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Mañana es fiesta y no trabajo.

Mañana es fiesta y no trabajo.
Tomorrow is a holiday and I am not working.
From Lesson 98:A day off: a swim, a pick-up and the way back (la fiesta, el baño, la vuelta)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mañana es fiesta y no trabajo.

Why does it say 'fiesta'? I thought that meant 'party'.
While fiesta does mean party, in Spain it is also the standard word for a public holiday or bank holiday. When a day is a national or local day off, people simply say es fiesta. If you mean a personal vacation from your job, you would use vacaciones instead.
Why do we use 'es' instead of 'hay'? Couldn't we say 'mañana hay una fiesta'?
If you say hay una fiesta, it literally means there is an actual party happening somewhere. By using the verb ser (to be) and saying es fiesta, you are describing the nature of the day itself, meaning the day is a recognized public holiday.
Why is there no 'una' before 'fiesta'?
When talking about a public holiday, fiesta acts almost like an adjective describing the day. Just like you would say es martes (it is Tuesday) without an article, you say es fiesta (it is a holiday).
If this is happening tomorrow, why is 'trabajo' in the present tense?
In Spanish, it is very common to use the present tense for future actions if they are confirmed or scheduled. Because the word mañana already makes it clear this is happening in the future, saying no trabajo (I am not working) is perfectly natural.

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