Public holidays
Public holidays in Christmas Island
Christmas Island has 14 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday5 OctoberTerritory Day
202614 dayspublic holidays in total
202718 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Monday 26 JanuaryAustralia Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 FebruaryChinese New Year
Wednesday 18 FebruaryChinese New Year
Monday 16 MarchLabor Daylong weekend likely
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 AprilANZAC Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 AprilANZAC Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Monday 5 OctoberTerritory Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)long weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 26 JanuaryAustralia Day
Saturday 6 FebruaryChinese New Yearfalls on a weekend
Sunday 7 FebruaryChinese New Yearfalls on a weekend
Monday 8 FebruaryChinese New Year (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 9 FebruaryChinese New Year (observed)
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Monday 15 MarchLabor Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 25 AprilANZAC Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 26 AprilANZAC Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adha (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Monday 4 OctoberTerritory Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.