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Norfolk Island 2025 Public Holidays

13 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 3 holidays
February
March 1 holidays
April 2 holidays
May
June 3 holidays
July
August
September
October 1 holidays
November 1 holidays
December 2 holidays

2025 Holiday List · Norfolk Island

13 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Wednesday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Jan 26 Sunday Australia Day Public holiday
Jan 27 Monday Australia Day Observed Public holiday
Mar 6 Thursday Foundation Day Public holiday
Apr 18 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 21 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
Jun 8 Sunday Bounty Day Public holiday
Jun 9 Monday Day off for Bounty Day Public holiday
Jun 16 Monday Sovereign's Birthday Public holiday
Oct 13 Monday Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day Public holiday
Nov 26 Wednesday Thanksgiving Day Public holiday The fourth Thursday of November in the United States; the second Monday of October in Canada.
Dec 25 Thursday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Friday Boxing Day Public holiday 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Show 14 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 4 Tuesday Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day Observance The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
Mar 5 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Observance 46 days before Easter Sunday — the Wednesday after Carnival.
Mar 20 Thursday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Apr 6 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance Varies by country — typically a Sunday in October or November.
Apr 13 Sunday Palm Sunday Observance The Sunday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 17 Thursday Maundy Thursday Observance The Thursday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 20 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
Jun 21 Saturday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Jul 6 Sunday First Day of NAIDOC Week Observance
Sep 23 Tuesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 5 Sunday Daylight Saving Time starts Observance Varies by country — typically a Sunday in March or April.
Dec 22 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Wednesday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 31 Wednesday New Year's Eve Observance 31 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

Thanksgiving Day

The fourth Thursday of November in the United States; the second Monday of October in Canada.

A harvest festival that has become the largest domestic travel holiday in the United States. Canada keeps its own six weeks earlier, matching its earlier harvest.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Boxing Day

26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The second day of Christmas, a public holiday across the Commonwealth and much of Europe. Known as St Stephen's Day in Ireland, Italy and Central Europe, and as the Second Day of Christmas in the Nordics and the Netherlands.

Official source: timeanddate.com