Public holidays 2026 in Pohnpei
Pohnpei has 17 public holidays in 2026; 13 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ||
| Sunday | Women's Day | ||
| Monday | Women's Day (observed) | ||
| Tuesday | Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day | ||
| Tuesday | Pohnpei Cultural Day | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Sunday | Federated States of Micronesia Day | ||
| Monday | Federated States of Micronesia Day (observed) | ||
| Friday | Liberation Day | ||
| Friday | United Nations Day (observed) | ||
| Saturday | United Nations Day | ||
| Tuesday | Independence Day | ||
| Sunday | Pohnpei Constitution Day | ||
| Monday | Pohnpei Constitution Day (observed) | ||
| Wednesday | FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day | ||
| Monday | Presidents Day | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Women's Day (Sunday, 8 Mar), Federated States of Micronesia Day (Sunday, 10 May), United Nations Day (Saturday, 24 Oct) and Pohnpei Constitution Day (Sunday, 8 Nov).
Not a public holiday in every state, but in Pohnpei: Women's Day, Women's Day (observed), Pohnpei Cultural Day, Good Friday, Liberation Day, Pohnpei Constitution Day and Pohnpei Constitution Day (observed).
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 13 (Chuuk and Yap) to 18 (Kosrae). Pohnpei lies in between with 17.
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
14 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Tue 10 Mar, Wed 11 Mar, Thu 12 Mar, Fri 13 Mar | 7 Mar – 15 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Women's Day, Women's Day (observed) |
| Mon 30 Mar | 28 Mar – 31 Mar 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day |
| Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 31 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day, Good Friday |
| Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Thu 14 May, Fri 15 May | 9 May – 17 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Federated States of Micronesia Day, Federated States of Micronesia Day (observed) |
| Mon 7 Sep, Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep | 5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Liberation Day |
| Mon 19 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct | 17 Oct – 25 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | United Nations Day (observed), United Nations Day |
| Mon 2 Nov | 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2026 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | Independence Day, Pohnpei Constitution Day, Pohnpei Constitution Day (observed) |
| Tue 10 Nov | 7 Nov – 11 Nov 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Pohnpei Constitution Day, Pohnpei Constitution Day (observed), FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day |
| Thu 12 Nov, Fri 13 Nov | 11 Nov – 15 Nov 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day |
| Tue 24 Nov, Wed 25 Nov, Thu 26 Nov, Fri 27 Nov | 21 Nov – 29 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Presidents Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code FM (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.fm) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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