Public holidays in New Caledonia 2026

12 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in New Caledonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
8 May Friday	Friday	Victory Day Fête de la Victoire	Fête de la Victoire
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Ascension	Ascension
25 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
14 July Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day Fête nationale	Fête nationale
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Assomption	Assomption
24 September Thursday	Thursday	Citizenship Day Fête de la Citoyenneté	Fête de la Citoyenneté
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
11 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Armistice Day Armistice	Armistice
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Monday
Typically in Nouméa: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 51% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 8 May – Sun 10 May · 3 days off
Victory Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Nouméa: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 50% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 50% of days

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
Typically in Nouméa: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 40% of days
Mon 13 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 11 Jul – Tue 14 Jul)
National Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 23°C (73°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 25 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 24 Sep – Sun 27 Sep)
Citizenship Day
Typically in Nouméa: high 23°C (73°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 27% of days

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 8 May – Thu 14 May — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May).

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 3 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Easter Monday
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 7 May) get 4 days in a row
Thu 7 May – Sun 10 May · Victory Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a row
Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a row
Fri 22 May – Mon 25 May · Pentecost Monday