Public holidays
Public holidays in Kiribati
Kiribati has 17 public holidays in 2026, of which 5 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 holiday9 DecemberHuman Rights and Peace Day — in 89 days
202617 dayspublic holidays in total
202715 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Sunday 8 MarchInternational Women's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 9 MarchInternational Women's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Sunday 19 AprilNational Health Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 20 AprilNational Health Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 11 JulyGospel Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 12 JulyNational Day - Independence Anniversaryfalls on a weekend
Monday 13 JulyNational Day - Independence Anniversary (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 15 JulyNational Day (in honor of Unimwane)
Thursday 16 JulyNational Day (in honor of Unaine)
Wednesday 5 AugustYouth Day
Wednesday 9 DecemberHuman Rights and Peace Day
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
Monday 8 MarchInternational Women's Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Monday 19 AprilNational Health Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 11 JulyGospel Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 12 JulyNational Day - Independence Anniversarylong weekend likely
Thursday 15 JulyNational Day (in honor of Unimwane)
Friday 16 JulyNational Day (in honor of Unaine)long weekend likely
Thursday 5 AugustYouth Day
Thursday 9 DecemberHuman Rights and Peace Day
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.