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ANZAC Day in New Zealand

ANZAC Day falls on Sunday 25 April 2027 in New Zealand. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In 2026 and 2027 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.

ANZAC Day in New Zealand, year by year
Year Date Weekday What that means
2025 25 April Friday long weekend
2026 25 April Saturday on the weekend — no day off gained
2027 25 April Sunday on the weekend — no day off gained
2028 25 April Tuesday one bridge day makes it four days

4 of 4

  • 25 04 ANZAC Day Friday
  • 25 04 ANZAC Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
  • 25 04 ANZAC Day Sunday · falls on a weekend
  • 25 04 ANZAC Day Tuesday

A fixed date walking through the week

Because ANZAC Day keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.

FAQ

When is ANZAC Day in New Zealand in 2027?

Sunday, 25 April 2027.

Is ANZAC Day on the same date every year?

Yes — 25 April every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.

Which years does ANZAC Day make a long weekend?

2025 (Friday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2028 one bridge day buys four days off.

All holidays in New Zealand: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028