National Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in New Caledonia

July 14 is National Day (Bastille Day) in New Caledonia, a country with deep and strong French roots. This is not to be confused with New Caledonia Day, a different “national day” of sorts, that falls on 24 September each year.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	14 Jul	Mon	National Day
2026	14 Jul	Tue	National Day
2027	14 Jul	Wed	National Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

It was on 14 July 1789, that a Parisian mob stormed the royal prison house (Bastille) in Paris, freed the seven prisoners held there, and robbed the royal arms stockpile. This was the beginning of the French Revolution and the overthrow of the French monarchy.

Although the charging of the Bastille had little impact in and of itself, its real significance was that if proved the French king could not control his own military well enough to prevent such an event. And that led to a decline in morale on the monarchist side of the conflict, and helped pave the way to victory.

In New Caledonia’s capital city of Noumea, National Day is celebrated with a big military parade, dancing, singing, musical performances, and a fireworks display from the town hall’s roof. And there is also a release of some five thousand paper lanterns that is truly spectacular to behold.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	14 Jul	Sun	National Day
2023	14 Jul	Fri	National Day