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Norfolk Island 2026 Public Holidays

12 public holidays

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

2026 Holiday List · Norfolk Island

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

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday 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 Monday Australia Day Public holiday
Mar 6 Friday Foundation Day Public holiday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 6 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
Jun 8 Monday Bounty Day Public holiday
Jun 15 Monday Sovereign's Birthday Public holiday
Oct 12 Monday Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day Public holiday
Nov 25 Wednesday Thanksgiving Day Public holiday The fourth Thursday of November in the United States; the second Monday of October in Canada.
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Saturday Boxing Day Public holiday 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 28 Monday Boxing Day Observed Public holiday
Show 14 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Feb 17 Tuesday Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day Observance The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
Feb 18 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Observance 46 days before Easter Sunday — the Wednesday after Carnival.
Mar 21 Saturday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 29 Sunday Palm Sunday Observance The Sunday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 2 Thursday Maundy Thursday Observance The Thursday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 5 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance Varies by country — typically a Sunday in October or November.
Apr 5 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 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Jul 5 Sunday First Day of NAIDOC Week Observance
Sep 23 Wednesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 4 Sunday Daylight Saving Time starts Observance Varies by country — typically a Sunday in March or April.
Dec 22 Tuesday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 31 Thursday 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