Public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2027
Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays in 2027. 8 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 252 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
9weekday days off, substitutes included
252working days in 2027
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | King's Birthday | |
| Friday | Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day | |
| Thursday | National Repentance Day | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day | |
| Sunday 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 2027
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 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2027 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2027 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| June 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2027 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| August 2027 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 9 | 252 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan20 wd
Feb19 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr22 wd
May21 wd
Jun21 wd
Jul21 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct21 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 January 2027New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 26 to Sun 28 February 2027Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
- 4 daysFri 26 to Mon 29 March 2027Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 23 to Sun 25 July 2027Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
- 3 daysSat 25 to Mon 27 December 2027Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 18 June 2027 for Thu 17 to Sun 20 June 2027King's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Friday 27 August 2027 for Thu 26 to Sun 29 August 2027National Repentance Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 17 September 2027 for Thu 16 to Sun 19 September 2027Independence Day
Questions about 2027 in Papua New Guinea
- How many working days are there in Papua New Guinea in 2027?
- 252 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Papua New Guinea have in 2027?
- 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (28 March 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027), Boxing Day (26 December 2027).
- 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 2028?
- See public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2028 or go back to 2026.
Cite or reuse this data
Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays and 252 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, Markdown, ICS, CSV.