Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Nauru and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
31 Jan	Sat	Independence Day
1 Feb	Sun	Independence Day Holiday
2 Feb	Mon	Independence Day Holiday
3 Feb	Tue	Independence Day Holiday
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day
9 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day Holiday
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
7 Apr	Tue	Easter Tuesday
17 May	Sun	Constitution Day
18 May	Mon	Constitution Day Holiday
1 Jul	Wed	RONPhos Handover Day
19 Aug	Wed	Ibumin Earoeni Day
25 Sep	Fri	Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day
26 Oct	Mon	Angam Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
28 Dec	Mon	Boxing Day Holiday
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
31 Jan	Sun	Independence Day
1 Feb	Mon	Independence Day Holiday
2 Feb	Tue	Independence Day Holiday
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
30 Mar	Tue	Easter Tuesday
17 May	Mon	Constitution Day
1 Jul	Thu	RONPhos Handover Day
19 Aug	Thu	Ibumin Earoeni Day
25 Sep	Sat	Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day
27 Sep	Mon	Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day Holiday
26 Oct	Tue	Angam Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Christmas Holiday
28 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
31 Jan	Mon	Independence Day
1 Feb	Tue	Independence Day Holiday
3 Feb	Thu	Independence Day Holiday
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
18 Apr	Tue	Easter Tuesday
17 May	Wed	Constitution Day
1 Jul	Sat	RONPhos Handover Day
19 Aug	Sat	Ibumin Earoeni Day
25 Sep	Mon	Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day
26 Oct	Thu	Angam Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Nauru currently celebrates 12 public holidays. Two of these holidays are celebrated over several days. Of the 12 holidays, 3 of the dates will change each year because their celebration date is calculated on the lunar calendar.

The government of Nauru retains the authority to add or extend holidays each year as one time or recurring events. Any one-time or new holiday must be made by official announcement of the government. Once the announcement has been made, employers are required to observe those dates.

Although there are not any specific laws regarding the movement of weekend holidays to the following Monday, it has become common practice. For the last several years, all official lists released by the government at the end of the year for the holiday dates of the following year show weekend holidays being moved to the following Monday.