# Public holidays in Vanuatu 2025

Vanuatu has 14 public holidays in 2025. 12 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/vu/2025.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/vu/2025.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/vu/2025.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/vu.json

## Summary 2025

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 14 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 1 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 13 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 2 |
| Weekend days | 104 |
| Working days | 248 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2025

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| 2025-02-21 | Friday | Father Lini Day |
| 2025-03-05 | Wednesday | Custom Chief's Day |
| 2025-04-18 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2025-04-21 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2025-05-01 | Thursday | Labour Day |
| 2025-05-29 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 2025-07-24 | Thursday | Children's Day |
| 2025-07-30 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| 2025-08-15 | Friday | Assumption Day |
| 2025-10-05 | Sunday | Constitution Day |
| 2025-10-06 | Monday | Constitution Day (observed) |
| 2025-11-29 | Saturday | Unity Day |
| 2025-12-25 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
| 2025-12-26 | Friday | Family Day |

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

## Working days per month in 2025

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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |

## Long weekends in 2025

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

- 3 days, Fri 21 to Sun 23 February 2025: Father Lini Day
- 4 days, Fri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025: Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 days, Fri 15 to Sun 17 August 2025: Assumption Day
- 3 days, Sat 4 to Mon 6 October 2025: Constitution Day
- 4 days, Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025: Christmas Day, Family Day

## Bridge days in 2025

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

- Take off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025 (4 days): Labour Day
- Take off Friday 30 May 2025 for Thu 29 May to Sun 1 June 2025 (4 days): Ascension Day
- Take off Friday 25 July 2025 for Thu 24 to Sun 27 July 2025 (4 days): Children's Day

## Questions about 2025 in Vanuatu

**How many working days are there in Vanuatu in 2025?** 248 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Vanuatu have in 2025?** 14 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Vanuatu?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [Vanuatu 2024](https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2024.md)
- [Vanuatu 2025](https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2025.md)
- [Vanuatu 2026](https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2026.md)
- [Vanuatu 2027](https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2027.md)
- [Vanuatu 2028](https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2028.md)
- [Vanuatu 2029](https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2029.md)
- [Vanuatu 2030](https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2030.md)

Licence: CC BY 4.0, attribution to OpenWorkdays (https://openworkdays.com/). Methodology: https://openworkdays.com/methodology/