 2025
Complete list of public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Australia for 2025.
January
Forex Market Closure
Global forex markets closed for New Year's Day
March
Ash Wednesday
First day of Lent in Western Christianity
April
Palm Sunday
Commemorates Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Passover
Also known as: ืคืกื, Pesach
Commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery
Good Friday
Also known as: Viernes Santo, Karfreitag, Vendredi Saint
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Good Friday
Major global markets closed for Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Also known as: Pascua, Ostern, Pรขques, Pasqua
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter Monday
Day after Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
European and Commonwealth markets closed for Easter Monday
Yom HaShoah
Also known as: ืืื ืืฉืืื
Holocaust Remembrance Day
June
Shavuot
Also known as: ืฉืืืขืืช
Festival of Weeks, commemorating the giving of the Torah
Pentecost
Also known as: Whit Sunday, Pfingsten, Pentecรดte
Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
September
Rosh Hashanah
Also known as: ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื
Jewish New Year
October
Yom Kippur
Also known as: ืืื ืืืคืืจ
Day of Atonement, holiest day in Judaism
Sukkot
Also known as: ืกืืืืช
Feast of Tabernacles
December
Hanukkah
Also known as: ืื ืืื, Chanukah
Festival of Lights, lasts 8 days
Christmas Day
Major global markets closed for Christmas
Forex Market Closure
Global forex markets closed for Christmas (rare full closure)
Boxing Day
Commonwealth markets closed for Boxing Day