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Public Holiday information for New South Wales residents and visitors.


Public Holidays NSW 2020

COVID-19 – How will public holidays be affected by Coronavirus?

Public holidays should proceed without impact however the question is whether show holidays will still proceed if the show is cancelled. There are currently bans in place on large gatherings due to the Coronavirus.

In 2020 the majority of local / show holidays were cancelled due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Each local council may make their own decision on whether to proceed with a show holiday, or whether it may possibly be rescheduled.

There are some positives in still observing the show holiday as far as managing the COVID-19 outbreak in that a public holiday allows more people to isolate at home on those days. The question would also be, if we don’t observe the holiday on the specified date then when would we observe it?

We recommend contacting your local council for more information.

Below is a list of the statewide New South Wales Public Holidays for 2020.

New South Wales also has a number of local public holidays that are exclusive to certain regions within the state.

To view regional show and other NSW public holiday dates, use the regional filter below.
Note: Regional holidays were last updated on 24 September 2020.

INCLUDE REGIONAL HOLIDAYS

Statewide Public Holidays NSW 2020

Holiday Date Holiday Type Area
New Year's DayWednesday, 1 January 2020PublicNSW Wide
Australia DaySunday, 26 January 2020PublicNSW Wide
Australia Day Public Holiday*Monday, 27 January 2020PublicNSW Wide
Good FridayFriday, 10 April 2020PublicNSW Wide
Easter SaturdaySaturday, 11 April 2020PublicNSW Wide
Easter SundaySunday, 12 April 2020PublicNSW Wide
Easter MondayMonday, 13 April 2020PublicNSW Wide
Anzac DaySaturday, 25 April 2020PublicNSW Wide
Queen's BirthdayMonday, 8 June 2020PublicNSW Wide
Bank Holiday**Monday, 3 August 2020PublicNSW Wide
Labour DayMonday, 5 October 2020PublicNSW Wide
Christmas DayFriday, 25 December 2020PublicNSW Wide
Boxing DaySaturday, 26 December 2020PublicNSW Wide
Boxing Day Public Holiday***Monday, 28 December 2020PublicNSW Wide



Notes:
**Only banks and certain financial institutions receive the Bank Holiday.
***In 2020 Boxing Day falls on a Saturday and as a result there is a Boxing Day Public Holiday on Monday, 28th December 2020.

About the New South Wales Bank Holiday

The NSW Bank Holiday is held on the first Monday in August each year. This holiday is exclusive to New South Wales. It is not a typical statewide public holiday as it only applies to certain employees that work within the banking sector. The Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 requires all banks in New South Wales to be closed on the day. Some businesses closely associated with banks will also close for the day, typically if the bank holiday is included as a paid holiday in their award or agreement.

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ABOUT NSW PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

In New South Wales, public holidays can be divided into two groups - Statewide and Regional.

Statewide NSW Public Holidays are recognised by all regions throughout New South Wales. Some examples of statewide public holidays include Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Queen's Birthday and Boxing Day.

Regional NSW Public Holidays are special holidays that are only recognised in specific regions of New South Wales. The majority of the time these regional public holidays are held for local shows or on some occasions for horse racing events. Some regions even have part day public holidays, such as Grafton which has a half day holiday for the Ramornie Race Day and a half day holiday for the Grafton Cup Day.

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