Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Tokelau and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Fri	Second Day of New Year
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
11 May	Mon	Mother's Day Holiday
10 Aug	Mon	Father's Day Holiday
3 Sep	Thu	Tokehega Day
12 Oct	Mon	Lotu-a-Tamaiti
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sat	Second Day of New Year
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
10 May	Mon	Mother's Day Holiday
9 Aug	Mon	Father's Day Holiday
3 Sep	Fri	Tokehega Day
11 Oct	Mon	Lotu-a-Tamaiti
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Christmas Holiday
28 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day Holiday

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sun	Second Day of New Year
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
15 May	Mon	Mother's Day Holiday
13 Aug	Sun	Father's Day Holiday
3 Sep	Sun	Tokehega Day
8 Oct	Sun	Lotu-a-Tamaiti
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day

Tokelau is not considered self-governing because they rely on New Zealand for all of their necessities both internally and externally. However, each village within the islands have leaders and these leaders form the General Fono of the country, or the leadership. It is the General Fono which establishes the public holidays celebrated in Tokelau.

Tokelau celebrates 10 public holidays each year. These holidays are specific to the atoll and not to New Zealand. While islanders acknowledge the holidays celebrated in New Zealand, they are not non-working days in the atolls. In addition to the 10 public holidays, each atoll has a specific holiday that they observe as a public holiday that is specific to their island.

Under Tokelau law, every Sunday is considered a holiday and all businesses should be closed. If a public holiday occurs on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday. If a two day public holiday occurs with one date falling on Sunday, an extra day is added to the celebration on the following Monday or Tuesday. Holidays which occur on a Saturday remain on that date.