Public holidays in Christmas Island 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Christmas Island

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day
26 January Monday	Monday	Australia Day
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Chinese New Year
18 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Chinese New Year
16 March Monday	Monday	Labour Day
20 March Friday	Friday	Hari Raya PuasaEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday
25 April Saturday	Saturday	ANZAC Day
27 April Monday	Monday	ANZAC Day (observed) Observed day off for ANZAC Day (Sat 25 Apr)
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Hari Raya HajiEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
5 October Monday	Monday	Territory Day
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Boxing Day
28 December Monday	Monday	Boxing Day (observed) Observed day off for Boxing Day (Sat 26 Dec)

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Christmas Island (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 24 Jan – Mon 26 Jan · 3 days off
Australia Day
Sat 14 Mar – Mon 16 Mar · 3 days off
Labour Day
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Hari Raya Puasa (estimated)
Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Sat 25 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · 3 days off
ANZAC Day, ANZAC Day (observed)
Sat 3 Oct – Mon 5 Oct · 3 days off
Territory Day
Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Mon 16 Feb: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 14 Feb – Wed 18 Feb)
Chinese New Year

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 25 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 23 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 23 Jan – Mon 26 Jan · Australia DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Feb) get 5 days in a rowSat 14 Feb – Wed 18 Feb · Chinese New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 13 Mar – Mon 16 Mar · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Hari Raya PuasaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓