Current Date And Time In Tarawa, Kiribati
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
16:07:11 GILT
State: Gilbert Islands
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Timezone: UTC +12:00 (GILT)
Population: 40,311
District: Tarawa
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Tarawa.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Tarawa align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as National Day / Independence Day on July 12) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Tarawa.
This is Kiribati's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Kiribati's country-level and Gilbert Islands holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Tarawa as anywhere else in Kiribati.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Kiribati's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Kiribati's country and Gilbert Islands holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Tarawa just as everywhere else in Kiribati.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Day / Independence Day | July 12 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.president.gov.ki |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| National Day / Independence Day | Mon, Jul 12, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Tarawa's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Kiribati's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Tarawa, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 40,311 and running on the Pacific/Tarawa time zone, Tarawa follows Kiribati's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.