Is today a public holiday in New South Wales?
Public holidays in New South Wales are set by NSW legislation. Here's today's status and the next one coming up.
What about the other states?
Public holidays in New South Wales
This page always answers for today in New South Wales. When NSW has a gazetted public holiday the verdict turns to “Yes” with the holiday's name; on any other day it's “No”, followed by a live countdown to the next one.
Whether a day is a public holiday in NSW is set by NSW legislation, which is why the answer can differ from the state next door. Substitute days — when a holiday lands on a weekend — are counted and labelled here too.
Common questions
Yes. Easter Saturday is a gazetted public holiday in NSW, alongside Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Generally yes. Working a gazetted NSW public holiday usually attracts public-holiday penalty rates under your award or agreement, and many employees are entitled to the day off on full pay. Check your specific award for the exact rate.
NSW sets its own public holidays by legislation. Nationally shared days aside, each jurisdiction picks its own — so NSW can observe a holiday on a date when the rest of the country is at work, and vice versa.
The next public holiday in NSW is shown at the top of this page with a live countdown, and it updates automatically as each one passes. The full list of upcoming dates is on the New South Wales public holidays page.