Show Days 2025
Agricultural show holidays, held on different dates in different places: Brisbane's Ekka Wednesday, the Gold Coast Show, the Northern Territory's five regional show Fridays and Tasmania's local cups, shows and AGFEST. Each applies only in its own area.
In 2025, Show Days (devonport cup) falls on Wed 8 Jan in TAS; the full dates by state are below.
Show Days 2025: dates by state
- Devonport Cup regionalTASDevonport only
- Launceston Cup regionalTASLaunceston only
- King Island Show regionalTASKing Island only
- Toowoomba Royal Agricultural Show regionalQLDToowoomba only
- AGFEST regionalTASCircular Head only
- Ipswich Annual Show regionalQLDIpswich only
- Fraser Coast Agricultural Show regionalQLDFraser Coast only
- Bundaberg Annual Show regionalQLDBundaberg only
- Rockhampton Agricultural Show regionalQLDRockhampton only
- Sunshine Coast District Agricultural Show regionalQLDSunshine Coast only
- Mackay Agricultural Show regionalQLDMackay only
- Alice Springs Show Day regionalNTAlice Springs only
- Townsville Annual Show regionalQLDTownsville only
- Tennant Creek Show Day regionalNTTennant Creek only
- Cairns Annual Show regionalQLDCairns only
- Katherine Show Day regionalNTKatherine only
- Darwin Show Day regionalNTDarwin only
- Royal Queensland Show (regional holiday) regionalQLDLogan, Moreton Bay, Gladstone and several other council areas
- Royal Queensland Show regionalQLDBrisbane area only; other regions hold their own show days
- Borroloola Show Day regionalNTBorroloola only
- Gold Coast Show regionalQLDGold Coast only
- Burnie Show regionalTASBurnie only
- Royal Launceston Show regionalTASLaunceston only
- Flinders Island Show regionalTASFlinders Island only
- Royal Hobart Show regionalTASSouthern Tasmania only
- Devonport Show regionalTASDevonport only
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When is Show Days in 2025?
Devonport Cup: Wed 8 Jan 2025 (TAS). Launceston Cup: Wed 26 Feb 2025 (TAS). King Island Show: Tue 4 Mar 2025 (TAS). Toowoomba Royal Agricultural Show: Fri 28 Mar 2025 (QLD). AGFEST: Fri 2 May 2025 (TAS). Ipswich Annual Show: Fri 16 May 2025 (QLD). Fraser Coast Agricultural Show: Fri 23 May 2025 (QLD). Bundaberg Annual Show: Thu 29 May 2025 (QLD). Rockhampton Agricultural Show: Thu 12 Jun 2025 (QLD). Sunshine Coast District Agricultural Show: Fri 13 Jun 2025 (QLD). Plus 16 more in the table above.
Is Show Days a public holiday, and where?
It is a public holiday in TAS, QLD, NT. Agricultural show holidays, held on different dates in different places: Brisbane's Ekka Wednesday, the Gold Coast Show, the Northern Territory's five regional show Fridays and Tasmania's local cups, shows and AGFEST. Each applies only in its own area.