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
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.