Is 25 September a public holiday?
Yes Friday 25 September 2026 is Friday before AFL Grand Final in VIC. It is a normal working day everywhere else.
Public holidays are set state by state, so the same date can be a day off in one state and a normal Monday in the next. Here is what 25 September looks like in every published year.
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Thursday 25 September 2025 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Friday 25 September 2026 Public holiday
- Friday before AFL Grand Final
A Friday, so it makes a three-day weekend in VIC. The long weekend planner shows what a few days of leave either side would add.
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Saturday 25 September 2027 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Monday 25 September 2028 Public holiday
- King's Birthday provisionalProclaimed each year by the WA Government; usually late September
A Monday, so it makes a three-day weekend in WA. The long weekend planner shows what a few days of leave either side would add.
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The holidays that fall on 25 September
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Grand Final Friday
The Friday before the AFL Grand Final became a Victorian public holiday in 2015. It was introduced by the Andrews government alongside Easter Sunday, fulfilling an election promise, and it remains the most argued-about holiday in the state: business groups put its cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars, while its supporters point to the crowds at the Grand Final Parade and the boost to hospitality. The holiday is tied to the AFL fixture rather than to a fixed date. In a normal season the Grand Final is on the last Saturday in September, so the holiday is the last Friday in September. When the season shifts, the holiday shifts with it. In 2020 the pandemic pushed the Grand Final to 24 October at the Gabba in Brisbane, and Victoria moved the holiday to Friday 23 October.
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King's Birthday
The King's Birthday holiday does not fall on King Charles III's birthday, which is 14 November, and the Queen's Birthday holiday before it never fell on Queen Elizabeth II's birthday either. The June date comes from King George V, whose birthday was 3 June. When he died in 1936 Australia kept the June holiday rather than moving it for each new monarch. The holiday was renamed King's Birthday after the Queen's death in September 2022, with the first King's Birthday holidays taken in 2023. The King's Birthday Honours list, which recognises Australians for service in every field, is announced on the June long weekend regardless of which date a state observes the holiday.
More about King's Birthday
September in the public holiday calendar
September has two public holidays and both are single-state. Victoria's Grand Final Friday is usually the last Friday of the month, tied to the AFL fixture and provisional until it is gazetted. Western Australia's King's Birthday is proclaimed each year, usually the last Monday. On the day of the Grand Final holiday Melbourne is closed while Sydney works, and on WA's King's Birthday Perth is closed while the east coast works. Every other September date is a working day everywhere.
How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed25 September FAQ
Is 25 September a public holiday in 2025?
Thursday 25 September 2025 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Gold Coast Show on Fri 29 Aug (parts of QLD), and Friday before AFL Grand Final on Fri 26 Sep (VIC).
Is 25 September a public holiday in 2026?
Friday 25 September 2026 is Friday before AFL Grand Final in VIC. It is a normal working day everywhere else.
Is 25 September a public holiday in 2027?
Saturday 25 September 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Friday before AFL Grand Final on Fri 24 Sep (VIC), and King's Birthday on Mon 27 Sep (WA).
Is 25 September a public holiday in 2028?
Monday 25 September 2028 is King's Birthday in WA. It is a normal working day everywhere else.
Looking for the whole year? Every 2026 public holiday by state