Public holidays in Samoa 2026
Samoa 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 | |
| Friday | The Day After New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Day After Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Mother's Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Father's Day | |
| Monday | White Sunday (Lotu a Tamaiti) | |
| 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 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 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 daysThu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day, The Day After New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026Good Friday, Day After Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 May 2026Mother's Day
- 3 daysSat 30 May to Mon 1 June 2026Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 8 to Mon 10 August 2026Father's Day
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 October 2026White Sunday (Lotu a Tamaiti)
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2026 in Samoa
- How many working days are there in Samoa 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 Samoa have in 2026?
- 11 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Day After Good Friday (4 April 2026), Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Samoa?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Samoa 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Samoa has 11 public holidays and 252 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/samoa/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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