Victoria 2027 public holidays: long weekends and the best days to take leave

Victoria has 10 public holidays on a weekday in 2027. The best-value long break: take 3 days of leave (Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 10 days off in a row, Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.

Dates checked against the official sources below on 4 October 2026. One date is not yet officially published and is marked "not yet confirmed".

Your 2027 plan

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Days of leave you have

Shortest break to plan (days)

Try 9 for week-long breaks.

Longest break (days)

Most leave on one break, for the ideas list

Days you normally work

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Also count holidays that apply only in part of or only to some workers (see the holiday list for who gets them)

Use 10 days of leave, get 39 days off

With 10 days of leave, a Monday to Friday week and breaks of 4 to 16 days, across 8 breaks. Days off count the weekends and public holidays inside each break.

Plan for 10 days of leave
Break	Days off	Leave to book	Public holidays in it
Fri 1 Jan to Mon 4 Jan	4	1: Mon 4 Jan	New Year's Day
Sat 23 Jan to Tue 26 Jan	4	1: Mon 25 Jan	Australia Day
Sat 6 Mar to Tue 9 Mar	4	1: Tue 9 Mar	Labour Day
Fri 26 Mar to Tue 30 Mar	5	1: Tue 30 Mar	Good Friday, Saturday before Easter Sunday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Sat 12 Jun to Tue 15 Jun	4	1: Tue 15 Jun	King's Birthday
Fri 24 Sep to Mon 27 Sep	4	1: Mon 27 Sep	Friday before the AFL Grand Final (includes a date not yet confirmed)
Sat 30 Oct to Tue 2 Nov	4	1: Mon 1 Nov	Melbourne Cup
Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028	10	3: Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day

Use days of , get days off

, breaks of to days, across breaks. Days off count the weekends and public holidays inside each break. left over: no break within your limits would use them. Tick at least one working day.

Your plan
Break	Days off	to book	Public holidays in it
			(includes a date not yet confirmed)

Planning leave as a team? Jasper's leave tools keep requests, approvals and public holidays together and show who is away on one timeline.

Ways to stretch each public holiday

For each holiday, the cheapest way to make it longer and each point where one more day of leave joins up another weekend.

New Year's Day (Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Mon 4 Jan) for 4 days off, Fri 1 Jan to Mon 4 Jan.
- Take 5 days (Mon 4 Jan to Fri 8 Jan) for 10 days off, Fri 1 Jan to Sun 10 Jan.
Australia Day (Tue 26 Jan: 1 day off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Mon 25 Jan) for 4 days off, Sat 23 Jan to Tue 26 Jan.
- Take 4 days (Mon 25 Jan, Wed 27 Jan to Fri 29 Jan) for 9 days off, Sat 23 Jan to Sun 31 Jan.
- Take 9 days (Mon 18 Jan to Fri 22 Jan, Mon 25 Jan, Wed 27 Jan to Fri 29 Jan) for 16 days off, Sat 16 Jan to Sun 31 Jan.
Labour Day (Sat 6 Mar to Mon 8 Mar: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 5 Mar) for 4 days off, Fri 5 Mar to Mon 8 Mar.
- Take 4 days (Tue 9 Mar to Fri 12 Mar) for 9 days off, Sat 6 Mar to Sun 14 Mar.
- Take 9 days (Mon 1 Mar to Fri 5 Mar, Tue 9 Mar to Fri 12 Mar) for 16 days off, Sat 27 Feb to Sun 14 Mar.
Good Friday, Saturday before Easter Sunday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday (Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Thu 25 Mar) for 5 days off, Thu 25 Mar to Mon 29 Mar.
- Take 4 days (Mon 22 Mar to Thu 25 Mar) for 10 days off, Sat 20 Mar to Mon 29 Mar.
- Take 8 days (Mon 22 Mar to Thu 25 Mar, Tue 30 Mar to Fri 2 Apr) for 16 days off, Sat 20 Mar to Sun 4 Apr.
ANZAC Day (Sat 24 Apr to Sun 25 Apr: 2 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 23 Apr) for 3 days off, Fri 23 Apr to Sun 25 Apr.
- Take 5 days (Mon 19 Apr to Fri 23 Apr) for 9 days off, Sat 17 Apr to Sun 25 Apr.
King's Birthday (Sat 12 Jun to Mon 14 Jun: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 11 Jun) for 4 days off, Fri 11 Jun to Mon 14 Jun.
- Take 4 days (Tue 15 Jun to Fri 18 Jun) for 9 days off, Sat 12 Jun to Sun 20 Jun.
- Take 9 days (Mon 7 Jun to Fri 11 Jun, Tue 15 Jun to Fri 18 Jun) for 16 days off, Sat 5 Jun to Sun 20 Jun.
Friday before the AFL Grand Final (Fri 24 Sep to Sun 26 Sep: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Thu 23 Sep) for 4 days off, Thu 23 Sep to Sun 26 Sep. Includes a date not yet confirmed.
- Take 4 days (Mon 20 Sep to Thu 23 Sep) for 9 days off, Sat 18 Sep to Sun 26 Sep. Includes a date not yet confirmed.
- Take 9 days (Mon 13 Sep to Fri 17 Sep, Mon 20 Sep to Thu 23 Sep) for 16 days off, Sat 11 Sep to Sun 26 Sep. Includes a date not yet confirmed.
Melbourne Cup (Tue 2 Nov: 1 day off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Mon 1 Nov) for 4 days off, Sat 30 Oct to Tue 2 Nov.
- Take 4 days (Mon 1 Nov, Wed 3 Nov to Fri 5 Nov) for 9 days off, Sat 30 Oct to Sun 7 Nov.
- Take 9 days (Mon 25 Oct to Fri 29 Oct, Mon 1 Nov, Wed 3 Nov to Fri 5 Nov) for 16 days off, Sat 23 Oct to Sun 7 Nov.
Christmas Day, Boxing Day (Sat 25 Dec to Tue 28 Dec: 4 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 24 Dec) for 5 days off, Fri 24 Dec to Tue 28 Dec.
- Take 3 days (Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 10 days off, Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.
- Take 8 days (Mon 20 Dec to Fri 24 Dec, Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 17 days off, Sat 18 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.

Long weekends in 2027 with no leave

For a Monday to Friday week, counting public holidays that apply to everyone in VIC.

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days (New Year's Day)
Sat 6 Mar to Mon 8 Mar: 3 days (Labour Day)
Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days (Good Friday, Saturday before Easter Sunday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
Sat 12 Jun to Mon 14 Jun: 3 days (King's Birthday)
Fri 24 Sep to Sun 26 Sep: 3 days (Friday before the AFL Grand Final), not yet confirmed
Sat 25 Dec to Tue 28 Dec: 4 days (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)

Prefer longer breaks?

With 10 days of leave and breaks of at least 9 days, you can have 23 days off using 10 days of leave:

Fri 26 Mar to Sun 4 Apr: 10 days off for 4 days of leave (Tue 30 Mar to Fri 2 Apr)
Wed 22 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028: 13 days off for 6 days of leave (Wed 22 Dec to Fri 24 Dec, Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec)

2027 public holidays in VIC

Every 2027 public holidays in Victoria, with its source
Date	Holiday	Notes	Source
Fri 1 Jan	New Year's Day		Source for New Year's Day
Tue 26 Jan	Australia Day		Source for Australia Day
Mon 8 Mar	Labour Day		Source for Labour Day
Fri 26 Mar	Good Friday	Restricted trading day.	Source for Good Friday
Sat 27 Mar	Saturday before Easter Sunday		Source for Saturday before Easter Sunday
Sun 28 Mar	Easter Sunday		Source for Easter Sunday
Mon 29 Mar	Easter Monday		Source for Easter Monday
Sun 25 Apr	ANZAC Day	Falls on a Sunday; no replacement holiday. Restricted trading day.	Source for ANZAC Day
Mon 14 Jun	King's Birthday		Source for King's Birthday
Fri 24 Sep	Friday before the AFL Grand Final	Not yet confirmed. Subject to change. Page says 'Subject to AFL schedule'; typically the last Friday in September (24 Sep 2027). Business Victoria will update once the 2027 AFL schedule is released.	Source for Friday before the AFL Grand Final
Tue 2 Nov	Melbourne Cup	Applies across Victoria unless a non-metropolitan council has arranged a different local holiday. No 2027 non-metropolitan substitute list is published yet (only 2026).	Source for Melbourne Cup
Sat 25 Dec	Christmas Day	Restricted trading day.	Source for Christmas Day
Sun 26 Dec	Boxing Day		Source for Boxing Day
Mon 27 Dec	Christmas Day	Additional public holiday because Christmas Day falls on a Saturday.	Source for Christmas Day
Tue 28 Dec	Boxing Day	Additional public holiday because Boxing Day falls on a Sunday.	Source for Boxing Day
Sat 1 Jan 2028	New Year's Day		Source for New Year's Day
Mon 3 Jan 2028	New Year's Day	Additional public holiday because New Year's Day falls on a Saturday.	Source for New Year's Day

How we worked this out

Every weekend day and every full-day public holiday that applies to everyone in VIC counts as a day off. A break is a run of days off where the working days inside are covered by leave. For each holiday we list the cheapest way to make it longer, and each point where one more day of leave joins up another weekend. The plan picks separate breaks that give the most days off for your days of leave. More on the method and FAQs.

Sources

Last checked 4 October 2026.

Changes: 4 October 2026: first published.