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Public holidays in Cook Islands in 2026
Cook Islands has 12 public holidays in 2026, 10 of them on working days, leaving 251 working days. 8 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | Day after New Year's Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Saturday | Anzac Day |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Friday | Ra o te Ui Ariki (House of Ariki) |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Constitution Day |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday | National Gospel Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 28 Dec 2026 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
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Long weekends in Cook Islands, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 5 Jan 2026: book Monday 5 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 24 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026: book Friday 24 Apr 2026 (Anzac Day)
- 29 May 2026 – 1 Jun 2026: book Friday 29 May 2026 (Queen's Birthday)
- 2 Jul 2026 – 5 Jul 2026: book Thursday 2 Jul 2026 (Ra o te Ui Ariki (House of Ariki))
- 1 Aug 2026 – 4 Aug 2026: book Monday 3 Aug 2026 (Constitution Day)
- 23 Oct 2026 – 26 Oct 2026: book Friday 23 Oct 2026 (National Gospel Day)
- 24 Dec 2026 – 28 Dec 2026: book Thursday 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day))
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