Christmas Island

Christmas Island public holidays 2025

Christmas Island had 12 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 249 working days.

Public holidays in Christmas Island in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 26Sunday	Australia DayNationwide
Jan 27Monday	Australia Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Jan 29Wednesday	Chinese New YearNationwide
Jan 30Thursday	Chinese New YearNationwide
March
Mar 24Monday	Labor DayNationwide
Mar 31Monday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 25Friday	ANZAC DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Friday	Eid al-Adha Day off in lieuNationwide
Jun 7Saturday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
October
Oct 6Monday	Territory DayNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Friday	Boxing DayNationwide

Nationwide: 12public holidays
By region: 12no regional days
Working days: 249after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 8+2 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysSat, Jan 25 – Mon, Jan 27 · Australia Day
6 daysSat, Jan 25 – Thu, Jan 30 · Australia Day, Chinese New YearTake Tue, Jan 28 off to join it up
5 daysWed, Jan 29 – Sun, Feb 2 · Chinese New YearTake Fri, Jan 31 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Mar 22 – Mon, Mar 24 · Labor Day
3 daysSat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31 · Eid al-Fitr
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20 · Good Friday
3 daysFri, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 27 · ANZAC Day
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8 · Eid al-Adha
3 daysSat, Oct 4 – Mon, Oct 6 · Territory Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Christmas Island public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Christmas Island in 2025?

12 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Australia Day (Jan 26); Chinese New Year (Jan 29); Chinese New Year (Jan 30); Labor Day (Mar 24); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 31); Good Friday (Apr 18); ANZAC Day (Apr 25); Eid al-Adha (Jun 7); Territory Day (Oct 6); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

January, with 4 nationwide public holidays. 6 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

249 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.