Public holidays 2026 in Kosrae

Kosrae has 18 public holidays in 2026; 15 fall on a working day.

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All public holidays with date and weekday

DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
SundayKosrae State Constitution Day
MondayKosrae State Constitution Day (observed)
TuesdayMicronesian Culture and Tradition Day
FridayGood Friday
SundayFederated States of Micronesia Day
MondayFederated States of Micronesia Day (observed)
FridayGospel Day
TuesdayKosrae Liberation Day
FridayUnited Nations Day (observed)
SaturdayUnited Nations Day
TuesdayIndependence Day
TuesdaySelf Government Day
WednesdayFSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day
MondayPresidents Day
ThursdayThanksgiving Day
ThursdayKosrae Disability Day
FridayChristmas Day

Falling on a weekend in 2026: Kosrae State Constitution Day (Sunday, 11 Jan), Federated States of Micronesia Day (Sunday, 10 May) and United Nations Day (Saturday, 24 Oct).

Not a public holiday in every state, but in Kosrae: Kosrae State Constitution Day, Kosrae State Constitution Day (observed), Good Friday, Gospel Day, Kosrae Liberation Day, Self Government Day, Thanksgiving Day and Kosrae Disability Day.

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 13 (Chuuk and Yap) to 18 (Kosrae). Kosrae is among the states with the most public holidays.

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Long weekends 2026

19 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Tue 13 Jan, Wed 14 Jan, Thu 15 Jan, Fri 16 Jan10 Jan – 18 Jan 2026492.3Kosrae State Constitution Day, Kosrae State Constitution Day (observed)
Mon 30 Mar28 Mar – 31 Mar 2026144Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day
Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr31 Mar – 5 Apr 2026263Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day, Good Friday
Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Thu 14 May, Fri 15 May9 May – 17 May 2026492.3Federated States of Micronesia Day, Federated States of Micronesia Day (observed)
Mon 17 Aug, Tue 18 Aug, Wed 19 Aug, Thu 20 Aug15 Aug – 23 Aug 2026492.3Gospel Day
Mon 7 Sep5 Sep – 8 Sep 2026144Kosrae Liberation Day
Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep8 Sep – 13 Sep 2026362Kosrae Liberation Day
Mon 19 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct17 Oct – 25 Oct 2026492.3United Nations Day (observed), United Nations Day
Mon 2 Nov31 Oct – 3 Nov 2026144Independence Day
Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov3 Nov – 8 Nov 2026362Independence Day
Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov7 Nov – 11 Nov 2026252.5FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day
Thu 12 Nov, Fri 13 Nov11 Nov – 15 Nov 2026252.5FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day
Tue 24 Nov, Wed 25 Nov21 Nov – 26 Nov 2026263Presidents Day, Thanksgiving Day
Fri 27 Nov26 Nov – 29 Nov 2026144Thanksgiving Day
Mon 30 Nov, Tue 1 Dec, Wed 2 Dec28 Nov – 3 Dec 2026362Kosrae Disability Day
Fri 4 Dec3 Dec – 6 Dec 2026144Kosrae Disability Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

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