New South Wales Public Holidays 2026
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 23, 2026
New South Wales observes 13 public holidays in 2026: 10 fall on a weekday and 3 land on a weekend, leaving 251 working days across the year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Australia; what changes is the public holiday set.
How New South Wales differs from the national Australian holidays
New South Wales follows the national Australian public holidays and adds several of its own. It observes Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday around the Easter long weekend, gazettes an extra public holiday for Anzac Day on the following Monday when 25 April falls on a weekend, and takes Labour Day on the first Monday of October. The NSW Bank Holiday on the first Monday of August is a bank and financial-sector holiday rather than a general public holiday, so most non-bank workplaces stay open; this calculator counts it as a closure because it works on a bank-open-day basis. The King's Birthday stays on the national June date. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, so it is the public holiday set, not the weekend, that changes the count.
Added in New South Wales (2026)
- Easter Saturday (Saturday, April 4)
- Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 5)
- Anzac Day (observed) (Monday, April 27)
- Bank Holiday (Monday, August 3)
- Labour Day (Monday, October 5)
National days not observed in New South Wales (2026)
New South Wales observes every national Australian public holiday on its national date and drops none.
New South Wales public holiday calendar 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| January 26 | Monday | Australia Day |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 4 | Saturday (weekend) | Easter Saturday |
| April 5 | Sunday (weekend) | Easter Sunday |
| April 6 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| April 25 | Saturday (weekend) | ANZAC Day |
| April 27 | Monday | Anzac Day (observed) |
| June 8 | Monday | King's Birthday |
| August 3 | Monday | Bank Holiday |
| October 5 | Monday | Labour Day |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 28 | Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
2026 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
10
Working days
251
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 10 weekday-falling public holidays, New South Wales has 251 working days in 2026. Deadlines and due dates counted in New South Wales use this calendar, not the unadjusted national set.