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New Year’s Day
Northern Mariana Islands

New Year’s Day 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands celebrates New Year’s Day with a public holiday every 1 January, as does most of the rest of the world. However, the celebrations really begin on New Year’s Eve and reach a high point with the turning of the clock from 11:59pm on 31 December to midnight on 1 January.

YearDateDayHoliday
20241 JanMonNew Year's Day
20251 JanWedNew Year's Day
20261 JanThuNew Year's Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

New Year’s Day is a time of resolutions and starting fresh for some, while for others it is spent recovering from a big, late night spent with friends and family.

As an overseas commonwealth of the United States, Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) adheres to much the same holiday calendar as does the USA. They observe 1 January as New Year’s Day along with most other nations around the world.

There are many elements to a “complete” new year’s celebration in NMI. Fireworks, resolutions, good luck strategies, cleaning the house, wearing new clothes, attending church services, and greeting everyone with a thunderous “Happy New Year!” come to mind.

But the food is certainly central to celebrations, called “gupot” or fiestas, in NMI culture. Here you find a mix of culinary traditions from many sources. New year’s feasts are likely to include empanadas, pancit noodle dishes, NMI’s distinctive red rice, locally caught fish and seafood, and locally grown fruits like breadfruit, mango, and bilimbi.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
20231 JanSunNew Year's Day
20221 JanSatNew Year's Day
20211 JanFriNew Year's Day
20201 JanWedNew Year's Day
20191 JanTueNew Year's Day
20181 JanMonNew Year's Day
20171 JanSunNew Year's Day