The following are public holidays in Kiribati. Dates refer to 2002.Public Holidays Act of 2002. (pdf )Kiribati National Public Holidays 2025 at the Public Service Office website. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
Date Name Comments 1 January New Year's Day 8 March International Women's Day moveable Good Friday moveable Easter Monday 7 April Health Day 1 May Labour Day 20 June Police Day 10 July Gospel Day 11 July National Culture and Senior Citizens Day 12 July National Day Kiribati gained independence from the United Kingdom on July 12, 1979. This is the main holiday of a three-day holiday break flanked by Gospel Day and National Culture and Senior Citizens Day. The specific dates of these holidays depend on what day of the week July 12 falls. 13 July Special Day First Friday in August National Youth Day 5 October World Teachers' Day 10 December Human Rights and Peace Day 25 December Christmas Day 26 December Boxing Day
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