Public holidays in Antarctica 2027

4 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Antarctica

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day
21 June Monday	Monday	Midwinter Day
1 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Antarctica Day
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in McMurdo Station: high −4°C (25°F), low −7°C (19°F), rain on 16% of days
Sat 19 Jun – Mon 21 Jun · 3 days off
Midwinter Day
Typically in McMurdo Station: high −25°C (−13°F), low −31°C (−24°F), rain on 3% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2027.

Leave planner 2027

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: Fri 1 Jan – Wed 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 18 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 Jun – Mon 21 Jun · Midwinter DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 29 Nov, Tue 30 Nov) get 5 days in a rowSat 27 Nov – Wed 1 Dec · Antarctica DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Dec) get 3 days in a rowFri 24 Dec – Sun 26 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓