2024 Tasmania School Holidays, Public Holidays, Terms and Long Weekends for Families

Last Updated: 31 Mar 2024

It’s never too soon to plan for the holidays!

Here is an updated guide to the Tasmania 2024 school holidays, terms, and public holidays.

We also show you how to strategically schedule your leave around public holidays to create extra-long weekends.

1. Schools Holidays Tasmania 2024

Here is the List of 2024 TAS school holidays.

First day in the school: 7 February 2024 (Wed)

Autumn Holidays: 12 April (Fri) – 28 April (Sun)

Winter Holidays: 6 July (Sat) – 22 July (Mon)

Spring Holidays: 28 September (Sat) – 13 October (Sun)

Summer Holidays: 20 December (Fri) – Not Confirmed yet

2. Tasmania 2024 School Terms

Term 1: 7 February (Wed) – 11 April (Thu)
Term 2: 29 April (Mon) – 5 July (Fri)
Term 3: 23 July (Tue) – 27 September (Fri)
Term 4: 14 October (Mon) – 19 December (Thu)

3. Tasmania Public Holidays Chart 2024

Public Holiday	2024
New Year Day	Monday 1 January 2024
Devonport Cup	Wednesday 10 January 2024
Australia Day	Friday 26 January 2024
Royal Hobart Regatta	Monday 12 February 2024
Launceston Cup	Thursday 22 February 2024
King Island Show	Tuesday 5 March 2024
Eight Hours Day	Monday 11 March 2024
Good Friday	Friday 29 March 2024
Easter Monday	Monday 1 April 2024
Easter Tuesday (Tasmanian Public Service only)	Tuesday 2 April 2024
ANZAC Day	Thursday 25 April 2024
AGFEST	Friday 3 May 2024
King’s Birthday	Monday 10 June 2024
Burnie Show	Friday 4 October 2024
Royal Launceston Show	Thursday 10 October 2024
Flinders Island Show	Friday 18 October 2024
Royal Hobart Show	Thursday 24 October 2024
Recreation Day	Monday 4 November 2024
Devonport Show	Friday 29 November 2024
Christmas Day	Wednesday 25 December 2024
Boxing Day	Thursday 26 December 2024

Please note that all public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change. Reference

4. Long Weekends and When to Take Leave

There are Ten 3-day long weekends in 2024 in Tasmania:

• New Year Day: 30 Dec 2023 – 1 Jan 2024 (Sat – Mon)
• Australia Day: 26 Jan – 28 Jan (Fri– Sun)
• Royal Hobart Regatta: 10 Feb – 12 Feb (Sat – Mon)
• Eight Hours Day: 9 Mar – 11 Mar (Sat– Mon)
• AGFEST: 3 May – 5 May (Fri – Sun)
• Burnie Show: 4 Oct – 6 Oct (Fri – Sun)
• Flinders Island Show: 18 Oct – 20 Oct (Fri – Sun)
• King’s Birthday: 8 Jun – 10 Jun (Sat – Mon)
• Recreation Day: 2 Nov – 4 Nov (Sat – Mon)
• Devonport Show: 29 Nov – 1 Dec (Fri – Mon)

Here’s where you can take leave for that extra long 4 or 5 day weekend:

• Jan – Devonport Cup
• Feb – Launceston Cup
• Mar – King Island Show
• Apr – ANZAC Day
• Oct – Royal Launceston Show
• Oct – Royal Hobart Show
• Dec – Christmas Day * Boxing Day

Australia Other States School Holidays & Terms Dates in 2024

Here you can check the 2024 Australia school holidays and schools terms dates for all states.