Wollongong 2026 Public Holidays: 13 Days Off

Wollongong Public Holidays 2026

Wollongong and the Illawarra Region follow the NSW public holiday calendar. All NSW statewide public holidays apply to Wollongong workers. There is no Wollongong-specific local show day public holiday. The Illawarra Escarpment and agricultural shows in the area do not generate gazetted public holidays.

Date	Day	Public Holiday
1 January 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
26 January 2026	Monday	Australia Day
3 April 2026	Friday	Good Friday
4 April 2026	Saturday	Easter Saturday
5 April 2026	Sunday	Easter Sunday
6 April 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
27 April 2026	Monday	Anzac Day (substitute — Anzac Day falls Saturday 25 April)
8 June 2026	Monday	King's Birthday
3 August 2026	Monday	Bank Holiday
5 October 2026	Monday	Labour Day
25 December 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
28 December 2026	Monday	Boxing Day (substitute)

Notes on Wollongong Public Holidays 2026

• Bank Holiday — The NSW Bank Holiday on the first Monday in August applies in Wollongong and the Illawarra, as it does across metropolitan NSW.
• Steelworks Heritage — Wollongong's industrial history means the Labour Day public holiday has particular significance in the Illawarra, given the region's strong connection to the union movement through the BlueScope Steel and Port Kembla industrial precinct.

Employee Rights on NSW Public Holidays

For information on public holiday entitlements, visit fairwork.gov.au or the NSW Government at nsw.gov.au.

This article was compiled by AI and screened before publishing. See our editorial standards.