Public holidays in Cook Islands 2026
The Cook Islands has 11 public holidays in 2026. 9 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
10weekday days off, substitutes included
251working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Saturday weekend | ANZAC Day | |
| Monday | Sovereign's Birthday | |
| Friday | Day of the House of Ariki | |
| Tuesday | Constitution Day | |
| Monday | Cook Islands Gospel Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Boxing Day observed |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysThu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 30 May to Mon 1 June 2026Sovereign's Birthday
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 July 2026Day of the House of Ariki
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 October 2026Cook Islands Gospel Day
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 3 August 2026 for Sat 1 to Tue 4 August 2026Constitution Day
Questions about 2026 in Cook Islands
- How many working days are there in Cook Islands in 2026?
- 251 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Cook Islands have in 2026?
- 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- ANZAC Day (25 April 2026), Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Cook Islands?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Cook Islands 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
The Cook Islands has 11 public holidays and 251 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/cook-islands/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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