Public holidays in Cook Islands 2027

14 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Cook Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day
2 January Saturday	Saturday	Day after New Year's Day
4 January Monday	Monday	Day after New Year's Day (observed) Observed day off for Day after New Year's Day (Sat 2 Jan)
26 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday
29 March Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
25 April Sunday	Sunday	Anzac Day
7 June Monday	Monday	Sovereign's Birthday
2 July Friday	Friday	Ra o te Ui Ariki
4 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Constitution Day
26 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Cook Islands Gospel Day
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 December Sunday	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day (observed) Observed day off for Christmas Day (Sat 25 Dec)
28 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Boxing Day (observed) Observed day off for Boxing Day (Sun 26 Dec)

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · 4 days off
New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Avarua: high 26°C (79°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 57% of days
Fri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Avarua: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 61% of days
Sat 5 Jun – Mon 7 Jun · 3 days off
Sovereign's Birthday
Typically in Avarua: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 2 Jul – Sun 4 Jul · 3 days off
Ra o te Ui Ariki
Typically in Avarua: high 24°C (75°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 25 Dec – Tue 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (observed), Boxing Day (observed)
Typically in Avarua: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 51% of days

Bridge days

Mon 25 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 23 Oct – Tue 26 Oct)
Cook Islands Gospel Day
Typically in Avarua: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 53% of days

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: Sat 25 Dec – Sun 2 Jan 2028 — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Tue 5 Jan) get 5 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Tue 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 25 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 4 Jun – Mon 7 Jun · Sovereign's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 1 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jul – Sun 4 Jul · Ra o te Ui ArikiShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 25 Oct) get 4 days in a rowSat 23 Oct – Tue 26 Oct · Cook Islands Gospel DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 24 Dec – Tue 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (observed), Boxing Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓