Next public holiday in Papua New Guinea
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Papua New Guinea is Christmas Day on , in 67 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
67days until the next holiday
2holiday dates left in 2026
1of them on weekdays
53working days left in 2026
Upcoming public holidays in Papua New Guinea
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Christmas Day | 67 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day | 68 days | |
| Friday | New Year's Day | 74 days | |
| Friday | Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day | 130 days | |
| Friday | Good Friday | 158 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | 160 days | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | 161 days | |
| Thursday | King's Birthday | 241 days | |
| Friday | Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day | 277 days | |
| Thursday | National Repentance Day | 311 days | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | 332 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day | 432 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Boxing Day | 433 days | |
| Monday | Boxing Day observed | 434 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Working days calculator for Papua New Guinea
Next long weekend in Papua New Guinea
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Next bridge day: take one day of leave 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
Questions about the next holiday in Papua New Guinea
- When is the next public holiday in Papua New Guinea?
- Christmas Day, on Friday 25 December 2026, 67 days after 19 October 2026. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 2 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 1 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in Papua New Guinea?
- 53 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/pg.icsin Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. It holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and refreshes by itself.
Cite or reuse this data
The next public holiday in Papua New Guinea after 19 October 2026 is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/papua-new-guinea/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.