Public holidays in Samoa 2026

There are 11 public holidays in 2026. 9 of them fall on a working day.

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All 11 public holidays in Samoa 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
2 Jan 2026	Friday	The Day After New Year's Day
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
4 Apr 2026	Saturday	Day After Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
11 May 2026	Monday	Mother's Day
1 Jun 2026	Monday	Independence Day
10 Aug 2026	Monday	Father's Day
12 Oct 2026	Monday	White Sunday (Lotu a Tamaiti)
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day

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.

Long weekends 2026

8 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
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr	28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Day After Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr	3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Day After Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Thu 14 May, Fri 15 May	9 May – 17 May 2026	4	9	2.3	Mother's Day
Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Thu 4 Jun, Fri 5 Jun	30 May – 7 Jun 2026	4	9	2.3	Independence Day
Tue 11 Aug, Wed 12 Aug, Thu 13 Aug, Fri 14 Aug	8 Aug – 16 Aug 2026	4	9	2.3	Father's Day
Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct	10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026	4	9	2.3	White Sunday (Lotu a Tamaiti)
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec	19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026	4	9	2.3	Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec	25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, The Day After 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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Samoa have in 2026?

11 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Samoa?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Christmas Day on Friday, 25 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

Good Friday, Day After Good Friday, Easter Monday: take 4 days of leave (30 Mar, 31 Mar, 1 Apr, 2 Apr) and you get 10 days off in a row, 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code WS (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ws) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026