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Festive extended hours 2025/26

All On-Sale Premises

From 15 December 2025 to 4 January 2026:

  • On-Sale Premises that sell alcohol for consumption on the premises may trade until 1 am.
  • Late Opening Premises (premises where the terminal hour is usually later than 1 am) may trade for one extra hour.

Further, on 24, 25 and 31 December 2025 and 1 January 2026:

  • On-Sale Premises that sell alcohol for consumption on the premises may trade until 2 am.
  • Late Opening Premises (premises where the terminal hour is usually later than 1 am) may trade until 4 am.

There is no need for premises to apply for extended hours during the above period so long as the premises adhere to those hours.

There is no obligation for any premises to trade during the above extended hours period.

Page last updated:
07 Nov 2025

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