Public holidays
Public holidays in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday16 SeptemberIndependence Day — in 5 days
202611 dayspublic holidays in total
202712 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Thursday 26 FebruaryGrand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 5 AprilEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Wednesday 17 JuneKing's Birthday
Thursday 23 JulyPapua New Guinea Remembrance Day
Wednesday 26 AugustNational Repentance Day
Wednesday 16 SeptemberIndependence Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 FebruaryGrand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 28 MarchEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Thursday 17 JuneKing's Birthday
Friday 23 JulyPapua New Guinea Remembrance Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 26 AugustNational Repentance Day
Thursday 16 SeptemberIndependence Day
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)long weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.