ANZAC Day dawn services are held nationwide on 25 April, and Easter's four-day break sits within or close to April depending on the year. 24 April 2029 falls in the same 30-day month as both observances, giving autumn the busiest run of national holidays anywhere on the calendar, ahead of the quieter months that follow in May and June.
The Melbourne Cup is held on the first Tuesday of November every year, a public holiday in metropolitan Melbourne. Tuesday 24 April 2029 falls on this day of the week, the same weekday the race runs on every year regardless of the date it lands on, drawing national attention well beyond Victoria's own borders.
A public holiday that falls on a Monday or a Friday produces a three-day weekend without using any annual leave, which is why long-weekend planning around 24 April 2029 depends on which day of the week the nearest public holiday falls on. A midweek holiday delivers no such automatic extension, though many workers bridge it with a single day of leave.