Royal Queensland Show 2025 - Queensland Public Holiday

The next Public Holiday in Queensland is: EKKA - Royal Queensland Show
Wednesday 13 August 2025
(Brisbane area only)
What's on EKKA | Royal Queensland Show
Public and bank holidays in Queensland.
This Act commenced on 1 January 2024 and replaced the Holidays Act 1910.
2025 Queensland's public holidays
New Year's Day - #1
Wednesday 1 January
Australia Day - #2
Monday 27 January
Good Friday
Friday 18 April
The day after Good Friday - Easter Saturday
Saturday 19 April
Easter Sunday - #3
Sunday 20 April
Easter Monday
Monday 21 April
Anzac Day - #4
Friday 25 April
Labour Day - #5
Monday 5 May
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only) - #6
Wednesday 13 August
King's Birthday - #5
Monday 6 October
Christmas Eve7 (24 December) 6pm to midnight
Wednesday 24 December
Christmas Day - #1
Thursday 25 December
Boxing Day - #1
Friday 26 December
1. From Christmas Day 2011, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for an extra public holiday to be added when Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day falls on a weekend.
2. Australia Day public holiday is to be observed on the 26 January or, if 26 January is a Saturday or Sunday, it shall be observed the following Monday.
3. Easter Sunday is appointed as a public holiday. These arrangements have been in place since 2017 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 1 December 2016).
4. Anzac Day public holiday is to be observed on 25 April each year or, if 25 April is a Sunday, it shall be observed on the following Monday.
5. Labour Day public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in May and the Birthday of the Sovereign (King's Birthday) public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in October.
These arrangements have been in place since 2016 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 13 October 2015).
6. The Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day (Brisbane only) is held on the Wednesday during the RNA Show period. The RNA Show commences on the first Friday in August, unless the first Friday is prior to 5 August, then it commences on the second Friday of August.
7. From 2019, the Holidays Act 1983 provides for a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve (24 December).
❊ When ❊
Date: Wednesday 13th August 2025
❊ Web Links ❊
→ Royal Queensland Show 2025 - Queensland Public Holiday→ www.qld.gov.au
❊ Also See.. ❊
➼ Australian Public Holidays
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