Public holidays in Antarctica 2026

There are 4 public holidays in 2026. 3 of them fall on a working day.

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All 4 public holidays in Antarctica 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
21 Jun 2026	Sunday	Midwinter Day
1 Dec 2026	Tuesday	Antarctica Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

5 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Fri 2 Jan	1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026	1	4	4	New Year's Day
Mon 30 Nov	28 Nov – 1 Dec 2026	1	4	4	Antarctica Day
Wed 2 Dec, Thu 3 Dec, Fri 4 Dec	1 Dec – 6 Dec 2026	3	6	2	Antarctica Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec	19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026	4	9	2.3	Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec	25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Antarctica have in 2026?

4 public holidays. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Antarctica?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Antarctica Day on Tuesday, 1 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

New Year's Day: take 1 day of leave (2 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code AQ (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.aq) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026