View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in New Caledonia 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 →
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Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Sat, Jul 10 → Wed, Jul 14
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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New Caledonia, a French special collectivity in the Pacific, follows the French national calendar but adds Citizenship Day (September 24), marking 1853 French annexation - a date whose meaning remains politically contested locally given the territory's ongoing, unresolved independence debate with indigenous Kanak communities.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | Jour de l'an | Public Holiday |
| March 29, 2027 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2027 | Saturday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 6, 2027 | Thursday | Ascension (Ascension Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 8, 2027 | Saturday | Fête de la Victoire 1945 (Victory Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 17, 2027 | Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte (Whit Monday) | Public Holiday |
| July 14, 2027 | Wednesday | Fête Nationale de la France (Bastille Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 15, 2027 | Sunday | Assomption (Assumption) | Public Holiday |
| September 24, 2027 | Friday | Fête de la Citoyenneté (New Caledonia Day) | Public Holiday |
| November 1, 2027 | Monday | Toussaint (All Saints' Day) | Public Holiday |
| November 11, 2027 | Thursday | Armistice 1918 (Armistice Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | Noël (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | Jour de l'an | Public Holiday |
| April 6, 2026 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 8, 2026 | Friday | Fête de la Victoire 1945 (Victory Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Ascension (Ascension Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 25, 2026 | Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte (Whit Monday) | Public Holiday |
| July 14, 2026 | Tuesday | Fête Nationale de la France (Bastille Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 15, 2026 | Saturday | Assomption (Assumption) | Public Holiday |
| September 24, 2026 | Thursday | Fête de la Citoyenneté (New Caledonia Day) | Public Holiday |
| November 1, 2026 | Sunday | Toussaint (All Saints' Day) | Public Holiday |
| November 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Armistice 1918 (Armistice Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Noël (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
New Caledonia has 12 public holidays in 2027, 1 fewer than the global average of 13.
4 public holidays fall on a weekend in New Caledonia in 2027: Labour Day (Saturday, May 1), Victory Day (Saturday, May 8), Assumption (Sunday, August 15), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). New Caledonia grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — New Caledonia does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
5 consecutive days off in New Caledonia in 2027, July 10–July 14, by booking 2 days of leave.
The next public holiday in New Caledonia is Fête de la Citoyenneté (New Caledonia Day) on September 24, 2026.
Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Monday do not fall on the same date every year in New Caledonia, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.