Public holidays in Kiribati 2024

13 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Kiribati

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
8 March Friday	Friday	International Women's Day
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
19 April Friday	Friday	National Health Day
11 July Thursday	Thursday	Gospel Day
12 July Friday	Friday	National Day - Independence Anniversary
15 July Monday	Monday	National Day (in honor of Unimwane)
16 July Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day (in honor of Unaine)
5 August Monday	Monday	Youth Day
9 December Monday	Monday	Human Rights and Peace Day
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Boxing Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Kiribati (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 Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 53% of days
Fri 8 Mar – Sun 10 Mar · 3 days off
International Women's Day
Typically in Tarawa: high 28°C (82°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 56% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Tarawa: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 64% of days
Fri 19 Apr – Sun 21 Apr · 3 days off
National Health Day
Typically in Tarawa: high 28°C (82°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 53% of days
Thu 11 Jul – Tue 16 Jul · 6 days off
Gospel Day, National Day - Independence Anniversary, National Day (in honor of Unimwane), National Day (in honor of Unaine)
Typically in Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 69% of days
Sat 3 Aug – Mon 5 Aug · 3 days off
Youth Day
Typically in Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 7 Dec – Mon 9 Dec · 3 days off
Human Rights and Peace Day
Typically in Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 56% of days

Bridge days

Fri 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Tarawa: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 49% 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 6 Jul – Tue 16 Jul — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 8 Jul, Tue 9 Jul, Wed 10 Jul).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 7 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 7 Mar – Sun 10 Mar · International Women's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 18 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 Apr – Sun 21 Apr · National Health DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 10 Jul) get 7 days in a rowWed 10 Jul – Tue 16 Jul · Gospel Day, National Day - Independence Anniversary, National Day (in honor of Unimwane), National Day (in honor of Unaine)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 Aug – Mon 5 Aug · Youth DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓