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Melbourne's long weekends.

The stretches of days off worth planning around in Melbourne, worked out from Victorian and national public holidays, with the leave needed and where the dates come from.

  • Public holidays from named sources, listed at the foot of the page
  • Dates that move with the moon, or are not announced yet, are marked
  • Hotels in Melbourne are bookable now, quoted in AUD with every tax counted.

When to go

A long weekend here is a public holiday on a weekday beside a weekend: a Friday or Monday holiday gives three days, and a midweek one can be joined to the weekend with leave, which each entry counts. Holidays that apply only to this state, region or city are included.

Long weekends

What is coming up.

  • Christmas Day, St. Stephen's DayFri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec 2026

    4 days off, no leave needed

  • Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day, New Year's DayFri 25 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027

    10 days off, 3 leave days

  • New Year's DayFri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan 2027

    3 days off, no leave needed

  • Australia DaySat 23 Jan – Tue 26 Jan 2027

    4 days off, 1 leave day

  • Labour DaySat 6 Mar – Mon 8 Mar 2027

    3 days off, no leave needed

  • Good Friday, Easter MondayFri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar 2027

    4 days off, no leave needed

  • King's BirthdaySat 12 Jun – Mon 14 Jun 2027

    3 days off, no leave needed

  • Friday before AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date)Fri 24 Sep – Sun 26 Sep 2027

    3 days off, no leave needed · dates may move or be confirmed later

Also in Australia: Sydney.

Sources: Nager.Date public holidays, AU, 2026 and 2027 (open dataset) (checked 2026-10-28).

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