Public holidays
Public holidays in Tuvalu
Tuvalu has 12 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 fall on a weekend. A further 19 dates are observed in individual regions rather than nationwide — they are listed below.
Next public holiday1 OctoberTuvalu Day
202612 dayspublic holidays in total
202714 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Monday 11 MayGospel Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 13 JuneKing's Birthdayfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 AugustNational Youth Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 1 OctoberTuvalu Day
Friday 2 OctoberTuvalu Daylong weekend likely
Monday 12 OctoberNational Children's Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)long weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Monday 10 MayGospel Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 12 JuneKing's Birthdayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 AugustNational Youth Daylong weekend likely
Friday 1 OctoberTuvalu Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 OctoberTuvalu Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 4 OctoberTuvalu Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 11 OctoberNational Children's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 28 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)
Regional holidays19 more dates observed in individual regions
2026
Thursday 8 JanuaryGolden JubileeNanumea
Tuesday 3 FebruaryBig DayNanumea
Wednesday 11 FebruaryNukufetau DayNukufetau
Monday 16 FebruaryDay of the FloodNui
Wednesday 15 AprilNanumaga DayNanumaga
Thursday 23 AprilThe Day of the BombingFunafuti
Sunday 10 MayGospel DayNukulaelae
Thursday 17 SeptemberNiutao DayNiutao
Wednesday 21 OctoberCyclone DayFunafuti
Wednesday 25 NovemberHappy DayVaitupu
2027
Friday 8 JanuaryGolden JubileeNanumea
Wednesday 3 FebruaryBig DayNanumea
Thursday 11 FebruaryNukufetau DayNukufetau
Tuesday 16 FebruaryDay of the FloodNui
Thursday 15 AprilNanumaga DayNanumaga
Friday 23 AprilThe Day of the BombingFunafuti
Friday 17 SeptemberNiutao DayNiutao
Thursday 21 OctoberCyclone DayFunafuti
Thursday 25 NovemberHappy DayVaitupu
These are not observed nationwide. Confirm the specific region before assuming someone is working.
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.