Public holidays in Antarctica 2024

4 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Antarctica

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
20 June Thursday	Thursday	Midwinter Day
1 December Sunday	Sunday	Antarctica Day
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Antarctica (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in McMurdo Station: high −4°C (25°F), low −8°C (18°F), rain on 13% of days

Bridge days

Fri 21 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 20 Jun – Sun 23 Jun)
Midwinter Day
Typically in McMurdo Station: high −25°C (−13°F), low −30°C (−22°F), rain on 3% of days

Leave planner 2024

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 15 Jun – Thu 20 Jun — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 17 Jun, Tue 18 Jun, Wed 19 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Jun – Sun 23 Jun · Midwinter DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Nov) get 3 days in a rowFri 29 Nov – Sun 1 Dec · Antarctica DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 23 Dec, Tue 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 21 Dec – Wed 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 30 Dec, Tue 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 28 Dec – Wed 1 Jan 2025 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓