Public holidays 2026 in Kiribati
There are 17 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ||
| Sunday | International Women's Day | ||
| Monday | International Women's Day (observed) | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Sunday | National Health Day | ||
| Monday | National Health Day (observed) | ||
| Saturday | Gospel Day | ||
| Sunday | National Day - Independence Anniversary | ||
| Monday | National Day - Independence Anniversary (observed) | ||
| Wednesday | National Day (in honor of Unimwane) | ||
| Thursday | National Day (in honor of Unaine) | ||
| Wednesday | Youth Day | ||
| Wednesday | Human Rights and Peace Day | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | ||
| Saturday | Boxing Day | ||
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
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
13 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 |
| Tue 10 Mar, Wed 11 Mar, Thu 12 Mar, Fri 13 Mar | 7 Mar – 15 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed) |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 21 Apr, Wed 22 Apr, Thu 23 Apr, Fri 24 Apr | 18 Apr – 26 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Health Day, National Health Day (observed) |
| Tue 14 Jul | 11 Jul – 16 Jul 2026 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Gospel Day, National Day - Independence Anniversary, National Day - Independence Anniversary (observed), National Day (in honor of Unimwane), National Day (in honor of Unaine) |
| Fri 17 Jul | 15 Jul – 19 Jul 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | National Day (in honor of Unimwane), National Day (in honor of Unaine) |
| Mon 3 Aug, Tue 4 Aug | 1 Aug – 5 Aug 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Youth Day |
| Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug | 5 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Youth Day |
| Mon 7 Dec, Tue 8 Dec | 5 Dec – 9 Dec 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Human Rights and Peace Day |
| Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec | 9 Dec – 13 Dec 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Human Rights and Peace Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed) |
| Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code KI (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ki) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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