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.
11public holidays
5weekday days off, substitutes included
255working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Saturday weekend | King's Birthday | |
| Sunday weekend | Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day | |
| Monday | Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | National Repentance Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| 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. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| 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 |
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Jun22 wd
Jul20 wd
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Sep21 wd
Oct22 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec19 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 22 to Mon 24 July 2028Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
- 4 daysSat 23 to Tue 26 December 2028Christmas Day, Boxing Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
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.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day (26 February 2028), Easter Sunday (16 April 2028), King's Birthday (17 June 2028), Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (23 July 2028), National Repentance Day (26 August 2028), Independence Day (16 September 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays and 255 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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