Public holidays in Cook Islands 2025

12 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Cook Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
2 January Thursday	Thursday	Day after New Year's Day
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
25 April Friday	Friday	Anzac Day
2 June Monday	Monday	Sovereign's Birthday National day
4 July Friday	Friday	Ra o te Ui Ariki
4 August Monday	Monday	Constitution Day National day
26 October Sunday	Sunday	Cook Islands Gospel Day Religious
27 October Monday	Monday	Cook Islands Gospel Day (observed) Religious Observed day off for Cook Islands Gospel Day (Sun 26 Oct)
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Avarua: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 25 Apr – Sun 27 Apr · 3 days off
Anzac Day
Typically in Avarua: high 26°C (79°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 54% of days
Sat 31 May – Mon 2 Jun · 3 days off
Sovereign's Birthday
Typically in Avarua: high 25°C (77°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 44% of days
Fri 4 Jul – Sun 6 Jul · 3 days off
Ra o te Ui Ariki
Typically in Avarua: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 2 Aug – Mon 4 Aug · 3 days off
Constitution Day
Typically in Avarua: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 40% of days
Sat 25 Oct – Mon 27 Oct · 3 days off
Cook Islands Gospel Day, Cook Islands Gospel Day (observed)
Typically in Avarua: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 47% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Avarua: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 51% of days

Bridge days

Fri 3 Jan: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan)
New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
Typically in Avarua: high 26°C (79°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 57% of days

Leave planner 2025

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: Thu 25 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 29 Dec, Tue 30 Dec, Wed 31 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Apr – Sun 27 Apr · Anzac DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 30 May – Mon 2 Jun · Sovereign's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 31 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓