New Year’s Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Seychelles

New Year’s Day is a holiday in Seychelles as part of celebrations that start on New Year’s Eve and reach a high point with the turning of the clock from 11:59pm on 31 December to midnight on 1 January.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	1 Jan	Wed	New Year's Day
	2 Jan	Thu	New Year Holiday
2026	1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
	2 Jan	Fri	New Year Holiday
2027	1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
	2 Jan	Sat	New Year Holiday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

New Year’s Day is a time of resolutions and starting fresh for some, while for others it is spent recovering from a big, late night spent with friends and family.

Seychelles has a reputation as a resort country where parties never seem to end. For almost every holiday on the calendar, people flock to Seychelles to learn from the locals how real celebrating is done.

The same can be said, to an extent, of New Year’s Eve. Fireworks explode in the sky all over the islands right at midnight, and there are public, free-to-attend parties led by DJs that are certainly flashy and loud, if anything.

However, 31 December is also a time to spend with family and for thanking God for life and all His blessings across the previous year. On 1 January, many in Seychelles will attend special church services.

In years gone by, kids used to play a lot with firecrackers in the streets this time of year. But nowadays, these have become harder to come by due to special permits being required to import fireworks and even firecrackers.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	1 Jan	Mon	New Year's Day
	2 Jan	Tue	New Year Holiday
2023	1 Jan	Sun	New Year's Day
	2 Jan	Mon	New Year Holiday
	3 Jan	Tue	New Year Holiday