Public holidays 2026 in Solomon Islands
There are 10 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 11 apply only in some regions – the table shows where. The exact list for each region is on its own page.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Applies in | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | nationwide | ||
| Wednesday | Choiseul Province Day | Choiseul | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | Holy Saturday | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Whit Monday | nationwide | ||
| Tuesday | Isabel Province Day | Isabel | ||
| Monday | Temotu Province Day | Temotu | ||
| Friday | King's Birthday | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Central Province Day | Central | ||
| Tuesday | Independence Day | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Rennell and Bellona Province Day | Rennell and Bellona | ||
| Friday | Guadalcanal Province Day (observed) | Guadalcanal | ||
| Saturday | Guadalcanal Province Day | Guadalcanal | ||
| Monday | Makira-Ulawa Province Day | Makira-Ulawa | ||
| Friday | Malaita Province Day (observed) | Malaita | ||
| Saturday | Malaita Province Day | Malaita | ||
| Monday | Western Province Day | Western | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | nationwide | ||
| Saturday | National Day of Thanksgiving | nationwide | ||
| Monday | National Day of Thanksgiving (observed) | nationwide |
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.
Public holidays by region
Long weekends 2026
9 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend: (nationwide)
| 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 |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Holy Saturday, 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, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May | 23 May – 31 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Whit Monday |
| Mon 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun | 13 Jun – 21 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | King's Birthday |
| Mon 6 Jul | 4 Jul – 7 Jul 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Wed 8 Jul, Thu 9 Jul, Fri 10 Jul | 7 Jul – 12 Jul 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Independence Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, National Day of Thanksgiving, National Day of Thanksgiving (observed) |
| Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Christmas Day, National Day of Thanksgiving, National Day of Thanksgiving (observed), 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code SB (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.sb) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027