New South Wales, Australia public holidays 2026

2026 at a glance

• ANZAC Day falls on Saturday 25 April and is observed on Monday 27 April; Boxing Day falls on Saturday 26 December and is observed on Monday 28 December.
• In 2026, public holidays fall on 9 weekdays in New South Wales, the same as in 2025.

Public holidays in 2026

13 dates are counted as non-working in New South Wales in 2026; 9 of them fall on a weekday.

• observed substitute weekday off
• not counted some employers only

Also observed by some

1 more day is a holiday only for some employers, sectors or areas in 2026. It is not counted as a non-working day here.

Working days and hours by month

Working days are Monday to Friday minus the counted holidays. Hours are shown for a 7.5-hour and an 8-hour working day.

• Jan 20 working days in January, 2 holidays
• Feb 20 working days in February
• Mar 22 working days in March
• Apr 19 working days in April, 6 holidays
• May 21 working days in May
• Jun 21 working days in June, 1 holiday
• Jul 23 working days in July
• Aug 21 working days in August
• Sep 22 working days in September
• Oct 21 working days in October, 1 holiday
• Nov 21 working days in November
• Dec 21 working days in December, 3 holidays

Compare with the rest of Australia

Long weekends in 2026

Runs of three or more days off in a row without taking leave.

• 3 days Saturday 24 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
• 4 days Friday 3 April 2026 to Monday 6 April 2026
• 3 days Saturday 25 April 2026 to Monday 27 April 2026
• 3 days Saturday 6 June 2026 to Monday 8 June 2026
• 3 days Saturday 3 October 2026 to Monday 5 October 2026
• 4 days Friday 25 December 2026 to Monday 28 December 2026

Best days to take leave in 2026

The longest single break for each number of leave days, built around a public holiday.

Leave plans for the whole year

Non-overlapping breaks that give the most days off for a given number of leave days.

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Countdown

The days to the next holiday appear here when JavaScript is on.

The working days left this month and this year appear here when JavaScript is on.

Count working days between two dates

Calendar and data downloads

The subscription works in Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar. The CSV file also lists the days observed by some.

About public holidays in New South Wales

Public holidays in New South Wales are set by the Public Holidays Act 2010. The standard list has New Year's Day (1 January), Australia Day (26 January), Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day (25 April), the King's Birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day (25 December) and Boxing Day (26 December). The NSW Government publishes the dates for 2026 and 2027.

The King's Birthday is Monday 8 June 2026 and Monday 14 June 2027. Labour Day is Monday 5 October 2026 and Monday 4 October 2027. Both holidays fall on different dates in Queensland and Western Australia.

When New Year's Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the Act provides an additional public holiday on the following Monday or Tuesday. The weekend day itself stays a public holiday. In 2026 Boxing Day is Saturday 26 December and the additional day is Monday 28 December. In 2027 Christmas Day is a Saturday and Boxing Day a Sunday, so the additional days are Monday 27 December and Tuesday 28 December.

Australia Day works differently. When 26 January falls on a Saturday or Sunday, that day is not a public holiday and the following Monday is the public holiday instead.

Anzac Day falls on a Saturday in 2026 and on a Sunday in 2027. The NSW Government list shows an additional day for Anzac Day in both years: Monday 27 April 2026 and Monday 26 April 2027. Victoria's Act has no additional day for Anzac Day, so the two States differ in those years.

Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday are public holidays across New South Wales. They fall on a weekend, so they do not change the number of working days, but they appear in the holiday list.

The Bank Holiday on the first Monday in August (Monday 3 August 2026 and Monday 2 August 2027) is not a declared public holiday in New South Wales. Retail bank branches and certain financial institutions must generally stay closed on that day unless they are exempt under Part 3A of the Retail Trading Act 2008. This site lists it among the days observed by some and does not count it as a non-working day.

At the national level, section 115 of the Fair Work Act 2009 names eight core public holidays and also recognises the days that a State law declares or substitutes, which includes the additional days of the New South Wales Act.

Source and last check

Dates are calculated with the python-holidays library 0.108 and checked against the official sources below. Last checked: 15 November 2026.

Sources

• https://www.nsw.gov.au/about-nsw/public-holidays
• https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2009A00028/latest/text

How the counts are made