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.
14public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Father Lini Day | |
| Wednesday | Custom Chief's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Labour Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Thursday | Children's Day | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Assumption Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Constitution Day | |
| Monday | Constitution Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Unity Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| 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. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| 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 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 21 to Sun 23 February 2025Father Lini Day
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 August 2025Assumption Day
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 October 2025Constitution Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Family Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labour Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 30 May 2025 for Thu 29 May to Sun 1 June 2025Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 25 July 2025 for Thu 24 to Sun 27 July 2025Children'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.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Constitution Day (5 October 2025), Unity Day (29 November 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Vanuatu?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Vanuatu 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Vanuatu has 14 public holidays and 248 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/vanuatu/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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