Public holidays 2026 in Tonga
There are 11 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ʻUluaki ʻAho ʻo e Taʻu Foʻou | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Falaite Lelei | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Monite ʻo e Toetuʻu | ||
| Saturday | ANZAC Day | ʻAho Anzac | ||
| Monday | Emancipation Day (observed) | ʻAho Tauʻataina (fakatokangaʻi) | ||
| Saturday | Birthday of the Reigning Sovereign of Tonga | ʻAho ʻAloʻi ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio ko e Tuʻi ʻo Tonga ʻoku lolotonga Pule | ||
| Thursday | Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga | ʻAho ʻAloʻi ʻo e ʻEa ki he Kalauni ʻo Tonga | ||
| Monday | Constitution Day (observed) | ʻAho Konisitutone (fakatokangaʻi) | ||
| Monday | Anniversary of the Coronation of HM King George Tupou I (observed) | ʻAho Fakamanatu ʻo e Hilifaki Kalauni ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio ko Siaosi Tupou I (fakatokangaʻi) | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | ʻAho Kilisimasi | ||
| Saturday | Boxing Day | ʻAho 2 ʻo e Kilisimasi |
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
10 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 |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 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, Easter Monday |
| Tue 9 Jun, Wed 10 Jun, Thu 11 Jun, Fri 12 Jun | 6 Jun – 14 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Emancipation Day (observed) |
| Mon 14 Sep, Tue 15 Sep, Wed 16 Sep | 12 Sep – 17 Sep 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga |
| Fri 18 Sep | 17 Sep – 20 Sep 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga |
| Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Constitution Day (observed) |
| Tue 8 Dec, Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec | 5 Dec – 13 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Anniversary of the Coronation of HM King George Tupou I (observed) |
| 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 |
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 TO (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.to) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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