Public holidays in New Caledonia 2024

12 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in New Caledonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
8 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Victory Day Fête de la Victoire	Fête de la Victoire
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Ascension	Ascension
20 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
14 July Sunday	Sunday	National Day Fête nationale	Fête nationale
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption Day Assomption	Assomption
24 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Citizenship Day Fête de la Citoyenneté	Fête de la Citoyenneté
1 November Friday	Friday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
11 November Monday	Monday	Armistice Day Armistice	Armistice
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in New Caledonia (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 Nouméa: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 49% of days
Sat 30 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Nouméa: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 43% of days
Sat 18 May – Mon 20 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Nouméa: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 57% of days
Fri 1 Nov – Sun 3 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 24°C (75°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 24% of days
Sat 9 Nov – Mon 11 Nov · 3 days off
Armistice Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 36% of days

Bridge days

Fri 10 May: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 8 May – Sun 12 May)
Victory Day, Ascension Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 16 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 22°C (72°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 20% of days
Mon 23 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 21 Sep – Tue 24 Sep)
Citizenship Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 23°C (73°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 37% 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 4 May – Sun 12 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 6 May, Tue 7 May, Fri 10 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 May) get 5 days in a rowWed 8 May – Sun 12 May · Victory Day, Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 May – Mon 20 May · Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 23 Sep) get 4 days in a rowSat 21 Sep – Tue 24 Sep · Citizenship DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Oct – Sun 3 Nov · All Saints' DayShow on calendar ↓