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🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea public holidays 2026

Papua New Guinea has 14 public holidays in 2026, plus 4 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Boxing Day on December 26.

11 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Papua New Guinea in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayPublic holiday
March 21SaturdayMarch EquinoxObservance
April 3FridayGood FridayPublic holiday
April 4SaturdayHoly SaturdayPublic holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayPublic holiday
April 6MondayEaster MondayPublic holiday
June 8MondayQueen's BirthdayPublic holiday
June 17WednesdayKing's BirthdayPublic holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
July 23ThursdayRemembrance DayPublic holiday
July 23ThursdayNational Remembrance DayPublic holiday
August 26WednesdayRepentance DayPublic holiday
August 26WednesdayNational Day of RepentancePublic holiday
September 16WednesdayIndependence DayPublic holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
December 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayPublic holiday
December 26SaturdayBoxing DaySt. Stephen's DayPublic holiday