View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Christmas Island for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
How many days of leave will you book?
Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Sat, Oct 2 → Wed, Oct 6
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 2 leave days turn into 5 days off in a row.
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Christmas Island, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, observes Australian national public holidays but with a large Chinese and Malay population, Chinese New Year and Hari Raya (Eid al-Fitr) are widely observed locally even where not formally gazetted as territory-wide public holidays.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| January 26, 2027 | Tuesday | Australia Day | Public Holiday |
| February 6, 2027 | Saturday | Chinese New Year | Public Holiday |
| March 9, 2027 | Tuesday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) | Public Holiday |
| March 22, 2027 | Monday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| March 26, 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| April 25, 2027 | Sunday | Anzac Day | Public Holiday |
| May 16, 2027 | Sunday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) | Public Holiday |
| October 6, 2027 | Wednesday | Territory Day | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| December 26, 2027 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| January 26, 2026 | Monday | Australia Day | Public Holiday |
| February 17, 2026 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | Public Holiday |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) | Public Holiday |
| March 23, 2026 | Monday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| April 3, 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| April 25, 2026 | Saturday | Anzac Day | Public Holiday |
| May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) | Public Holiday |
| October 6, 2026 | Tuesday | Territory Day | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| December 26, 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
Christmas Island has 11 public holidays in 2027, 2 fewer than the global average of 13.
3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Christmas Island in 2027: Anzac Day (Sunday, April 25), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26). Christmas Island grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Christmas Island does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
5 consecutive days off in Christmas Island in 2027, October 2–October 6, by booking 2 days of leave.
The next public holiday in Christmas Island is Territory Day on October 6, 2026.
Chinese New Year, Labour Day, Good Friday, End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr), Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) do not fall on the same date every year in Christmas Island, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.