Public Holidays

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

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
26 Jan	Mon	Australia Day
17 Feb	Tue	Chinese New Year
18 Feb	Wed	Chinese New Year Holiday
20 Mar	Fri	Hari Raya Puasa
23 Mar	Mon	Labour Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
25 Apr	Sat	Anzac Day
27 Apr	Mon	Anzac Day Holiday
26 May	Tue	Hari Raya Haji
27 May	Wed	Hari Raya Haji Holiday
5 Oct	Mon	Territory Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
28 Dec	Mon	Boxing Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
26 Jan	Tue	Australia Day
6 Feb	Sat	Chinese New Year
8 Feb	Mon	Chinese New Year Holiday
9 Feb	Tue	Chinese New Year Holiday
10 Mar	Wed	Hari Raya Puasa
22 Mar	Mon	Labour Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
25 Apr	Sun	Anzac Day
26 Apr	Mon	Anzac Day Holiday
17 May	Mon	Hari Raya Haji
4 Oct	Mon	Territory Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Christmas Holiday
28 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Jan	Wed	Chinese New Year
26 Jan	Wed	Australia Day
27 Jan	Thu	Chinese New Year Holiday
26 Feb	Sat	Hari Raya Puasa
27 Mar	Mon	Labour Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
25 Apr	Tue	Anzac Day
5 May	Fri	Hari Raya Haji
6 Oct	Fri	Territory Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Christmas Island currently celebrates 11 national holidays. In accordance with Australian law, employees are entitled to receive a paid day off for the observance of these dates. If the employee cannot take the day off due to the nature of their position, a special pay rate or paid day off in lieu of the holiday must be provided to the employee.

Holiday laws are governed under the Public and Banking Holidays Act of 1972 for Western Australia. Section 7 of this Act directly applies to the territory of Christmas Island. An official list of dates for public holidays is published each November for the following year by the Territory government in the Government Gazette.

Holidays which occur on a weekend may be moved to the following Monday. This all depends on how the holidays will be celebrated in Western Australia. Some holidays, such as ANZAC Day will always be moved to the following Monday if it occurs on the weekend.