Cook Islands

Cook Islands public holidays 2025

The Cook Islands had 11 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 250 working days.

Public holidays in the Cook Islands in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Thursday	Day after New Year's DayNationwide
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
Apr 25Friday	ANZAC DayNationwide
June
Jun 2Monday	Sovereign's BirthdayNationwide
July
Jul 4Friday	Day of the House of ArikiNationwide
August
Aug 4Monday	Constitution DayNationwide
October
Oct 26Sunday	Cook Islands Gospel DayNationwide
Oct 27Monday	Cook Islands Gospel Day Day off in lieuNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Friday	Boxing DayNationwide

Nationwide: 11public holidays
By region: 11no regional days
Working days: 250after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 7+1 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.

5 daysWed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 3 off to join it up
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
3 daysFri, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 27 · ANZAC Day
3 daysSat, May 31 – Mon, Jun 2 · Sovereign's Birthday
3 daysFri, Jul 4 – Sun, Jul 6 · Day of the House of Ariki
3 daysSat, Aug 2 – Mon, Aug 4 · Constitution Day
3 daysSat, Oct 25 – Mon, Oct 27 · Cook Islands Gospel Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in the Cook Islands in 2025?

11 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Day after New Year's Day (Jan 2); Good Friday (Apr 18); Easter Monday (Apr 21); ANZAC Day (Apr 25); Sovereign's Birthday (Jun 2); Day of the House of Ariki (Jul 4); Constitution Day (Aug 4); Cook Islands Gospel Day (Oct 26); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

April, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 5 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

250 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.