Victoria Public Holidays 2027: Maximise Annual Leave

Verified Victoria dates and ranked leave bridges for 2027 · state-wide and local conditions noted

Use Victoria’s 2027 public holidays to build longer breaks with fewer annual-leave days. The highest-value local bridge is Monday 1 November: one leave day connects the weekend to Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday 2 November.

Victoria’s 2027 calendar includes Labour Day on Monday 8 March, Easter from Friday 26 to Monday 29 March, and Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday 2 November. Business Victoria lists Melbourne Cup Day as a public holiday across Victoria unless a non-metro council has arranged an alternate local holiday; the Friday before the AFL Grand Final remains subject to the AFL schedule. The dates below are cross-checked against Business Victoria’s 2027 calendar and the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Victoria public holidays, 2026 & 2027

Date	Public holiday	Type
Thu 1 Jan 2026	New Year's Day	National
Mon 26 Jan 2026	Australia Day	National
Mon 9 Mar 2026	Labour Day	State/Territory
Fri 3 Apr 2026	Good Friday	National
Sat 4 Apr 2026	Saturday before Easter Sunday	State/Territory
Sun 5 Apr 2026	Easter Sunday	State/Territory
Mon 6 Apr 2026	Easter Monday	National
Sat 25 Apr 2026	Anzac Day	National
Mon 8 Jun 2026	King's Birthday	National
Tue 3 Nov 2026	Melbourne Cup (Metro Melbourne; some regional areas observe on a different date)	State/Territory
Fri 25 Dec 2026	Christmas Day	National
Sat 26 Dec 2026	Boxing Day	National
Mon 28 Dec 2026	Additional public holiday (Boxing Day) (Boxing Day falls on Saturday)	State/Territory
Fri 1 Jan 2027	New Year's Day	National
Tue 26 Jan 2027	Australia Day	National
Mon 8 Mar 2027	Labour Day	State/Territory
Fri 26 Mar 2027	Good Friday	National
Sat 27 Mar 2027	Saturday before Easter Sunday	State/Territory
Sun 28 Mar 2027	Easter Sunday	State/Territory
Mon 29 Mar 2027	Easter Monday	National
Sun 25 Apr 2027	Anzac Day	National
Mon 14 Jun 2027	King's Birthday	National
Tue 2 Nov 2027	Melbourne Cup (Metro Melbourne; some regional areas observe on a different date)	State/Territory
Sat 25 Dec 2027	Christmas Day	National
Sun 26 Dec 2027	Boxing Day	National
Mon 27 Dec 2027	Additional public holiday (Christmas Day) (Christmas Day falls on Saturday)	State/Territory
Tue 28 Dec 2027	Additional public holiday (Boxing Day) (Boxing Day falls on Sunday)	State/Territory

2027 dates rechecked 12 August 2026 against Business Victoria and Fair Work. An alternate local holiday or workplace conditions can change whether a bridge applies to you; confirm before booking or submitting leave.

How to maximise Victoria public holidays

For 2027, start with the Tuesday holidays. Booking Monday 25 January creates four days off around Australia Day. Where Melbourne Cup Day applies, booking Monday 1 November creates another four-day break from Saturday 30 October to Tuesday 2 November. Easter can produce ten consecutive days off by booking four working days before or after the four-day public-holiday weekend. The calculator ranks those candidates against your leave balance and preferred strategy instead of assuming every long weekend has equal value.

What makes Victoria different

Victoria's Melbourne Cup holiday is listed state-wide unless a non-metro council has arranged an alternate local holiday. The Friday before the AFL Grand Final is also a Victorian public holiday, but its date is not known until the AFL schedule is released. These features make Victoria sensitive to local and fixture changes: use the ranked result as an early plan, then confirm the applicable local holiday, workplace coverage and final fixture date before committing money.

The complete ranked leave bridges

These tables are generated from the same public-holiday data and bridge-finding rules used by the calculator. Every single, double, and triple bridge accepted by the optimiser is shown, ranked first by calendar days off per leave day, then by break length. Equal-looking rows can use different holiday anchors or leave dates.

2026 complete ranked bridge table

2027 complete ranked bridge table

Victorian 2027 government-school dates were checked against the ministerially approved 2026–2030 calendar. School-holiday dates apply to government schools and can differ for non-government schools.

How to plan your Victoria leave

The four strategies in the calculator suit different goals. Maximum Days Off chases raw efficiency; Longest Break stacks leave into one big trip; Balanced Year spreads breaks across the seasons; and Long Weekends turns single leave days into frequent three- and four-day weekends. Parents can switch on the school-holidays option to line breaks up with Victoria school terms.

Related guides

By holiday: Easter · Christmas & New Year · King's Birthday · Anzac Day · Labour Day · Australia Day.

Other states: New South Wales · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital Territory · Northern Territory.

Start with the complete strategy guide.