# Public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2028

Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays in 2028. 4 fall on a weekday and 7 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 255 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/pg/2028.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/pg/2028.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/pg/2028.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/pg.json

## Summary 2028

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 11 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 1 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 5 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 7 |
| Weekend days | 106 |
| Working days | 255 |
| Calendar days | 366 |

## Holiday dates 2028

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2028-01-01 | Saturday | New Year's Day |
| 2028-02-26 | Saturday | Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day |
| 2028-04-14 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2028-04-16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 2028-04-17 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2028-06-17 | Saturday | King's Birthday |
| 2028-07-23 | Sunday | Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day |
| 2028-07-24 | Monday | Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (observed) |
| 2028-08-26 | Saturday | National Repentance Day |
| 2028-09-16 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 2028-12-25 | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 2028-12-26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day |

Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.

## Working days per month in 2028

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 5 | 255 |

## Long weekends in 2028

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 4 days, Fri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028: Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 days, Sat 22 to Mon 24 July 2028: Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
- 4 days, Sat 23 to Tue 26 December 2028: Christmas Day, Boxing Day
- 3 days, Sat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029: New Year's Day

## Bridge days in 2028

No single day of leave creates a break of four days or more in 2028.

## Questions about 2028 in Papua New Guinea

**How many working days are there in Papua New Guinea in 2028?** 255 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 5 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Papua New Guinea have in 2028?** 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 7 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Papua New Guinea?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [Papua New Guinea 2024](https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2024.md)
- [Papua New Guinea 2025](https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2025.md)
- [Papua New Guinea 2026](https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2026.md)
- [Papua New Guinea 2027](https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2027.md)
- [Papua New Guinea 2028](https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2028.md)
- [Papua New Guinea 2029](https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2029.md)
- [Papua New Guinea 2030](https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2030.md)

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