Public holidays in Kiribati 2025

16 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Kiribati

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
8 March Saturday	Saturday	International Women's Day
10 March Monday	Monday	International Women's Day (observed) Observed day off for International Women's Day (Sat 8 Mar)
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday
19 April Saturday	Saturday	National Health Day
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
21 April Monday	Monday	National Health Day (observed) Observed day off for National Health Day (Sat 19 Apr)
11 July Friday	Friday	Gospel Day
12 July Saturday	Saturday	National Day - Independence Anniversary
14 July Monday	Monday	National Day - Independence Anniversary (observed) Observed day off for National Day - Independence Anniversary (Sat 12 Jul)
15 July Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day (in honor of Unimwane)
16 July Wednesday	Wednesday	National Day (in honor of Unaine)
5 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Youth Day
9 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Human Rights and Peace Day
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 8 Mar – Mon 10 Mar · 3 days off
International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)
Typically in Tarawa: high 28°C (82°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 56% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, National Health Day, Easter Monday, National Health Day (observed)
Typically in Tarawa: high 28°C (82°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 51% of days
Fri 11 Jul – Wed 16 Jul · 6 days off
Gospel Day, National Day - Independence Anniversary, National Day - Independence Anniversary (observed), National Day (in honor of Unimwane), National Day (in honor of Unaine)
Typically in Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 69% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 49% of days

Bridge days

Mon 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 2 Aug – Tue 5 Aug)
Youth Day
Typically in Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 54% of days
Mon 8 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Dec – Tue 9 Dec)
Human Rights and Peace Day
Typically in Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 50% 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 10 Jul – Sun 20 Jul — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 10 Jul, Thu 17 Jul, Fri 18 Jul).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 7 Mar – Mon 10 Mar · International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, National Health Day, Easter Monday, National Health Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 10 Jul) get 7 days in a rowThu 10 Jul – Wed 16 Jul · Gospel Day, National Day - Independence Anniversary, National Day - Independence Anniversary (observed), National Day (in honor of Unimwane), National Day (in honor of Unaine)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 2 Aug – Tue 5 Aug · Youth DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Dec) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Dec – Tue 9 Dec · Human Rights and Peace DayShow 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 ↓