Public holidays in Nauru 2026

19 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Nauru

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day
31 January Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day
1 February Sunday	Sunday	Day following Independence Day
2 February Monday	Monday	Independence Day (observed) Observed day off for Independence Day (Sat 31 Jan)
3 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Day following Independence Day (observed) Observed day off for Day following Independence Day (Sun 1 Feb)
8 March Sunday	Sunday	International Women's Day
9 March Monday	Monday	International Women's Day (observed) Observed day off for International Women's Day (Sun 8 Mar)
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
7 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Easter Tuesday
17 May Sunday	Sunday	Constitution Day
18 May Monday	Monday	Constitution Day (observed) Observed day off for Constitution Day (Sun 17 May)
1 July Wednesday	Wednesday	RONPHOS Handover
19 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Ibumin Earoeni Day
25 September Friday	Friday	Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day
26 October Monday	Monday	Angam Day
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Day following Christmas
28 December Monday	Monday	Day following Christmas (observed) Observed day off for Day following Christmas (Sat 26 Dec)

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Nauru (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 31 Jan – Tue 3 Feb · 4 days off
Independence Day, Day following Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Day following Independence Day (observed)
Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar · 3 days off
International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)
Fri 3 Apr – Tue 7 Apr · 5 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday
Sat 16 May – Mon 18 May · 3 days off
Constitution Day, Constitution Day (observed)
Fri 25 Sep – Sun 27 Sep · 3 days off
Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day
Sat 24 Oct – Mon 26 Oct · 3 days off
Angam Day
Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Day following Christmas, Day following Christmas (observed)

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 3 Apr – Sun 12 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr).

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jan) get 5 days in a row
Fri 30 Jan – Tue 3 Feb · Independence Day, Day following Independence Day, Independence Day (observed), Day following Independence Day (observed)
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Mar) get 4 days in a row
Fri 6 Mar – Mon 9 Mar · International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 6 days in a row
Thu 2 Apr – Tue 7 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a row
Fri 15 May – Mon 18 May · Constitution Day, Constitution Day (observed)
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 5 days in a row
Thu 24 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Day following Christmas, Day following Christmas (observed)