Public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2026
Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays in 2026. 9 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
9weekday days off
252working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | King's Birthday | |
| Thursday | Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day | |
| Wednesday | National Repentance Day | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day |
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 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 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 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 9 | 252 |
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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 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 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 Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 27 February 2026 for Thu 26 February to Sun 1 March 2026Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 24 July 2026 for Thu 23 to Sun 26 July 2026Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
Questions about 2026 in Papua New Guinea
- How many working days are there in Papua New Guinea in 2026?
- 252 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Papua New Guinea have in 2026?
- 11 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (5 April 2026), Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Papua New Guinea?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays and 252 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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