Grand Final Eve Holiday Vic

Grand final eve appears set to become a public holiday in victoria following labor s state election victory.

Grand final eve holiday vic. Afl chief executive gillon mclachlan poses with the premiership cup on the gold coast credit. Victoria take the day off. It s just one of a number of afl related commitments made by premier elect daniel andrews in the lead up to saturday s poll.

As boxing day falls on a saturday this is an additional public holiday. The holiday is also referred to as afl grand final friday. Grand final eve is a special day on the victorian calendar and while it falls on a different day this year this is a very real way of saying thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to.

The friday before grand final public holiday is based on the afl playing schedule which may be altered due to the response to covid 19. The date of the holiday is on the friday preceding the australian football league grand final. After the afl announcement was made on wednesday the government confirmed the victorian public holiday would be friday october 23 grand final eve.

The afl grand final is an annual. Grand final eve is a special day on the victorian calendar and while it falls on a different day this year this is a very real way of saying thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to fight the pandemic. Making the friday before the grand final a public holiday would.

Confirming the public holiday also provides certainty for businesses so that they can make necessary plans. Yep the whole state will take a break on october 2 to watch the footy. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the updated afl schedule.

Afl grand final eve is now the state s newest public holiday. Victoria s afl grand final eve public holiday will this year be named thank you day to show gratitude to victorians for making sacrifices to help contain the spread of coronavirus as the game is. Anzac day is commemorated on the day it falls.